The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-10-24
GA[[ET MAKES
CLEAR CHARGES
ARE HALF TRUE
Alexander Tells Onlv
Half Story of State
Finances and Trusts
Facts to Fancy.

speakers have been making use of fig
ures furnished to the Democratic can
didate by State Auditor Gallet as a
basis for garbled and dishonest state
ments as to the balance left in the
general fund of the treasury by the
former Alexander administration, and
in order to correct their mistatements
and unfair use of these figures State
Auditor Gallet has addressed letter
to the Chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee setting forth
the exact figures showing in a com,
parative way the balance left by the
Haines administration and the balance
left by the Alexander administration.
The figures presented by State Aud
itor Gallet and which are verified by
the director of the Bureau of Public
Accounts and the Chief of the Budget
Bureau show very conclusive!y and
clearly that the claims made by the
Democratic speakers are absolutely
false and are Intentionally misleading.
Alexander says he left million, but
he omits to say that he also left
nearly $8OO,0O00O of debts for his sue
cessor to pay, which included an over
draft of over $450,00O00 in the form
of outstanding warrants.
The letter from State Auditor Gal
let is as follows: "Mr. |. H. Nash,
Chairman, Republican State Central
Committee, Boise Idaho, Dear Sir: Re-
ferring to the request made last sum-
mer by former Governor Alexander
for a statement from this office show
ing the status OF the general fund in
the State Treasury at the close OF his
term of office January S, 1919, l wish
to say that Mr.. Alexander asked mt
to give him detailed statement o.
the taxes receivable during the yeal
1910 which were derived from the gen
eral ad vaorem tax levy made by thu
former administration in 1919.
| am enclosing copy of my letter Il
Mr.. Alexander giving him the state
ment he requested. He was very care
full not to ask for any information "a
to the status OF the general fund d
the time he assumed office on Januar,
/, 1915, and this statement was there
fore not given him. There can be III
fair comparison without it, howeve'
and | am therefore giving you tn
statement herewith.
You will see from the statement il
NV letter to him that the unincumber
ed or net balance of the 1918 ad valor
EN- levy which was turned over t
Alexander to the Davis administratio
amounted to $2l2,4223l, after deduc
ing the outstanding obligations he let
which obligations were itemized in m
letter to him. In comparison with TN
the status of the general fund whe
Mr. Alexander received il from I'll
Haines administration on January
1915, was as follows:
Cash in Treasury .......S w.
Amount of taxes due from
Counties .......,...'l'.'..' '-o'''o''
Total in General Fund -. .92o.olZ.'
Less the following outstand-
ing obligations;
Outstanding warrants Sz'o3l.9
Accounts payable 49, ~ losoo
Deficiency Claims - @'sis'ss
Total ......,,....,..'' '@a''''-'
Ne, balance OF 1915 expenses @3'4eo'
Net balance for 1919 ex-
penses left by Alexander H-'4-E
Difference to be charged to
Alexander administration 46l'o'|
You will see from this compa'a'
statements that Governor .A'eSan
during his four years in office re"
ed the balance in the genera y
from $o73,4s02i to &i2'4lIh Ia ana no
.dd;,,on 10 this he spent $4,000"
insurance money from the puf"'" :
the Soldiers Home and Lewiston y
NAL Buildings.
II Governor Alexander had not
ceived this amount of cash from