The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-16
Damocratic Expenses.


. very important document, published
from a source which we Know to be tul-
!, entitled IL credit, reiuteS most com-
),,le;rIy the claim made by Hardin that
,ba Democratic administration had been
distinguished for it. economy. The
.u-brr j. one whose opportunities for IN
ye.,igation have been unsurpassed, aud
he has taken every statement from oih-
r;,I records at Jefferson City. His de-
aided tables show the exact expenditures
al lhc Safe government, for each Of
twenty-,evcu different purposes. includ-
inv MI the warrants paid b. the admins
trJtionS Of Fletcher. Mctlu:g. Brown
md Nool>on. They also show the
yearly average Of expenditure by each
administration under each head, as fol-
lows:
Pay Of Civil Oaicers-FIctchcr's ad-
Yini,;rltion. $l52.u51; McClurg's. $780,
Ojl: Brown, $1o5,9.5; Woodson's,
S13i.922.
Assessment and Collection ofRevenue
Fletcher, Sl01,7l5; McIiurg, Sill
G5f; Brown. Sl22,5Ij; NooLson, $50
.lia.
Costs in Criminal CaScs---Fletcher,
&ii5. 40; NcCiurg, S2H7.iT1; Brown,
$II2.03a; WoodSon. SlSt.321.
Pay Of General Assembiy-Elctcher
&jI.22S; NcClur@. 9].t2I; Brown, Sl3i,-
Is: v o0dSon. SIS. IJ3.
Contingent Expenses Of General As
Sembly-Fietcher. $4i.7i9, NcClurg,
Soil, Brown, s3l,132; Woodson.
$J2.2lI.
Observation-Disclosures. S3l,l35; Nc.
C!asg, 2S3,5H3; Brown, S15,l12; Wood
soa. Sll2.425.
D3Ifand Dumb Acknowledgement Il,
80; NcCiurg. : H,4ij; Brown, 542.2S2
Noodson, $j0.9l1.
Lunatic Asylum-Fletcher, S2i.i+i
McC!ure. Sl2.50j; Brown, $2&,S20
NoodSon, S,}H,l69.
Blind A>ylum- Fletcher, Sill
McGIWrE, Sl5,35S; Brown, S52,G2.
NooiSol. SlJ.GD0.
Orphan A>ylum~-Fletcher, S3.&33
McCIurG, $1,000; Brown, S4,962; Wood
son. 5000.
Total Benevolent Institutions Fetch
cr. S92.3II: mcclure. S~IAl.9l6: Brow
$23i.S6J: W0odson. S2Si.Ot3.
Contingent Expenses State Officers
i lt'tIitt. = Tow -tttluTH. = b.i'i
Brown. l0.lS2: VI oodSon. Sj.l3o.
Contingent Expenses Supreme Cou,
Fletcher. St.397: McClurg. $I,3.,
BroNr, S6.5iE22;; Wooason, SS.1GS.
Conting ntExpenses General--i'letcl
er. St,722; McCiurg. Sl,l1J: Brow
Sis; No0dS0n. $2.S01.
Governors Observation-Disclosures. So
McClurg, Sl9J; Brown, $500; Woo,
son, $l2.945.
Capitol and Grounds-Flctchcr 81
SO; McClurg. 1888; Brown, 22,21
Noodson. Sl7, los.
We have not space, nor is it impo
tant, 10 give the other items in deta
bat the summary gives the aggregate Il
der each heading. The writer has al
examined the amount Of certificates
Indebtedness issued by each admimStr
ton. and paid by those succeeding. ii
dedIcting these from the account ot I
administration paying them. and chal
Ing them to the administration incurrl
the expenditure. the result is that t
average yearly expenditure unC
Fletcher Was : ,0lS,>l5: under NcClu
Sl.0Jl,Sil: updcr Brown. SLED
and under WoodsGn. Si.292.SJ
This rccap!tuiation of the actual {
penditurcS under each adminis;rat,
most cffectuaily disposes of the i'm!
dent claim made by Hardin. Hutch
and Others, that the present Democrl
administration has been distinguish
for its economy. On the contrary, it
pears that it has cost the people 81
900 . yearly than McClurgs adm
i~trat;on, and S214.oD more t!
Fletcker's administration.