The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-10-20
CAN NOT
EXPLAIN IT

AS to be expected, Governor Alex
ander is indulging in sophistry in his
vociferous efforts to lay claim to hav-
ing saved the State a million dollars
The million dollar mystery, has not
been solved, Notwithstanding the
Governors frantic efforts to make
himself out the financial Moses of the
State
The total amount of the legislative
appropriation for 1913-1914 was ST.
405, ,2S6.6S. The total amount of leg
islative appropriation for 19151916
was $2,153, ,476.7O.
The legislature of 1913-1914 author
lied to be rsised by taxation $780,
900 which with the income of the
State was sufficient to meet the ap-
preparation, for the two years. of s2,-
4O5, ,2S6.6s. The Haines administra-
tion met its obligations.
Now then, the legislature of 1915
authorized to be raised by taxation
for the biennial period of 1915-1916,
| 81 ,5000 which with the income of
the State would not equal the sum of
| SO, 1853, ,476.70 within from 100000 to
| $500 900. Governor Alexander held
a club over the legislature and re-
peatedly informed the members of the
| legislature that if the amount author
lied to be raised by the legislature
for State purposes was not reduced to
| 81 500, 900 he would convene an extra
session of the legislature and forced
the legislature in that way to his
terms.
Altho the State board of equaliza-
ton for 1915 was authorized to raise
$3.50 900 by taxation to meet the run
ming expenses of the State, Governor
Alexander insisted that 100000 would
be sufficient He declared that he
had gone thoroly into the matter and
that he was convinced that 100000
would be sufficient to meet the run
ming expenses of the State together
ization was up against this PROPOSE
ton, either to accept the figures as
insisted upon by the Governor or be-
come the victim of his claim that
$4,000 more was being raised by tax
alton in the State than was necessary.
In 1916 instead of raising $3.50 900
as authorized by the legislature, the
State board of equalization levied
$565 900 to be raised from State taxes,
which made the total for the two years
to be raised for State taxes, s1,265.-
OOO instead of $1.500,0O0 which the
legislature had authorized the State
to raise for State purposes
For the year and nine months of
1915-1916 the receipts from sundry
sources for State purposes other than
the amount raised by tax levy, was
$540,3S1, which with the s1,265,000
raised by taxation, made total Of
s1,SO5,3S1.
For one year and nine months there
has been expended by the State ST.
33.46462, and we have seen that we
have raised by taxation and by re-
ceipts from other sources for the same
period, the sum of SIS 1881. leaving
deficit at the end of one year and
nine months of $2S,0S9.62.
Now then, we have three months
longer to run the State at the rate of
100000 per month, which adds $780,,
600 to the total of the deficiency AL
ready shown, or total of $32S,083,62,
which amount the State will be shy
at the end of the fiscal period of 1916
1916. Or taking it another way, the
legislature has authorized the vari
GUS departments of the State to spend
for the biennial period of 1915-1916,
the sum of s2,153, ,476.7o This money
will be all used up in the various ap-
preparations since the appropriations
were very scantily doled out to the
departments of State by the last legis-
lature With this authorized expendi-
ture of 81, ,153, ,476.70 we had to meet it
81, ,265 900 State tax for the two years
authorized by Governor Alexander,
anu LILO RJIV,1o1s "tAAC wv Rt' -%c->-
sundry sources for one year and nine
months, or deficiency of $34S,095.70
to be met by the receipts of the State
for the three remaining months of the
fiscal year 1915-1916, or 77,190 based
upon the average receipts of the one
year nine month period, making
total deficiency OF $270,S96 Now this
deficiency must be met 1t will have
TO be met as all debts of the State OF
Idaho have been met in the past-by
the Republican party
Again, Alexander is making the
claim that he redeemed $s62,5o0 worth
Of bonds. Under the State law the
Treasurer is authorized to retire
bonds from the general interest and
sinking fund or from the capitol build
ing sinking fund. There was accumu'