The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-02-02
SATURDAY,. FEBRUARY 2, 1896.
NEVADA'S UNhEAS0NING EXTRAV'
AGANOE.

We have already shown that the
State OF Nevada is preposte rously ex
travagant in many OF ner public expend
i ures; and have fhown that in pr
ocular Of the salary paid the Governor
OF this State we are liberal to an unwar
rantable degree and that we pay our ex.
ecutiye official more by from one to foui
thousand dollars per annum than il
paid 10 the Governor of any other'State
and that Nevada IL not as able to incur
unnecessary expense as is Rhode Island,
whose Governor receives but 81 900 per
annum.
We ave not much opposition to our
idea that the salaries OF all our State
officials should be reduced, the chief ar
gument against such an action being
that competent men could not be secur-
ed for any less compensation. In an.
swer to this We would ask the simple
question: "Do the other States succeed
in securing competent officials for the
Soioi "iOy olloi hiu aiSo ds q JUS
ness proposition. whv are We not capa-
ible OF doing AZ well NJ they?
Our high State officials receive sala-
ries which are far greater han the aver
aye OF those paid in the United States,
and in many cases double the amour,
paid. In Nevada the Secretary OF State
receives 81, 900 the State Controller $50
90; Treasurer, $1,000. Our Judges OF
the District Court receive $4,000 and
$1,000. The total amount paid our JUS
tices Of the Supreme Court for their
term of office is $33 900, which is alto
gether too much-far more than the
present financial cond ton OF the State
warrants. Following are some statistics
showing what officers in other States re-
ceive Tor their services and it will be
seen that all these States have a greater
population than Nevada and their re-
sources, prospects and intrinsic wealth
are in all cases greater than those of our
State.
In Nebraska the State Auditor, Secre-
tary of State, State Treasurer and Judges
of Supreme District Courts receive u
uniform salary OF $500.
Iowa-Secretary OF State, 50, 200; Au-
ditor, 1900; State Treasurer, ~, 200
Judges OF the Supreme Court, $4,000
District Judges, 81, 500.
Kansas-Secretary Of State, 5 1000
Auditor, : 1000; Treasurer, ", 500; Dis
trict Judges, $500; Supreme Court
Judges, $4,000.
Oregon-Serretary OF State, 81 500
State Treasurer, $500; Supreme Judges,
$500; District Judges, : 5000.
Washington-cerretary of State, 81, 800
State Auditor, ! 1000; State Treasurer,
$1,000: Judges OF the Supreme Court
$4,000; Judges OF the Superior Court,
4 1000.
MISUNDERSTANDING OF State, 81, 800
Treasurer, 81, 25o: Supreme Judges, $50
90; District judges, $4,000.
North MISUNDERSTANDING Of State, $40
90; Auditor-Treasurer, s. 1000; Supreme
Court Judges, $4,000; District Judges,
$500.
South misunderstanding of State and
Stale Treasurer and Controller, 81 500
each Judges OF the District Court, $2,0
90: Supreme Judges, $500.
The salaries OF all our State officers
should be reduced. Measures should be
entered at TIE present session OF the
Legislature to effect such an end. We
have talked TO several silver party mem
bers, who all say that the State finances
are in good condition and that no legis-
lation OF This character is advisable at
this time. We do not believe in locking
the stable door after the horse is stolen.
Let MS not wait in State matters until
bankruptcy stares us in the face before
we discontinue Ia throw money away.
We Shall have more to say on Ibis sub
ject later on.-Hntrrprise.