The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-10-27
BUILDING
A STATE
WHAT WAS DONE, WAY, AND
WHAT 1T COSTS.


ExirgNaeaLSe Of stale government
"a charged by Joe w. McNeal In his
effort 70 IuegIe the figures and mis-
lead the public he undertakes 70 com
pare The different Offices or items in
different states without truthful analy-
sis on honest comparison. and in no
place does he risk telling the peopls
what the total cost Of state govern
ment Is
On his printed circular he gave a
comparison like this:
Cost OF Governors office in Okla
homa per year fifty-seyen thousand,
three hundred dollars; IN Iowa four
teen thousand. two hundred sixty.
eight dollars per year; In Kansas
twenty-five thousand, seven hundred
dollars per year II this statement
was true II would Indicate that the
Governors Office in Oklahoma was
very eStrayagant, but the statement
is false and MIR. McNeal knew when
be printed these figures that he vas
publishing false statements to ihe peo-
pie OF Oklahoma The Kansas figures
are correctly quoted from their State
Auditors report The Iowa figures
are false he true figures being fifteen
thousand. four hundred thirlyfour dol
lars for the year. lsee last report Of
Iowa State Auditor, page six
We then turn 70 The records 10 see
what the true cost il OF conducting
the Governors office. Including all sal
aries and other Office expenses, aud
ind what are ihe total appropriations
made for The Governors Office ID Ok
lahoma See Session Laws regular
session second state legislature, page
twenty-six, where you win ind that
the total amount OF money appropriat.
ed for running The Governors Office
and including all expenses OF the Of
flee aud five hundred dollars travelling
expense for ihe Governor amounts 10
the sum total OF fifteen thousand,
three hundred dollars for the year
Consulting the State Auditors
voucher record al the end Of the last
fiscal year and you will find that the
Governor spent very little OF the tray
cling expense. only a part Of the sta
tionery and other miscellaneous ex-
pense appropriations. so that deduct
Ing ihe amount saved the STATE the
actual expense OF the Governors Of
hce is about twelve thousand, two hun
dred dollars for the year Other
items expended under the direction OF
The Governor or approved by him are
no part OF the expense OF conducting
the Governors Office
Reading on page twenty-six of the
Session Laws above referred to you
win see that in his effort 10 dsceive
the people into believing that the
Governors Office had appropriations 81
fifty-seyen thousand. three hundrad
dollars for the year McAeal includes
forty-two thousand dollars Of items,
such AS rewards for capturing horse
thieves. expense in the sale of public
building lands. aid to local officers Ia
enforcing the prohibition law. and
other items with which the Governors
oliics has nothing whatever to do ex-
cept 10 examine and approve the &C.
a counts before they can be paid In
this way McNeal adds gorty-two
e thousand dollars to the appropriations
Il made for the regular expense Of the
Governors ofIice. when ne knows the
truth to be That less than fifteen thou
sand. three hundred dollars a year
cover the entire expense Of all saIsr-
les and supplies for conducting the
s Governors Office.
Is man fit for Governor Of this
Il state who will deliberately and know.
, iuaiy make such false statements tc
the people?
The question ia IN analysing what
It costs 10 run state government
Since McNeai takes Kansas and Iowa
4 for Oklahoma comparisons 80 will We
?, The average cost Of running the gov
q. ernmant OF the State or Oklahoma foI
the three even years has been tive
million. forty-nine thousand and
eighteen dollars per year. while Kan
/. sas cost three million. six hunoret
Eixty-nine thousand, FIVE hundred thir
ty-seven dollars. and Iowa three mil
!, lion. six hppdred forty-hye Thousand
eight hundred six dollars. In othei
WOTufs UNfN NrAiHrp AttA tN8" t'o'
a nearly double what Oklahoma spends
IS and we 40 further and state that there
= Il not ! Republican state in the unioF
+, that conducts rs state government p
as low cost per capita as the stat'
Of Oklahoma, Let Mr.. McNesl NEE
this statement instead Of dodelne i
Juggling the figures, and resortirs t
y false statements. The records Of Ok
4, lahoma give these facts and the rec
K ords OF the other states are in oa
y possession and open to the inspection
4 of anybody who cares 70 see them
n OKLAHOMA TERRITORY
Mr.. McNeal, in printed circular
seeks to compare the amount Of take
collected from nineteen out Of ih
Is thlrtylfve Oklahoma Territory cour
10 ties in the year nineteen hundred sex
% On for me expense Of Territorial COY
q ernment With the amount Of take