Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-11-03
REPUBLICAN extravaganza
IN THE MANAGEMENT OF STATE
AFFAIRS SHOWN BY COMPARE
TIVE STATEMENT COMPILED
BY AUDITOR GORDON.
D { M 0CRATIC ECONOMY
Means a Saving Of a Quarter of a
Million Dollars Per Year to the
Taxpayers.

The following comparison of the ex
penses and receipts of the offices con
Quoted by Republican and Democratic
State officials for a like period of tint
was made by the Hon. John p. Gordon
compiled from the records in the Aud
itor's office, are authentic n official
and speak for themselves:
THE GOVERNORS OFFICE.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Under Governor Folk, d Demo-
crat, for twenty months, from
Jan. l, 1907, to Sept. l, 1905. 81 2,216.11
Under Governor Hadley, a Re-
publican, for twenty months,
from Jan. /, 1909, to Sept. 1,
1910 3,9S2.29
Which shows thai 1t is 81, 1861 IS cheaper
for the people under d Democratic Gov
ernor than 1t Is under a Republican Gov
rnor.
CURRENT EXPENSES OF THE GOV
ERNOR'S MANSION.
Under Governor Folks adminis-
tration for twenty months, from
Jan. 1, 1907, to Sept. /, 1908. 81, S67.63
Under Governor Hadley, for
twenty months, from Jan. /,
1909, to Sept. l, 1910. ........... 4 1858. 22
Which shows that this department cost
the people $1,785.59 more to maintain
Republican Governor Hadley, thar it did
Democratic Governor Folk for 20 months.
For the same length Of time under
Governor Folk 1t cost the people
for the improvem@ of grounds
at the Governor Phansion. ..,.$ 74s.25
While under GoYEfnor Hadley 1t
has cost the poUdAsor the same
time .........is J......" 1,s71.1O
Which shows tfkt even in this depart
ment the Republic n Governor cost more
than twice as mue{ or $924.S5 more under
a Republican Governor than under a
Democratic Governor.
Under Governor Folks administration,
cost the people anything to buy a can
and surrey for him. but it cost $s73.75 to
furnish a Republican Governor with q
surrey and team.
We will give just a few items to show
why a Republican administration of the
Governors office is more expensive than
q Democratic administration. The people
are paying Governor Hadley $1,000 a
month board for the servants. This is
something which no Democratic Governor
ever asked, or was paid. He has five SER
wants, which would be $4,000 per month,
and for his term it will cost the people
50, 8S0.00 more than any Democratic ad-
ministration in this State. Every Demo-
cratic Governor has furnished his own
horses and surrey, but the first Repub-
lican Governor the State has had in forty
pockets of the people.
Democratic Governors, when attending
meetings out of the State, paid their own
expenses, but Governor Hadley charged
his expenses of a trip to New Orleans
to attend a Child's and Woman's Con-
gress to the State. The present Repub-
lican Governor does not seem to think
that goods made by merican labor are
good enough for his use, consequently he
has imported mansion table linens from
Scotland.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Under Acknowledgement Hadley,
for twenty months, from Jan.
/, 1907, to Sept. l, 1908 .........$ IS, S69. "
Under General Major. for twenty
months, from Jan. 1, 1909, to
Sept. l, 1910 ................ 7,41S.27
Which shows that General Major has
saved the people in this one item 1851. Is.
COST OF LITIGATION.
Under the Republican Attorney
General for eighteen months,
from Jan. /, 1907, to July /,
lB0S 5,fSl.o5
Under the Democratic Attorney
General for eighteen months,
from Jan. l, 1909, to July /,
1910 39,O31.lS
OF the amount, 500, 037.1S $2S;417.7 8 was
inherited from General Hadley's admins
~tration, which shows that it cost $685.
TEL. SO more to run his office under a Re-
publican Attorney General for eighteen
months thar 1t does under a Democratic
Attorney General.
GAME PROTECTION.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Under a Democratic administra-
ton, from Sept. l, 1907, to Sept.
/, 1908 .$13 ,148.2 rs
Under q Republican administra-
ton for the same length Of
time, from Sept. l, 1909, to
Sept. 1, 1910 ................. SO, 205. 81
Which shows that under a Republican
administration 1t costs the people $780,
062.3 80 more than under a Democratic ad-
m~inistration.
We will give a few items Of expense
under the Republican Game Warden tc
show where the money goes:
He has spent in the last six
months, for birds, which means
pheasants SO, 468. 81
He spent for chicken hens, at
s~eventy-five cents zach ........ 450. OF
tie has spent for t%elephoning
and telegraphing about young
pheasants ..............:....... 1894;
lie has spent for express n
freight the sum of ........... S71 81
lie has spent for chicken coops in
the last six months the enor-
nous sum Of .............. 2,727.4(
He has spent for bird eggs...... 2,775.1J
Ills stationery and printing bill
for six months is ......."..... zoos. 30
Tie has bought horses for the
Game Farm to the tune Of ..... $50. OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OFFICE.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Under a Democratic administra-
ton for twenty months, from
Ian. /, 1907, to Sept. l, 1908. !. s ,S71.2
Under General Rumbold. a Re-
publican, for the same length Of
time, from Jan. 1, 1909, to Sept.
1. 1910 Z Aha &,