The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-07-26
Some Facts Given in Reference to the Expense Of the Nation and
County. in Whih The Recorder Defes RefutioD- Some In
tereStin9 Figures.
INDEBTEDNESS INCREASED S23,5S5.67
The County Dmodak Administration Turned Over ndebtedneM N23D
whhh has been Increased BY the RepubNm Administrator -Four le6s
N35SSS7--ndehedness win ReAh twenty-five thousand hmAylS

thc uittd Spduu pat iSpuuiiCuu pap
ers are just now rejoicing over the
fact that in the past nine years there
has been collected en- taxes from the
people, under the Dingley law III
million dollars more than has been
spent. The astnte politicians and
staticians of the party are now max
ing comparisons with the revenue
under the Wilson German law, and
are gloating over the fact that there
was deficit under that law of l32
million dollars. OF course we are to
understand from the position they
take upon this matter that all that
Is necessary to make man rich is to
tax him to death.
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For the benefit OF The Recorder
readers we have gathered together
some facts OF the workings OF the
two Dingley and Wilson German laws
and the comparative expenses OF the
different administrations for the
past thirty years. These statistics
are taken from the Statistical Abb
stract, gotten up by republican
board, and it would be useless to
make an effor TO coBtroyert these ig-
ures. The figures giving the condi-
tions In this county are taken from
the records In the county recorder
and clerks Office, and II would be
equally futile To attempt 10 say that
they arc In any manner doctored to
suit the occasion. So far as the
{ statements In regard to county affairs,
| the books of the county are open to
the inspection OF anyone and any
taxpayer has as good right TO de
mand that they be shown him as has
the writer.
While 1t Is not the purpose OF The
Recorder to uphold the administra.
tion OF President Cleveland, as he
came near representing the latter day
repuhlicapism, but at the same time
it will do no harm to make some
comparisons. Under the Hayes ad.
ministration the annual expenditures
OF the national government was 25s
millions. Under the Gartield-Arthur
administration the expenditures av-
eraged 256 millions. The average ex-
penditures of Cleyeland's admins
tration from 1884 to 1886 were 269
millions, or an increase over the pre-
vious administration OF 13 million.
/ Harrison succeeded Cleveland IN 1885,
and the yearly expenditures OF the
/ Harrison administration averaged 800
I millions, or very visible increase
over any previous administration.
In 1896 Mckinley was elected, and
under his administration the Dingley
bill was enacted into law. The effect
/ to so heavily increase the receipts
of the government, by taxing the
people, was TO increase the expendi-
lures to an average of 5ll million a
year, or 100 millions more than was
spent under the administration OF
Mckinley.
1t may be argued, with some logic,
that this increase was necessary by
reason OF the Spanish merican war
But we will take the present Roose-
welt administration then, and the
showing is even worse. The average
expenditures under Roosevelt have
been $50 millions or - millions great
ter thar the expenses under McKin-
leg. when we were conducting war
with foreign nation. This vast ex-
penditure of money vas more than
twice what IL was under Cleveland s
tiIst administration, and 229 million
more than what they were under
Cleyelaud's second administration.
At the rate of the appropriations
made for the next fiscal year, II Il
safe to assume that the average rate
will bc more than double OF what
they were under Cleyeland's second
administration. and almost double
/ ~nat they were under Mex kinley' ::
of county Affairs as they now exist.
"a.
In len5 the levy was raised fron
$500 the highest levy made by tbt
! democrats. 70 s3.Io. The abstract
Of the county clerk for this yea
shows on January 1st tie apparent
floating warrant indebtedness WaI
sI3. 2Gq. - and the "cash H. tg4~9
ury applicable to same vas ~, =
, which still left an actust 01 80
ness in foaiing warrants 49, - -
or an Indebtedness In fic49X U&f
] rants greater than when I1l 90
hy the deoucrsts .wo ye411 = - p.