Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-11-15

trenchment by the populists, but as the
records on this point do not appear to
be complete it is difficult to obtain the
exact figures. Suffice it to say that it
amounts to several thousand dollars
saved to the state. There are also saw
ings being made by almost all of the
state institutions which are too numer-
GUS to mention.
Auditor Van Prather has also made
largo saving over former years by re-
ducinG claims for fees made by sheriffs
for taking prisoners to the penitentiary.
For example: 1t sheriff was away
from home forty eight hours, he would
formerly charge per diem for six days,
which was allowed; but for this he is
now allowed only two days. Also al
lOwances have been made for round
about trips to the penitentiary, while
now the auditor takes the map and
counts up a direct route to Lansing,
for which pay is allowed only.
Total republican deficiency bills. =. $17O.65O3s
Total other items ............. 4,T92.30
Total appropriation not made on or
dinaly years ............ 2l3.022.O7
Total over appropriations for public
improvements ............. 242,4OOOO
istration. ............ 1927 81
Total ....... ............. s753. Os2 IS
Less items which appear under two
headings above -. NM. -. 71,3l3.33
Balance ...................... $661. T69. O3
Notwithstanding the growing de
mands of the state each succeeding
year, and Notwithstanding the fact that
considerable money was appropriated
at the legislative session of 1893, which
would not have been done but for the
stubbornness of the republicans, yet
have the very great pleasure of an
nouucing to the people of the state of
Kansas that the peoples party has and
will save to them by the expiration of
their present terms of Office the sum of
1851 ,76903 on the items above mention
I ed, to which should be added all the
savings made by other state officers and
state institutions, an amount large
enough to increase that sum to $500, 900
The results of the labor necessary TO
compile the above statistics are no
more astonishing to you, dear reader.
than 1t is gratifying to me. l am also
astOnished that the comparison has re-
suited so very favorably to the peoples
party. OF which L am proud to be an
humble member.
The tifty-four populist assistant ser
geants alarms who accepted pay, cost
$848; the 668 republican assistant SER
geants-at-arms cost $6,O12, besides
ST 1920 for sandwiches, etc. There
are yet about 100 republican assistant
sergeants alarms unpaid, most of
whom it Is supposed will accept pay
The calling out of the militia cost near
ly $4,000. The court-martial trial of
Col. j. w. +. Hughes republican, fol
INSTRUMENTATION and disobeylng his
commander In chief, cost In round
numbers $50.
The above figures show that the cost
of the legislative war on the republican
side is at least So 900 more than on the
populist SIDE. They also show that the
total cost of the war is about $l3, 900.
The legislative war was bad thing
surpassed only by the present extra
session Of our national congress. AND
while the populists are unanimously
firm In their convictions that the course
| purotod INV tho nonnl,otc ie rioht the
majority of republicans think the pop
ulist were wrong. 1t should be noted
in this connection, however, that the
chairman of the last republican state
: convention did then, and is now openly
condemning the course pursued by tn,
republicans, and during the war mum
Der of prominent Topeka republican:
with some others, counselled the sur
, rendering Of the Douglass house to the
populists. Thus it Will be seen tina
Z while the republicans are to some en-
tent divided on the legislative wa
question, the populists present solid
D unbroken front.
e In this article, however, inasmuch a!
E there is difference of opinion, we viii
n not charge or credit the expenses of til.
h legislative war to either political party
i pre- :erring to refer this question to tn,
: people, not fearing the result.
It was matter of common remark
] during the last legislature, that repub
i licans were endeavoring to pile up ex
/ penses by pretended investigations anC
t otherwise, as much as possible. so tina
J. when they adjourned they could max,
3 the charge against the populists tha
8 this was the most expensive Kansas
: legislature ever known" Their subse
o quent actions proved this to beonly 20,
: true. The republican members had no
i yet left Topeka on their way home be
fore they commenced making th,
/, charge.
II From the way all OF the state depart
d ments are running, there will be yer-
n few or no deficiency bills for the nex
/ legislature to take care of.
! The state tax levy OF So mills. mad,
o by the populist administration for 1904
;. is the smallest levy since the organiza
S ton of the stata.
The notorious Botkiu Impeachment
/ trial republican, cost the state sac
: 1875, which is nearly three time. tn,
cost OF our late legislative war. but ON
9 republican friends forget all abou
e that.
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