The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-07-23
Prom the saiem Republican.
The Hconomy OF the General
Assembly.


Assembly.
1t is worthy of remark especial
ly by the tax payers, that the An.
nual Appropriation bill, passed by
the General Assembly this year, is
almost a half million dollars less than
last year, when il was Republican.
This is o pretty handsome reduc-
ton Of our Democratic friends
Ohio Pltriot.
Last week. We exposed the means
resorted To. by the Democracy, 10
reduce the general appropriation
bill below that Of the preceding
winter. The expenses of the State
Government are no less this year
than last, but for electioneering
purposes, alone--the blind, insane,
idiotic, and deaf and dumb-that
unfortunate class of our people.
who are dependent upon the be-
nevolence of the State for their ed
ucation and training, wero left with
an insufficient appropriation, and
even deprived Of the services of
their chaplain,--who ministered to
them upon the Sabbath, and watch
cd with them in sickness, for the
purpose of making a show of re-
trenchment, in order that through
the press and on the stump, the
Democratic leaders might deceive
the people on the claim ofecoDomy.
The soldiers, also, we're denied the
means of looking up, successfully,
their claims and dues, by the Dem.
ocrats refusing to complete the
"Record" necessary to the work,
in the ofico of the Adjutant Gener-
al. 1t cost a few dollars, and they
mustretIench, especially if soldiers
were to be benefited. That is the
economy they boast of; but at the
same time they allowed an appro-
priation by the State to build q
fire alarm telegraph for Columbus.
Claiming it to be for the benefit
OF the Benevolent Institutions,)
and also an appropriation ITO
Ezra Binner for a new lock-house
in place of one lost by expiration
of lease Of ground, 1921 35." This
latter tax on the people, was admit
ted on motion of Hon. Hugh ].
Jewett, tho same individual who
from morning until night, fought
the Soldiers "Record" appropria-
tion, and finally defeated it.
Binner has no claims On the peo.
ple of the State, so far as his lock-
house is concerned, surely. 1t is
altogether a matter of his own,
but being favorite with o Demo
cratic canal lessee, from the county
from which the $4,000 bridge
swindle was attempted on the peo-
| pie, had his claim allowed; whilst
the infirm of the State, and soldiers,
were dlsfranchised and impover.
ishcd. Such is Democratic Re.
trenchment.
Now let US look on the other side
of the picture. After having. no
ticed what this economical Demo.
cratic Legislature did not do, lei
us for moment glance at what il
did do.
In the first place, they held the
longest session, and the most cx
pensive, ever known in the State
either in times of peace or war
one hundred and thirty.four days
They appropriated for expenses
per diem for members and officer!
I--S115,000, as the books will show
To this was added s9,4S5 65, re
naming ovor from previous year,
making in total S123,3S5 65, fol
! first cost of the session. Thus BY
a little figuring, it&illbe seen tina
the perdiem amounted to 1920 Z:
per day, for the time already spen
during the year 1868. Tha
should suffice, in all conscience, {
party that boasted of economy anc
retrcnchment. Certainly it woulC
the tax payers tho Patriot talk
about. But we are to have NOR,
of the same sort. On the 18th o
May, tho Democrats adjourned th'
Democratic retrenchmont Legisla
turo to meet again on the 29d o
November next, giving thirty-nin
more days of labor to the State a
1920 72 per day, making in thu
aggregate the nice little sum o
1908 09, to be added 10 tn
Sl23,3S5 65 already spent. Th'
whole making a grand total 70
pay of members and officers alone
, of S159,293 70. Pretty solid 70
one year of Democratic rotrench
ment.
But this by no means includes al
the expenses Of a Democratic Log
islature. The Republican Legisln
. ture, last year was in session on
. hundred and FIVE days, durin
which time there was paid by th
State for printing, stationery, put
fishing the laws, and other inc
dental expenses, the sum OF S33
737 03 making cost, per day,
/, 1921 30. This class Of expense
! was greater this year, than last, a
! the accounts of the Secretary
i State will show. But supposint
0 them to be the same, we have 1921
Q 80 to be multiplied by one hundve
7 and seventy three, tho number {
days in session in 1868, producin
another sum of S55,5S4 80 to }
added to S159,293 73, which wi
mako one year of Democratic Lel
: islation cost the Taxpayers Of II
! State the snug sum Of s2l4,S73 6
! How will the people like such r
:, trenchment?