Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-05-22

revenue Ter lylZ ana Lndl IN Ofuer 10
pay its December bills, Auditor Davis
was compelled to draw On the County
Treasures for three hundred and thir
ty-seven thousand dollars Of the reye-
nues belonging to the year 1913. Out
of this 1891. 100000 taken from the re-
venues belonging to the Hodges ad-
ministraticn, our Republican friends
generously set aside this fifty thou
sand dollars, and now Auditor Davis
unblushingly takes credit for it as
brilliant piece of Republican financier
ing.
Since that time eighty thousand
dollars more have been set aside and
on July LIST, 1914, thirty thousand do
lors more will be set aside and the
money viii be in the treasury out Of
which to set it aside and the Hodges
administration will net have to Dor
row it.
These facts simply show that out
of the revenues belonging to the Hod-
ges administration for the years
1894, one hundred and sixty thou
sand dollars has been saved up to
apply ON the payment of the state
bonds now maturing 1t also appears
that during the ten preceding years
thousand dollars was set aside under
Republican rule.
This statement Of Mr.. Davis may
be taken as affair sample Of his I'm
fairness and under the familiar in
structiol given by Judges to iur!es
the people ought to disregard th'
whole of his testimony
The big crowds which greet Gov
ernor Hodges wherever he go S, anC
the evident int rest which the peopl
are taking in his speeches is caus
ing alarm in the opposition camps
Everywhere, the Democrats are OF
ganizing and are turning out in I'm
heard of numbers to meetings an,
banquets. The reports brought il
from different parts of the state ar
to the effect that notwithstRndin
Republican Press Reports to the col
trary, the Democrats were never a
harmonious as now. Even the Blu
Moosers nave been able to stir up
considerable enthusiasm and to hol
a large number Of we'll attende
banquets and public meetings; b.
our Republican friends seem to be
a band way. The few meetings the
have held have beeM poorly attend
and everywhere there ar signs Of d
Organization in the G. o. P.
The mythical Republican Sta
Central Committee, which apparent
has no chairman and no secretar
is again putting out some 1912 car
paign stuff, to the effect that Go
ernor Hodges twice voted against a
preparations to build Memorial Hi
at Topeka. 1t is true that in 1901
as State Senator from Johnson cou
ty, Governor Hodges voted again
appropriating money to erect IL
building, the main purpose of viii
is and was a home for collections
State Historical Society. The n
| mortal end of the affair, he felt, W
| the excuse for spending the mon'
| It is certainly a beautiful buildiE
| and worthy Of the cause to which
| was dedicated, but at the time it "
| built the state owed bonds to
| amount of $37S,OOO.OO, on which (
| taxpayers Of the state are paying
| terest. The Five Hundred Thous1
Il Dollards already expended in t
| building would have paid off this S
/ Indebtedness and have reduced
| state tax levy. That is not all.
| is going to take from 500, 100000
II $3.50, 100000 more to equip this bu
ing and 1t is going to take not ]
than twenty thousand dollars a 3
more to provide it with janitor
vice, heat light, and perhaps addti
al office force.
Governor Hodges is as goo,
friend to the old soldier as amy m
Der of the sO,called Republi
State Central Committee, perh
better friend. Under his ADM
tratiOn the old soldiers at Dc
City have been better taken car
and provided with better facili
than ever before, and he is goint
recommend to the legislature that
home for the old soldiers of the S
be enlarged and equipped for the
/ aonn Odokior Of tho covorql hrnP