The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-08-28
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NEktrayagant Republican.
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Dem ocystic spoutcrs. are contin.
pally ringing the charge that Re.
publican rule makes financial run.
ilis don't sound well 10 Iowa. Thi.
Efate has been under Republican
sHls for tha last twelve. years. ana
Hour officials have been guilty Of
Willful waste, why do We not see the
.ratpral sequence of woful want? In.
mad, We Bee State free from debt,
end withean orerplus ofmoney lying
inaher co9srs unused ornot needed:
Ne have the most radical Republi.
can State in the Onion always
Fleets the most radical s"Jacobins'
10 pffic . !; and yet We arc the only
one Of the, sistsshppd of Common
vealths which is out ofdcht, and in
plear financial sailing. State Reg
lister. - 1 -1 .
What republican advises us not
Is do we think as a rule it is safe to
do. Hence, taking Iowa radicalism
as the extreme of virtue ana econo-
my in the radical party, we propose
10 let the fccordspeak in vindica
ton of it,. If any person has a
curiosity to examine the items maxi
ing ND these aggregates they can be
found in the auditors report Of cor
responding date, and ifsthcy desire
to continue the investigation into
swamp land swinalcs and Orphans
Home stcalings thcywon't be found
there, but inquire Of Gov. Stone
and Hon.sC. G. Cole, and they will
proba bly, tell you all about them.
During the 8 years of democratic
rule from 1s47 to 1854 inclusive,
the average expenses Of administer
ing the state government was S5l,-
300, II per annum, and during 5
years. republican rule from 1854 to
1850 inclusive. the average expen-
ees were S245, Oos, "A, since which
the record makes tho following
showing
lae0- 81 For ordinary expenses $685., 1875. 10
" warand defence : 7ls6,63s.o7
- Total $3.50, 4es. %
'62-da- or ordinary expenses s6lo 1907. 80
~ & war and defence ..69s, t9i. a6
~% Total 81 ,3Os, 500. II
a64-'65 -Forordinary expenses $72a, 92s 90
ssA'' way and defence 7a5, $50 Il
80 Total ST, 454,sl1e7
ae6.7-For ordinary expenses 81 ,0Q9 1856. SO
- This includes some $4,000 OF
war and defense expenses carried to
the general revenue account. This
shows that the ordinary expenses Of
The state government have kept on
Increasing gradually from the min
Jun of $a2, 800 under democratic
rule to half million per annum
under Republican rule. Being over
is times as great now as then.
But lot us lift the curtain and see
if we are promised anything better
in the future.
The Auditor estimates the expel,-
ses of1s6s-9, (not including the
81 per diem increase iof payof mem.
bersIof the legislature, or tho. ex-
pcnse Of the new court bill o. other
Extraordinary expenditures, increas-
cd in consideration Of the State be-
ing out Of debt,,) at S941, 500, 81;
and ~ tho expcnses Of the two last
years exceeded tho estimates of the
!, Same auditor over $500, 900, it il
fsirto presume that the expendi-
lures of She two succeeding years
! vilHreach,a million and a half. This
! Is . very fair record Tor sthc most
radical republican State in the I'm
ton" and one that salways elects
the most radical Jacobins to Office
III :'Out Of debt - Then the Audi.
tor lies where he reports the. State
. debt in.,NoYember last at $622,
59a, "a less $114, 900 paid, but how
paid ? By creating new debt OF
same amount to- the school fund.
!. pnt probahly.itis proposed to wipe
out this debt by reputation on ac-
count of it's exceeding the constitu-
tional limit Of Indebtedness (which
places it at $3.50, 900. But the
Auditor says that'1 IA mills in ad-
dition to the 2 IL mills that it is
speoposed TO levy on the:propefty Of
the State for she present year. would
pay 1t all off except what is due the
school fund. Then if paid apd the
State out Of debt why does the Aud
itor estimate over 100000 to pay
interest on state debt for 1859.
Then it is an alarming state Of
things to hayss, money lying in, the
-hap& Of repub1ica a. officers. Janus
Cd and not needed" they will
probably find both NEED and sESor
it between this and November next.
The fact that Iowa is as nearly
ovt Of debt as she is, is not due to
radicalism by any means. The wise
.lsopstitutiepal ptbvision limiting the
State Indebtedness to $3.50, 900.
has contributed to that end. Yet
such Is the expensive qualities Of
radicalism and it's contempt for con-
atitQtional restrictions that 1t has
exceeded that limit over $500, 900.
But more Of the prosperity, of Iowa
not withstaDding the extravaganza