The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-27
MICKEY'S DECEPTION
Sample Of His Juggling With Figures To Deceive
The Taxpayers of Nebraska

The Taxpayers of Nebraska.
In his efforts the public Indignation against the
and unwaaned increase in the States debt Governor
Mickey deception disgrace
scrupuous ward politician. There law maxim old
as jurisprudence itself Fasus in uno Fasus Omnibus false in
thing, false eveythng) applies with particular fitness
shonored citizen" Hon. John H. Mickey Time and space
will permit exposure all of his fraud and deception dur
this campaign The Independent will cite example that is
illustration of governors fraudulent hypocrtcal
methods. Here it is:
In letter given the press of the State for publication in
explanation of the the States debt Governor Mickey
stated that due expenditures for permanent
improvements and cited the following list Of expenditures:
New normal school at Kearney s5oooo.Oo
Building state fair grounds 100000
New chapel building at Peru 4350O00
Additional land Hastings asylum 1000 90.
~.Iaaaas~ 80 100000
Hospital at Lincoln, building barn 100000
Soldiers and sailors Home Grand Island, erection of
building quartermaster building laundry
building, etc 15ooo.oo
Soldiers and sailors home, Milford hospital
Institute for feeble minded youth cold storage plant
Institute for feeble minded youth, kitchen
Deaf and dumb institute, Omaha waterworks
structon 100000
Board Of Of public lands and buildings, paving
adjoining capitol 100000
Penitenary building, furnishing same erecting
24o steel cells, and sewerage l26.5esoo
Soldiers and sailors home Milford power house,
Total SAT- $500
1t that the Legislature authorized appropriations as
listed the table abovebu governor
truhfuy say that those expenditures responsible the
debt he show that the buildings
made and issued payment is in this
practices his investigation the
records shows that the
made they are made and
issued payment the states debt will be
increased that When Kearney normal school
building paid for by issued the
S5OCU deeper in debt hen the paving capitol
grounds paid for the will be 100000 deeper in debt
The following table shows the actually expended for
D improvements listed in the governors table above
Expended.
\ New normal school at kearney, 367.5l
< Building at fair grounds, 2944 20
Z New chapel building at Peru, H. 1853 80
Q Additional land at Hastings Asylum o.oos59
Q Insane hospital at Norfolk, 6O535 35
Soldiers and Sailors home, Grand Island, erection of
store building, quartermasers building, laundry
building, 1926
Soldiers and Sailors home, Milford hospital 6.3l7OO
Institute feeble minded YOUTH cold plant
Institute for feeble minded YOUTH kitchen ll.O0
D Deaf and dumb institute Omaha works
\ struction - l72.7s
X Board of public lands and buildings street paving ad
joining capitol .o(
Penitentiary building furnishing and erecting
q steel cells and sewerage l2O15l.51
D Soldiers and Sailors home, power house, l33o2.2
D Total 1898 096.71
1t will therefore appear every intelligent citizen that thu
chief of great State of Nebraska has falsely claimed
to have expended S4l563 90 for permanent improvement
when in truth he had onU expended S2380966 Do at
such worthy of support for second term the
ernors chair?
* Furthermore governor in his letter press with
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