Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-10-08
BEAR THE FACT IN MIND,

1
Houses, the Locolocos, in their generosity, or
ralher self.conceiI had the magnauimily to give
he Wings the control Of buI Iwo-lhe Agricul.
ura aud Library Commlees-and these OF
nature not TO admit Of the transaction Of that
kind Of legislative business upon which the par.
lies are apt as parties TO differ in sentiments
Placing lh'se facts together AID no man Of or. /
binary discernmenl can fail 10 discover that II
was The intention Of the dominant parry TO as
sumo the responsibility Of Last winters legIs- /
lalion aud they are under the circumstances,
absolutely responsible for the sins Of omission
and commission properly belonging 10 that
branch Of Government. They possessed the
power for good or evil, and they did not fail TO
exercise il.
BEAR THE FACT IN MIND,
That one of the prominent reasons urged ia IA
vor of The new organic lawn view of the
fact that it provides for biennial instead of an
nuaL sessiOns-was, thai the People would have
a cheaper administration Of STATE affairs but
do no, forget, that instead of one session in two
ven ;, these reiormers will have pplmed upon
Ihe People The expenses of Two sessions in one
year that lhye have increased the legislative
expenses near three fold. by The employment
of shoaI Of useless clerks, sergednls aud
hangers.on; by Inc indiscriminae increase uI the
salaries Of State officers, aud by the reckless
layishmenI Of the public treasure in way and
by means 100 numereus to give in detail.
BEAR THE FACT IN MIND,
People Of Ohio thai the total appropriateness
of the session Of 1850 81 amounted To $685..
l29, including the sum OF 5000 balance Of
expenses incurred by the Constitutional Conven.
Ilon while the total amount Of appropriations
last winter, on the first half Of the first session
under the new Constitution in the hands of It's
friends" loom up 10 $739952Ol or an in.
crease over the aggregate appropriations OF the
fermer session, and the last under the Old Con.
sliulon, of $37l 1873, or more than one hun.
dred per cent! ID!
BEAR THE FACT IN MIND.
That although there is an estimated increase OF
$25OOO,OOO to grand duplicate since the last as.
sessmenI; that although there is not one dollar
the foreign peb, debt TO be paid undl 857, our
Slaro taxes are decreased bur one.lhiuy.sixlh
per cent. or oneIenIh Of n mill from lasl year.
and that TOO when it was notorious fact that
the Wings under former assessments aud with
$25,000,000 less of bias, managed during the
last six years TO reduce the State debt S27 ,000,.
600, and as consequence lessening very ma
,erialIy the amount of interest to be provided
for BY those now IN power. Why, then. no
more of reduction in State taxes There is
a reason-a cause for il, and one that the Peo.
ple should make themselves familiar with
The cause may be traced, in the main, to the
wasIeiul aud lavish expenditure Of the public
funds, IN lhe increase of salaries, and the use.
less increase of legislative expenses. And first
in The category
BEAR THE FACT IN MIND,
That there were employed in and about the
Legislature, FlFTY-TWO Clerks, Sergcanls
and their assistants, to wait upon and do the bid
Ing Of l32 members--cosling the People Of
, re Sue, for this one item, OVER TWENTY
THOiISAND DOLLARS OR OVER ONE HUN.
DRIED poLpSRs &nRE during his part Of SeS.
sion Than i, cost,he SAFE during four Of the pre-
yious wears Of Whs rule And this, be il re-
membered, is Sl2,824 50 more than was paid
for similar work in the Massachusetts LeglsIa'
ure, during the last session, where they HaYe
400 members, and we're occupied nineteen days
longer in ponv Of time.
BEAR THE FACT IN MIND,
That the per diem and mileage of members of
the General Assembly aud Lit. Governor, the
pay TO cleurks, sergeNnis. &c., during the last
session, amounted 10 OVER EiGHTY-NINE
THOUSAND DOLLARS-,h being DOUBLE
THE AMOUNT incurred duIing the ex;rava-
giant session of l849, and MORE THAN
THREE TIMES The amount incurred during
each year The Wings were in power--lhe aver.
age from lG43 10 l849 being moi far from S2S,.
600.
BEAR THE FACT IN MIND, ....
That the Printing expenses. during l845, 1916,
l847, and l848, while the Wings were in pow.
er, averaSed about $4,000 per year. During
1859 il will not fall much below FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS! On account Of
P,ntng, Stationery &c., $7l,240 10 have al.
ready been appropriOled-a portion of which,
however, it is said goes 10 make up las. year $
deficit. These facts and figures are made up
from The record, and are within the reach of ev.
cry voter.
BEAR THE FACT IN MIND, s
That adding together lhese several items, we
have an aggregate of from Sl3O,OOo to $780,.
600 for The per diem Of members and their
mileage, the cost Of printing, and the pay Of
clerks, scrgeanIs and their assistants, as the ex.
penses Of part Of the first session Of the Gen.
eral ASSEMBLY under "new order Of things'-or
nearly equal to the entire sum paid during the
four years above named, when the State was
under Ihe control Of the Wings and Wing Ad.
| II. i.
$4,000 or the 100000 increase in salaries,
together with other extraordinary expense in.
CURED by those in power, and the people Of
Ohio can readily see why il is that their State
taxes have been decreased but one.lenIh of q
mill upon an anticipated increase OF s25,000,.
lsssar ,.a .t a.a e-a st t4H IS 1a~