Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-10-23
Governor Washburn, published else
where in this issue.

Governor Washburn, published else
where in this issue.
7th. The deficiency in the general
fund at the close of the last fiscal
year, amounting to over. s65, 900 is paid
up and aoiped oat. The State hopes to
pay all further expenses up to January
without borrowing from trust funds or
elsewhere, although the Republican adj
ministrasion ran behind over 100000
for the same quarter last year.
It was Republican legislation in
1873 that provided for the wiping out
of the deficiency referred to above,
and therefore the credit for that does
not belong to the Reform party. AS
to the financial hopes of Reform ad
ministration just before the election,
we submit that they should be re-
ceived with due degree Of allow
anea.
9th. The State tax for 1874 will be
oyer $40, 600 less than the tax Of 1879,
md probably be ample to cover the ex-
penses of the future and deficiencies OF
the past, up to January 1875, three
months a&er the close of the next fiscal
year.
"Figures won't lie" they say, and
in this case they present striking
contrast to this Reform treason"
The State tax of 1878 was 1921, 10;
.hat Of 1874 s2s7,525; difference,
1885, instead of over $4,000.
This difference in the revenues will
be made up by the increased taxation
of railway companies; and the tax Of
1874 was lsssened by cutting $780, 900
out Of the appr opriation asked for to
complete the Northern Hospital for
the InsaEe-a work greatly needed.
The Board of Trustees asked for $780,
900 for this purpose, and but 100000
was appropriated. Of course the lit
tie cutting down was for political
effect, and it's real effect is against
the interests Of the people who demand
that liberal provision shall be made
for the support of the benevolent in
situations of the State. This little
showing in the tax of this year will
no doubt result in positive injury to
the best interests of the State.
9th. The surplus in the general fund
Sent. 3Oth. 1874, is 1925 5000 against
the deficiency of $66,932.s 80 last year.
This is simply a re-hash of the 7th
reason, and the same answer applies
to both.
cloth, The total surplus in the treas
ury for all funds Sept. 3oth, 1874, is
1878, S44.98, $162,7Oo.46 greater than
last year."
The people may inquire why SO
much money belonging to the trust
funds of the State is kept in the treas
ury. The Republicans deemed i'll
good policy to keep those funds low
by investments in some good securities
that would produce revenue for the
benefit of the various trusts to which
it belongs. A large surplus here, GER
tainly does not count in favor Of the
Administration It might be charged
that those having control Of the money
desire to benefit themselves personally
from It's use, and we ask whether it
would not be better to have this large
surplus invested in safe, interest bear
ing bonds, for the benefit Of the re-
spective funds.
+ We have thus as briefly as possible
noticed the ten claims of the Reform
ers to the support of the people, and
while we might have said much more
on some of tho points, we think the
facts given above are sufficient to show
that for whatever of good the people
have received from the State govern
ment they are indebted to the Repub-
lioan party and not to the Reformers,
and we respectfully ask voters to take
these facts into consideration when
they come to cast their BALLOTS next
Tuesday week.