The advocate., 1894-01-17
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Zercher, assistant secretary Of state,
making q comparison between the pres
snt and past state administrations, as to
the expenditure and saving OF state
funds. Mr.. Zsrcher was prompted by
the following reasons to make this COM
parison: The republican press has for
the past year been pretending to run a
Campaign Of education" and while do
ing SO they have steadily maintained
that this is the most extrsvsgGnt sd-
ministrstion ever known to the state.
Mr.. Zsrcher supplements his state
ments with two propositions; First--So
far as q comparison Of legislative ex-
penses is concerned if it be fair to say
that the present administration is Popu-
list when the Populists have the gov
ernor, the appointing power and the
senate, the confirming power, and the
republicans have the house, then it will
be fair to make comparison with 1891, as
q republican administration when the
conditions were exactly reversed, and
the republicans had the governor and
senate, and the Populists had the house.
This is fRirer to republicans than Popu-
lists because in 1891 Populists were de-
mRnding retrenchmsnt and were will
ing to assist republicans to economic,
while in 1893 republicans obstructed
Populists both as to economy and legis-
lstion. Second-Rspubliosns should
have credit for all savings made by
virtue of any law introduced by q re-
publican in the session of 1893, and
Populists should have credit for those
made by virtue Of any law introduced by
a Populist in the session Of 1891.
Upon these propositions, in connec-
tion with the actual curtsiling Of ex-
penses since the Peoples party took
charge, we find, by Mr.. ZerCher's state
ment, the Peoples party credited with
saving the enormous sum Of 81, l,412,636
to the taxpayers Of the state, Witk the
prospect Of a record Of s., 100000 in our
favor by the end Of the term. We give
below a summary of the result Of his in
vestigatlon and challenge everybody to
disprove the statements set forth as
facts:
REPUBLICAN DEFICIENCY BILLS.
Among the items which should be
charged to republican administration
are the deficiency appropriation bills Of
last session, part Of the legacy the
Peoples party inherited from the rspub-
licsns. In order that the reputation and
coedit of the state might be preserved,
appropriations amounting to $170,65030
were passed. They were to pay such
items as the Botkin impeachment trial,
state bank commissioners and state vet
erinansn's extra expense, Mrs. Wilson
at the New Orleans exposition, interest
funds for colleges and normal schools,
Worlds fair, executive council, state
house warrants, etc.
OTHER ITEMS
For sandwiches, etc., furnished by the
Copeland hotel, for Douglass house. 81 ,4602O
Crane & Co. for stationary for Douglass
house, ordered without authority. 1880
f. f. A. Clark for temporary skeleton
doors for representative hall. ll.......... 1406
Biddle's bond Investigation. .......... 100000
Investigation Of malicious charges
made by the republican editor OF the
Topeka Capital against Lewelling,
Close and Little e...,...................1 100000
IOth. ....,....'..,.....'....'.. $4,iyZsoO
Both the above investigations were un-
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