Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1846-06-20


Stop the blood from running:
Co. Gov. WHrTCoMB, in his stump speeches,
boasts great deal about reducing the State expcnd
lures % 600 dollars per annum. Why does he not
al the same time enunerate the items of retrench-
ment, Why not tell the people that III making such
an estimate he contrasts the present expenditures
with those which incurred at the time revision
of the laws took place =
The above is an extract from the Indiana Journal of
the Nth The editor admits saving or retrenchmcnt
duriuo Gov. Whtcomb's administration of about four
thousand dollars per annum and furnishes the items MN
self. Very we'll We have now only time to furnish
the amount of one item (out of severaD OF tins
same retrenchment If the editor will only cast his
eye on the single item of the expense OF the Legisa
,ure in one session, that of 1910, he Will find there
was appropriated for that object BY that same IS,sd-
ture, forty-s,r thousand dollars. 05-And the laws
were not revised that session. The session lasted
nearly months Now let him next look at the ex-
pcnses of the Legislative session of Is i-l (Acts, 4O
and he will see that amounted to only twenty-five
thousand dolars-all told-;hat Is. just twenty-one
thousand dollars less than these expenses were in ls4O
Now put this to the four thousand admitted by the
Journal to have been saved and makes just the twen-
ty-fve thousand dollars stated by Gov WhitcOmb " to
n onats heel" And that too without going into the
other items The fact is, Gov. Whitcomb fell short
of the mark. And this is the character OF the man,
as we can appeal TO ali acquainted with him. lie
never does opponents injustice. He always treats
them as a gentleman should If it becomes his duty
to crticise or object TO the official conduct OF an
opponent he is so far from exceeding that he gene
rally falls short of the truth.
But how was this saving in legislative expenses
accomplished, Why, at the same time Governor
Whitcomb was elected, the Democrats secured a
majority in the House of Representatives and the
casting vote of the Senate. And let it never be
forgotten that this was the first the history of
Indiana that the Democrats had the entire control of
the three aw-making branches the House, the Senate
and the Governor.
Here then, for the first time they were unchecked
and unfettered; and what did they do. They cut
down the salaries of officers, generally. They cur
tailed their pay. They passed law that II tho
Legislature remained in session longer than sir ~eehs
the members pay should be cut down so low as only
about pay for their expenses. The consequence has
been that they adjourned at the end of the SIX weeks
at that very session. and too at the following scs
sion and it is likely to continue, unless this whole
some law should be repealed by the Wings Unde
this law members will nou get home In time to plan
corn.
Here then is Democratic retrenchment proven b
the Journals own confessions and by reference TO TIA
laws themselves
When did we ever hear of Wing rerenchment i
Indiana The great of Wing farmers an
aborers to be sure fond of retrenchment tn
Democrats themselves. But their leaders 5" who max
politics trade and never had any other trad
or means of living, never crafty them in tia
respect. They fasten on the body polite and lik
teaches suck out the very life blood. Is it strang
them that enough honest unpreudlced laborlng wing
were found with the help OF the democrats, to throw the
faithess and selfish leaders overheard in 1913 The
have followed it up ever since and the majority the
Will give to Gov. Whitcomb next August will be
caution Such is the news from nearly every part
the State. Many patriotic Wings will silently vo
for him without noise parade, and without any OF
being the wiser for it. They know their interes
and will maintain them. Wing farmers and mocha
les have pulled in the harness and aided reckle
aspirants for office who make politics trade" lor
enough. They " i'll now try =" to help themselves"