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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-18

which the indecrats are making such
a howl, a comparison of some of the
principal offices with those of other
states will show that the Offices OF
secretary of state, state auditor, treas
urer, clerk and ste~nographer OF SUI
preme court in this state require only
S7,7O0 per annum, while North Da-
kota requires S10,6OO; Nebraska,
$4,000; Washington, $4,000; Col
orado, $4,000; Kansas, $50, 700;
California, $50,200.
And it must also be remembered
that the auditor in this state has
charge of the insurance department.
and while the Populist state of Colo,
RADIO paws $27,50O for clerk hire in
the Offices named, it still allows an
insurance commissioners salary and
clerk hire, which should be added to
the above amount, which would, no
doubt, make their cost nearly $780,,
600.
Please note that the States OF
Colorado, Kansas and North Dakota
have Populist officers who require in
two instances nearly four times as
much clerk hire as this state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-18
Companies Pay 4.o7 Pe'
Cent on Cross Earnings
~Here-One-Third larg-
er Than Elsewhere.
One Company Pays Now
More Than They All
Did Five Years
Ago.
Corporation Property Tax
Has Been increased
Other Taxes Are
Lowered.

In regard to railroad assessment,
under the law of this state, which
the Democratic Populist papers
charge is unduly favorable to the
companies, let the following figures
be considered:
The Chicago, Milwaukee q st.
Paul Railway company paid s9S-
562.lS in taxes in South Dakota in
1893, being 4.O7 per cent of their
gross earnings, or 1928 per cent of
net earnings. Their gross earnings
in this state we're $2,22l per mile
and net earnings SAC per mile.
In Iowa, the same company paid
only $225,982.50 on gross earnings
of 1906, 29S.90, the tax being 2.9l
per cent of gross earnings as com
pared to 4.07 in this state, or $50 per
cent on net earnings, as compared to
1928 per cent in this state.
The other roads of the state pay
taxes accordingly. When it is con,
sidered that an amount of road equal
to that in South Dakota, with like
earnings, would pay less than $20,,
900 under the Wisconsin law, the
fact must be admitted that South
Dakota gets tax from its rail
roads accordingly than any other
state through which the same lines
run.
In 1893, the Milwaukee railroad
company paid 4.O7 per cent on gross
earnings in South Dakota; 20 pei
cent in Iowa; 2.99 per cent in Min,
nesota; 3 per cent in North Dakota:
and 3 per cent in Illinois; so that
the tax in this state was more than
one-third higher than in any other
state through which this road runs,
And the Chicago & Northwestern
railway in South Dakota paid z per
cent tax on its gross earnings in
1893.
Under the territorial law, which
provided for taxation on the basis OF
gross earnings, the total tax paid by
all the railroads in the counties COM
prised in this state amounted to only
S91, 7S0.5S. So that the present
board has raised their taxes so that
one road alone pays Tor than all
the roads did five years ago.
Corporation property was assessed
more in 1894 than in 1893, with
earnings less this year than last year,
while assessment of the property OF
the people of the state was decreased
between 8 and 10 per cent. Thus,
again the Populists are trying to mis-,
lead the people.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-18
ST,ANDERTNG THE STATE,
Declarations of the Demo-Pop
Platforms Worse Than
Drouth or Russian
ThistIes.
They Will be Used by Real Es-
tate Men Of Other States
to Hamper lmmi-
grafton.
Don't be Fooled by the Misrep-
RESERVATIONS of the Re-
publican Party's
Opponents.
Compare the Actual Figures
Published Herein With
Qemo-Pop SLAM
derS.
If You Want Actual Facts Look
at the Official List Of
Expenses.

