Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-02-06
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Topeka, Kansas, Feb. 2, 191

Ce4A6Q dtUeUJlOu W UuO AoNN In0N1 -
der Republican rule each succeeding
Republican administration raised the
state tax rate. The Press Bureau
has also noted the fact that during
the first year of the administration,
Governor Hodges succeeded in keep
Ing the state tax rate from beng
Increased and has said that in view
II ehe situation this was a wonder
fua accomplishment.
When Governor Hodges came into
office, every institution in the state
was governed by a Republican
Board, and the estimates from aid
Department. of the amount OF money
necessary for to run the state for
the fiscal years 1914 and 1914-16
had been made. By turning to tie
report Of the state auditor for 1911-
u; It will be found THAT Republican
State. Officers and Republican STAT
Boands, were demanding approprda--
tons amounting to $11 1885,, 1888, to run
the state for biennium of 1914-15, an
Increase Of $S,O1S,SS6 over the sum
appropriated by the legilature Of 10,
IL, and that State Auditor Davis who
IS a very conservative, careful man,
end Q Republican, was only able to
SSnggest a reduction of something like
one hundred Thousand dollars from
nese demands.
e'WAat would have happened to the
tax payers of Kansas had a Republi-
can Governor and a Republican leg
1slature been elected in 1912 can cas-
~ be seen. That a Democratic gov
error and legislature succeeded In
keeping appropriations down to the
point which did not require a raise
q the tax rate, was something quite
remarkable.
e.
A statement has bean given out to
The effect that it cost one hundred
and twenty Thousand dollars more to
run the state during the year 1913
under the Hodges administration than
It cost to run the state during the
year 1912 under the Stubs admins.
tratlon.
This simply confirm what. the Press
Bureau has been saying, that is, the
. Topeka Capital and Me Too sateit.
- are unable to stick to one set of
fgNres. Have they not been claim.
ing until now, that the Hodges ad-
Rinistratiou was costing the state all
be way from one4dalf to a miihcn
cellars more than the Stubs admin,
tstratfon? Now they fix the figures
at one hundred and twenty thousand
. dollars for. THE year 1913.
This statement is a mere Juggling
.0 figures, for they include the one
AUndred and fifteen thousand dollars
q deficiencies of the Stubs admin.
Sstration which have been paid by
the Hodges administration. They ne
elect to tell the people of the state
tAat the Hodges administration has
been building new insane hospital
Ct Lamed, and the new tuberculosis
hospital at Norton, which the StubbC
administrator neglected to build al
though the legislature of 1911 appro
priated $4,000 theremore. They ne
elected to state that there was an
expense in 1913 Of a session Of the
legislature, amounting to eighty thou
sand dollars and that there was nc
session Of the legislature in 1912.
It was hardly fair to include ar
item. Of this sort for which Governor
Hodges and the Democrats are In NJ
wise responsible, in comparison Of
this kind.
The fact is, that the operating ex
penses Of every department in tic
state, which has been under Demo-
cratic control. has been materially
less than Under the Stubs admins
tration. And the further fact Is that
our Republican friends are right
en1iOus to quit talking about taxes,
end change the subject to the tariff.
Senator Howe publishes the foI-.
loving in this weeks Dickinson Coun
y News:
It Is likely. IN fact certain that
the Republicans viii put straight
Republican ticket in the field in
Kansas this fan. The candidates en-
ne ticket win run on neal old FASH