Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-10-04

diminished instead of increased nss.
properly remark that the nrino;. ia,
crease has not been for supplies N'PPal Ill
salaries. Our reform brethren ha'r"o Gl u
it necessary to quarter an extra n lOla
of their friends in these institutions ulba
der, | suppose, to more fully wo,, IN NI
their beneficent and economical do oth Oe|
There are other directions in ss1s
economy can be employed to eycaIloYw llG|
vantage. but find that in all th, ea( a
penses have been increased inste e% q
reduced. as it was so stoutlv nrn'l,
that they should be. l submit t tba
ures on clerk hire. labor about cue cue.
transient labor, incidental expenses S'ItS
For clerk hire in the state offc%s, q,
Republicans expended for the years ~
900. S157. S1O.97. The DemocraSt51 SN
pended in the years 1923, S165 40 n
Democratic increase, S1o2S.31.
For labor about capitol. the Repuhr.,
expended for the years 1SSS-9-9O Sl@
657. 90 The Democrats expended in 1c-l
2-3. Sal ,946.63. Democratic incrp
$21. 270.6S. ''SaS
expended in the years 1SSS-9-90 SQS%
40. The Democrats expended in the T y%.,
1923. $50. 143.61. Democrat;o'
For incidental expenses. the Ranr,e
ans expended in the years 1SSS9@e|
SAT. 262.S4 The Democrats expendo5
the years 1923 $66, 734. G6, N Ne,
cratic increase, $19.471.S2
The figures which | have given q.
that the Democrats. instead of saw;
the people money, have during %
first three years of rule expended r ~g
the same heads and for the same purD.
an increase over what the Republcss
expended in the same time, in thp wv
of Sill .6O1. 9S. There are no cstims,
here. SO far | have only given M
items of moneys expended as they 81
pear in the reports of the secretary 4
state. There can be no denying Or i,3s
ing these figures. But now it is ppr,
sary to make few estimates to Show \
all their fullness the beauties of DAM"
cratic economy. l have only given M
figures for three years, rs the books N
1894 will not be posted until the end n
the fiscal year. So l must estimate NJ
1894. 1t is strikingly noticeable in COM
pairing the expense of the last three ypan
that they increase materially each yp,
1t will therefore be entirely safe to A,
sumo that the expenses for 1894 w1
equal the average for the three prevnr
years. In order, then, to correctly sIoT
lust what the situation will be when n.
Democrats have completed their fqr
wears of service, / must add to the Nn
of increased expenses already given !
proportionate amount for the increase d
1894. This will be One-third of Nm
amount for the three previous years r
$57, 20O.G6.
This is but a partial showing As
have said, l have omitted many items
which. if included. would largely swell
the aggregate. But taking only these h
appears that the Democrats, instead \
Dracticing economy as they agreed n
do and now falsely pretend that thg
have dome, have, as Il matter of fact
expended. in excess of what the Rept
LEANS expended in the same time and
for the same purposes, the prodgOu
sum of $22S, SO2.64.
Were there to- be added to- this the IN
crease i'm the other items (which Mvs
omitted. the total would be more thal
$500. 600, or nearly as much as has been
thus far received from the ex-sta4
treasurers. So it appears that after al
the buster about the treasury SUITS thai
the taxpayers have received little benz
fit from them, as the Democrats hat
sqlandered in other directions nearly d
much as they have recovered from tt
tpeas,,rers.. This is precisely what t4
figures show.
While the figures that I have given
being the exact expenditures, item y
item. show eoncll,sively that the Deme
Gratis have been much less economNd
than the Republicans, there is still OBJ
other way to show the equal corret
ness and force the same unmistaG0bt
fact. 1t is by the tax levy. In &l
the, last year of Republican, rule, tf
state tax levy amounted to SS91,66O IA
average levy for the years lS9l-2-3. unIs
Democratic rule, was 81 ,OOS, 77o,3San&
erage yearly increase of Sill, ll53S, or
total increase for the three years of $751;
346.14. So YOU see the accounts baIane
and one statement proves, the other, Lax
the total of the increased tax levy by th
Democrats, as compared with the las
Republican year,. or take the figures q
given in the expense accounts and III
result is the same There is no escap!
these figures. Their correctness is @
deniable. They are taken from DEM
cratic reports as well as Republican,
honest man will question their accula!