The platforms of The Populist and
Democratic parties being untruthful.
as shown by the table of expense
which is certified to by the State
Auditor, they are a greater detriment
to the property wne of this state
than the dry season or the Russian
thistle.
The last two will pass away, but
the misleading reading matter sent
broadcast over the land from the At
lantic to the Pacific by the oppon-
ents of the Republican party will be
quoted by real estate men in other
states for years to come, in which
they will claim that the taxes of this
state are outrageous.
Do you want to vote for a party
whose leaders and papers try to run
down the state?
Do you want to vote for a party
which tries to influence people by
preying upon the prejudices of the
voter and taxpayer, to incite him to
opposition to the government of the
state, when they should be trying to
get o people into the state so that
our assessment may be increased
and our taxes lightened as much as
possible?
1T you want to vote for such a
party, support the Populist ticket;
but if you want to record yourselves
against such tricksters, who try to
deceive those who have not access to
state records, vote the Republican
ticket.
The Populists and Democrats have
been trying to mislead our people
and advertise our state unjustly and
the official figuresf for expense prove it.
Keep this statement to compare
with figures published in the news
papers. You will find many wrong
statements published. Don't be
fooled by them.
Do not let papers and speakers
hood-wink you by giving you merely
appropriations"
There is expense outside of the
general appropriation bill, and there
are appropriations which are not ex-
pended.
The record of expense is mhat The
Republican party rests on, as COM
pared to the untruthful statements
Of the opposition.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-18

and also their speakers therefore tell
%untruths, as any reader can see by
the statement herewith published.
The state is not costing more to
run under Republican rule than I'm
der Popuiist appropriations, but less.
The appropriations are not 100000
a year more than under the Demo
Pop appropriations, but less than one
fourth that amount, and of this $22,-
1892 was returned to the treasury
on Sept. l, 1894.
The Republican appropriation bill,
which they charge was extravagant,
was Senate bill No. 329, and was
passed with 1--WE of the six Indepen,
dents voting for it, and the sixth one
was absent, while the Democrats all
voted for it.
The claims made by such speakers
as Senator Grill, that they opposed
it before passage but voted for il
after conference report, falls fiat when
the record is produced by the Senate
Journal, which slows that the bill
appropriated over $4,000 more after
it was returned by the conference
committee than before.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-18

1t will be noticed hat the expens.
of the present administration is bn,
little more than half of the cost ~
der Democratic administration, and
shows conclusively that the RepubE
can administration is economical,
The state university has S25,95o
while North Dakota expends SAG
$50 and Nebraska $ll5,625 for III.
institutions.
Other institutionssam a like
showing when compared, and thu
Populists know this full we'll. Bu,
without regard the bad effect if b,s
on the name of the state OUTSIDE
they continue their figure fumblino
and untruthful statements with tbs
hope of getting office thereby.
When comparison is made with
other states, South Dakota is the han.
ner state of the Union so far as eco.
nomical administration is concerned
The appropriations for conducting
the affairs of little Rhode Island, tbs
smallest state in the Union, having
only 200 square miles more territory
than Hutchinson or Faulk counties
in this state, amount to S93O,0OOa
year, while the expenditures here
were but s323,000 last year.
The Populists cry about "extrav.
agance," upon the score that it re.
quires S2,215 to meet the demands
of the governors Office in this state,
but they do not parade the "econo.
my" of the Populist governor Of
Kansas, which officer has $4,000 per
annum for office expenses, $1,000
being for Incidental purposes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-18
GOVERNMENT.
South Dakota Is Run Cheaper
Than Any Other Of the
New States.
The Tax Levy Now Is Only
$2.16 Per Capita for Its
Running Expenses.
In Other New States 1t Is Two
and a Half to Four
Times That.
State Government Costs Little
More Than Half as Much
as Territorial.
Comparison as to Clerk Hire
Paid In the General
State Offices.

