Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1892 — Kansas Under the Plat cratic Policy. [ARTICLE]

Kansas Under the Plat cratic Policy.

The Porter census shows that the amount of the real estate mortgages filed in Illinois in nine years is nearly three times the total assessed value of all real estate, improved and unimproved, in the State as shown by the report of the State Board of Equalization (Republican) for 1892. At first glance this would seem to be the worst possible result of the Republican plutocratic policy, but it is not. j Kansas shows a worse. The Auditor of Kansas in his current report gives the ; total assessed value of all lands and i lots, improved and unimproved, In Kan- ! sas at $241,100,072, while the census gives the amount of mortgages filed in ! nine years as $402,699,640, with an 1 existing mortgage debt of $235,485,108, lop nearly the total assessed value. The ! census gives no statistics of foreclosure. I Every foreclosure is counted in as a settlement and put to the credit of the | plutocratic pollov as a lowering of the i total of existing mortgage Indebtedness.

But though there have been so many Kansas foreclosures thus credited, the private mortgage debt of Kansas still averages $lB7 per capita, as shown by the census. This excludes debt in open aocount, debt secured by chattel mortgages and the debt on the real estate of Kansas corporations. The State Auditor’s report gives figures from which, la connection with the census statistics, the following partial summary of Kansas indebtedness has been prepared: Farm and home mortgage debt $255,483,108 Kansas railroad indebtedness 358,260,650 County and town debt 37,118,877 State debt proper 810,00# Chattel mortgages (estimated* 73.000.000 -tor . , Total : $906,675,735 Total assessed value of all property In State, real and personal 348,159,90 Excess of debt over assessed va1ue.5568,215,791 Even taking out the figures of railroad and chattel mortgage indebtedness and omitting all meution of current unsecured debt, this burden is crushing. It is hard for the people of Kansas to sea their way out. Indeed, under the plutocratlo polloy, illustrated by the Harrison administration and the Reed Congress, there is no way out for them. If, however, they could get their right of way to European markots and get the full exchange value of their crop surplus, they might get free of debt in ten or fifteen years; even though if their entire State ana all the property In it were now sold at auction It would not bring them in sight of a quittance.

<>on. Stevonsun's Open Ins Speech. The spoooh of Adlal E. Stevonson at Bloomington was an admirable presentation of the issues Involved in the present campaign. Without resort to the tricks and Insincerities that flften mark the de iverances of campaign speakers, particularly men of the characterof MoKinley, Reid, and Burrows, he appealed to the intelligence and common sense of his auditors. He relied upon the justice of the cause that he advocated to confirm the faith of Democrats and to overthrow the sophistries of Republicans.—Rochester Union and Advertiser. Now that the aetivlttes of the political campaign are being entered upon la all parts of the country, the forceful utterances of our standard bearers curry added interest and Importance. In Bloomington, the home of our party's candidate for the vice presidency, the campaign was opened on Suturday with much vigor. Mr. Stevenson delivered the main address of the day. The leading topics receiving his careful consideration and forcible treatment were the tariff and the force bill. —Buffalo Tlmea. The speech of Adlal E. Stevenson before the mammoth Democratic gathering at his home at Bloomington was a splendid campaign deliverance, and ite Influence for good will be deep and extensive. It was strong, dignified and convincing. By the attention and vigorous treatment he gave to the tariff ha covered with ridicule the Republican allegation that the Democratic party la disposed to evade or minimize this question for the benefit of any other.—Rochester Herald.

A. E. Stevenson struck the key note j of the campaign at Bloomington. Ho made an unanswerable argument against the ruinous polloy of the Republican party, and closely kept to the history of his country to prove his positions. The tariff has been raised from 19 per cent, to 60 per cent, under Republican rule. He showed from Republican authority that this Increase was in the nature of a tax. —Burlington Gazette. The prompt and effectual way La which the Democratic candidate for, Vice President rebuked an auditor who interrupted his reference to Mr. Blaine with a brutal remark regarding this em* lnent Republican is creditable to oui candidate, and it ought to be useful everywhere as an example Of the proper amenities of political discussion.—New York World. “The man who gave you an honest administration of the Government, who wrested from the grasp of those who had robbed you of your heritage eighty millions of acres and restored it to this public domain, whose principle In action is 'Public office Lb a public trust,* * is Mr. Stevenson’s superb tribute to his chief. —Boston Globe. The issues of the campaign were fully and clearly presented by the able speakers and the march to victory begun by the enlistment of active and persistent workers. A general imitation of this good example is all that is neoessary to success.—Harrisburg Patriot. A CABEFtTL microscopic test has not developed anything In Adiai Stevenson’* Jloomington speech to justify the Republican claim that the Democrats am peeking to evade the tariff Issue.— J I'ansas City Star.