Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-03
THE OFFICIAL FIGURES.
Comparison Of Democratic and
Republican Rule.
The Actual Expenses as Shown by the
Accounts Of Money Paid Out.
The PretenSeS Of Democratic Economy Shown
TO be Without Foundation.
Nearly All the Money Received from the tx
Nearly All the Money Received from the tx
Treasurers Squandered in Increased
Expenses.
From Speech Delivered by II. A. Taylor Before
the State Convention of Republican Leagues
in Milwaukee, Sept. 19, 1894.

the receipt of this extra money has moth
ing to do with the question of economy,
which is the matter in controversy.
Income has nothing to do with ecom-
N.Y. 1t is the expense account that tells
that story. Receipts may be large IL
small, it is the disbursements only thit
economy affects The Democrats, lnStefd
of showing how and where they nave
reduced expenses. point to the money On
hand as evidence that they have done 50.
On that theory a man who earns Dut 9oVo
a wear and is obliged to spend 1t all IS ek-
travagant, because he saves nothing,
while the man who earns SoOOO ana PEE
haps spends $4,000 of it is economical, b.
cause he has something left. The con
tention of the Democrats that because
they have money on hand they must nave
been economical would seem to be too al
surd to deceive anybody, and yet ther
papers and speakers are loudly insisting
that the money in the treasury is col
elusive evidence of their economy. IlR
true and only test as to which OF t1H
parties has been the most economical
to compare the expenses, for similar pu-
poses, incurred by each party during
series of years. This will unmlsta kabF
decide the question upon It's merits. FC
this purpose | submit a series OF compar-
sons The figures are official, beng al
taken from the reports of the secretar
of state. There are but three years II
which comparisons can be made, as The
accounts for the present year are not yet
made up in the secretary othce.. i COM
pare the three years of Democratic rule
| 1891 2-3-with the last three years Of
Republican rule-1SS9-9-9O. l take the
| leading items from the general fund, sub
as the expenses of the state institutions,
clerk hire, labor about capitol, translet
! labor, incidental expenses etc. Ihe e.
penses for the different offices in the cal
| toll cannot be given for 1898, as the
| were not published by the secretary thf
wear. but the aggregates outside of tie
! stated salaries will be found under tie
! heads of ''clerk hire" and other eXpene
accounts that are given. A reference o
| the reports of the secretary for the yeas
| 1912, the first two years OF Democratic
economy" will show that the eXpenss
were greater than under the last two E-
publican years, in all the state offices &
! cept the secretarys. One of the great6t
sources of expenses to the state, al
where the greatest opportunity is attordd
for the employment of economy, is in he
maintenance of the state penal and chat
table institutions. Here are the figuIs,
taken from the reports of the secretaryof
State Hospital for the Insane-k-
penses. 1888, SOB, S24.19; 1889, So
S13.44; 1890, $1O5,675.15. Total for !st
three RepTbIica121 yea ear $2 92S Is
/
1864; 1898, S113,333.44. Total or
three Democratic years, $310,9305.
Democratic increase, $1S,624.27.
Northern Hospital for the Insane-,X-
penses, 1888, $11O,310.29; 1889, $13,-
6O649; 1890, $105,675.15. Total for ,st
I1Epe e Ys91, S12o, 5s353; 1882. SIS,
S94.S1; 1893, S114.093.59. Total or
three Democratic years, S353,57b3.
Democratic increase, $23,979.70
School for Blind-Expenses for 1888
900, the last three Republican yers,
$64, 073.13 For 1923, last tlee
cratic Increase, $18,347.05.
School for Deaf-EXpenses for 1888
900, S12O,239.06. For 1923, $R,
SQ4. SO. Democratic decrease, $7,4347.
1s1ustrial School for aBoys-Expeles
for 1S88-9-90, $40, 5SS.42. For 1913,
| $16S, 334.5O. Democratic increase, s.
7460S.
State Public School-Expenses, 1:S-
$50, $11O,S S3.27. For 1923, Sd
1905 Democratic Increase $40, 1872.
Net expense by the Democrats or
three years, in excess of expense byhe
Republicans, SOL, 11005. Rather ae-
markable manifestation of economy [
leave the state prison out of the comri-
son, as nearly all its expenses are id
by the convict labor. 1t has costhe
state only about $50, 900 for the st
three years.
Our Democratic friends may seelto
explain these very embarrassing figes |
by claiming that the state is grovg
that these public institutions are gw
ing also, and therefore that it costs IRE
now than it did a few years ago to Mn
tain them. This is not the fact. he |
average number of inmates in our ar
liable and penal institutions wanO |
greater during the years 1923 an
for the three previous years. Herere !
the figures taken from the official rerts
of the board of control having charsof |
the institutions. In the state hosnl, |
the average number of inmates foIhe
years 18SS-9-9O was 1876; for the yrs
1923, 525. In the northern hosal,
average number of inmates for 1SSS9O,
$50; for the years 1923, 627. Ilhe
school for the blind the average for So
$50, SO; for the years 1S91-2-3S3.
School for the deaf, average for 1879
80, 1913; for 1923, 175. Indulal
school for boys, average for 1SSS9O,
, 391; for years 1S91-23, 345. ite
, school, average for 1SSS-9-90, 193Or
1923, $40. Taking them all toger
it will be seen that the average ha;ot
increased.
How then can we account for the ct
, ~ increased expenditures in these inu-
tons, except on the ground of Demdt-
ic extravaganza? Nearly eyerythIn
7 the line Of clothing and provisiOnas
+ fallen in price in the last few yearsld
as these are leading items of eXDpnit