The diamond drill., 1894-10-13
DEMOS. HANDBOOK
Full Of Errors and Falsehoods
About Michigan.
Dishonest Juggling of the Figures
by Fisher Advocates-M Many
Misleading Statements.

| fcluA MS dcllNliy until INC odiioNN hiS
cast, honestly counted and safely re-
turned.
The Republican party Is entitled To
rousing victory in Michigan this
year. No halfway victory will suffice.
IL would be almost defeat. The
Democrats do not expect TO carry the
state, but they are straining every
nerve TO take the edge off of the Re-
publican victory which,is sure TO come.
They wish To keep the majority down
20 SO low figure as 10 deprive Michi-
gan Republicans of any real cause tor
rejoicing. In their anxiety To accom-
plish this the Democratic managers
have resorted TO the most shameful
Misrepresentation about the relative
expenses OF the Winans and Rich nd
ministrations of the state. They are
cndeavoring 20 convince the people
that the present Republican udminis-
tration of the state has been criminally
extravagant in expenditures and has
exceeded all former administrations in
the lavish outlay Of the peoples money.
The Democrats have just issued a
Champaign handbook, 1894" filled full
OF Misrepresentation well calculated
To cheat the honest voter out of his
vote. They present for his considers
tion the following array OF figures:
State taxes levied during winans
state taxes levied during RIch's
term.,...... ,,..+...--.s.s..... 3'oNdO bS
Excess OF Rich's administration 8 75I209 30
The first OF these sums Is correct
and SO is the second. But the conclu-
sion is false. II may seem an anomaly
that from two truths falsehood mhy
be deduced, but it is no novelty in
Democratic campaign reasoning. The
fallacy here consists in half-truth,
which is we'll known TO be worse than
lie, especially in Democratic mouths.
| The Democratic Handbook" keeps
out of sight the fact that, in addition
To the taxes levied during Winans'
term, the Republicans turned over
S6O3, ,5l5.76 and got back only S345,-
s7s. ss, a difference Of S257, ,636.ss, which
was all spent and must be charged up
TO the Winans' administration. The
book also ignores the fact that the
Democrats received from the United
States the sum OF Si2O, s65.66, which
must also be charged to them. Here
is discrepancy in the Democratic
showing OF S678, 50e. "a. This, added 20
the taxes raised during Winans' term,
show the cost OF his administration 70
be So, Sal, ,553.76.
The Republican administration, on
the contrary is entitled TO large de-
duction from the taxes levied during
Rich's term, In estimating the cost of
his administration. The sum of Si02, r
423 was raised for repairs, improve
ments and new buildings, made neces-
sary by Democratic neglect. This is
no part OF the cost OF running the
state government. When this deduc-
tion is made IL shows that the Rich
administration cost the people only
81, ,2l7, ,02G. SO, or 1923, ,626.ls less than
Winans' ADMINISTRATION.
The Democratic handbook, by tell
ing only part OF the truth, is expected
TO deceive the people into rcpudiating
the best and most economical state
government they ever had
This handbook pretends To be a
statement OF the cost OF running the
state government under the two ad-
ministrations, and yet that IL is an
! imperfect statement, intended only TO
deceive. Is apparent from comparison
of one part OF the book with another.
After representing the total receipts OF
the Republican administration at s3,-
go, 350.5s, 10 charges the administra-
tion with total disbursement OF ST.
1870, 757.40 This leaves a discrepancy
/, In the Democratic statement OF SJ,5l9,-
4O6. SO 10 be accounted for. Even II
tho disbursement OF the educational
funds, arising under constitutional
provisions from the collection OF spc-
, ciflc taxes, Is charged up To the Rich
, administration, the discrepancy Is by
no means removed. The total amount
OF specific taxes collected during the
I last two fiscal years Is 81, 2s4 $50 06.
} This, added 10 the total tax levy of
{ 1924, makes the receipts of the Rich
administration s., 905. .OO9. 90, or 81 e3i,-
747.76 short OF what the Democratic
handbook" chargcsthe Rich admins
tration with disbursing.
: Nothing better shows the dishonesty
: OF Democratic campaign work more
than this one fact. In the first place
: the Handbook" exaggeratcs the total
g Of disbursements far beyond what II
can possibly be and then includes in
the disbursements for running the
state government the disbursement of
the educational funds, which are In
no way connected with the running of
the state government. A moments
reflection shows the dishonesty ef such
4 n charge against the Rich administra.
: tion. The specific taxes nrc turned
4 INTO the primary school fund by the
/ express provisions Of the constitution
3 and are expended for educational pur'
. poses alone. The receipt and cxpcndi-
ture OF specific taxes, being thurs ex.
!. pressly dictated by the constitution, Is
q not affected by change Of administra.
= tion. but remains the same. The
A present administration merely col.
D iected and expended for educational
- purposes just what the constitution
1 and laws require II n faithful oh
g servance Of the constitution and the
!" laws Il an offense in the eyes
q OF the democracy, then the Republican
" administration pleads guilty. But the
u receipt and disbursement OF specific
Il taxes has nothing whatever TO do with
d the expense of running the state gov
ernment. The only purpose OF allud