St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-25
Each Legislature Forced to
Make Up Deficiencies in
the Treasury.
Some Of the Fat Salaries
Drawn by the States Of
ficeholdePS.
All This a Matter Of Official
Record and Easily
Verified.
The Gallant Low Tax Fight
Being Made in the First
District.

The following financial statement is
from State Auditor Braden and is made
IN the form of reply to the GLOBES
publications as to the condition of the
state treasury and the extravaganza of
Republican legislatures. 1t will be OBJ
served that no defense is offered in it
for legislative extravaganza, nor of the
ieak-holes now existing by which
money that ought to be diverted to the
payment of the expenses of the state
and the relief of the taxpayers, passes
into the hands of favored Republican
officials, or Republicans not fficials,
but interested in the maintenance of
the dominant party in politics. Auditor
Braden says:
70 the Editor Of the Globe.
Your paper of Wednesday last contained
an article which, at any time except during
g political canvass, would nave been con-
Eidered sensational. Assuming you desire to
furnish your readers with the exact facts as
aear as may be, l venture to forward here
with statement taken from the books OF
this office. showing the condition OF the
states finances for the fiscal year beginning
Aug l, 1883, ana ending July 81, 1889.
1t will be noted that if the treasury was to
close its doors and go out OF business July
81, 1889. there would be Just about enough
cash on hand to meet liabilities, except the
authorized overdraft. Such contingency,
however, is not contemplated, and the
amount on hand at the close of the present
fiscal year will closely approximate the
amount of appropriations uncailed Tor
which, at the close of the last fiscal year, as
the statement shows, was S475, 800.
The legislature of 1887 authorized the con-
gtruction of numerous public buildings
Normal school at Moorehad, hospital for
insane at Fergus Falls, state reformatory at
ST. Cloud, detached ward at Rochester, large
addition TO the school for detectives at Fari-
bault soldiers home at Minnehaha, to the
StaJe Agricultural society. The approprla-
tions necessary to forward these enterprises
aggregated q large amount, and 1t was fore
seen that the demand for money at certain
seasons would be pressing. To meet this de-
maud the legislature authorized the borrow
ing of 100000. Such loan was made last
winter, continuing only for few months,
and was Cancelled when collections came in
in the spring.
The appropriations for 1889 matured on
1st day of last August A considerable por-
ton will he expended this fall by the boards
charged with that duty. No money, how
ever, will be received in any considerable
amounts before Jan. !, and temporary loan
will again be made (aS was done last Wlnter)
to meet present demands. This loan, how
ever, will be taken up the latter part OF Jan
nary.
1t may be urged, that the state should not
be q borrower even temporarily. AS an
answer TO such a criticism, l will say, that il
should not be forgotten that the destruction
by fire, of a portion of the hospital at St
Peter, of the prison at Saltwater and cap
itol at st. Paul resulted in an unusual anC
unexpected expenditure of over 100000
causing very great pressure on the treasury
during the entire administration OF GOV
Hubbard These difficulties however, have
been met and | cannot anticipate after thi!
year, thenecessity of even a temporary loan
Yours truly.
w W. BRADEN. Auditor.