The Glenwood post., 1912-10-12
SHAFROTH reign
IN COMPASSION
Present Administration Suf.
fers Greatly When Com
pared With BuchteI's
THE TREASURY LOOTED

A general review of the financial
record of the 10th, 17th and lsth gem
eral assemblies, which includes tine
Buchtel and two Shafroth admiIi.tra-
tions, shows that there ha. been a
steady increase in expense Of conduct
ing the state government from the time
Governor Shafroth assumed office until
the present. THE total appropriations
of the Buchtel administrations were
So, ,444 ,593.l6) The total appropria-
tions of the first Shafroth adminstra-
tion were $3,432 ,66S.46, an increase
over the Buchtel administration of
1898, ,015.30.. The total appropriations
the second Shafroth administration
were $4,34S,S ,S4505, an increase over the
first Shafroth admins tration of $9l6.-
1869 and an increase over the Buchte,
administration of $1,9O4,231.S9. The
increase of the second Shafroth admin
istration over the Buchtel administra-
tion is within $40, 36l.27 of the entire
cost of running the Buchtel adminstra-
tion. The estimated revenues for the
Buchtel administration was $2,2S7 900.
These revenues We're collected and 4
sufficient surplus was also collected 50
that the Buchtel administration paid
all bills and turned over to Governor
Shafroth $504, ,264.67. The estimated
revenues of the first Shafroth admin
istration were 1896, ,004.40. On this
estimate they appropriated $3,432, $685.
46, an appropriation over their estimat-
ed revenues of $236, 664.06. OF these
appropriations they paid all, but in
doing SC they used the 1904, ,246.67 left
them by Governor Bucbtel which gave
them an actual deficit of $2i1 ,600.Gl
for the period. The total appropria.
tions for the second Shafroth admins
tration were $4,34S, ,s45.O5.' They made
these appropriations on an estimated
revenue of $2,S26,616.65. Thus tfey
appropriated more than they knew
they would have to spend, if their es-
Inmates were correct, $l,622 2,22S.40.
Increase in Payroll
The total first class, or payroll, ap-
preparations of the Buchtel admins
tration was 81, ,l56, ,617.95, which includ-
cd a number of small items, such as
41,8OO for the Kansas Colorado water
ease and $4,000 for the Bardwell in
vestigating committee. The total first
class appropriation for the first Shat
roth administration was ST., 4,73l.6s,
an increase in payroll for the two years
of 24S,l13.73 The total first class ap-
preparation of the second Shafroth ad-
ministration was $1,695, ,3O7s5, which
is an increase of payroll of $290,561.17
over his first administration, and ar
increase of$53s, $500 in payrolls alone
over tie Buchtel administration.
OF the appropriations for this bien-
nial period the first, second, and fifty
per cent of the third class have beel
paid, leaving the remaining fifty per
cent of the third class, all of the fourth
class, amounting to $175,250.00, and all
of the fifth amounting to $1Ss,1S2.T
unpaid. Thus within four years Of
democratic rule our state treasury has
been changed from bank account Of
$504, ,264.67 to deficit in actual ap-
preparations of $761, 1927. Add 10
this the $5O4, ,264.67 left them by Gov
ernor Buchtel makes a grand total de
ficit for Governor Shafroth of $780,
697.44 for the four years. In other
words, he ran behind $316, ,424.36 each
year, or $1,O54.74 for each working day
of his administration.
Does this record indicate that DEM
ocracy fulfilled its two PLATFORM
pledges in which it promised honesty
and efficiency in the administration o.
public ahsini
Among the appropriations for this
period that were not paid because Of
the number Of increased salaried EN-.
ployes are:
One-half the appropriations for the
Improvement of state institutions which
includes the new acquisitions, the Tel
Ter institute and the Fort Lewis school,
which should have been well taken care
of this period. Both institutions are
in bad shape and the failure of DEM
ocracy to take care of them simply
means the loss of thousands Of dollars