The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-07-16
DOgmatical DOggcrel.
miscellaneous.
LFrom the Salem Republican,
The Economy Ofthe General As
sembly.


1t is worthy Of remark, especially
by the taxpayers, that the Annual
Appropriation bill, passed by the
General Assembly this year, is almost
halfa million Of dollars less than it
was last year, when il was Republi-
can. This is pretty handsome
reduction of our Democratic friends.
Ohio Patriot.
Last week we exposed the means
resorted to, by the Democracy, to re-
duce the general appropriation bill
below that of the proceeding winter.
The expenses of the State Govern
ment are no less this year, than las;,
but for electioneering purposes,
alone-the blind, insane, idiotic, deaf
and dumb-that unfortunate class Of
our people who are dependent upon
the bcnevolence of the State for
their education and training, we're
left with an insufficient appropria-
tion, and even deprived of the SER
vices of their chaplain,-who minis.
tered to them upon the Sabbath, aud
watched with them in sickness, for
the purpose of making n show of re.
trcnchment, in order that through
the press and on the stump, the Dem
ocratic leaders might deceive the
people on the claim of economy
The soldiers, also, were denied the
means of looking up, successfully,
their claims and dues, by the Demo.
Gratis refusing to complete the "Rcc
ord necessary to the work, in the
office Of the Adjutaut General. 1t
cost few dollars, and they must re-
trench, especially if soldiers we've to
be benefited. That is the economy
they boast of; but at the same time,
they allowed an appropriation by the
State to build fire alarm telegraph
for Columbus. Claiming to be for
the benefit of the Benevolent Iusti
tutions,) and also an appropriation
ITO Ezra Binner for a new lock
house in place of one lost by expira.
ton of lease of ground, S1,231 ,35."
This latter tax was admitted on mo-
tiou Of Hon. Hugh j. Jewett, the
same individual who from morning
until night fought the Soldiers
"Record" appropriation, and finally
defeated it.
Binner has no claims on the pco
pie of the State, so far as his lock
house is concerned, surely. 1t is
altogether a matter of his own, but
being favorite with Democratic
canal lessee, from the county from
which the $4,000 bridge swindle
was attempted on the people, had his
claim allowed; whilst the iufrm of
the State, and soldiers were disfrau.
chised aud impoverished. Such is
Democratic Retrenchmcnt.
Now let US look on the other side
of the picture. After having noticed
what this economical Democratic
Legislature did not do, let us for a
moment glance at what it did do.
In the first place, they held the
longest session, and the most expen.
sive. ever known in the State, either
in times Of peace or war-one hun
dred and thirty-four days. They
appropriated for expenses-per deim
, aud mileage for members aud Of
feers--Sll5, 900, as the books will
show. To this was added SIS, ,4S5, ,G5,
remaining over from tho previous
year, making in total S123, ,495, ,G5,
for first cost of the session, Thus
by little figuring, it will be seen
that the per deim amounted to $500
az per day, for the time already
spent during tho year 1868. That
should suffice, in all conscience, q
; party that boasted of economy ard
retrenchment. Certainly it would
a the taxpayer the Patriot talks
about. But we are to have more oil
the samo sort. On the 18th of May
e the Democrats adjourned the Dem,
ocratic retrenchment Legislature td
again on the 23d of November next
giving thirty nine moro days labor
to the State at s92e,72 per day, max
ing in the aggregate the nice little
, sum of$35, ,905, ,0S, to be added to tn,
, s12s, ,4s5,66 already spent, making I
/ grand total for pay of members ant
I officers alone, of ofsl59,294,73. Pret
ty solid for one year of Democrats
. retrenchment. fRrn
E But this, by no means includes al
the expenses of Democratic Legis
laturc. The Republican Legislature
last year, was in session one hun
! dred aud FIVE days, during which
! time there was paid by the State fo
I printing, stationery, publishing tn
laws, and other incidental expenses
. the sum of s33, ,T3T .o3, making cos
per day, of 1921 80. This class o
expenses was greater this year, thar
I last, as the accounts of the Secretary
E of State will show. But supposinl
!, them To be the same, we have 1921 ,3i
to be multiplied BY one hundred an'