Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
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The executive council has distracted
! from the files or suppressed protest
that was made by one of its members
against the increase of the taxes of all
the people, and diminutiop of the taxes
of the railroads.
All these things and many others the
executive council, composed of the gov.
| ernor, the auditor, the treasurer and the
secretary of state, has done. What
more could ring of political scoundrels
! do in the way of Systematically looting
the state treasury?
1t has also been learned that In 1898
a number of gentlemen, railroad man
ayers and capitalists in the east, con-
ceived the idea of placing themselves in
control of the political organizations in
| several of the western states. Nebraska
and Iowa We're especially marked by
them.
! 1t is known that Frank Jackson, then
secretary of state in Iowa, and president
OF large insurance company, and pos
affairs, was selected by these men, and
that Mr.. Jackson went to New York,
and was there at the time he was nomi-
mated for governor. 1t is known that
almost the first thing he did after his
| other schemes, that of changing the
method of taking the census. Knowing
persons are also aware that every time
any member of the executive council
has objected to any of the various plans
proposed he has been threatened suffi-
GENTLY to drive him into submission, to
avoid political extinction.
1t will be remembered that when
Senator Waterman told Auditor Nc
earthly that the legislature had cut the
allowance of janitor service for the cap
itol building from s2S, 900 to SIC, 900 Nc
earthly smilingly replied: "Oh, we
(meaning the executive counciD can
get around that" And the executive
council did get aronnd it by simply
transferring useless employees to another
payroll When Auditor Mccarthy
wanted to educate his sons, but didn't
like the idea of paying the expense from
his own bank account, he thought,
"Well, can get around that" So his
boys were put upon the payroll and
drew full pay while they were attend
ing school, When Auditor McCarthy' s
attention was called to the fact that the
looting of the treasury had put the state
in debt 100000 beyond the constitu-
tional limitation, he tried to ''get
around that" by saying the constitution
meant bonded Indebtedness. But the
auditor failed to make his point, and he
has not yet SCOT around that" While
it has been shown that thousands and
tens of thousands of dollars have been
wrongfully taken from the state treas
ury, anyone who will examine the fig
ures can plainly see that but small
portion of the crookedness has yet been
discovered. That the members of the
executive council should have done the
things which have been proved against
them is indeed startling, but if proved
wrongs are startling the frauds and
crookedness indicated by the following
| figures are appalling.
At the end Of the year 1898, when
Jackson's administration as governor
began, as nearly as can be ascertained
| by the official report, there was in the
state treasury $4Ss, O5s.95. During the
entire administration Of Governor
Boies he was calling attention to the
| fact that the expense of state govern
ment was to great and urging the gen
eral assembly to enact laws looking to
greater economy. During the last two
years of Governor Boies' administration
!! the state revenues derived from taxa
ton amounted to $3,182, 944.41. Sub
| tracing the amount left by him in the
| treasury and it will be seen that the
amount of tax money expended beyond
| his last two years was 81 1894, 1856. 46. With
| the state institutions all paid for, and
| the declaration of Governor Boies that
extravaganza was resulting from then
existing laws, it was to be expected that
| the Jackson administration would be
able to conduct the affairs of the state
| for much less sum than had been ex-
| pended during Boies' last term. Yet in
the face of these facts, and by direct
act Of the legislature, to be found on
| page 110,acts Of the Twenty fourth gen
eral assembly, it was provided that for
| the years 1885,; and 1895 there should be
raised by taxation $2,60O,OO0. By an
other act OF Republican legislature,
general as ss nsts 9f hs a 5na
for the years 1896 and 1897 there should
| be raised by taxation 81, 100000.
4 Make a comparison from July 1, 1891
to July 1, 1923. Revenue from taxes SO,
1872, 944.41, ard a balance in the treasury
of $4SS, 058. 95 !; or net cost to the tax.
| payers for these two years Of 81 1894,
855.46. This under the last two years
of the administration of Governor
/ Boies, when Governor Boies said to the
legislature that the laws permitted ex.
trayagance. The revenue provided fcl
1896 and 1897 by taxation was $4,000,
900, and it is now admitted by the
auditor that there was de
ficit on June 80 last of $780, 900
The net cost of two years under
Drake in taxes has been $4,000, 900
Subtract the cost under Boies from that
under Drake, and it is found that the
.atter's administration for two years ha.
cost the state of Iowa in taxation 81 ,
705, 14.54 more than that of the former
And it is certain that at the end Of tn,
year this amount will be increased
$500. 1000, making a difference Of two
years under Boies and two years under
Drake Of $2,205, 114.54.
4 Under these circumstances the peopl,
are calmly told by the Republican con
vention at Cedar Rapids that the ad
ministration Of Governor Drake ha,
been economical and clean. jackson
was chosen as leader in 1894. But he
the representative of a great insuranc.
company, the choice of a number O
! New York capitalists, dare not face tn,
people for second term. He was sue
ceeded in the governors chair by {
railroad president, Drake, and Drak,
was driven from making the race thi
year because the politicians knew thu
i people would defeat him.
| AS their choice this year for governo
the corrupt politicians present a banker
a money lender, chattel mortgage
freak. Verify, the railroad companies
the insurance companies and the bank
ers have taken charge of the people O
the state of Iowa; taken charge Of tn,