The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-17
COST OF GOVERNMENT
HAS NOT INCREASED UNDER CUI-
BEhsoN ADMINISTER ALTON.
MIR. Dasbieli Ncntiiatcs Statement
of ropui.st Allen and Quotcs the
ENnct Figures in Proof.

Austin. Texas, October i5.--Hon. Noah
Allen. populis,, of Galveston. recently az
dressed the paople Of Columbus on pending
political issues. The Galveston News OF
October IL reports him in part as saying
that under democratic management of
State affairs the annual expenses are rapid
iy Incre0s ng, as will be seen from n COM
parison between tbs administration of Gov
ernor Roberts ana that of Governor Gull
berson. The annual cost OF running the
executive office under Culberson was SIS, 900
more than uuder Roberts. Ths cost of run
ming mo executive mansion was $500 more
per dnnum under Culherson taan under
Roberts. Tie expenses OF the treasury de-
partms mt We're Sl3, $50 per annum more in-
der CUlherson than uniey Roberts. The
eomptroller's office. s26,li0 more. he ad.
jutant generals office $i9i5 more. depart
ment OF agriculture and insurance S4a60
greater The general land Office. with less
lana 10 .Sok atter was Sl7, 9oU greater under
Culberson than under Roberts The at
torney general's office so2iT per annum
greater nnder Culberson, making total in
e. S.se per annum under Culberson OF S3l9,-
2io,"
The foregoing statements OF the d.st,n-
gutshed populist are grossly inaccurate.
during tue four years OF Governor Roberto
administration tGere were Appropriated to
the executive department OF lie State gov
eminent, $t0l,S60; 10 mansion and grounds
soooo TO the attorney generals department.,
Si2.INS; to the aitutanl generals depart
m6nt, $685., 100; to thc treasury lrnartnlent
S6o,10Q TO tha eomptnoll,r's departing NJ,
Siol,t,u; 20 the lana department. $g1S,G
and to the department Of insurance and
statistics, $S0,70o The department OF agts
culture was rot IN eX tence during he
hrst two yesrs OF Governor Roberts al
m.nistration. During this four years OF Gov
ernor Culberson's administration there
We're appropriated 10 the execu1iye 5epart-
ment OF TIE State government, SSH .s5l; to
mansion and grounds $40 500; 10 tae at
terney generals department. SIS, $40; 10 the
adjulant generals department, $iaS 500; to
tAe lre9 vry department, $685. geo TO the
comptroller's department S1i4 49e; Ia the
land department. SaS9,25l, and 10 the ie-
psrtmert OF agriculture, insurance. statis-
ties and history, S2S2sV.
In other words, sel3,i2S were appropr.
at,d TO this foregoing departments during
Governor Roberts four years OF admir- stra-
ton. rh lie sS59,2is wsne approprietei 10 ,hs
same departments Curing the four war, or
1oNernor Culhe,son's administration. THIS
recofd Is remarkable whey II Is ramem
beled 4 at the population n 1880 was abou,
l'lO0, OCo NAile IN 1895 It l. moro han
oiV,eoo, ana the busincss OF all OF the > de-
partments, except that Of the adiutant gen
al, has doGblsd in volume since me f,rS.
year az Governor Roberts ADMINISTRATOR
y DO hot know where Mr.. Alien secursg IN ,
Information shics warranted am In NAV
ing iae statements s,iributsd 10 him by tle
oaiNsstcn New. The figures which / havs
euSasi are compiled from the gsne.ai an
pNpWation bills passed by the sixte@n'b
serenteenth, Tweaty-fourth Ana TaSa en,i'
iifta legislatures, They can De easl,w va.
ned by any person who vans to ksow N.
$3.50 l.. T. DAshieu.