Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-11-05
FAY's FIGURES WE'RE WRONG

| Colfax, Oct. 23.-The populist press
and public speakers are ATTEMPTING to
make political capital out of compare
| tive tables OF expenditures during repub-
lican and pOpulist management of the
affairs OF this state. Last Thursday
evening listened to a speech by Hon.
| John t. Fay OF Seattle at COlfax. Mr..
Fay mentioned the subject of compare
tive expenditures and gave US a com
Parati~e statement ofS he approDriat ionr
| lot the state university IN 1902 II
| 1921 Mr.. Fay has been regent of The
| university and was therefore acnuainte5
with the facts. Ills Statement was os
!oilows: That the republican Legislature
III 1893 appropriated $15O,OOO for Tho
maintenance OF the state university and
tne popullst legislature of 1897 ammo.
PIiated $oO,OOO for the same purnosn.
4h -u nc stated that the management Of
ono university had been so much better
eli Iue amount saved was so large that
All employees OF the university Iyr,,Id
vote the pOpulist ticket. '''u
Inc facts as shown by the session H.
OF 1898 and 1897 are that the rpnnhI;na,7
legislature OF 1895 appropriated 500
OOO LOT the maintenance OF the nn;ro.
sIty, S6o, 900 of this being from the oen-
eral fund of the state-that ia raisa5 ~
taXation-and $25, 900 of the amonnt
was to be paid from proceeds OF the sale
OF university lands given to the state for
the university. The republican legisla- |
ture also appropriated $4,000 OF the |
proceeds from the sale of lands for the |
Improvement Of the buildings and |
grounds OF the state university. In other |
words, the republican legislature permit !
ted the university to use for necessary
no
had been donated to the state for that |
purpose and could not be used for anv |
other purpose.
The reform legislature OF 1897 an.
propriated SIS, 900 for the maintenance
of the state university, all of which was
from the general fund of the state
which Is $4,000 more OF the money
raised by taxation than was apDroDri-
ated in 1895.
Would Mr.. Fay be willing to 90 before
public audience in his home city. Scat
tie, and censure the republican lepisIa-
ture OF 1895 for permitting the uuivpr-
slty to use for permanent improvements
100000 that was donated by the eener-
al government for that purpose?
Does he expect to make political capi-
tai for his party in this county, in which
the best educational institution OF the
state is lOcated-an educational ipstitu-
ton that will require an appropriation
by the next legislature for building and
also has lands donated by the general
government for that purpose-by ac-
knowledging that bis party is opposed
to this class OF appropriations and the
proper support Of the educational insti-
buttons Of the state?
As MIR. Fay is proud OF the record of
his party for economy" in the manage
ment of the university he might have
truthfully made the following statement:
The vote OF the reform party in 1897
would have given the university but
100000 for two years and the agricuItu {
raj college So, 900 for the same time. !
and it required the entire vote OF the re.
publican members, combined with taa .
votes OF the few refOrmers who believed
IN the proper support Of educational in .
situations, to raise the apprODrie tione to
the amount these institutions needed
The republican party is willing n 90 l
before the intelligent farmers Of Whitman
county with its record Of approximations
for educational institutions. and IL Mr..
Fay had spent his time telling his audi
ence why he is not at the present time a
regent OF the university, he might have
at least amused his audience; but prob :
ably there would have been misrepre-
sentatiOns il he had discussed that cues s
ton. When | listen to these COMPARE {
tive tables Of expenditures by populist
orators it reminds me of the old saving.
Figures won't lie, but liars will figure"
OLIVER HALL.
Men DO not vote to iniure themselves.