The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

DEMOCRATIC PRESS BULLETIN
uuther Harrison. Editor)
The gross revenue tax paid into the
state treasury by the corporations OF
Oklahoma has increased 95 per cent
for the present year.
The entire cost of state government
in democratic Oklahoma is only forty
per cent of the amount appropriated
by a republican congress to pay the
salaries of federal detectives?
With two democrats representing
Kansas in congress and two democrats
representing Maine in the United
States senate, we can see no reason
why Taft and La Toilette should be
fighting for worthless nomination.
The corporation commission has is
sued an order that passenger coaches
on all railways shall be kept comfort
Iably heated. Considerable complaint
has been made recently because of the
failure of railway employees to keep
coaches properly heated.
While Oklahoma republicans are ex-
patiating on economy in government
will they please tell the people that a
republican federal administration dur
ing the period 1999-191O inclusive ap.
propriated 1928, ,S0S,O92 for the main
tenance of our naval establishment.
Whenever you hear a republican urg-
ing economy you may rest assured that
it is state economy and not national
that he is advocating A repub' can
congress in 1909 appropriated $7.126,-
600 for the employment of government
detectives.
The annual cost of state govern
ment in Oklahoma is about $3.50 per
capita. The annual cost of the federal
government is about $3.50 per capita,
not counting the tremendous tribute
annually paid by the people to the
tariff barons. But Oklahoma is DEM
ocratic while the federal government
is republican.
The annual report of the state audi
tor shows that there are now twenty
trolley lines in Oklahoma, owning
20014 miles of roads. This does not
include the Ell Reno & Oklahoma City
line. recently completed. The total
va 'uation of these lines is s3.370,965.
In his annual report to the COVER
nor, State Auditor Leo Meyer reco-
mends legislation that will require the
bonding of all the leading employees
of his Office. AS a special precaution
against possible Irregularities Mr..
Meyer has already required a number
OF his employees to file bonds.
The republicans of Pittsburg county
have indorsed the administration of
President Taft and declared in favor
of his reelection. If they wish to be as
consistent as their candidate, they
should at once declare whether they
favor him upward or downward, and
should refuse to vote for him either
in the national convention or at the
polls.
There is not republican state in
the union whose per capita cost of
state government is not greater than
of Oklahoma. Oklahoma is only nom
inally democratic while the democratic
states that join her are overwhelm-
lnSly uenocIdtic. ne idl SCI VIC oVin
ocratic majority in adjoining states the
lower the per capita cost of state gov
ernment. What is the answer?
The annual cost of maintaining the
state game warden's Office is $4,000
This office pays into the state treas
ury annually about 100000. In other
words the state receives about six dol
lars in revenue for every dollar it
spends to maintain this department.
Moreover it does not cost the tax pay
ers one penny to maintain this office.
The money appropriated for its main
tananca doac not come from the gen.