The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-09-20

Six sq'sss, 1900 !. ......... 1900
Th,ss o.sree1v. .......-....... 90,
---.-~-.sae Exsravsgance-Taxes.
-state AFFAIRS receive too little atten- !
-. -. The candidssss for Governor and
I;eut. Governor, and Republican editors
and speakers generally. II is upon this |
side The Democratic are the most vulnerable |
While they talk about negro equality"
the Repubicsns ought to be shooting the
rnalpaaeticss sDd gross corruptions in the
administration Of State affairs At them. Ne
gro equality u . humbug, and an abstract
humbue ct that. while the enormous taxes
assessed upon the people is heavy burden
H.w can Che taxes be lessenedf An i'm
portaut question TO every taxpayer. The
answer & patent: Cut of al exsravagant
expenditures. and stop the robberiss. TAX
ing money from the Ssass Treasury without
authority OF Law 10 stealing. though II 10 NOT
80 called. If Gov. willard had not vetoed
the act Of the Legislature. public officers
would have been indics.bIe for the crime,
no matter by what name il was known
Under the head Of ..EmbsSxlsment." in the
bin vetoed by the Goverser. every illegal
taxing Of money was an ind,ctable o6ense.
and an the payments made 70 his "Ex-
cellsncy" for groceries. whisky. DO, over
and above his stated salary. would have
ended. !
We will instance few items Of illegal
expenditures: Gov. Willard was allowed his
travelling expenses to Washington City when
he was paid by the disbursng Office OF tho
Federal Government 0iS.649 "a. " this
sum, as has been stated IN these columns,
he yet holds 81 900. This can hardly be
denominated stealing; it is bold rob6ery.-
Sill, il is 1000, . sum which would BUY
homestsads for ten poor men IN the pubi'c
domain. which the Democratic party has
made close corporation tor the dement, OF
land spectators with large means. 1t is
too bad. The Democracy squander the
peoples money, tax them 20 high that they
are unable to buy farms for the establish
mant of their sons, and then they refuse to
give the poor man homestead of 100 acres,
but they give millions to railroad comPa-
Miss.
The Governors salary by law is 81 500 per
annum. but in the two years from January,
'67. to January, 80. the cost OF the Gov.
ernor 10 the people was %. AS as annual. !;
w. The Constitution Of the State says:- |
..Tbe Governor shall 1t stated times, receive /
..f,r b;s sarvices compensation " hich shall /
..ne;ther be increased nor diminished during /
":he term for which he shall have been I
elected" The sum fixed by the law for
concentrating the Governor IS VI, sOo per
year, but he received in spite OF the law |
S4,l45 46 per year. The thousand dollars
lie retains Of the sum he collected IL w ash /
ington City added will make the Governors
ps.v nearly $4,000. instead OF Sl,Soo.
The salary of the Auditor of State is one
Thousand dollars per annum. Auditor Dunn
rrc.;ved while in office Sl2,29S 92 each !
year. Auditor Dodd, $6,641 O6 per year.
Tbe salary of the Treasurer OF State Is tie
saure rs the Auditors. yet Newland re-
ce,yed S2,6l9 IA each year that is known;
how much he made by loaning the public
nonsy. and interests on deposits. &s,. &c.
is not known. Aquills Jones received 81
4oe 81. The Secretary Of States salary
is $500: SEQ. HAYDEN received $6.427 10
annually; Sec. Mcclure &6,772 50 annual
lv. The motive Of Willard in vetoing the
cnbezzlement bill is easily deduced from
these figures. Auditor Dodd has been very
lavish in expenditures for postage stamps.
In 1853, one year, he purchssst 1858 SO
worth OF postage stamps. This sum pur-
chased nineteen Thousand six hundred and
thirty tbree.oent stamps. No one supposes
for moment that that number Of letters
were written in the AUDITORS Office in one
year.
In 1853 the State WAS canvassed for MEM
bers OF the Legislature, county ofhcers. and
The State has law officer,
called the "Attorney General" whose duty
i IS to attend to suits instituted by the State
Just about the commencement OF the can
vnss in 1858 the State brought suit against
the New Albany and Salem Railroad. Judge
James Hughes and Lieut. Gov. Hammond
were employed on the part OF tho State. II
This WAS necessary, what is the use OF pay
ing jos. E. Mcdonald salary as attorney
for the State.
James Hughes was paid ....."..$6OO
A. A. Hammond was paid 500
And the suit was never heard Of afterwards;
it was never prosecuted to decision.
In the expenditures Of tie State Board of
Colonization. which consists Of the Govern
os aud State officers We find the sums
Paid to cmigrants. ,545 90
" Sec'y OF the Board $3.O25 90
The only business this Board has trans
acted in six years. from 1854. was the
payment OF the salary OF the Secretary.-
Tho sane reckless and illegal expenditure
runs through every department Of the State
Administration. Corrupt ~ the Federal
a. m,nis,ration is admitted ON oil sides to be,
il is NOT as bad as the State Administration
OF Inaisua. A Republican majority in the
next Legislature. and Republicans in the
State Offices is the only remedy. Men and
brethren think Of these things.-Madiaon
Courier.