The state is run cheaper than any
other state with a like population,
and cheaper than any of the five new
states admitted at the same time as
was this state.
A comparison shows that the per
capita cost of running this state for
two years amounts to S2.35, includ-
ing the Worlds Fair appropriation
Or S2.16 without including it, while
the cost in
North Dakota was 1922;
Montana, SS.71;
Washington, SS.l2;
Idaho, $5.52.
The state is run cheaper now than
during territorial times. The levies
in the counties now comprising South
Dakota were during the territorial
period from 1881 to 1889 as follows:
1881, 3.5l mills;
1882, 3.43 mills;
1883, 1854 mills;
1884, $50 mills;
1885, 3.43 mills;
1886, 2.92 mills;
1887, 3.51 mills;
1888, 1882 mills;
1889, 1884 mills;
While the levies since statehood
have been as follows:
1890, "a mills;
1891, 2.5 mills;
1892, 2.5 mills;
1893, 4.5 mills;
1894, 2.S mills;
1t must also be remembered that
during the territorial times the Uni
ted States paid the expense of the
Legislature, the salaries and expenses
OF the governor and secretary of
state, also salaries Of the various
judges, which under statehood cost
in the aggregate nearly 100000 a
year for each year there is a session
of the Legislature.
If this expense were omitted, the
present government would be cost
ing one-third less; or, in other words,
1T would not require a 2-mill levy
each year.
As regards expenditure for clerk
hire in state Offices, an item about
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-18

In conclusion, remember that the
opposition is publishing wrong state
ments in regard to appropriations
compare these statements with the
certified EXPENSES shown in this sup
plement.
Remember that we are all inter
ested in building up South Dak0'a'
and that the untruthful statements
of Populist leaders will be used ir
several years by outsiders to snow
robbery on account of taxes, wnsn
the whole thing is false. Vote tnsu
down, and thereby show to the ou's'u'
world hat the ranting was OF depa
gogues and unprincipled politician,
Remember that we get four'lO"
more tax from railroads than durinS
territorial times, and that we ~
more proportionately than any o'n''
state through whirh the same INV
pass!
Remember that the expense :
state officers does not equal py ha'
that of Populist state officers auu
most instances the Populls1s
three and four times as much.
Remember that the claim thai W.
administration is extravagant IS 90,
refuted by showing that a yeA
Republican appropriations 'n =,
$4,000 less money expended =.
for a year Of Demo. Pop. aPP'0pA
tons.
Remember that the election c0D
November 6, and that the iegis1
elected this fall elects a United g.
Senator; therefore be sure 70
port the Republican ticket
county by making a cross -,
at the top of the column
tanning the republican NOMINEE
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-18
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Run Now at About Half
the Cost Under a
Democratic Ad-
ministration.
Some Comparisons Are
Made With North
Dakota and Other
States.
South Dakota Is the
Banner State for Eco
nomical Admins
tration.

As to the operation of the public
institutions, the following compari-
son OF cost of maintenance Of the
state insane asylum at Yankton un.
der Democratic and Republican adj.
minlstrations is a fair sample:
On November 80, 1886, there were
ioO inmates in the institution. The
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-18
ONE COMPARISONS
NO Years Figures Showing
General State Expenses
Of South Dakota.
1893.
!: !. !: !: :: E: ::'':; $447,655.6s
:. =::' e: = !. S 65,84s,70
!. = ::'. s'::::: S 58,185,66
I; =; = !. !; 8 J; J; ;i; {; :: I: s323,83213
1894.
s S !: 3 !; ! :;:; i s::E':; $323,676,23
1893 s-
DIFFERENCE.
a aPsss aIssssilsan OlJJlJU
There is the Whole Story In a
NutShell--Add and SUBJ
tract for Yourself.
DIT
There is the Whole Story in a
NutShell--Add and SUBJ
tract for Yourself.

