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Iowa Deficit Blame Misplaced and The Boles Myth Debunked
A political tract argues that Democratic and Populist critics exaggerate Iowa's state deficit. It asserts that bipartisan 1896 appropriations, not corruption, caused the debt, while Gov Boies did not cut taxes or reduce expenditures. The piece refutes the "Gov Boies myth" and blames increases in appropriations and external factors for the treasury strain.
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Twenty-sixth General Assembly
Senate
House
Repubiicans
Iowa
State University
Omaha
Hageen
Gov. Boles
Hales
Horace Bates
Laws
Gov
Boise
Tim
Boies
Bales
Larrabee
Larabee
Boles
Gov. Jackson
Warrabee
Jackson
Tom
Gov. Larrabee
Moere
Bolcs
Chicago
General Assembly
Tong
Gov. Holer
Butt
Emilia
Larrabea
Bates
Assembly
Treasury
Gov. Boies
Executive Council
Soles
Satdlers Monument Fund
Twenty-fourth
Boigs
Evocution Council
Haif
Varias