The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-27

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! ordinary expenses, referred to above,
1T will readily be seen that the most
| strenuous efforts are being made to
| keep expenses at the lowest point pos
s1ble consistent with efficient service
and without Gripping the state insti-
buttons.
i Have Improved State Service.
After a most thorough investigation
or the whole situation have no doubt
we shall be able to improve the SER
vice in every department of the state
and show saving of more than one
half million dollars during the present
administration as compared with the
preceding two years, taking into con-
sideration the growth of the institu-
lions and the conditions under which
tne business is managed.
That Memorial Building.
1t is only fair to the legislature to
say that when It appropriated $780,
700 Tor Memorial building it expect
ca the money would be taken out of
the fund received from Washington
In payment of old war claims, but all
the money thus received from the
FEDERAL government has necessarily
been used to avoid stamping warrants
mot paid for want OF funds" and the
Memorial building will have to be paid
Tor out OF the new tax levy.
IL is also due to the members of the
ways and means committees of both the
mouse OF representatives and senate to
say that they worked for weeks by day
ana by night most faithfully and earn
estly to keep down the appropriations
as low as possible. The actual appro-
Prlatlons OF the present legislature were
nearly three million dollars less than
the amounts asked for by the various
institutions and departments of state.
Local Taxes Heaviest.
The local taxes in counties cities,
townships and cchoo1 districts are the
taxes that constitute the heavy burden
on the taxpayers. For instance, in the
city of Topeka, which probably COM
pares favorably with other large cities
IN Kansas. the local taxes amount to
$l4.25 on $1,000 valuation as against 81. 25
for state taxes. The average throughout
the state shows that more than Sc is
paid for local taxes for every 81 that
is paid for state taxes.
Economy Started in 1908.
Beginning with the 1905 session of
the legislature there has been a general
assault on eevry form of Unnecessary
expense In our state government by
the men who are scornfully referred to
by the old-time politicians as reform
ers." Hundreds of names of men and
women who did not render any service
whatever in return for the money they
received out Of the state treasury have
been strickn from the payrolls of this
state effecting a great saving to the
people, and many thousands of dollars
have been saved to the state in the
last year during this administration in
this same way.
Other States More Extravagant.
I challenge any man to name a sim
gle state in the Union, (resources, pop
ulation and institutions considered) that
has anything like as efficient a state
government that does not cost more
money for the administration of its
public affairs than Kansas. 1 shall be
pleased at all times to have any citizen
who is not ashamed to sign his name"
to state publicly or write me personally
of any extravaganza in any department
OF the state government. 1t is my pur-
pose and constant endeavor to place the
pubic business over which I have con-
troll on a sound. economical basis. Any
from any citizen or officer
of the state that will assist in accom-
plishing this end will be much appre-
GATED.
Dollars Worth Work for Dollars Pay.
No man can work for this admins
tration who is not capable, Industrious,
of good moral character and worthy of
q responsible position in any respecta-
BILE business house. I am determined to
esta blish a model state government, not
parsim onious, but economical and eff |
hcient where for every dollar paid out
OF the state treasury honest value will
be returned to the state.
W. r. STUBS.