The statement as shown upon the
)ther side of this sheet is an exact
copy of the report of the State Au-
iitor, showing the recapitulation of
warrants drawn on the state treasury
for the two fiscal years ending June
30, 1893, and June 80, 1894, respect
lively.
BY looking at the total amount of
warrants drawn ON THE GENERAL
FUND for the year ending June
30, 1894, flor which a Republican
Legislature appropriately it will be
seen that the amount foots up $685.
1924; while the total footing for the
year 1893 amounts to SAT ,655.69.
1t must be remembered that the
appropriations for the year ending
June 30, 1894, were made by the
Republican Legislature of 1898, and
the appropriations for the general ex-
penditures for the year ending June
30, 1893, we're made by the Demo
Populist Legislature Of 1891.
The difference of $123, 979.46 more
drawn for the Populist period end
ing June so, 1893, can be partly ex-
planned by the amount used for the
worlds fair and the Legislature and
some other expenditures which are
not included in the general expense,
amounting in all to 1928, 723.56,
leaving the actual cost to the state
for general expenses for the year
ending June 80, 1893, the sum of
$323,832.13, as compared to 1929
676.23 for like expenses for the year
ending June 80, 1894, for which the
Republicans made the appropriations,
or $l55.9O less for the Republican
year than for the Populist year.
This statement gives the lost of
running the state government from
official figures, and shows the COM
PARSONS for the periods under Popu-
list rule and Republican rule, with a
balance Of $155.9O in favor of the
Republicans.
It is not an array of figures printed
with deceitfui purposes, showing APP
preparations and then using wrong
figures, as do many papers in the
state who wish to mislead voters.
1t will be noticed that in the case
of many appropriations, much of the
money, and in some cases all Of it, is
isturned to the treasury and never
used.
The only way to treat the matter
is upon the basis of actual expendi-
ture and by SO doing, you will find
that the charges Of the Populist and
platforms and organs are
misleading and untruthful.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-18
Deficiency TAX.
1t was Only Two Mills Instead
Of Two and One-half,
as Charged.
1t was Necessary to Maintain
the Credit of the State,
as Shown.
1t was Entirely i'm Accordance
With the Constitution
and Statutes.
The State Board Of Equaiiza-
ton Definitely Author
lied to Levy 1t.
1t was not Levied to Meet
Running Expenses" but
for Deficiency.
The Deficiency was Created
Largely by the Demo-
Pop Legislature.
The Populists in their platform

The Populists in their platform
say:
"That we condemn the reckless
and ~extravagant mismanagement and
maladministration of the present state
government, which was compelled,
in order to meet running expenses,
to authorize an unconstitutional tax
levy of q mills upon the already
o~verburdened "a payers of the
state"
The Democrats follow up and make
this charge in their platform:
| "We denounce the Republicans
for increasing the taxes of the al
ready overburdened people, for the
grossly extravagant appropriation of
ST. 100000 for the state expenses, an
increase of 100000 over that of any
previous year, and for the levy of a
heavy deficiency tax in fragrant vio-
lation of the spirit of the Constitu-
ton
Both these parties endeavor to de-
ceive the people by charging tex
travagances for which they them
selves We're partly to blame, which
charges have been duly met hereto
fore in this argument.
The deficiency levy of two mills
land moi two and one-half mills as
the .Populist platform untruthfully
~states,) was made necessary to meet
expenses OF the state which were in
Cured in excess of tax collections.
In order to keep the treasury re-
plete, funding warrants were issued
to the amount of 100000 in 1892
and in 1893 prior to June 30, 1893,
the end of the Populistic period, and
on which date the Republican APP
preparation period commenced.
In order to meet these cutstand-
ing warrants, land not to meet run
ming expenses as charged in the
Populist platform,) a deficiency tax
of two mills was levied and this levy
was in compliance with the provis-
ions of the constitution and a law
creating the State Board of Assess
ment and Equalization, which au-
thorizes the levying of tax for defici-
ency purposes by said board, and
therefore was not unconstitutional.
Thus IL aciH be seen that tie legis-
tdture OF 1891, Uhich piU be renaens-
bered as the Populist legislature,
made appropriations more than could
be met By TAG collections, and IL de-
uotced upon the present state admin
iteration TO meet the outstanaing obi.
cations of the state.
This they have done by meeting
all appropriations, and also taking
up $l8O,O0O of the outstanding fund.
ing warrants without issuing other
warrants in their stead.
So that since the beginning of the
Republican appropriation period
commencing July l, 1893, the pres.
ent state government has issued no
funding warrants, but has reduced
the outstanding warrants nearly one.
half, and has kept the treasury intact
with the tax levy of 1893 only half
paid in on July l, 1894.
These parties, the Pops and Demo.
Gratis, in their papers and platforms
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bursemenrs and the weekly Der CO.
tia cost for running the institn,;d.
since then:
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-27
SONAL.

