M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-10-02
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EXfraVaganCe Unparalleled!


Extravaganza Unparalleled!
Extraordinary Increase i'm the
Expences of the State Govern
ment by the Black KepubIi-
: can Party! l
More Beauties of Fusion----Facts and
Figures from the Legislative Docu-
mehtsI! "
Every voter remembers that last fall
hChase and eyey Black Republican stumper
and paper in the State preached nothing
bu. "RETRENCHMENT" in the admins
tration Of the State government. They have
been in power one year, and we now propose
to show the official sources, that instead of
praotiCing retreachment, they have been gull
ty OF UNPARALLELED PR0FLIGACY
and EXTRAVAGANCE.
The figures which we furnish below are
from the official aldOcuments of the State and
cannot be contrOvegted. They are within
the reach Oleyery voter in the county and
State, and we earnestly ask every man who
has the least doubt as to their correctness to
call OIL the township ofiCers--ask for the
documents, make the examination and nee
essary comparisons and be convinced.
For the appropriations made for 50 by the
Democratic Legislature Of 1854 see document
entitled claws of Ohio,' pages l44, l45,
Il46, i47, l48, l49, and $50.
For the appropriations made for l956,by
the Fusion Reform Legislature, see document
entitled claws OF Ohio" pages 2O5, 207,
2GS, 2O9, 2lO.
We ask honest men of all parties to
examine the following facts and fig
ureS.
Read, and be convinced
Retreuchment No. 1.
For the payment of the Legisla.
ture for the year 1856 under
Fusion rule, ..- ..,......., S63,5U0
For the same purposes in 1856 un-
der Democratic rule, 36,5OO
INCREASED expenses Of Legisla-
ture under Fusion rule, $1,000
Retrenchment No. g.
For payment of Legislative Com-e
miltee in 1856, $1,000
No appropriation for this purpose
byDemocrats, 5000
INCREASE for Smelling Commit
Zee under Fusion rule, l,5OC
In addition to this, the same Committee
which has been in session all Summer, will
require another appropriation of at least
5000.
Retrenchment No. 8.
For the payment Of Governors
contingent fund under Fusion
rule, in 1856, $1,000
For same purpose under Democrat
icrule in 1855, 5000
INCREASE in this item under Fu-
sion rule, 1900
Retrenchment No. 4,
For payment of contingent fund OF
Treasurer of State under Fusion
rule in 1855, $4,000
For same under Democratic rule in
1855, 1900
INCREASE in this item under Flu.
sion rule, $500 !
Retrcnchment Nos.
For contingent fund OF Secretary Of
State under Fusion rule in
For same under Democra tic rule in
1855, ,... # .... .. 1900
sion rule, $500
Retrenchment Nose.
For the payment of salaries Of Gov
enor, Lieutenant Governor,
Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney
General, Secretary of State,
Commissioner Common Schools
and Librarian, under Fusion
rule in 1856, slO,7OO
For same under Democratic rule
in 1856, 10000
INCREASB in the salaries of
State officers under Fusion
rule, 5000
The voters will remember that the Fusion
lists talked loud and long about the high
salaries paid State officers by Democrats
that twas one Of the great causes for high
taxes, promised TO reduce them one half
when they obtained power. Instead of do
ing what they promised, it will be seen
that they have absolutely INCREASED
them.
RetrenchmentNO.7 I.
For the payment Of guards, repairs,
general expences, &c, Of the
Penitentiary under Fusion rule
in 1856, 100000
For same under Democratic rule
in 1855, III III. '.'r $4,000
Here it will be seen that the Fusionists
have made in this one item, the enormous
INCREASE OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND |
DOLLARS. This is mainly caused by an
act that they passed increasing the officers and
salaries of the officers OF the Penitentia.
ry.
s.,-,u .s Retrenchment No. s.
For the fittingup Of the halls and
rooms in the Fusion Legislature
in 1886, $4,000
For same rooms for Democratic
LEGISLATURE in 1855, $50
The Democracy were satisfied TO have
plain and cheap funitue--the ReformerS
must have every ything gorgeous and expensive,
and the result shows an INCREASE in this
item of SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DOLLARS. ,l@- .. i-.'1
80 .2ij o5 RetrenchmentN No. 0. 30
For the salaries of Clerks in the
offices Of the Governor, Auditor,
Treasurer 20 and Secretary of --., II
State under Fusion rule in