The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-06
Sedgwick County Politician
Talks of Tax.
Answers Stubs Attack on the
Ways AMI Means Committee.
REGRETS STATEMENTS
Mr.. Jewett Thinks Stubbs Has
Gone TeO Far.
Memorial Hall Excuse Is Weak,
He Says.
REGRETS STATEMENTS

AS fast as Governor Stubs pulls the
poisonous arrows of Increased taxes
from his administration. another swift
" fying shaft comes darting into the
wound :.
she form of a flesh tearer comes from
f b JeWett a member OF the leglS-
lature from Sedgwick county Mr. Jew
EFT was a member OF the ways anu
means committee of the mousse
Mr.. Jewett is of the opinion tnat
Governor Stubbs made a great mistake
when ne mentioned the Memorial nan
deal AMI he has it doped that the gov
ernor would give anything 10 reI n1.,
sJhe complete statement given ous by
the member of the unlucky ways anu
rneans committee reads as follows:
st have no desire to mix In the GURUS
Stubhs controversy except perhaps as
a sort of a corrective proposition as d
lover of the truth. Mr.. StubDs mas
made the statement that the taxes OF
this wear have been increased 10 the
anoun1 of $2Oc. 900 on account of the ap-
proprfation of that amount LOT INC
building of the Memorial pullulIs "
commemorate the services OF the SOL
dfers and sailors of the civil war. ne
~avr that the ways and means COM
mittee thought that 1t would not III
crease the taxes but that 1t mas NOV
having been a member of the ways anu
means committee, I desire to retort by
saving that the ways and means com
,uittee did know just what 1t was aDouI
and that Governor Stubbs Is mistaken
when he says that the taxes In TINS
state have been increased by that APP
rropriation He does not charge the
committee with any vicious acton Dut
simply with ignorance respecting III, ne
effect of its actions. This is charltaole
and most of the members were useo u
II before the session was over.
Where Money Came From.
ct wish that 1 could be equally char
liable respecting this statement OF the
governors. 1 think that he knows thdl
the taxes In this state for the next two
years have not been increased by tnal
appropriation but in the heat of de- /
bate, being unjustly charged, as ne IS |
to some extent, on account OF the IN
creased tax levy, he allowed the state |
ment to slip out and perhaps by TINS |
time has regretted it. The people of
the state are aware of the fact that the |
state collected from the federal govern |
rnent over half a million dollars, prac- !
tfcally all of which had been been out i
standing against the federal govern
ment for nearly forty years, and most
of which account accrued out of Incl
dents connected with the civil war ana
later Indian depredations occurring |
Just at the close of the war.
Immediately when it was known
that there was a probability that the
government would allow this claim
there grew up a strong sentiment In |
this state that a portion of it should
be used to erect memorial building to
commemorate the heroic services of the
men who preserved this government
and that it could be done without MAX
ing direct levy of taxes for that pur-
pose and that as large portion of the |
fund had direct and indirect connec-
ton with the civil war, it was fitting !
that the state should do So This |
sentiment perhaps did not permeate
certain of the administration forces
very deeply. but it did nearly every
body else.
Couldn't Use State Cash.
Now the act making this appro-
priation refers to the source from
which the money was to be derived
and it specially states that this appro-
priation for the building of this Me-
mortal building was not to be available
until this collection was paid into the |
state treasury. This provision was
made for the reason that at the time
of the passage of the act the money |
lad not been paid by the general gov
eminent and it was intended to pre-
the hands of the state treasurers should
this money collected from the general
government for any unforeseen reason :
be not paid. 1t is unfair, therefore, to
say that this appropriation has in
creased the taxes of this state. al
though it would have been right for
this state to have builded this Memorial
building if it had increased the taxes
to that amount Whatever deficits |
there were coming over to this adj
from others and whatever
expense accounts were created by this
are independent items
existing and created without reference
TO this appropriation and which would |
have existed and have been created
without reference to it. AS a matter
of fact this administration has prof1ted |
by this collection from the government
to the extent of nearly or quite $4,000
"E B. JEWETT"