James Williams, the last of the Wyan-
dottes, at present living at North Fair
field, Huron county, O., is now about 80
years old.
English papers say that Mrs. Humphry
Ward has made $4,000 from David
Grieve," $4,000 from "Marcella" and siO,-
900 from Robert Elsmere."
The Queen of Greece is the only female
admiral in the world Some time ago the
Gar OF Russia, her cousin, appointed her
an admiral in the Russian fleet.
Rudyard Kipling told The St. James
Gazette the other day that he lives on the
borders of ''the great pie belt, which ex-
tends through New England and across
northern New York.
The Waterman of Boston says there is
no truth in the rumor that the Rev. DR..
Hovey has practically resigned the presi-
aency of the Newton Theological semin-
Try while the real presidency is in the
Lands OF the dean of the faculty.
Rev. Mr.. Murdoch, Methodist minis
Ger OF Rome. Ga, has been deprived of his
pastorate by his bishop because he is the
EDITOR OF paper. His newspaper is said
10 be reputable and honest, and only the
bishops notion that newspapers and min
sterial duties don't mix caused Muir
doch's dismissal from his church.
Aquilla Robertson, said to be the first
white person born in Indiana, is still liv-
ing in that state. He is 90 years old,
has been church member all his life.
voted under 10 administrations. has been
twice married. and 10 the father Of II
children. The distinction Of being the
oldest child in the stste. however. i his
chief glory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-27

About six months ago my little son, aged
three was very much troubled with a breaking
out on his scalp and behind his ear. The places
effected were about as large as silver dollar,
the flesh seemed raw and covered with little
blisters. The child suffered considerably, and
was naturally very fretful. Itred several RENE
dies without obtaining any beneficial results,
in fact the eruptions seemed to be spreading
and new places breaking out. ! concluded
to try the CUTICURA REMEDIES, and bought
box of CUTICuRA. a cake of CUTICURA SOAR,
and bottle of CUTICURA REsoLvENT. washed
the effected parts with the CUTICURA SOAR,
taking care not to irritate the flesh, and applied
CUTICURA. noticed a change for the better in
the appearance of the eruptions in twenty-four
hours. continued the treatment morning and
night, and in two weeks the eruptiOns entirely
disappeared, leaving the skin smooth and the
scalp clean, in fact perfect cure. as have not
seen any indications of any eruption or breaking
out since. gave the child only few doses of
the CUTICURA REsoLvENT. l consider your
CUTICURA REMEDIES very valuable. and expect
to keep small supply constantly on hand. I
believe CuTIcURA would be excellent for apply
ing to insect bites, which are very annoying in
this country. C. A. ARMSTRONG,
Swift Island, &C.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-27

There are no Cleveland Gresham com.
bina,ions in control Of Euglands depart
ment Of foreign affairs, and although Ger
many has compclled..John Bull to sive'up
the "wasp's waist" ia Africa the latter
country will simply bide its time, and in
the end turn up in control of the fsirest
portions Of the Dark Continent. As it is
England is to be allowed to run railroads
over this narrow strip which connects the
northern and southern possessions of that
country and this connection will afford all
the commercial privileges England needs
in that quarter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-27

The Lexow committee adjourns and
Richard Croker returns. This bluff game
can deceive no one. Richard Croker is q
millionaire and he made his fortune in the
few years he was the s'central power" of
the most corrupt municipal ring on the face
of the earth. He had no means of getting
that wealth except it came to him - the
lions share of the plumber taken from the
hire Of fallen women, raked of from the
gaming table. blackmailed from the saloons
ana saksa from bunco men and thugs AZ
nasn snooey. II is one Of those automatic
49, .ooos which all are satisfied vith and do
- ssn . bother y looking up the proof.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-27

The Senate advocates of the sugar clause
say do not change it but save it for one of
the concessions when the bill comes to con-
ference. This is but an excuse to save the
clause from its deserved defeat. 1t will be
one of the last features Of the bill these
Legislators who are representatives Of the
sugar trust rather than of their constituents
will be willing to change.