The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31
4 SPLENDID RECORD
REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Effects Big SAVING
Appropriations Not All Used-A Comparison Of Republican
Methods with Fusion Methods Sketches
OF the Republican Nominees

fairs of the state. shall give way 10
the fusionists who SO shamefully dis
sipatei the state funds and 81 gen.
orally preyed upon the interests OF the
taxpayers. Is the question the voters
must decide, II Is not n choice be-
tween parties so much as II Is q choice
between public honesty and public
thievery. Government Is expensive
enough when conducted honestly and
economically. and the political party
that exists only for the spoils and
profit there Is In II Is unfit and unsafe
to trust with the management OF the
AFFAIRS Of such a large corporation as
a state.
The f,sionists. for the sake OF
~loaves and fishes" are trying to In
duce republicans to vote for Thomp-
son for governor on condition that
they vote for the rest OF the republican
ticket. Everybody may not understand
that the governorship. from a party
standpoint. Is by far the most impor-
tant office in the state government.
More than 30 per cent Of all the APP
pointments to Office are made by the
governor. and, should the fusiOnists
elect only their candidate for governor
II would turn owe to them again all
the state institutions and nearly all
the important department appoint
ments. Republicans have been APP
preached. too, by fusionists with prop
ositions to trade on congressman. but
so far az Is known without much
change in results.
As a matter Of fact there Ia no
danger OF any candidate on the repub-
lican ticket being defeated and X re-
publicans avoid trading in votes and
those who believe in the party Of pro-
gress and prosperity vote as they be-
lieve, a solid republican delegation
will be sent to congress and the repub-
lican state ticket will be elected by
upwards OF Is 900.
However, It takes votes to elect n
ticket and republicans should go to the
polls on election day in solid phalanx
and vote IL straight. No republican
should remain away, as a few stay-at-
home votes in each precinct amounts
in the whole state to thousands and
might be the means of defeating the
republican ticket.
Here are a few pertinent questions
for the fusion campaign managers to
answer:
What has become of the brands and
marks fees?
How much interest on the perma-
nent school funds did Meserve pay
over to Meserve?
What was there about those pigs
"Your Uncle Jake" Wolfe sold the
state that made them worth $124 each,
or 10 cents an ounce?
Does an election to congress entitle
a congressman to and board In
a state institution for himself and
family?
What has become of the 227 inter-
lopers at the state institutions?
Where are the books and records
of the Institute for Feeble Minded
Youth and where are the surgical in
struments that were there when the
fusionists took charge?
Where is the $500 the state didn't
get for timber cut and sold from state
land at the Soldiers Home at Milford?
How long have the merchants OF
Nebraska been selling linen, laces and
fancy underwear as groceries?
Was II fear that the cows would go
on q strike that prompted the fusion
superintendent of the asylum at Hast
ings to buy $4,000 pounds of anti
quated butter at double the market
price?
Was II to accentuate his opposition
to the trusts that the fusion oil in
spector pocketed $500 in fees belonging
to the state?
Did the manipulation OF insurance
fees cost the insurance companies the
same as 1t cost the state?
Did the wool in those cotton cloth
suits bought at the Hastings asylum
come of of "Your Uncle Jake" Wolfe's
1924 pigs?
Was IL to instruct the little children
of the Home OF the Friendless in the
crude science of Indian warfare or tC
enkindle patriotism that the Battle.
Axe brand OF plug tobacco was bought
Under the late fusion administrator
the department OF Public Lands ant
Buildings was the hotbed OF scandal
The head OF that department unloadet
fancy" live stock on the state at fabu'
lous prices and land leases were jug
gled and armed out on an elaborate
scale. This was one department wher,
TeloTh was sOTcIy Hetueu anu DeOTss
ID. Follmer was the man OF all mel
for the place. Mr.. Follmer is not onl.
a good. hard-headed business man, bur
he In ruggedly honest. and with boil
these qualifications he Is Just the maj
at the head of a department wher,
business methods and honesty ar,
highly essential. BY hard and faithful
work Mr.. Follmer has leased nearl!
every acre of school land in the state
Only a few acres of land remain un
leased. whereas his fusion predecessor
went mi OF Office with upwards of SO.
900 acres Unbiased and many leases II
jeopardy In addition. There has beef
no farming out OF school lands durini
Mr.. Follmer's term. Every acre hal
been leased as the law provides.
Mr.. Follmer has further shown tina
he is possessed of good business judg
ment by managing his department 10,
much less money than did his prede
cessor and for much less money thar
the legislature appropriated. Whei
he took charge of the department tn
funds for its maintenance were II