Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-06-25
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J" Gov. WHITcoMB, in his stump speeches,
boasts great deal about reducing the State expend
lures $4,000 dollars per Why does he not
al the same time enumerate the items of retrench-
menti Why not tell the people that In 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 extract from the Indiana Journal of
the 18th. The editor admits saving retrenchment
during Gov Whitcomb's administration of about four
thousand dollars per and furnishes the items HIM
self. Very well. We have only time to furnish
the amount of item (out of severaD of this
same retrenchment If the editor will only cast his
eye the single item of the expense of the Legisla
ture in one session, that of 1910, he will find there
was appropriated for that object By that LegiSld
lure, forty-sir thousand dollars OSrAnd the laws
we're not revised at that session. The session lasted
nearly months. Now let him next look at the ex-
penses of ne Legislative session of 1884 (Acts 400
ansse will see that - united to only twenty-five
thousand dolIars-all told-ihat is, just twenty
thousand dollars less than these expenses in 1910
Now put this to the four thousand admitted by the
Journal to have been saved and il makes Just the twen
ty-fve thousand dollars stated by Gov. Whitcomb 50
gnat's heel" AsSw.-->ze4<t hout going into the
other items The fact -, Gov. Whitcomb fell short
81 The mark. And this is the character Of the man,
appeal to ali acquainted with him. He
never does opponents injus;s He always treats
them as gentleman should. II il becomes his duty
to criticise or object the official conduct of an
opponent, he is far from exceeding that he gene
rally falls short of the truth.
But how was this saving in legislative expenses
accomplished! Why, at the 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 time the history of
Indiana that the Democrats had the entire control of
the three law-makng 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 if the
Legislature remained in session longer than eeks,
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
son and it is likely continue, unless this whole
some law should be repealed by the Wings. Under
this law members will get home in time to plant
corn.
Here then is Democratic retrenchment proven by
the Journals own confessions andbg reference the
laws themselves.
When did we ever hear of Wing retrenchment in
Indiana The great mass Of Wing farmers and
aborers be sure fond of retrenchment the
Democrats themselves. But their leaders +" who make
politics trade," and never had any other trade
or means of living, never crafty them in that
respect. They fasten on the body polite, and like
teaches suck out the very life blood. Is it strange
them that enough honest unprejudced laborng wings
found with the help the democrats throw their
faihess and selfish leaders overheard in 1913! They
have followed it up since and the majority they
will give to Gov. Whtcomb next August will be
caution Such is the from nearly every part Of
the State Many patriotic Wings will silently vote
for him without noise or PARADE and without any one
being the wiser for it. They know their interests
and will maintain them. Wing farmers and mechan-
les bave pulled in the harness and aided reckless
aspra for Office g who make politics trade, long
enough They will now try =" to help themselves"