The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-01-18
STOP STATES EXTRAV-
AGAIN 1E.
A Democrat Asks the People
to Help Initiate a Bill to
Reduce Expenses Of
State.

of the state asking for assistsDcs %
preparing an Initiated bill b s1ect ?
eomDlsfs rsorgznizstiou of The sIsc0
tive branch o. the STATE GoTernmeni.
bJ shleh an estimated saving q NOR
than million dOllzrs year in sia's
sIpsnses viii BE- accomplished. 81
makes comparisons with fOur o. fr'
other states On every dspartmsni ~
the government 10 sbOE the eTtrsys
gance which exists IN Oklahoma
We would like 70 print The sntirf
letter. bat lack Of space forbids. We
can only give . part ~ bic eompzrisOns
With other states showing how EXTRA
vsgant government has been. and wiIl
continue 70 BE- 1s,il the people take
the matter into their own hsnds sno
compel reformation
In bis cOm94risOns with other states
Mr.. GiIl cites the follOzings
The total cost of the sdmiaistrs.
tive branch % government in Oklaho-
ma will be 81 .e2l ys42 during the year
OF 1911 and 1912. For the ,&me pur-
pose and period Teras appropriaieS
81 ,Zt8. .s3i and Tennessee t433.s
Texas has more than double while
Tennessee has more population than
this state. For 1909 aud 1910 Sebrssks
appropriated s805 $50 and South DAko-
"a sZss.IlI Por 1907 and 1905 Kansas
appropriated s772.seO. while prior b.
statehood Oklahoma Territory allowed
the same departments In 1906 and 1905
on.y tsz .557, including the amount ap-
propristed By the federal government
"The governor IL allowed s7e 100 BIZ
eDnially, or $500 more than the gov
erBors os Nebraska, Tennessee, south
Dakots, and "oId Oklshoma" combined
Over and above regular salaries be
draws t57 500 for extra help and incl
dentals. or SIS .9is more than the total
appropriated for the executive Offices
Of TeIas, while KentUcky's governor
is spending but 81 500 annually in this
way. Governor Cruce has expended
more than one-half OF this fund during
the first year Of his incnmbeney. II il
my opinion that practically $50 900 can
be saved In this department. by q reor-
ganixation, and the duties aud respon-
sibilities greatly Increased.
There are many reasons why the
secretary Of state should be ex officio
lieutenant governor. and. A. In Other
states, secretary OF the election board
This would save $500. A reduction
in the expense Of this department Of
t2e,26O wo5ld then put this Office on
the same basis Il Is in Texas with an
appropriation Of s29 .3eO.
"In Nebraska the auditors depart.
ment includes the examiner and In.
spectors office and Insurance depart.
ment. and has an appropriation OF
t44,760. believe that the cost Of thi.
department can be lowered as a result
OF reorganization to the Kansas fgufe
which is s3e,soo
"The Insurance and banking depart.
ments are consolidated IN Texas and
cost te0.ls0 biennIally In oklshoma
the banking department alone has ar
appropriation Of ssiIeo. Thi. read.
justment Of the handling Of these five
departments should save the taxpay.
ers sl3l $50. besides many thousand,
Ia printing and incidentals.
The attorney general furnishe,
counsel for all departments Of state
except in Oklahoma, whore the gov.
ernor. corporation commission, schoo
land and other departments have speni
vast sums for legal services The pres.
ent appropriation for this Office il NOR,
than the c1mhined appropriations foi
legal counsel OF Tennessee, n braski
and Kansas. IL is s8l49g Tevas Il
next with an appropriation OF $50. 100
while prior 70 statehood this depart
ment was run on from g. 900 TO 800
biennIally
The adiutant generals Office is on'
over which I cannot enihuse. neve
suffered the innoculation Of the mill
tary germ. j remember, very distinct
ly, however, when that venerable
soldier and my beloved friend. Genera
J. G. Jamison. was adjutant general o
Oklahoma Those were chaotic times
lie performed those services, the mos
valuable, think. this state has eve
had. for the stipened Of $500 biennialll
and 500 office expenses This depart
incnt Is now costing s5s,990 shal
forego suggestion and ask Genera
Jamison 10 draft this section OF tn,
measure.
The appropriation for the state print
ing for 1912 is sl3l ,s0O-in Texas t75,
800. The report Of the secretary o
state OF Nebraska shows the total bi
ennial printing bill OF that state Il
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