The Dickinson press., 1898-10-29

whesrewlthl rs rnsy 5sshi Enmount. Not
only did the Republican admlnistra
ton encounter the ;oycrdraft, but un-
paid bills and claims were filed in the
auditors office to thr amount Of $11O;--33
600. for which warrants were not is-
sued, on %acconptl of there being no
funds TO pay the same. This bringts
the total expenditures ri the Populist
administration up to Sa73.5Sn.01.
According to the records IN the treas
urer's once the t.st:1l; collections made
by NickOlss:Snr the r"c.!it of the general
fund durfntesst the 1fwsss If 1875 and 1896
amounted to $7S4,4!5.0S, and OH the
LIST dayYof JaylJary 1897, st1tereTFTwas q
balance Of $1Gs.48 to the credit of said
fund. There were. unpaid bills and
claims IN Jan. i. 1S0T.sttooiittlRe IFAAmount
Of 8 4.GS2.44.
Thus It will be seen that the total e <
penditurrs for the twn years of 1919
and 1896 were tile total collections less
the cash. balance Of, sIS4.43S.Gl and the
unpaid Iills IT sss34,6S2.44, making n to-
tai Of $S19.121.O4.
In regard tn, funding warrants, there
were issued funding warrants for the
purpose OF paying the deficit Of the
poDullat administration. AMI to pay the
Legislative csrcrses of 1S95. lin all,
S21D.OOO. ard $4,000, were issued in
1896, making a total Of S23O,OON. Dur
ing the years 1866 these warrants
were all redeemed except the small is-
sue. of $2O.Mn. which was outstanding
on JAM, 1S073sssAddinR.this $2O.GO to
the two years. expenditures. the total
cost Of running the state by the Repub,-
lican administration was $8S9,121.O4.
the Republicans running the state for
$134,459.87 less than the Pops4-the
same length Of time being taken Into
consideration in botltS cases. The total
collections for the general fund for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1907, were $s33S5,
,5O2.11,. and on the LIST day of January,
1893, there was $S.178.1G balance to
the credit Of the general fund, which
makes the expenditures for that year
less than the preceding year.
Statements have been made that
there will be a deficiency of about $$5O,-
600 in excess Of the deficiency left by
the Populist administration ..@at theTend
Of the present YEAR. The following are
the facts, which cannot be refuted: l
the iseSeraI counties, that the personal
property assessment for the present
rear, M enualized by.thes state board,
amounts to 500 029. Ssl. The amount
ofItnxes for the stnte general fund, on
.this valuation. will amount to $S7,153,-
( The revenue law is such that this
vii, he Maid prior to Jan. 1, next. 1t is
.lao safe TO say;t tint at least S5O, 600
viii 10 colIected froIiHHthe delinquent
roai estateztnxea forced Nv sale in De,
cen,her nexf. / fact. there are over
= on daIinnuant taxes due from the
several counties: so that nv estimate
~ realizing $4,000 from that ought to
he yery conservative.
Then there are The real estate taxes
levied for the present year, amounting
10 s24a741.OO for the general fund, on
.. Valuation Of S85,45S.2 200, and 1t is
prior 70 jan. ne1t: Anen -. so, ess 900
railroad taxes, wnicn. ale oseI ~ s1S 49,
due 70 the general iuhu oI ,ls = SUI. so,s
and Whicn, Wlthout uouu. Mlil us pau
Eefore the . PEE cgn. pena MY aaen
on l next. mus u WIN De seen Ecu
that the Q OF revenue Mn.cn al
with certainty De aepenoeu upon a.o -
now to January VIII NOUN y
$~232,l3S.6S.
1t Will DC see Una ..ne .o.a. sApe
lures by the pop9 lns - m,ps.a .sr.'s
amounted to $e7s,bsoOl. DIVIDE rus
ainount py MenaslU ,ea,tniaa ass,andi.
We n e enc ret a. 90
The total axnend,t,,res nv the Repub.
licans from the time they took charge
In 1895, until July /, 1893, amounted to
$1,41s.2se.se..Divid this BY forty.two
months nssn ana inc a eae a1o 20 Ape nhich Il