The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05
GOVERNOR HOGG AND THE COMP
TRULLER DIFFER.


1ROLLER DIFFER.
Governor Hogg did not take into
his confidence the heads OF depart
ments and the head clerks of the same
when he wrote his most gracious
appeal to those who had done service
lor the state, begging them kindly to
wait for their money until the first Of
January. The governor says:
Though the tax of Is cents on
each 500 valuation of property levied
to maintain the state government is
very low-less than it has been for
any considerable time since the war
the people, with plenty to sell are
unable to raise the money at this
time without much distress with
which to pay their taxes. With pa
triotic pride they are unselfishly doing
the best they can by the government,
but are unable to stand coercion dur
ing this CRISIS"
AS the conclusions of the governor
are denied by the facts, one naturally
inquiries why he has ventured upon
them. Is it for the purpose of telling
the people that the tax rate of Is cents
on the 800 is very low or for the pur-
pose of saying that with patriotic
pride, they (the peOple) are unseltish-
ly doing the best they can by the gov
ernment but are unable to stand coer-
cion during this crisis" Who ever
heard of taxpayer acting upon pa
triotic emotions? He pays his taxes
but it is simply because he can't help
it. If the governors "taffy" to the
people could be substituted with the
word "compulslon" in the stead of
"patriotism" he would hit the mark
but then he would fail to flatter the
voter. But it seems that
the governor 10 laboring under
delusiou on the matter of
these payments by the people.
The comptroller's office gave out the
following information day before yes
terday DO The STATESMAN reporter:
"Another notice is made of the large
increase in the receipts of 1893 taxes
ON the year beginning May l, over
that of last year. There was $44 900
more reached the treasury before
Aug. 81 than last year, and 1t Is due
to the Improvement in the revenue
system inaugurated by Chief Book
keeper Virgins, under which remit
tances of collections by collectors are
more prompt and satisfactory than
ever before known"
Mr.. Virgins report shows that
collectors are more prompt and sat-
isfactory than ever BEFORE" which
Mr.. Virgins proves after furnishing
the tabulated statement Of the total
receipts by the following declaration:
From which will, be seen the total re-
ceipts, amounts refunded and trans
fers, amount to 81, 195, 598.07, bar de-
Quoting the last three items which
are not considered actual receipts to
have been 81, 1876 ,38l.77 against the es-
Inmates made last year as shown by
the comptroller's report of 81, 123, 900
leaving only difference of ST ,4Sl II,
which is indeed remarkably close and
shows the careful and efficient system
that obtains In this department.
Now the only way we can account
for this Inconsistency between the
governor and the comptroller's Office
is that there are two political booms
going on at the capitol building
That the governor is feeling about fol
votes for something by flattering the
people, when in point of fact they
have done better than he gives then
credit for, and that in al
probability Mr.. Virgins is alsC
running a private boom in his owr
behalf as candidate for comptroller
All we have to say about it il, tina
Mr.. Virgins boom teens to be found
ed on solid facts while the goverpor'l
is dependent upon "taffy." Virgins
evidently scores victory over tn,
governors end of the capitol. Tn,
governor says" about one.third of tn,
money necessary for circulation
in the Omitted States is lynn
idle in the federal treasury" l
that the reason the governor asks tn
heads ofdepartments to credit the stat
40 or 60 days? What claims hav g tn
81 ate clerks on the "money lying idlei
the federal treasury? His ponderos