Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-31

/
he following statement Of appropria-
ions for the Legislative. Judicial. and
| Executive departments for the last
our administrations together with
| he deficits of the Democratic admin
strations.
| Appropriated Deficit
Gov. Adams. $e55, ,44286. .$161 .22o.71
Thomas ..,... 834,69875. 193.s35.35
orman 1,227 ,43S.3o. 143,o4e. 13
Peabody .... $50, 1887
You will note that each of the three
Democratic administrations has had a
deficit in the operating expenses Of
the State Government
The present administration has
about 5000. 10000 on hand. OF this
$500. 100000 will be used to redeem
bonds at the end Of the biennial period
leaving very comfortable balance on
hand in the State Treasury on Jan
uary I.
| In order that no misunderstanding
may occur regarding the responsible
| 'ty for the above expenditures. It is
'air TO say that very large portion
" these appropriations were used to
pay the salaries of state officials and
employees and for other purposes spec
ifed by law for which the State As
sembly is alone responsible.
| However. If you desre to use these
| figures in order to compare the va
rous administrations, you will note
that they are very much in favor of
The present administration
| The per capita basis is perhaps the
| arrest way to show a comparison be
ween the Peabody and the last Adams
| administration.
The population. wealth and bust
ness of the State have very much in
rreased since Governor Adams assum-
ed Office.
Some new departments have been
added by the Legislature, and others
have been very much enlarged by law
This would naturally increase the
operating expenses of the state gov
| ernment.
| The school enrolment has Increased
since Mr.. Adams term, from 1923 900
to $4,000, or As per cent and II is fair
to assume that the population of the
state has Increased at least SO 1-3 per
cent. during the same period.
| This would make the ave., age pop
Ilaton when Adams and Peabody en-
tered office 100000 and $4,000 re-
spectiveIy.
This means that the appropriations
for the executive, legislative and judi
cia departments for the Adams ad-
mnistration were s1.ee per capita.
while those for the Peabody admins
tration were but $1.53 per capita.
General Incidental Fund.
That portion Of the appropriation
which the State administration may
be justly held responsible for. is the
general incidental fund. Practically all
of the other expenditures are fixed
by the legislature.
You may get an idea which admins
tration has been the most economical
in supervising these disbursements OIL
the state, by noticing the following
comparisons of the Incidental funds:
Adams administrations. $50, 200. 90
Thomas administration 80. $4,000. 90
orman administration .. 1926, 5000
Peabody administration .... so.313.oe
i
in which Governor Orman disbursed
the enormous incidental fund allowed
him by the Legislature is matter OF
history.
But the Democrats decline to discuss
the Orman administration, In fact
they are ashamed Of it, and prefer to
90 back to the Adams administration
Of seven years ago.
And they can only make respecta
BILE showing in the cost OF the Adams
,erm by juggling the figures and ms
stating facts.
II viii be noted from he above |. al
at. A1ams had $oO,2vU.0O In the Incl
uental tuno and tnat Mr.. Peabody nae
p7u,31o.OU. MIR. Adams Incidental func
~ost ,ne people II cents per capita
wniIe that OF Governor PEABODY cos,
.ne people but "a cents per capi,a, no, I,
~Itnstandins the increase in the oepar,
mems by the Legislature.
You VIII tind That any Just and iaiI
way in which the ngures may De
taken Will show that the Peabody ad
nnnistIation has been both business
axe ana economical and entirely ire,
rom extravaganza Or scandal.
One OF the ways OF deceivng yol
adopted by the Democrats is the me III
I'd oI taking the revenue authorize,
and assuming that II will all be spent
; charging the whole up TO the Peabody
administration. although they know
DIS well as you, that a very large por
uon OF these revenues Will not b,
collected until the next term, and io
chat matter. for years TO come
Another method OF deception, par
,icularly OF the Denver News, is I.
include all OF the expenditures author
ized by the Legislature in announcin,
The Peabody expenditures, and show
ing the disbursements OF Governo
3 Adams administration with simila
. items lett out.
Furthur evidence OF the premsdita,