The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-06

publicans, expended in the sage time
sad fer the came purposes, the prodIgious
sum of 1928 500 "a.
Were there 70 be added to this the H.
crosse IN the other items which | have
omitted, the tofai would be more than
S50O, Oo0, or nearly as much as has been
thus far received from the ex state
trsasureFs, So is appears that after all
the bluster about the treasury suits, that
che tax payers have received little bene-
rs from them, as the Democrats have
'qusndereo in ether directions nearly as
much as they have recovered from the
treaSuFers. This Is precisely what the
figures show.
While the figures that have given,
being the exact expenditures, item by
item, show conclusively that the Demo
Gratis have been much less economical
than the Republicans, there Is still
another way to show with sQuzl correct
ness and force che same ucIaistakable
fact, 1t Is By the tax levy, In
1890, the last year OF Rapub.
ucan rule, the state tax levy amounted
co 1891 ,660.60. The sverage levy foY the
years 1928, under Democratic rule,
was 81 ,0O6, 77o 80. al average yearly in
crease of s117, 115 SO, or total increase
for the three years Of 1851 ,546.l4. So
you see the accounts bsiance, and one
statement proves the other. Take the
total OK the increased tax levy by the
Democrats, ss compared with the last
Republican year, or take she figures as
given in the expense accounts and the
result 10 the same. There is no escaping
these figures, Their correctness is I'M
deniabie. They are taken from Demo-
cratic reports as well SIS Republican. No
honest man will question their accuracy.
Fhs comparisons made are absolutely
fair.
There Is no chance given for confusion
or error. There has been 20 selecting
of items here and there, but all the lead
ing ones are given in the order in which
hey appear in the secretary of states
reports. Nor have eingle years been
selected, but the entire three years of
Democratic rule for which the records
are made up, compared with the LAST
.hree Republican years.
In the face of these figures, official
and indisputa bic, every intelligent man
must know that the claim thst this sd-
ninistration has been an economical
one, is ludicrous and fraudulent The
people want no more of this sort Of econ.
1my. Is Is wasting their substance and
increasing their burdens. The exsrsor-
iinary revenues available this year will
never be received again. At the rate
The Democrats have increased expenses
heretofore, and with o unusual income
md s-sre is none TO be derived here
,fter,-if they should be continued Ia
PoTsr another term, the state taxes
Vonld become enormous and oppressive.
The facts and figures which | have
sid before you present the strongest
possible Arguments in favor of a s0eedy
aturn to Republican rule.
1t is important that they have the
idesb possible circulation. Il Is
our duty, gentlemen, IS men,
'8rs Of this lesgue, organized
or the discussion OF public questions
I'D the dissemination OF political infor-
aatie1, to see that the people are made
know the truth and tbss to this end
he fects es TO the management Of pub
9 affairs sre paeted on every door post
nd proclaimed from every housetop
arough0ut ali the state.
The Democrats in the stste as In the
alton have forfeited all claims upon
ne confidence and support OF the peo-
Die. In the nation we were promised pros
Gritty and plenty and have been given
diversity and want. In the state We
are promised fidelity and economy
nd we have hsd recklessness and
xtTsvsgance instead. For years the
democrats were uncessing and vocifer-
Is In their denunCiatio1s Of what they
j7clared WAS inexcusabie extravaganza
a the management of our state institu-
IONS, and in the expenses for clerk hire,
2b0r and incidentais about the capitol,
hey promised that if they were en-
-usted with The power that they would
aduce these expenses. Instead tey
ave increased them by several hundred
hoHgaEds Of dollars.
am persistent snd l suspect some
ines an obnoxious stickIeT for economy
. the conduct of public sfsfrs. / have
sen told that / was a crsnk upon
At any rate l have never been
sble to understand why public
business should not be conducted as
'srefuily and economically as private
1usiness. l believe that the people have
I right and that it is their duty to insist
1st public officers bring to the dis-
jharge Of their duties the same fitness,
iielity and scrutipizirg care that il Ia
demanded OF employees in the manage
neIt Of private affairs. The burdens OF
sxstion are grieyous enough at best,
nd officials " ho add to their weight by
'ersle8sness or incompeteney should b
ensured and repudisted. The indiffer-
soce, extravaganza and Incompetence
hat is seen in public life is something
appalling 1t ia in sll parties and updeF
IL administrations For many years
me expenses about the capitol at msdi
on have beep unnecessarily and out
rsgeously excessive. Republican &C
illustrations have been at fsul5 ia Chis
expect, bus the so-cansd "Teformers"
Tow In power have broken all record.
he capitol swerms with clerks DRAWING
annual salaries from 81 $50 to 81, 0Cf
tho could never get $500 IN any privag,
Employment. They work, or pretend &c
so, six hours a day, and ges so ex
austed by the end OF the week tina
aey are given q holiday every Saturday
ftegn0on for rest and recuperstion.
he messengers, jsnitors, polioemea
No other employees about the building
&c like PhaTRoh's host, without mum
1er. But where "reform" gets In its mos
perfect werS ig II the employment ot
OCULAR and transient lsborers about the
lpitol building and in tRe park. IN 1891
ne frat year OF ''reform" there we're em-
ioyed as regular laOarsTs, forty-six, and
3 tIa1eieuss, 1C4 In 1892, regular
boreTs tweUty-twO, transient fifty
4. ven. The large number ia 1891 over
S93. is probably accounted for by the
act thas those employed b. the Rspub-
Leans after Sept. 30, the close of the
fiseaI year 1890, are reported. The num-
DER employed IL 1898 has not been pub
ished, and how many there Will be this
ear can Only be conjeotured. l do no.
COX for any reduction il the force, es.
oeeislIy along early IN November when
he bad weather sets in and they are
50 much needed. People not reading
Is Madison, or Who seldom vtsi1
here may wonder what eli
.hese laborers have TO do. I think mos
the transient laborers are employed
n repairing, cleaning and doing odd
io6s about the building while the regu
srs work in the park. In the wtnteT
hey cIear the snow from the walk
ghen it IL warm enough so that they
an get out, In the spTirg they clean