Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-10-12

"Thc state OF Colorado during the
last two years has passed through the
most disreputablc and dishonornble ad-
mlnistration that has ever diseraced
us since We have become common
wealth. l want To call your attention
TO some facts that are sclf'evident.
We are going to have another govern
or, and when the record OF the diner
ent executive departments OF the state
OF Colorado are opened so the eyes OF
the people OF the state. they will Ind
some very curious reading. They Will
find that We are slow In learning, but
will he slow TO forget.
During Governor toutts admins
tration In 1891. there was surplus
OF revenues In Colorado OF u very mod
eratc amount. In Governor Waites
administration In ls:ei-i there was u
deficit OF approximately $4,000. Dur
Ing Governor Mclntyrc's administrs!'
ton In 1856 the surplus WIS over
$4,000. During Governor Adams ad-
minIstraiion In 1875 there was II sJo,-
600 surplus. During the present ad-
minlstration there viii be II deficit OF
approximately $4,000. This Will be
lowered somewhat by the fees obtain
cd from iiling articles OF Incorporation
In the office OF the secretary OF state,
and the correct amount mt the end OF
the present administration Will be
about StI5.O00.
AS "A result OF Governor Thomas
administration our state Institutions,
which are the prId. OF our state. and
some OF them are becoming the pride
OF our whole country and known NIL
over the world. have had TO borrow
money ut the banks To- keep them run
ming. In order To reach this extra cS.
pcnsc. but not In any degree To lessen
our expense. he appointed committee
OF undlscipiincd and indlscrcct people
TO devise "A way. not FOR cutting down
the expense. but whereby the people
OF the state pay additional taxes TO
the amount OF S'SD.pDJ. You and l..
and all Of us whose homes are here.
are Interested In the tax of the state.
This additional tax II To lie levied on
land values only. Fellow citizens. the
present administration has been the
most expensive We have had In the
history OF the state. Allow me- To call
your attention To some OF the depart
mcnis.
~ brand law was passed some two
years ago which provides that NIL
brands must b. recovered and rr-rc-
corded from time TO time Mt the cx.
pcnsc OF $40 each. with the under
standing that the money thus raised
would give u fund OF S2i.IS u year
for the determination Of coyotes nnd
mountain lions. Many Of you have
doubtless paid his tax. In year and
n half IL yielded $4,000. out OF which
Sl2,po has been paid In salaries.
This does not include the salary Of
the secretary OF the state. II does In.
cludc Si,Sp per year Ia the wife OF
the secretary OF state. who il chief
brand clerk. Il includes the salary Of
Sl.2po paid TO the daughter OF the see
rotary OF the state. who Is assistant
brand clerk. II includes the salary Of
four more clerks and | think 1t in'
cludcs also two cousins, but as to
whether or not shat Is true | am not
able TO verify.
THE adJuinnt general. who spends
not more than enough work to equal
two days In a week. has spent over the
limitation provided by the Legislature
$4,000 per year, and he has taken polit.
ical trips from Washington 60 Cali.
fornla. for which you, the taxpayers OF
Weld county. have To pay.
We have u collection Of minerals
In our state housc-nny one OF you
would he glad to do this work for 5000
a year. They paid In two years ST..
COO In salaries.
There II also land board which has
done some very sCnndalous leasing OF
land In North park and In the south.
western part OF the state. This land
board has. for nominal sum. sold the
timber growing on state lands In large
quantities to SPECTATORS. This land
board is paid $500 per year. and has
three extra clerks employed ut 5000
per year. could go by the hour over
the records and | could show you that
there are employed In and about the
state house at Denver not less than
fifty employees ut salaries OF from ST.
200 upwards. whose sole business has
been TO further the attempt to elect
the governor OF this state 20 the Unit
ed States Senate.
when ! say that the state warrants
have not been worth over 10 cents on
the dollar. take II from the columns
of the Denver Republican Of July 9th
and September 9Th. when these war
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