The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-08-31
AN OPEN LETTER.
Some Cold Facts Worthy of Deep Con-
SideratiOn.
FIGURES WONT LIE.

sources that you In your campaign
speeches, in attempting to explain
away the state records as compiled 10y
myself Ill a certain pamphlet entitled
stubborn Facts make use of general
assertions that are very misleading to
the public.
You are quoted as saying, in sub
stance. THAT the valuation of the tax
able property of the state is practically
the same as under republican rule: the
tax levy is only little less than for
merly; the amount of money in the
state treasury Is about the same now
AS when the populists came into
power. Now if the populsts have saved
nearly 81 500, 10000 as they claim,
where IS it! What has become of lt?"
Now blr. TrOutman, don't you know
that the populist paid republican deficl-
ency bills to the amount of S17O $50. 3S?
Don't you know that the populIsts
reduced the state tax levy S71, ,324.3G?
This amount then was not collected
from tie people at all.
Don't you know that $1,46O.20 was
pad to your own father-in-law for
sandwiches, etr., for the so-called
Douglas house Of Representatives?
Don't you know that at the end of
the fiscal year, June 3Oths 1894. the
populists turned back into tie state
treasury of unexpended balances
SlS9, ,657.0S, which is the largest uneX-
pended balance in tue history of the
state?
Don't you know tIiat f)r the three fs-
i years OF 1889, 1890 and 1891 the re-
pub!!cans expended 7S.513.I5 foi
state printing. while under populists
state printer for the three fiscal years
1892, 1898 and 1894 Il ere was expend
I'd only 1927 ,541.68 for state printing
leaving ii balance IN favor of the popu-
lists of S150,971.27?
Don't you know that the popuiists
saved the taxpayers $244 $4,000 III
reduction of salaries of county officials,
which amount would not slow up in
The state taxes tut ii coul y taxes?
Don't you know that S315, ECO go
was exrended ON public works which
is $l71 10000 more than republican,:
expended Oh public buildings during
their last terul?
Don't you know that S65, COO GO was
paid for the world $ fair exhibit, and
Jhat IS, 671 O3 additional was expended
out Of the state printing fund fol
world S fair printing?
Don't you know. that the total ap-
.ropriation less 10y the legislature OF
1898 (pop.l than 1891 trep.l is S15.095.-
AZ?
Don't you know that there VIA
1922, ,S54.42 of tax taken from Il e
shoulders of the common taxpayer by
the populist board of railroad assessors
when they equaliZed the railroad
assessment with other property OF the
state? This tax consists of state,
county, school and n.unicIpal tax, only
a small part of which is state tax.
Don't you know that our Eopulist
board of equalization has made Il re-
duction in the assessed valuation OF
real estate in tlie. western part OF the
state on account of hot winds and de
probation in values, Of over nineteei
millions of doiiars?, This will relieys
the western farmers and taxpayers oi
many thousands Of dollars in lakes thi.
year.
Don't you know that wien the pop
iilists came into power there WAS $40,
O25 81 belonging to the school funo
that was uninvested by tile republicaI
school fund commissioners and wLicl
should have been bearing interest fol
the state school fund? This amount
helped to make up Il large balance il
the state treasury of which republican:
boast.
Don't you know that in 1898, unde.
bopulist rule, the state tax levy wa
the lowest ever known i'll the history o
the state. and also that there was NOR,
money in the state treasury than eve
known before? And Tie balance o,
hand June 30ih, 1894, would have beer
about 1925, 900 greater, had it not beei
for the unusual expenditure for th
erection of public buildings during til,
year; also by reason of tile reduction o
one-teutl of one mill in the state la.
levy.
Don't you know that the republican
boards of county commissioners remit
I'd 1898 railroad taxes or penalty il
the following counties?
Marion --------- ---------S 4-e31
Reno 1890
sumner -----. Ga
waoauGsee ------,-------- e5S
.Ieter>ou As
Cowiey --a-.- 9,e>3
Total 1881
r Kailroad lax WAS alsD r.un;tttd i