The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-10-22

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lous Us between bank clearlngs and
bank deposits.
suppose, again. that Col. Hyde Is
elected Governor. and the SEC, 100000
bond issue should pass IN November,
and the bonds he sold on the market.
The state treasury would receive the
S60,0O0,O00 from these bond sales,
Suppose at The end of his term some
candidate for office. in comparing his
financial management of the state with
mine, should compare the gross re-
ceipts into the state treasury under
his administration and mine including
this 500. 100000 received under his adj
ministration into the treasury as in
creased expenses TO the taxpayers of
The state when, in fact, It was money
received from the sale Of the bonds.
perhaps IN New York. or some other
place-what would Col. Hyde call
such a man? | should like to know.
"Yet, that is exactly what he had
done In arriving AT his conclusion. In
comparing Governor Majors Increased
expenses to the taxpayers for in
stance, he has included about three
and a half million dollars passing
through the treasury from the sale OF
bonds to build the new State Capitol.
How Hyde Jugales Figures.
Under Governor Hadley's admins
tratiOn the %penitentiary was carried
on under the old contract system, and
the receipts from The contractors show
81 .77S.005.63 into the state treasury.
Under my administration the contract
system has been abolished. and the IN
dustries in the %penitentiary are man
aged by the state, and the sales have
reached the sum Of $18209, 663.17; so
that there has passed through the state
treasury. as The sta collection agency.
a difference Of Sl4.431 .057. "a between
Governor Hadley and myself. Yet Col.
Hyde calls this increased expenses Of
AhN oAAitfNic VI Aht cAbit,
"Under the laws Of the state, the
state treasury collects | per cent upon
the amount of Insurance premiums
written IN the state from the foreign
insurance companies and this money is
distributed to the different cities and
counties OF the state, all Of which
passes through the state treasury. I'm
der Governor Hadley's administration
the amount collected by the state
treasury was Sl.159.3O4.9 81 /: under my
administration, S2.0OOOS4.s7. We have,
therefore, distributed to the cities and
counties The Increased sums 0f $e49.
1885, because we have vigorously col.
lecied this lax. Yet Col. Hyde calls
this increased expenses Of the tax
payers Of the state
During Governor Hadley's admin.
istratiOn. the Secretary OF State col
lected aud turned into the state treas
ury for the benefit Of he Good Road,
Fund the SUN Of S3S2 0O0.5O under m,
administration s6.20O.1ss.Ts, or an IN
crease OF $5,S67 ,2ss,2S. All Of this hal
passed through the treasury.
Under Governor Hadley's admins
tration the Treasurer Of the state col
lected for interest on state bank de
poslts the sun Of $2S4, ALA; dnde.
my administration. S845, 97242; thu.
saving the taxpayers Of the state $401
9Sl28. Yet Col. Hyde charges this u
against me rs Increased expenses o
the taxpayers Of the state
These few examples will suffice /
show how ridiculous Is Col. HYDE
method Of figuring stute finances.
, Now. the only sort OF a comparlsO.
that can be made Of the expenses Q
the state government between Govern
! or Hadley and myself and even that
more pr less guess-work, beeans
I everybody knows thai In the las
twelve years the activities OF munle
r pal state and federal government hay
grown enormously. We have passe
e through q great war, necessitatinE II
expenditure Of sums Of state none
( and various other items. I win Sc
e here that Governor Hadley made III
%state'a splendid Governor. and I ha,
never felt called upon 10 make an
e comparison with his administratio
feeling that he did all he could do u
d der conditions existing at that tim
2 The value Of the dollar now and Il
g value Of the dollar under Govern,
s Hadley's administrator is perhaps.
d 10 80 per rent Of what It was the
Yet, In view Of the fact that Col. Hy,
> has seen NJ 10 make this fake c0mpal
e son. shall make II comparison or n
General Revenue Fluid. the only fur
(. from which the Legislature makes /
appropriations, and over which 4
Governor has control for the runnil
e " the state government"
Governor Gardner then read a tab
showing that, AS compared with Hn
ley's administration. the Gardner a
minlstration gave a net savlug
SS.STS1ALiy 10 the people Of Nilsson
q he continued;
= a. should be glad and willing