The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-04

the only reforms accomplished since
the Republican party returned to pow
er in the state are as follows: Civil
service in the state institutions, parole
law, juvenile court law, state deposi-
tory law, tuition at state institutions,
state printing reform, return of Okla
hOma prisoners, primary election law
and better enforcement of the prohibit
tory laws From these facts" he
said, lit is readily to be seen that Gov
ernor Stubs Is not alone entitled TO
credit for the reform accomplished
but that the seed was sown by the
governors who preceded him in the ex-
ecutive Office and that most of the re-
form laws were enacted before he was
called to the governors chair"
Increase of Taxes.
Governor Stanley then took up the
increase in taxes. driving his points
home with figures quoted from state
records. He took up the appropria-
tious for the executive department
showing that in 1900 they were S14.-
600. in 1910 $4,000 For the ad-
jutant generals department, the ap-
preparations in 1900 were $23, 45a- In
1910 they were ST1.foo-
In taking N the increased expenses
of the bank commissioner and the
penirentiary, Governor Stanley explain
ed that these two departments had
always been considerCG political and
that they were usually used 10 pay
political debts
an 1900" he said with five en-
ployes the appropriations for the bank
commissioner Office were S11.456. In
1910. with II employees the appropria-
| ton is s34-500. In that period there
| has been an increase II so per cent in
| the number Ct banks under state su-
pervisiOu AMI an incrr ase of 200 per
| cent in the expense of the department
AT the penItentiary for 1900, with
1900 convicts- the appropriations were
S151.251; in 1910, with 81 convicts,
the appropriations are s19S.0 900. A de-
crease of One-third in the number Of
convicts and m increase of 90 per cent
/ in the cost IN other words. the per
! capita cost per convict in 1900 was
Sis. In 1910 IL is s225. an increase
Of more than a hundred per cent
/ There is another thing. too. OF the
increase of s4i.749 in the cost of main
/ tenance. with one-th--d less conviCts.
s39.67O goes t. increased salaries In
1900. 800 couvicts and 9S employees
( Those employees drew in salaries $64,-
! 0OO- In 1910. So conVtcts and % en-
{ pIoyes- Th0~e 80 employees draw in
[ Salaries $4,000
IN 1899 there wero $50 inmates in
/ the Topeka hospital and the main
/ tenance appropriations were $4,000
I IN 1903. the number cf inmates 1.121
and the maintenance appropriations
I 100000. In 1900 the salaries were
/ $4,000: in 1910 they were $50. 900. So
/ it costs $4,000 more for salaries and
/ only $4,000 more for the main
/ tenance of the wards of the state
/ AT Osawa+1rnie there are less in
mates. or were in 1908. than there
/ were ten years before but the appro-
priations had crept from $4,000 to
/ S1SS.000. Thirty-three per cent OF
| this increase is for salaries and s per
/ cent for maintenance The high cost
of living applies only to the employees,
/ apparently, and not to the unfortunate
/ inmates
IN 1899 the total number of en-
/ pIoyes in the state service including
| everyone that drew pay from the state.
was 1.O3S and they drew annually in
salaries 1875 5a0.76. In 1910 there
are 1871 people on 5he state payI oils
and thev draw in salaries S1.51s.0SS.