The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-16
Glance at the Books Shows That IN
der His Guidance the State
is showing Steady
Gain.
TAX LEVY IS REDUCED
Some Things For the Men Of Iowa to
Ponder About Just Before
the Primary Elec-
tlon.
Special to The Gate City.]

[Special to The Gate City.l
DES MONIES, May 16.-At time
when the business men and others
with their money invested in Iowa are
demanding that there be more busi-
ness and less politics and are there
fore asking what Governor Carroll has
done for the business interests of
Iowa, the governors supporters and
friends are pointing with justiiable
pride to the financial record of Iowa
during the two years that Governor
Carroll has occupied the executive
chair.
When B. f. Carroll assumed the gov
ernorship on January l, 1910, there
was in the general fund of the state
the sum of s225,217. BY May of that
year the fund increased until it had
reached the munificent sum of $1,056,-
600. Towards the close of that year
the fund showed slight decrease but
when the books were balanced April
80 1910, the total amount in the gener-
al fund had assumed gigantic proper
tions, reaching s1,165.000, or nearly
twice what it was when Governor Car
roll assumed the reins of government
and began his business like admins
tration OF the affairs OF Iowa.
During the time when this vast sum
was accumulating, Governor Carroll,
BY the application Of business meth
DDS to the business sfairs Of the state
was able to reduce the tax levy to such
an extent that thousands of dollars
were saved to the taxpayers of Iowa.
And yet with the magnificent increase
in the general fund and material de-
crease in the tax levy OF the state
there was not one single cry that
stinginess was being practiced in the
conduct of the affairs of the state. 1t
Is coming to be realized that this quiet,
unassuming governor is business
man who is giving the affairs of the
state that same care, economical man
agement which he would give to his
own private affairs.
Sound business men and good citi-
zens genrally, when confronted with
this record are wondering why he
Should be retired and the governor
snip given to another in order that
the Iowa senators may proudly boast
tnat his retirement is an endorsement
OF the course they have pursued
towards President Taft and his legisla-
tive program.
Il II is deemed necessary to enCorse
the Iowa senator's, the men of Iowa
believe that it can be done in some
manner other than retiring man who
during the first two years he has
served as governor has made bust
ness record which has seldom bnen
equaled and never been surpassed in
the history of the state.
iney even go still further and sug-
sest that the proper place for the Iowa
senators to seek endorsement is in the
s'aee convention and not by the re-
publican nomination for governor
What connection" they ask. is there
petWeen the choosing OF the republi-
can nominee for governor and what
.ne people of Iowa think of the Wash
.uston record Of Senators Dolliver and
.ummins? They are not candidates
lor reelection and national issues
are not involved in the question OF
whether or not the republicans of
,owa Shall endorse the capable and
pusihess-like administration of Cover
aor carroll by according to him that
"n'ch has never been denied to any
uuier republican governor who asked
"a denomination at the hands of his
paIly Tor second term
u the people of Iowa are satisfied
ml.h reduction in the state tax levy
aaa an increase in the general fund
81 tae state, why should the United
ae sea'es senator's declare that they can
~. De properly endorsed unless the
lau VINO made possible this record 10
a.ed ~ for the republican nomina.
uon for governor? :
,a aese are things for the men who
~ese pride in Iowa to ponder about
The Mar. 49,