Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-10-28

Difference in favor Of
| pOpullStS ..... ........... 96,2I0.O9
This, my friends, is what was saved
| by the fusiOnists to apply on the pay
have been paid if the populist legisla-
ture and governor had not saved it.
| REVENUES INCREASED.
Having found the amount of money
saved by the populists, let us see how
much revenue has been added to the
state treasury without increasing taxa
ton: @@
| License money .............. $3.50 900 90
Insurance fees (increase) 1000. 20
/ Oil inspector fees. es......... 952 90
Miscellaneous items ...... 2477. 90
Railway commissioners fees 1881 55
Total .................... $141, 1,S10.55
Now let us add TO this the total saved
| on appropriations by the fusion Iegisla-
ture and we shall begin to realize how
it has been possible to reduce our public
debt.
Total money saved by fu-
sion legislature ..........S 5 96,275.0 .09
Total increase in revenue by
fusion legislature ...... 141S10.55
Grand total ............ S23S, ,0S5. GA
Deduct this amount from the total
| paid on debts and we have the follow
| ing result:
Total paid on public debt. 1916. .0eo 90
Total saved by fusionists. 238.0S5.5J
Difference ........ ...... S13S,9l4.45
This leaves $13S, S,914.f5 out of a total
Of 1876, 100000 to account for Phillips
generosity to the state and Mckinley
prosperity. They are welcome to it.
APPLIED TO TAXPAYERS.
How does this saving affect the tax
payers of the state? Does it mean any
thing to you, my republican and popu-
list friend? Take your pencil and pa
per and do little Independent figuring.
We have saved you during the last
eighteen months a grand total Of $685.
914.45. There are 81 200 voters in the
state. Divide this saving among these
voters, and what do we find? That the
fusion legislature and governor has saw
ed every voter in South Dakota 1894
per head and has not increased taxes
one penny.
Mr.. Kittredge's Doodle wagon will be
along in few days and want to know
if any man can afford to sell his vote for
200 when honest administration saves
him $2.94 in eighteen months?
| TAXATION REDUCED.
Ever since the state was admitted to
the union except in 1891 the state tax
levy has been mills, two mills in ex-
cess of the constitutional limit At the
last meeting of the state board of as
sessment the levy was reduced 20 per
cent, an1 .ais in the face Of the fact
that we are to have session of the
legislature this winter costing $4,000
Why? Because the economy of our leg
islature and it's foresight in providing
revenue made higher levy unneces-
sary. Do you appreciate this change?
Do you want to be redeemed" from de-
creased taxes? We will receive your
answer in November.
WHAT OF THE FUTURE?
This is our record for eighteen
months. We have not had full power
With complete control Of the state
house and public institutions, thou
sands of dollars can be saved which are
now squandered, and the present state
debt can be wiped out in two years.
How? If the same ratio of debt-paying
is maintained for the balance OF the
fiscal year and for the following two
years which has been witnessed during
the first eighteen months OF populist
administration, we shall be able to re-
duce our bonded debt $62S.320 by the
1st of January, 1900. We now have on
hand in the treasury and available for
use $122, ,OO373. leaving only $114,S77 to
be made good during that time by econ
omy in administration. That this can
be easily done with the assistance of in
creased revenue derived from higher as
sessments on corporation property
there is no doubt whatever. When the
debts are paid. then 1t will be time for
our republican friends to commence
their work of redemption. Mean.
while the state tax levy can be reduced
to the constitutional limit OF 2 mills on,
the dollar Does the Kittredge machine
offer you any such show? Do the men
who 60 moaning over the country talk
ing about "redeeming" the state make
such propositions? No, they do not and
they will not, because if they gain the
reins of power they will enter upon the
same wild reign Of extravaganza which
characterized their career prior to the
election of 1896.
s SAME EVERYWHERE.
The same splendid record has been
made by the populists everywhere.
Kansas was debt-ridden and officially
polluted. The state has been redeem