Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-01

appropriations for the next fiscal
year, and by comparing the figures far
these two years, counting the expen-
ditu-es for the years he was in Office.
and the appropriation for the first
year after he gave way to his success
sor. found there was a difference
Of approximately s100,OOO,O 900 in favor
of the administration of 20 years ago.
JUDGE DUNES CHARGE.
Judge Dunno has made the charge
that the expense of the state govern
ment in Illinois is high. He went even
further than that. He declared that
these expenses were enormous, ex-
travagant, staggering. In spite of
these statements / am prepared to
show that the expense of running this
state is low II costs US here 1882
Per year for every person in the state.
! In 20 per cent of the states the charge
is higher than this and in the 80 per
/ cent where the charge is lower are
| such backward states as Alabama,
Georgia and Mississippi
! Not long ago Governor Johnson
came here from California to tell US
how 10 govern ourselves. II costs the
people of California just 1886 each
every year TO maintain their state gov
eminent under Mr.. Johnson.
Judge Dunno refers in glowing terms
10 Governors Wilson OF New Jersey
and Marshall of Indiana. These men,
he says, would set new records for
D MI IN In
Jersey the cost per capita of main
tanning the state government is 1924,
and in Indiana it is 1912"
MAKES EXCUSES.
The governor then went on to at
tempt TO show that the increase in ex-
penditures had been brought about by
the improvement in institutions for
the care Of public charges, and for
education. He cited the fact that
thousands of insane had been taken
from jails and private asylums and
housed in fine public buildings. The
money spent for normal and training
schools and for the university, he
said, had been steadily increasing and
he challenged any man to prove the
folly of these expenditures. Concern
ing Governor Altgeld, MIR. Deneen
said
Il believe Governor Altgeld was
personally honest, but he was very
peculiar. He was eccentric and sus-
I picious. He thought the law was
crooked and that all legislators were
crooked. He thought the president of
the United States was a tool of Wall
street, and he called Mr.. Cleveland a
despot and Mr. cleveland called him,
you remember, an anarchist.
Governor Altgeld spent $4,000, 900
more than he collected during his adj
rinistration, using the surplus that
had been piled up by his predecessors.
His administration was marked by
tEefts. His treasurer was a defaulter.
! Three wardens of public institutions
stole money from the state during his
administration. The treasurer of the
state university was a defaulter un
, der him, as was the treasurer of the
, West park board in Chicago, an ap
, pointee of his officers in the state
, grain Office stole from the state funds
while he was governor. In all, these
: thefts amounted to more than one
million dollars.
During my administration nc
charges of theft have been made. Ii
, this time, also, so public buildings
! have been erected, and no bidder has
/ ever made the charge of Unfairness il
3 awarding contracts"
: The governor then took up the
charges that frequsntly have beer
made against him in connection will
, his conduct of the states attorney
7 Office in Chicago. He denied that ht
y had profited unduly while in this of
fee. and declared that the fees giyeI
him were the same as those givel
n every states attorney in Illinois a
. that time. He said the fees wer'
= large, but that this was because tn,
q business done in the Office was large
, lie said Judge DUNES statement tina
4 he had pleaded the statute of limita
4 items in defense was a malicious
= falsehood, inasmuch as he had neve
q been tried for the offense. The charg
vas made against him for politica
r reasons. he said, and was not bein
again paraded for such reasons.
n OTHERS HEARD.
g While waiting for the governor L
e appear Mr. Doyle reviewed his conduc
I. C the secretary of states Office. II
t. said overtures had been made to hin
" by the Roosevelt faction to join then
X out that he had Indignantly refuse
e RE scored the progressives as bein
u self appointed and self seeking" MI
e Doyle was very respectful in his rel
d erence to his democratic opponent, an
II urged his own candidacy on tn
l. ground that he was the only candidat
" for the place who had a legal trair
l. ing
s Mr.. Mccullough said only a fey
words, briefly acknowledging his II
It PRODUCTION and thanking his auditor
s. for turning out to the meeting
/ II remained for Mr.. Chiperfield .
y stir the tagging enthusiasm OF tn
l, gathering. He was the last speake
e and he enlivened things a bit wit
J. several funny stories. He then aC
l. vanced what was conceded by all {
g I've one Of the most unique argument
y ever heard in these parts AS an el
PLANTATION of the high cost of living