Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-10

was $757, 23i.9i Til. amount has in
or aSed Il auil,, 'xc' pit FOR lie years
S93-f-5, when I z ~nne country was
uicfins from AZ tag a ion In busi-
neS a ,,'ti ate cams hepdOlican
- un raising the rate ~ tixa n
o Al ads and lie grO-S am iuht
a ID tiLse curl OTaii n 5 Jumped,
tits- To the nj lion dollars tptn 10 "A
u,i.liUb and "A qu er ana IN Jauua y
| Of III - year tie cmOunt Ma 81 49,
9O6 - usaTly du bic ~hat H. waI ter
yeats ag'. During I'll \ ten years the
Jaxt'iU per IN lie Increased fr IN
Sil3 - To sI61.S5 The b.m tit OF This
inc ed,1 la a lr ad Xitlt n, brought
about by lie Il p b zen "A ty Is felt
b cVrrl tatp ytr in ever ,ch ol ci :
tfict in NJ CrIgan The spec tic tax
pai1 by abroad { up ratiOI gOe> into
what is popular Y CALI, d the primary
schC oil tuna ana ) distributed among
The al tncis ,cOTulng u The numDer
OF culdnn, IN 1881 the total amount
thus "a 81 ibuted was 1910 5S1.sj, Icing
81. Il per pl a In 1899 as "a e.
Qu e., &c Of Eepubl can leg alton, the
amount was SlO53, $50 80. the next
year rOuL no same, VIII l. last year
the school districts OF the state re-
'eivCd nearly a miiliun ana hsit dol
ltrS Il e eXdcl figures eing 81 ,I64,
Ol3 30. Tu ) was 81 o. T. I every pc. =
so. sCaOui axe Ia Michigan.
h iveD I the h9ureS at h I'd show ng
the =, S>amOILt o. tie rlma Y school
ulu for 1902 tn H. - llrgc'y in
C ta> over In Of a v"ar av". tire
per rapta amruf l Dting S2.J2, as
against 81 l. m 1871
~ h ; rs ta'e IL ue Of some Cor
: qu nee. T. >n't ih.a.i AIRY. nor is
IT, gusS-wolk In very manN school
districts, We, Ia majuli y II the
cDu. ties, the primary Schu' moneys
pad back TO the pc Pie he'p them
m intain thei' public ScGt Ol~ exceeds
the entire am' unJ 81 >tats taxes lev
led i'm such districts ana counties.
Here are some more figures that
have a direct bearing on state issues:
January /. 1901
state Treasury revenue balance. :ioti@j.l IA
January !, l~!H-
state Treasury revenue balance. .. %. Id
The first date mark The time when
the Democrats assumed full troll in
Michigan; the second date marks the
end OF their administration. During
tuat two years the United States gov.
ernment paid Into the St2te treasury
1920 S6j.66. II this OppOrtune pay
ment han not been received the treas
uiy revenue balances on January ],
l>93. when the Democrats reliLquiShed
cOIITOl, would have 3. cn OycrdiaHn
b, SIS. so The full effect OF Demo
attic miSman2gement WIS not felt,
how eyer, until later, for during their
Two Years OF power no public improve
ment was made, Tor were repairs even
kept up m state II StitutiOtS There
was no prJtii made 10y them for
the increasing n eds Of our rapidly
grOHi, Z state. This duty deNOlved
upol tie Republicans administration
which followed.
In this same Connection il l. inter
estlng 10 remember that on the first
day OF August, this year. the revenue
balarce in the state treasury was very
close TO g., 600 600. Republican officials
seem 10 be managing the business al
fans Of the people in business like
manner The money OF the people is
economically expended, not squan-
dered. Every department 81 the state
government i honestly administered
and Is worthy Of tho confidence and
approval OF the people.
1t seems 70 me, concluded the Sec
retaiy Of state, that the more the
people learn about the conduct OF
their state affairs 10y the Republican
party the larger will be the Republ!-
can majOritieS on election day