The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-11-02
THAT INCREASED LEVY.

poses-soms Popui:st OeAeisaeiss
Which Eater Into the Qasstioa
With the celery compound" nerve
OF the last Pop administration, and
with the same belief in the gullability
of the people, that causes the hoy
orator. in the mids: of the hum Of
plenty, to declare that there is no pros
perity. the Pop campaign managers
are pointing to an increased tax levy
this year. with the cry of Republican
extravaganza, and endeavoriny to
make the Kansas farmer believe that
his increased taxes are due to Repub-
Iican mlsmanagement. If this claim
OF extravaganza were true, the folly
OF attempting to charge it entirely to
the Repu blicans. when the Populists
had an overwhelming ma jority in the
senate and could have defeated any
appropriation they desired. needs
only to be- suggested Bat what are
the facts? The tax levy is higher
this year for u number of reasons
The growing demands of our chari-
table and educational. institutions.
which consume By far the larger por-
ton OF our state taxes, have for .
number of years strained our tax levy
to the utmost. a1d it should have
been raised some time since. and
probably would have been but for
political cowardice, Governor Stanley
oeirg the first who had the courage
to recommend what business sense re-
CURED; but. while this increased levy
or part of it would sooner or later
have been inevitable ua!ci IS q differ
ent basis of assessment could have
been reached, there were some im-
mediate causes and extraordinary ex-
penses which are interesting, in view
OF the Pop attempt to make capital
of it.
In 1892 the Populists were in con-
troll OF every department of the state
government. One by one the cam.
paign promises they had made pre-
sented themselves for fulGllment and
one at time they were repudiated
When their railroad bill failed end it
was evident they had done nothing,
Senator Jumper at one, co lceiv.d Of
the brilliant idea of re.rievin, them
se.ves by curtailing the appropria-
tons Where TO begin was the next |
question 1t wouldn't do to touch the
Governors contingent fund as that
must be used to pay Ell Titles law
firm for defending Webb McNall. |
'Maintainance and repairs" at the |
variou, state institutions were cur |
tailed until for two years they were
without repairs. Kansas was de- |
representation at the Omaha |
exposition, the appreciation was kill
ed and Immediately upon the adjourn
III ent of tie Legislature, Leedy bor-
rowed the money of the railroads and |
the Republicans had it to pay last |
winter, amount see, 900. Then they |
cut down the state printers apprO-
priation until the Republicans had to |
pay him $50, 900 deficiency and the as |
a crowaing piece OF econOny(0 they
refused to make appropriations for a
number of clerks and minor offices |
cutting off from $50 to $500 each until
the aggregate amount was SIS, 300 a
deficiency which the Republican Leg
eSlature had to meet. In addition to |
this Leeiy hal his special session
of the Legislature at cost Of SIS, 200,
which swellei the tax levy juss that
much. Thus it will be seen that a
legacy of nearly $4,000 of unpaid
bills of the Last Peoples party gov
eminent on earth" is being paid from
the increased tax Levy Of this year.
That is what it is for ami why it had
to be made.