Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-10-25
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We dld not Imagine that any per-
sou opposed to the adoption of the
Constitution for the State of Idaho.
would Intentionally y misrepresent the
s"ouht OF the cost of doing so over
ehe present expense of our Territorial
government. We never object tn
any person, or editor of any paper
arguing a proposition fairly, but
when either Intentionally pervert the
facts and figures, with the purpose of
misleading the people, then it be-
comes necessary to show how false
and deceltful they have been and
what hypocrites they are. In at.
tempting to reply to the address to
the people of Idaho, some one signing
TAX, Paper" says that State Gov
eminent will cost the people $204,-
604. The person who wrote the ar.
t'cie had no regard for truth, else he
was very poor mathematician.
State Government, as carefully
figured, will cost as follows, to wit:
Annual expense of Executive De-
partmcnt t................ S2j 900
Annual expense of Judicial Depart
meht ht,...'........... ....... 3S,22O
Annual expense OF Legislative De-
paf'Msht t....... ...........-...... 1910
Annual expense of Insane Asylum 10000
Annual expense of Pcnitentiary O., ,075
Annu' interest on all outstanding
DOuuS -, lU.oOO
Annual expense of State University l1,Ca0
All other annual expenses ....... 800
Total annual cost of Sia'e Govern
ment under the proposed Consti-
tu'ioh ...'... '-.,...-..-.. .1oS,l23
This Is the actual expense as figured
by the committee on address. The
present actual expense of the Terri
torial Government is s84,36 which
shows an increase of $53, 76O of the
cost Of State Government. "Tax-
Payer" would not say anything about
the method proposed in the Constitu-
ton to reduce this excess, and which
will surely do it if the Constitution is
adopted and Idaho becomes State.
BY changing the system of county
government now in vogue to that
proposed by the Consti tuition, by
which officers are to be paid fees in.
stead of salaries, there will be saved
annually to the counties of the State
the following amount, to-wit:
Salaries of Sheriffs.... ..x....$ $4,000
S llaries of Auditors and Recorders 5000 |
Salaries of Probate Judges. l0,260 |
Salaries of County Dist Attorneys $4,000 !
Salaries of County Nuperinten-
dents Of Public Instructon.... 1920
Salaries of Clerks ot Dist Courts 6,570
Total annual saving in county gov
ernment under the Constitution l09,050
If the Territory is saved this $l09,-
050, then the people will be saved
under State government the differ
ence between the $l09,050 aud the
$53, 760, the latter being the increased
cost of State over the present Terri |
torial government, which will be
net saving annually to the ax-payers,
by adopting the State and county
proposed by the Consti-
tuition of $55,29O.
We wish to say the above figures
are in the aggregate correct and can
not be truthfully disputed
Even admitting that there will be
no reduction of expenses in the meth
cd proposed by the Constitution, of
allowing official fees instead OF salar-
les, then State government will cost
only $53,770 more than the present
Territorial government; an amount
we'll worth paying for the sake of
having the privilege of electing our
own State officers, and two United
States Senators.
If our readers will peruse the hg-
ures of the costs of State government
as above set forth, they will find what
each branch will cost. The commit
tee OH address has made no mistake,
and we ask that the people of the
Territory will read that address care
fully, and compare it with the state
ments made by the opponents OF the
Constitution.
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