The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-16
Says the Figures are Juggled.

The former Democratic press mana
ger says that the above figures are
Juggled, and he says so IN very Dlunt
language. He does not even employ
the grim humor of President Wilson
in his famous remark that the present
Democratic hard times were only
psychological. He says that COVER
nors campaign promise was to re-
duce the cost of State government a
million dollars for l9l5-l6 over 1913
1914, and that the bond issues OF
1884 for public and permanent inn
provements, and not payable for 20
years, should not be a charge against
that biennium. This is an item of
$310,00O0O.
1t is alleged by the same authority
that credit should be taken for the
l9l3-l4 period for unexpended balan-
ces turned back into the state treas
ury. amounting $l28,4l888. Owing to
the extreme reductions made by the
Legislature there are not likely to be
any "unexpended balances" in l9l5-lO.
Another item that the former adj
ministration was obliged to meet was
an Appropriation of 100000 for a ere
ditable representation of Idaho at the
Panama Pacific exposition. The pres
ent administration will have half of
this sum to expend. There is also an
item of $7,500.00 for a silver service
for the battleship Idaho, contracted
by Governor Hawley.
Deduct the last three items from
81, 404, $1,000, the amount appropriate
ed for l9l3-l4, and there remains the
sum of 81, l68, 370.72. the cost of state
government for that period.
AS will be observed, the Governor
admits appropriations amounting to 81,
9o6,88269, and the difference in favor
Of the present administration would
be $17l, 388O3 but this sum is sub
ject to further reduction.
And Finally no Saving at all. q
The Governor reduced the APP
preparations for the King Hill project
$4,000 and the Gem Irrigation dis
trict $4,000 Both projects will un-
doubtedly require the full amounts,
or the settlers will suffer great ca
lamities. The expense account of the
l9l3-l4 administration should take
credit for $4,000 for deficiencies
handed down as legacy from its
preceding administration, as against
$l5,5l0 paid by the 1915 10 admin.
istration, a net credit to the lPlS-l4
finally If the Suprec Court should de-
eide that the action oi the governor
in reducing" certain appropriations
was illegal, and an usurpation OF leg
iSlativc authority, the entire alleged
saving would be gone, hecauSc it
would no doubt be found that the
Legislature pared these appropriations
thus attempted to be reduced, TO the
limit.
But Return to Democratic Authority.
But the head of the Democratic
press bureau in the late campaign
substitutes the amounts he shows
that the legislature actually appro-
priated, and which he assumes that
the court will hold to, or $2.022, 2S524,
leaving a balance of $l46,0S5.4S in
favor of the present biennium. He
then proceeds as follows;
1t will thus be seen that giving
Governor Alexander full credit for
saving every cent of this difference
of $l46.0SS.24 and denying any credit
whatever to the legislature he is still
| 1888 ol4.7o short in his promise of a
million dollar reduction.
If now Idaho holds Governor Alex
ander to a showing of saving where it
was promised. still more glaring dis
crepancy appears. Under the admin
istration of Governor Haines. there
was appropriated for educational in
situations the sum of S723,44S.65.
| Under the Alexander regime this
amount has been reduced to S60l,-
$4,000 which shows that of the actual
reduction of $l46,0S5.4S in the cost of
government, as shown above. every
thing included, $l22.04465 was made