Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-08-21

Manipulating State Funds for Election
Purposes-The Voice of the Democrat
ic Party as Coming from Grover-The
Importance of This Years. Elections
Black Week in the History of the
Democratic Party Marshfeld and
Pulman-The World is tor Protection.
The Manipulation of the State Funds for
Election Purposes.
On the Dist of July the Milwaukee
Journal printed two-column article in
the form of dispatch from Madison, in
which it attempted to show that by the
honesty and economy of the Democratic
state administration something like
been saved which could be applied on the
tax burden of the people this year"
The Milwaukee Sentinel gives the state
Democracy a pretty not blister for this
warm weather, by thorough expose of
the false claims of the, sham reformers.
to the Journals figures is as follows:
The plot was so subtle, the fiction so
realistic and the style so dasling that
Rudyard Kiplng. Eugene Debs and Tom
ochiltree might nationally be led to form
a, syndicate for the purpose of envying
the author, The story was allowed to
lose nothing of originality, excepting a
change of dates, in its reproduction a
week or more later as a news dispatch
from Madison in such enterprisng Dem
ocratlc newspapers as the Oshkosh Times
and at the same time demonstrated the
care and fidelity with which Chairman
wall edits all of the organs Of his Democ
rary within the jurisdiction of the roster
Jobblng administration.
For Intelligent consideration Of Chair
man Wallis effort and aacv unInrCto nd
ing OF the sequel to his story it is well to
quote the scare type headlines used in his
organ adaptation. This is the caption:
FAITHFUL STATE OFFICIALS"
TlREE-QrAETERS OF MILLION DOLLARS SAVED
THE TAXPAYERS OF WISCONSIN THIS YEAR
THAT VAST SUN WILL BE APPLIED UPON THE
GENERAL LEVY.
AN ACcrMuLATIoN RESULTING FROM HONEST AND
EFFICIENT ADMINIsTEATIoN OF PUBLIC AF-
FAIRS AND THE PROPER USE OF THE PUB
Lie FuSDs-A CoMPARISoN OF TAXEs
UNDER TWO ADMINISTRATIONS:
STATE rANEs IN 1890, RE
PUBLICAN YEAR. $751;,
GEO: IN 1894, DEMO-
CRATIC YEAR
$24U00O.
Following is that part of the official
order which serves as an earnest of Chair
man Walls devotion to economy and re-
form in state affairs:
1T appears that a6ter reserving suf-
hcent moneys for defraying the entire
expense OF state government from this
date to January I. 1855. there is a sur
plus in the general fund in the state treas
ury of $I42.37O. derived as follows: Re
covered in Judgments from former state
treasurers. to the credit of the general
fa fund, S327 7oo2..5: direct war tax fund,
SS3.4G6.1O; interest from bank DEPOSITS
S4Gb44.1S: railroad and Insurance IL
censes ami fees. S27S.:n1(.17; and that
such surplus without detrimrnt 10 the
public service can be applied as; y portion
Of the state levy, therefore it is SO APP
Piled.
"sTATEMENTS VS.. FACTS.
Here is the kernel of truth which
furnishes the ssist of Chairman Walls
campaign story and for which the organs
will contend that a cr-iobhing admin
Istration is entitled to the grateful con
sideration of the taxpayers Of Wiscol-
sin:
''state Taxes in 1890, Repub,
"state aGia St:a: Ta1es in is;i Demo. SS' ''"''
estate state Taxes axe in is;,2 Dcma >' Id
..s3ate sffte faSes Faxes in 1893 Demo ''i'2'S'
'.Increase in state Yax.s
First Democratic Year Ss 912:O IL
'1ncreaSe i'll State Taxes Sec
Ond Democratic. .Year..... ~. ,O10 90
"Increasc in State Taxes
Third Democratic Year.. 12s. .OGA CO
''Total State Increase in
Three Democratic Years.. $50 .3IG 10
'Recovered from former state
treasurers ..:......:..... S:'27 ,9o2. 80
"Drect war tax fund. Kepub.
lican legacy. y................ S!.4ti 10
Interest from bank deposits. i6.6li.TS
"Total extraordinary Demo-
cratic rece pts. ............. SS1I.:I0 :lS
"Appied on tax levy for 1891. 742.57O.Uo
"Leaving a balance of....... SD. 7s0.5s
"to be accounted for by honest and Of
hcient administration of public affairs
if expenses of government and saving in
taxes are to be based upon comparisons
with the Republican year of 1890. These
figures are from the official records and
will not be disputed by the reformers in
the capitol.
''It will be remembered that in the fail
of 1892 when Chairman Wallis nominees
were seeking reelection much stress was
laid upon the fact that at the close of
the fiscal year ending September 30. the
statement of the secretary and state
treasurer showed balance in the general
fund of the state of $64O,22S12. as
against a balance on September 30 1890 !
Republican year. of $345, ,S95O3. This |
was a flattering showing to 90 before the
toiling masses with and it was not with
out its influence upon the voters probably. |
The next year there was no election. and !
Notwithstanding that there was an in
crease in taxes from railway companies |
the interest on the public funds DEPOSITED |
in banks and large payments on treasury
judgments, the tax levy for the year was
in excess of 81 100000. and the attested |
statement of the secretary of state and |
state treasurer for the fiscal wear ending
September 80. 1893, made the following
interesting exhibit for taxpayers:
"Amount on hand at last settle
ment. Sept. 30. 1892. ......... SG4O 22S -
"Total receipts for the year. -. 1,6O9, ,314 "a
"Total ;.......... ........ Sc, 24o, ,54296
''Total disbursements for the
year ....................... 1,7sG, ,5O1 50