The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-06
Facts and Figures Of Interest 10 an Taxpayers
Democratic Faisehoods ReIuled
A Saving TO the People of Michigan Under
Republican Rule OF s323,os6.Is.

10 say tnaJ the people, attcr u cdItlui
comparison, will want no more OF
Democratic management.
The following statement, taken
from the books OF the auditor generals
office, shows the total amount of
money expended by the Democratic
administration of 1912:
Tax levy for 1912 .......... .... g s63 05i 2,
Roceiyed from the United states . 4!Osil % /
Reduction In treasury ....,...'....., Hoi0R .
Total cost OF Democratic admins
tration. ......,,,...,, .........-. .s5'Dilo9b 20
The first item is the amount csti-
mated as necessary TO be raised in ad- |
dition TO othersums The second item
was received from the general govern
mcnt, as Michigan's share OF the direct
war tax refunded TO the states. This
was done by Republican congress IN
spite of the solid opposition OF the
Democratic party. The third item
shows the reduction in the working
capital of the state, accumulated IN
the treasury by Republican foresight,
economy and good management This
statement shows how the general fund
was reduced
Tsrncd over 10y Republicans Decem-
Der ~, 1880 ....t,,,...s. .t,,t. s6)sbl1 ~
Turned over by Democrats, Deem
Der 81, 1872 ....st,...t .t,... ..t,t. 6i''atn Il
Reduction under Democratic rule s,5.6l6 -
with the large sum OF money left IN
the treasury 10y the Republicans and
the other large sum received from the
United States the Democratic admin
istration had q start OF Sl.024, 3sl.A2,
and vet il cost the people far more
money than the present administration
did.
Now let ms take a look at the cost Of
the administration Of John ~ Ken
The following statement shows the
tax levy for the expenses OF that al
ministration:
Tax levy for 1904 ..,.-... ga. s3bsl,3oJ %
Deduct for buildings, repairs ana 49,, ~,
Improvements. ..ttet.st+s 'V'f~' "
Total cost OF Republican admin ,-,o- 20
istratiOn. .....s ,...t..l.tat si'sli o~' 10
The Democrats made little or no
provisions for buildings. improvements
and repairs i'm the great state institu-
tions but allowed them To run down
and deteriorate The Republicans had
four years repairs instead Of two TO
proyide for. Every days neglect when
once repairs become necessary ADDS
greatly to the cost OF putting large
buildings in order, Every institution
had been turned over TO the Democrats
well stocked with provisions, iuei'
licans stripped OF everything ana run
ming from hand 10 mouth.
Not an item which goes TO make M
1he sum OF $40, 423.00 can be ialrlA
criticised as unnecessary, ana since th'
sum represents permanent audlloh
20 the property Of the state, ~ y nc
mart OF the actual expense ot Toy
Rich's administration.
We are ready now 20 compare IN
cost Of the two administrations, am
here Is the comparison:
Cost OF Winans' administration .SJaLa3i Z
Cost OF Richs administration. .''s' ".-l''p-'
difference in favor OF Gov. Richs.s a2ho@
These figures come from the book
OF the auditor-gcneral ana can DC u'
nended upon. They show what Tn
nemocratic administration OF neon
netence and extravaganza cost th
,,eople-S323, G26. is more than the clea
administration OF Gov. Rich.
Az soon as the Democrats came int
,,orer they made q great flourish {
trumpets about low tax levy and d.
creasing the burdens Of the people
this connection appears the dchagoS
of the Democratic combination PC
haps more plainly than In anylhli
else. Having over mlllio u"li''le
lew low taxes and get all the cred
sor Il. They made gross undcrcs
,nates ~ the expenses Of running u
different institutions and department
80 the state government Here n
sa,nc ~ their estimates for ls0l-2 con
nared with the actual expenditure
state House OF Correction.
Estimated expense ... $1,000 @ $4,000 600
Actual expense. .t..s' '-uV1 "
pcocloncy ............a $1,000 90 $4,000
Upper Peninsula Prison.
~.,,ma,oa expense IS. sssc dsS' 90 5000
Actual expense. ..,......a bl'ooO 90 4l"V
nooc,oncv. $4,000 90 $1,000
IN support Of Insane
.,.,,ns;e., expense sges,c,o % s9 la, oo %,
As,uai erp,nse ......... So9lo - 49,,
penciorey ,...,t...' So5le y IFS
cost % Legislature
Ts,lma,ed expense. sI Is a
Actual expense ....... * .tt.' -
deficiency .........s..... ....ts..t s'-'''
And so II went, until the dehc'ene
aggregated as follows
penclency for 1901 ................'' si.9 4,
Deficiency Tor lb'- '''.''.' ---
-, ..e.,.,cv ...... se087l
After all this dishonesty mismana
,nent demngogy and incompctcncy
the attempt 10 deceive the people !
the belief that the Democratic admin
ration was cutting down state ta'
what was the result? The Democr'
administration still cost the pee
ss9s. GEO. IL more than the present {
And what else? The treasury was
depleted ON account ot inaaequa'o
levies and Democratic dehce.p - !
the present Republican a,inilils,r III
An order To- meet the heavy demand
the trcasurv early In 1893, had TO Sc
~ =. -. - odvanccs az specific q