Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
DUNNE RIDDLES
DENEEN EXPENSES
Democratic Gubernatorial Can
didate in Forceful Speech
at KeWanee.
HIS THEME
Makes Convincing Comparisons of
Records, Past and Present
His Ideas.
Especial TO The Argus.)


Kankakee, H., Sept 5.-Judge Ed /
ward F. Dunno, democratic nominee
for governor. continued his attacks
upon Governor Deneen and the state
administration in his address here to-
day. He reiterated his charges of ex-
travagance and declared that in re-
cent speeches Governor Deneen had
entered into a lame and labOred an
swer of how the public moneys had
been expended but failed to furnish
satisfactory explanation.
Judge Dunno said in part:
In my public speeches made dur
ing the present campaign have quot
ed from the public records using fig
ures compiled by Robert H. Patton,
chairman of the Prohibition state CEN
trail committee, which are as follows:
Total appropriation under De-
neen legislature last year $29,0GO.000
Total appropriations 20 years ago,
sS.25O,OOO
Increase in 20 years, three and a
half TO one
tTwenty millions, seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars increase as
the cost of the Deneen type of republi.
can rule in the state)
Population in 1911, 100000; 1891
population, 100000. Increase in pop
ulation, one and half to one.
INCREASE N EXPENSES.
Increase in expense of government,
three and a half 70 one.
Appropriation for the care of the
executive mansion last year, Sal LOO.
appropriation 20 years ago, $4,000.
Excess 10 Deneen over the former
administration 20 years ago, S35,1OO.
Appropriation for governors Office
and travelling expenses last year $751;
coo.
Appropriation for the same pur-
pose in 1891, $4,000.
Increased eight times under the
present fake reform Administrations
Appropriation for the salaries Of
state officers and members of general
assembly in 1911, $2,4OOOOO; appro-
priations for the same purpose 20
years ago. 100000. Increase, $780,
| 600
Appropriation for the state game
department Ga political machine not
invented in 1891 S36S,223.
Governor Deneen in his alleged an
swer TO my charges of extravaganza
/ as based upon these figures does nos
deny the correctness of the figures
( themselves but enters into a lame and
( labOred explanation as to how the
moneys have been expended
Il reiterate the figures, give my au-
thOrity, and ask the governor 10 an
/ swer sQuarely whether or not these
/ figures are correct. If they are cor
rect they show that the cost of gov
ernmental affairs under Deneens ad-
/ ministratiOn are three and a half
| times what they We're under Cover
nor Altgeld.
TIE GOVERNORS PAYROLL.
"A material part of these expenses
are consumed in paying salaries to
men upon the governors payroll. AS
an excuse the governor maintains that
these state employees are under civil
service. l ask him If it is not true that
a large proportion of the men upon
the payroll under the present civil
service law were not appointed by
him in anticipation Of the passage OF
the civil service law. | ask him if he
did not make wholesale discharges
and requirements Of public employees
in anticipation of this act and if he
did not sit up late at night, prior to
the taking effect OF the act, and by
telephone arrange for the appoint.
ment Of men TO places on the payroll.
Il am not in favor OF economy at
the price OF efficiency. ! am IN favor
Of having the affairs Of the various
institutions and departments admins
tered in a sanitary. humane. efficient
manner, but propose TO stop the vii.
full extravag ance and waste that have
characterized the present state ad,
ministration"