The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-14
ExTRAvAGAAT
TALSrH00DS.
PETIT POLITICIANS AROUND THE
CAPITAL MAKE FIGURES
.,E
Alledeed Statistics to Show Extravs-
aance Of the Hsdley Admin, strstion
Rejected by Democratic Convention
But Published by Cheap Politicians.
The Real Facts.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Oct. i0.--Al-
though the resolutions committee
of the Democratic state conven-
ton he'd In this city Sept. IA re-
jected, by unanimous vote, some
alleged statistics prepared by some
of the one-horse Democratic pol
itfcians around here in support of
the charge OF extravaganza
against the present state admin
istration, these alleged statistics
have been printed from time to
time In some of the Democratic
newspapers and campa gn docu-
ments. A Eabored effort has been
made, by Misrepresentation of
facts, to Bhow that under Republi-
can administration the different
state departments have been more
expensive than under Democratic
administration, and particularly
that the expenses of the govern
or's office and the executive man
sion have beeng reater under
Gov. Hadiey than under Gov. Folk.
The facts of the case, taken from
the books o. the state auditor,
which records were doubtless full
ly known to these fabricators, are
as follows:
During the first 20 months OF
Gov. Folks administration there
was spent for contingent ex-
penses, incGding furnishings and
other incidental expenses of the
governors office, the sum of S6,-
1865; and for the first 20 months
of Gov. Hadiey's administration
there was spent for the same pur-
poses for, the governors office,
the sum of Sa,S21 Al, which shows
that instead of Gov. Had.ey hav-
ing spent more, he expended s2,-
265.51 less than was spent for
similar purposes under Gov. Folk
The same difference exists in so
far as the expenses Of the execu-
tive mansion are concerned. I'm
der the first two years of Gov.
Folks administration the expenses
of the executive mansion amount
ed to S16,365.06, while under the
two years of Gov. Hadiey's adj
ministration the expenses of the
executive mansion, assuming that
all the appropriation will be ex-
pended, amount to S13,500, or a
difference of $2,s65.06 less spent
by Gov. Hadiey than was expend-
ed by Gov. FOX.
The Republicans have had .he
decency not to cite these examples
as charges Of extravaganza aga MT
Gov. Folks admin in'stration, but in
the littleness which characSsrizes
some of the Democratic criticisms
of the present adm lastrlticn a.ych
| items as these are offered as -
rious arguments why the peoP.e
should elect to office the puo c
| officials who do not represent
them, but who represent special
| interests.
| Equally mendacious and tncor-
rect are the figures Furnished in
support of the statement that the
| different state departments have
been more expens,ve.y conducted
under Republican than under
Democratic administration.
| The Democratic c Senate con-
CURED with rhe Republican House
in approprlating money Tor slr-
rey and team for the use OF the
governor and his famiiy-an up
preparation not scGght by Sow.
Hadley. Now the Democrat c lead
ers mention this team ana Dar-
rey as an item Of special Ugnifi-
canoe in the List of "extrava-
| gances" they have compiled. That
is The Democratic way in Missouri.