Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-10-22
State Register Editorials.

Inc OtdLe fNeSlsCoT, tne leading re-
publican paper of the state, during
the Legislative investigation of the
public printing and binding plumber
of the State Treasury published the
following articles denouncing the
robbery. But since the republican
refused to lop off the con-
plumber of the treasury by the
printer and state binder, the
Register ceases to agitate for reform
in these departments. What that
it vas then and the fact that these
are endorsed for two years
more demands the defeat of Republi-
can candidates for the legislature.
Here are the Register articles:
4. Feb. 23.-''It is repeatedly stated
that the Register has encouraged the
blanket examination of state institu-
tions. 1t has done nothing of the
kind. We believe the house deserves
great credit for tabling the Carney
resolution"
S. Feb. 27.-"Legislatures rule these
matters and it is difficult to induce
legislatures, boards of supervisors
and city councils to favor laws that
will decrease the number of places for
friends, even if the decrease will re-
suit in decreasing the expenses of the
treasury one-quarter, one-half or
more"
6. Jan. 26.-"Auditor of State Nc
earthly has clearly proven that he
furnished the appropriation commit
tees an estimate that there would be
only 1856, $50 available for extraordi-
nary appropriations, and the further
proof that the regular session APP
propriated ST. S9, 245. 25-or nearly
double the amount available for ok
traordinary appropriations! THE MEN
WHO MADE THESE APPROPRIATIONS
ARE NOT SAFE MEN FOR GOVERNORS
AND CONGRESSMEN."
Z. Feb. 4.-"The state of Iowa is
being rapidly plunged into bonded
indebtedness"
s. Feb. 14.-"The Register makes
no complaint against any and all state
county, city and town officials who
earn the salaries they are paid. The
abuse complained of is in the employ
ment of deputies aud clerks to per-
form the labor the officials were cleo
Ted to perform-an abuse that has
been steadily increasing"
8. Feb. 11.-"The Register is for
all investigation of everyone of the
departments from the office of Gov.
Drake down, and no ifs and ands
about it. Let the legislature begin
at the top and go down to the foot of
the list"
10. Feb. 9.--''Representative Lam
bert added a resolution for the APP
pointment of IN additional commit
tee to make specific examination of
the printing of blanks for the census
and other expenditures. A deep still
ness fell over the house as it Was
read"
Ii. Feb. 24.-"We are persuaded
that the state has been practically
robbed in its state printing and bud
ing, and we have said so openly and
above board. We have proved it, loo,
and it simply remains for the mem
bers Of the legislature to say whether
or not they are in favor of paying
more than a commercial price for
state printing and binding. The case
has been proved beyond any doubt
III. Feb. 2~l.-AEx-State Printer
Roberts (of Fort Dodge5 confirms the
claim that while he was state printer
type6etters often earned as much as
$1l0 a week. He admits that much
was paid to each of twelve typeset-
tiers week."
IL. Feb. 25.-''The printing and
binding investigation have satisfied
all that the state a save probably
$40, 900 in those departments alone"
ID. Feb. 26.-"Is it is d crime to
ie8pose rottenness and robbery con.
neetea with Iowa's new census
In January and February, 1897, the
Regis..ar said just what the democrat
ic press is ..ing in October, 1922;
There vas not alone 'rottenness aud
robbery" in the work of pr.ias
the new census; the expenses in al,
departments were vastly in excess of
actual needs. And when the lepis-
lature attempted .retrenchment bv
cutting off supertiuous jAnitors, con-
mlttee clerks and other employees
whose principal bushes was the
drawing of salaries, the attempt was
nullihed by the executive council,
which employed the discharged per-
sons in other capacities where they
were equally superfuous, but where
they continued on the pay roll. The
The Register told the true reason
why the legislature, while making a
snow OF it, did not economize, when
1t said that it was difficult for it and
Tor cards of supervisors and CITY
councils to favor laws that would de-
crease the number of places for
friends. The republican party in
Iowa is in the hands of a machine.
the machine maintains its supremacy
by the conferment of spoils upon
henchnen, and while the macliue is
paramount reformation of the abuse
OF rewardlng partisan workers with
slnecures will be impracticable. 1t
was SO last winter, and it must al
was be SO till the republican party.
upon whose success the ascendency
aud power of the machine are on
tlngent, is defeated, and the enact
nlent and execution of the laws en-
trusted to other hands. No such
scandals and extravaganza as charac-
terlzed the administrations of Jack
son and Drake characterized the adj
ministration of Boies. The latter was
economical and honest and clean. as
hat of Fred White would be. If the
debt Incurred since Boies left the ex.
ecutive office is to be paid, taxation
reduced, and state affairs
for the benefit of the public and not
for the enrichment of spoilsmen
by robbery of the people, a change
OF party government is absolutely
necessary.-Telegraph.