The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1900-10-12

"The state of Colorado during the |
last two years has passed through the
most disrcputablc and dishonorable ad-
minstratlou that has ever disgraced
us since we have become common
wealth / want TO call your attention
to some facts that are self-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 TO the eyes OF
the people of the state. they VIII ma
some very curious reading. They VIII
find that we are slow in learning, but
will be slow to forget.
During Governor Routt's admins
tration in 1912 there was Il surplus
of revenues In Colorado of Il very mod
crate amount. In Governor Waite's
administration i'll 1881 there was a
deficit of approximately $4,000. Dur
ing Governor Mclntyre's administers
ton in 1SD5-G the surplus WAS over
$4,000. During Governor Adams ad-
mlnistration in 1878 there was 500
600 surplus. During the present ad-
mlnistration there Will be deficit OF
approximately 100000. This VIII De
lowered somewhat by the fees obtain
ed from filing articles of Incorporation
in the office of the secretary of state,
and the correct amount ut the end OF
the present administration Will be
about $l75,O0O.
AS a result of Governor Thomas
administration our state institutions
which are the pride of our state, ana
some of them are becoming the pride
of our whole country and known all
over the world. have had 10 borrow
money at the banks TO keep them run
ming. In order To reach this extra eN-
pensc, but not in any degree TO lessen
tod a
of undisciplined and indiscreet people
to devise way, not for cutting down
the expense, but whereby the people
of the state pay additional taxes to
| the amount of 100000. You and l,
and all of us whose homes are here,
are interested in the TAX of the state.
This additional tax is to be levied on
land values only. Fellow citizens, the
present administration has been the
most expensive we have mad IN the
history of the state Allow me TO call
YOUR attention to some of the depart
mcntS.
"A brand law was passed some two
wears ago which provides that all
| brands must be recovered and re-re-
corded from time 10 time nj the eN-
| pcnse of $3.50 each. with the under
| standing that the money thus raised
would give II fund of $4,000 year
| for the determination of coyotes and
mountain lions. Many of you have
| doubtless paid his TAX. In year ana
| half it yielded $4,000. out of which
| $4,000 has been paid in salaries.
This does not include the salary OF
the secretary of the state. 1t does in
clude 81 800 per year to the wife of
| the secretary of state. who Is chlet
brand clerk. 1t includes the salary of
81 200 paid to the daughter of the sec
rotary of the state, who is assistant
brand clerk. 1t includes the salary of
four more clerks and l think II IN
| cludes also two cousins. but as TO
whether or not that Is true l am not
able to verify.
THE adjutant general. who spends
not more than enough work TO equal
two days in II week. has spent over the
limitation provided by the Legislature,
| $1,000 per year, and he has taken polit-
zeal trips from Washington 10 Cali
| fornia, for which You. the taxpayers of
Weld county, have to pay.
I'VE hayc collection of minerals
in our state house-any one of you
would be glad to do this work for 5000
a year. They paid in TWO years ST.
GOO in salaries.
'"lhere is also land board which has
done some very scandalous 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 $I.SOo per year, and has
three extra clerks employed at $1,000
| per year. | could go by the hour over
the records and | could show you that
there are employed in and about the
state house ut Denver not less than
fifty employees at salaries of from ST.
! 200 upwards, whose sole business has
been TO further the attempt to elect
the governor of this state TO the Unit
| ed States Senate.
when | say that the state warrants
have not been worth over 30 cents on
the dollar | take ii from the columns
of the Denver Republican of July 9th
and September 9TH, when these war
rants were offered by advertisements
for 30 cents on the dollar"