Barton County democrat., 1914-10-23

Dlete this building. 1t was COM
pleted and dedicated to the men
in blue who fought to perpetuate
this Union, on the 9th day of
last May.
Tax Levy Not Increased j..
We paid the total obligations
for completing unfinished build
ings, cancelled the deficit left us
by the former adminiStratiOn-in
all amounting to practically three
quarters of a million dollars. We
have met these obligations, paid
this indebtedness, completed these
two state institutions. finished the
Memorial building, and for the
first time in years, the state tax
levy has not been increased. 1t
is 2-1O mills. Inquire of your
county treasurer or look upon the
back of your tax receipt. Not
withstanding the Capper publica-
tionS have been villifying and
abusing this administration. not
withstanding they have falsely
stated that the tax levy has been
increased, the state tax levy has
not been increased. If a man has
more property than he had two
years ago, he pays more state tax
If he has less property than he had
two years ago, he pays less state
tax. There have been good road;
constructed, permanent bridges
and the new school building built
and these developments cos
money. Undoubtedly, you have
made some of these improvements
in your township, and consequent
ly your county or city tax may
have been increased, but not 81
your state tax.
State taxes were increased from
9-10 of a mill in 1908 to 1 2-1(
mills in 1912. In 1906 the stat,
tax amounted to $2,46O,41O, ant
it has increased in the six year,
to &,453,669, making a jump il
six years of about two million dol
lars. All under an administration
that Mr.. Capper indorSed and sup
ported.
Notwithstanding the continued
falsifying of Mr.. Capper and hi
"Me,too," followers, the only in
creased appropriations made b.
the last legislature were for edu
catiOnal purposes, including tn,
text book plant. The legislator
appropriated $631,OOO more thai
ever before for education. 1t de
creased the charitable, penal, exc
cutive, departmental and miScel
laneOuS appropriations S17O,77O.
The appropriations for all Off
ceS under the control of the Re
publieanS and ProgreSSiveS, whicl
include the attorney general, sec
retary of state, auditor, treasurer
were more than in 1911, while tn
appropriations for all department
presided over by Democrats, Sucl
as executive, bank commission
utilities commission, state ac
cOuntant and state architect, wer
less. The appropriation for tn
governors office was $1,000 les
than two years before under MI
StubbS; the appropriation for tn
bank commission was $1,000
less; for the utilities commission
S19,355 less; for the state architeC
$500 less; and for the state &C
cOuntant S2,4OO less.
The Kansas City Star is support
ing Henry Allen for governor. Ii
an editorial on September 23rC
it says:
Republican state officials hav
increased their department ex
penSeS to the amount of S45,63S
without increasing the efficienc
of the service. The Democrat
state officials and the department
for which Governor Hodges is re
SpOnSible, have reduced the cos
of their departments over forme
S21, without hindering the eff
cheney of the states service"
The Oil Department.
We found that the precedin
administration had 125 men in
Specting oil in Kansas. In sal
aries and expenses, under tn
Stubbs administration, they wer
paid in the fiscal year endin
April 30, 1918, about $4,000. w
changed the law and seven me
and one stenOgrapher do the wor
that 125 men did, and our ey
penSeS for the fiscal year wer
$4,000. We turned into the stat
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