The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-14

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1t will be seen that tho Adjutant-G Generals
salary is less under Roberts than under
Hubbard by sos 81 the salary of chief
clerk is less by $3.50; the appropriation for
protection of frontier and special force,
which special force was Halls company, is
less by $J6,24494, including the amount
charged to Hubbard under the item OF "pay
for HALLS company" which was handed
down to Roberts and not paid by him in
money, but funded by tho Legislature in
Understanding warrants, still outstanding
or partially so, Take of the $25,375.97
which Hubbard did not pay, only contracted,
nor Roberts, state warrants being issued for
it, and still tho appropriation for frontier
protection. including Halls company, is less
by $50, 1868 81. We ask in all candor, did
Governor Roberts save this sum- the Legis-
laturc having essened the appropriation and
the number of men to DO supported? In
stationery and postage, Governor Hubbard
exceeded Governor Roberts in this department
by $G3 70, simply because the frontier force
was larger under him, there we're more posts
to be communicated with, the frontier force
and Halls company were more generally used
for the public good, necessltating moro fire.
Quent communications. For wood and por-
ter hire it seems no expense was engendered
under Governor Roberts, while Governor
Hubbard's Adjutant-G expended
1926 9S. We are free to confess we cannot
account for this. If Governor Roberts Ad-
iutant- General had fires in his office during
the winter wood WAS necessary and somebody
had to build those fires, sweep out his office,
bring water and do other mental things. Per-
haps the Adjutant-G General, in the excess of
his patriotism and liberaity, fur
nished fuel from his own pocket
and did chores himself We don't know
why one Adjutant General should
have fires and the other none. This item we
leave our readers to digest rs best thoy can
In contingent expenses Governor Hubbard
exceeded Governor Roberts $3.50 81. This
was because the frontier forces were used
very frequently rs n State constabulary and
their expenses to and fro after and with
prisoners, under extradition and otherwise
had to be paid. Every well-informed citizen
in the State knows that this was quite lro-
quent under Governor Hubbard while it has
been very seldom if at all under Governor
Roberts. Indeed, Governor Roberts, soon
after his Inauguration, declined to send after
two Austin murderers who had been arrested,
in Kansas we believe it WAS, preferring, as
they were out of the State, that they should
stay. For building an arsenal Governor
Roberts is charged with $3.50, which ex-
pense Governor Hubbard did not have
to incur, and therefore Governor
Roberts should DO credited with
that as it is prosumable that the arsenal
is an Offset to its cost. Handling and trans
portation of arms fll3.7T, he should also be
credited with in so far rs the expense APP
pertained to new arms furnished by the Fed
eral government, but for arms turned in by
volunteer companies, which the peculiar
policy ofhis Adjutant- General in relation to
the State militia, forced to disbaud, he should
not be. The ront of an armory under Gov
ernor Roberts, was also $3.50 less than under
Governor Hubbard Now, all these items
closely considered, tho fact that tho Legisla-
ture reduced appropriations for frontier and
special force 500, 2A.9l for that year. the fact
: that the increased frontier force, and the in
creased amount of service it performed as a
State constabulatory, and on the frontier
necessitatng no little expenditure for postage,
telegraphing and contingent expenses, i,
will be seen that Governor Roberts has
been the most expensive Governor.
We leave tho itemized account with
our readers. Let them scan it closely and
analyze it for themselves and say calmly and
dispassionately and in reason, if our concu-
sons are not correct We give also the
temized account for the two years of Hub.
bard and Roberts for the Attorney-G Generals
office, the first row of figures in this state.
ment and in the preceding one, being for the
last year of Hubbard's administration and the
l,,+ ona,s for Rnbprts