The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-06
taken from tho reports of the Secretary
IF

taken fron the reports Of the Secretary
Of Slater
State Hospital FOR The Insane: Elk.
pensss, 1888, s103, S24. 10; 1889, $50.
Sl3. "A; 1899. S105, 675.l5. Totsl for lest
three Republican years, s292 Sl2 rs.
Expenses, 1891, Es10l, l6747; 1892,
s96, 1854; 1898, g113, 1914. Total for
taree Democratic years. s310, 957. C5.
Democratic increase, as GA 81.
Northern Hospital for the Ins ane: Ex-
penses, 1888, sll0. 5000; 1889, S113,-
6OS.49; 1890, s105, 675.l5 Total for last
three Republican year,, $500, sol 90.
Expenses, 1891, s12O.5s3 %; 1899.
sl1s. s94.sl; 1893, STA, 093 50 Total for
three Democratic years, $3.50, 57i So.
Democratic increase, $23, 979.70
School for Blind, Expenses for 1885,
$50, she last three Republican years,
s64. 073 Is. For 1s91-2-3, last three
Democratic years, $50, 420.1S. Demo
cratic increase, SIS, BAT 05.
School for Deaf: Expenses for 1885,
$50, Sl20, $50 06 For 1925, $112.-
SO4 So. Democratic deorsase, 81, 484. 81.
Industrial School for Boys, Expenses
for 1SSa9-90, S140,5Ss.4a For 1898,
Sl6o, SSA- 30. D1moorasie increase. $a7, :
7460S
state Public School, Expenses,
1S8S9s0. ei10. S85 81. For 1928,
$3.50, $50. 50. Democratic increase, 319,.
SAT. 30.
Net expense By the Democrats for
Earse years, in excess OF expense by the
republicans, $101, l1005. Rather q re
maTkabie manifestation OF economy. /
leave the state prison out of the oompsri
SOB, ss nearly all its expenses are paid
by the convict labor. Is has cost tbs
state only about s25, 600 for the past
lhree years,
Oar Democratic friends may seek &c
Explain these very en- sarassing figures
~ claiming that the state is growing
that these public Institutions are grow
ns also, and therefore that IL costa more
oow than IL did few years ago TO main
lain shen1. This Is net the fact. The
average number eliminates In our char.
table and penal institutions was nc
greater during tae years 1923 than
tcr the three previous years. Here arc
ne figures taken from the official re-
ports Of she Board of Control having
charge OF she institutions. In the state
hospital, the average number Of inmatef
Tor the years 188S-e-a0 was ass; for tn
ysags 1S91-e-3, 535. In the northern
capital, ST srage mum Der OF Inmates foy
889-9-9o, ESQ; for the years 1923
ST, La the school fer the blind the ev
'cage for 16SS-S-e0, 81; for the year
i391-2-3, So. School. for the deaf, aver
.ge for l6SS-g-90, 1913; Tor l89t-2-S, 175
tadustrtaI school for boys, average 70
SS3-9-90, sol; for years 1928, 345
3t2te school, sverage for 18sS-9-90, iS3
4 1921, 24o, Taking them sill to
ether Is viii be seen that the aveEsg;
IS not Increased.
How then can We account for 81
realty increased expenditures In tines.
1stitutiops, except on the sround o.
>emocTetic extravt gance? Neari
yerything Ia the line OF clothing 81
,rovisions has fallen in price In the las
w years, ead B these are LEADING
ems Of expense, Is L. plain that ex-
'eaditures should have diminished il
lead Of increased. may properly re
nark that the principal Increase has ne
cen for supplies, but for salaries. Ga
form brethren have found i. necessary
quarter an extra number OF Ehei
riends in these institutions, in order,
oppose, TO more fully work cut thei
,anehcent sno economical designs.
There are other directions IL whiCI
economy car be employed to exceller
vantage, but find that in all thes
expenses have been liner 9ased instead c
sduced, % it was 30 stoutly promise
ast they should be. / submit the g.
res on clerk hire, labor about cspitG
Tansicnt labor, incidental expenses
C:
For clerk hire In the state Offices the
republicans expended for the years
S8S-9-90, $157 ,810.97. The Democrat
xpended In the years 1923, &165
1928. Democratic increase, s., 1881.
For labor shout capitol, ths Republ,
ans expended for the years 1888-9-96
$50, $685.. The Democrats expende-
! 1923. s141 1868. Democrat
crease, S21 .270.6s.
For transient laborers, the Republican
expended in the years 1S8S-9-90, 90, 1872.
10. The Democrats expended IN she year
i89l-2-3, $50, 1851. Democratic In
resse, s22,221.12.
For incidental expenses the Republi
'acs expended in the years 1889 50
S47 ,262.S4. The Democrats expended il
as years 1929, $66, 1896. Demo
rstic increase, 19,471.82.
/ will not take the time to refer IN d.
all 10 all the items In the expense az
cunts and make comparisons, NAM
[ them do not vary greatly from yesI
year, although in numerous csse
hey show the came IS those l hav.
,iven, a Democratic Increase in expeneea
here hiss been no saving anywhere
yorshy Of mention. The Items / havt
nitted are such as gas, fuel, paper,
1rinting, publishing laws, bounties, etc
10 some cases the rates to be paid ar
ixed By law, and in others the work i
,s to the lowest bidder, like printing
or instance Except in the roster csse)
The items l have given are oaly til,
lrircipal ones where economy mag b.
sirly practiced. But In all directions
I every department., from the Govern
RS cffice, including the consingen
und, down to the state horse docto,
nj the capitol police, the records shov
nat the Democrats have expendeJ
AFgely Increased sums over what wa
expended by the Reps blicans for I'd
anne purposes sSd daring the cam.
inc. OF course the permanent apprC-
riations sre fixed, az are the salaries Cf
ae state officers, circuit and supreme
JdgeE, and others. Tae expenditure
the2e directions are necessarily th
-sme under Republican as under Dam
ratio administrations. by inaicEmen
the pTeeent administration is, that
as nowhere prscEiced economy, b.
wherever there was an opportunity fCT
axtTavsganc9 1t bas embraced lie. Tn
igures which / have given abundsntly
ustsin this indictment. There is no e.
ape from them. Il IL ons continued
cory of Democratic increase IN ex-
enses. No one can iapeach the test
nony. Is Is ell taken FROM the offcia'
acords.
The figures which I have given chow
hat the Democrats, instead OF sxvine
he people money, have during sheiI
irss three years Of rule expanded uudeI
he same heads and fer the same pur
poses an increase ever what the Repob
!caus expended in the same time, In TIE
un OF S171 sol SO. There are nc
estimates hsre. So far / have only
yIven The items OF moneys expended 81
hey appear in the reports of the secrc-
ary Of state. There can be no denyin.
I lodging these figures. But now Ii II
2ecesssry 20 make a few estimates q