Semi-weekly herald., 1910-10-17

aries OF the twenty-one district judges
of the entire state OF Colorado for
the biennial term. is sl6s,0 which
is but little more than twice the
amount controlled by the attorney gen
eral for his staff. Yet. with all this
money, he sends a report or message
to the Colorado state senate, in which
he explains the s1,666.G4 voucher for
Mr.. Thorne. as Fin part for this and
lin part for that as if his depart
ment were poverty stricken, and II
was hard to make both ends meet
Compare this record with the Repub-
lican administration OF Governor Buch-
tel, that preceded 1t. The appropria-
tion in 1907 for the attorney generals
office under Buchtel was:
Attorney general 10000
Deputy attorney general .... 5000
An assistant attorney general 4.SOO
An assistant attorney general 1000
Clerks and stenographers .. $500
Iotdl $2Y,6O0
That was the total direct appropria.
ton in this bill. True. the attorney
general was allowed contingent and in.
cidental expenses but, they were not
specifically set forth nor placed un.
der his control. He had to take his
chances with other departments in
bis acquisitions before the state audit
ing board, on u common fund provided
for all.
For the Buchtel administration,
there was an appropriation of slS,5OO
for attorneys fees in the Kansas
Colorado water case. ''for the purpose
of paying the expenses of the executive
department of the state of Colorado"
etc, in that suit 1t was not placed
under the direct control of the at
torney general. nor was that officers
name mentioned in the act making this
appropriation. Nearyl one-third OF this
S18,500 was paid to the law firm of
which Governor Shafroth was mem
Der. Compare that broad way of con-
Quoting affairs of this state under Gov
ernor Buchtel, with the narrow par.
tisan doing out of $1,000 fees to fa-
yorites by Attorney General Barnett
There was also an additional payment
of $1,000 incidental and contingent ex-
penses in this Kansas water suit in
the long appropriation bill of 1907
The record under Governor McDon.
a whn praoodod Govar,o., p,.btol T.,
still another favorable comparison, as
tc the way the Republicans conduct
public affairs. In 1905. the act was
passed raising the salary of the at
torney general to $4,000. which made
some difference later. Under Gov
ernor Mcdonald. the salary PROPOSE
tion for the attorney generals office
for the biennial term was:
Attorney general .....S 5000
deputy attorney general ... 5000
Assistant attorney general 80. 4,SOO
Clerks and stenographers -. 4,SOO
lotdl .-........,-. $ZV,OuO
This was the direct amount for that
office in the long appropriation bill of
sos, and he also took his chances
With other departments as to his con-
tingent snd incidental fund out of the
common appropriation for ALL
At the session of 1905, when Gov
ernor Mcdonald was at the head of
tie state. an appropriation of $34, 900
was made for the Kansas Colorado wa
ter case. This was not given direct
to the attorney general, but was plac.
ed under the control of the governor,
attorney general and state auditor.
The short appropriation bill of 1905,
also allowed vouchers in the Kansas
| N'ofado suit, as approved by the state
iuditing noald in the sum of $4,000
In contrast with the records made
by Republicans. under Governors Nc.
Donald and Buchtel, comes that of
Governor Skafroth, with the most cost
ly and expensive outlay for the office
)f attorney general, in the history of
The state. 1t has built up a powerful
political machine. but that brilliant
Young attorney of the Western slope,
3eniamine riffith of Grand Junction,
The Republican nominee for attorney
GENERAL will smash 1t at the polls in
November.