New-York tribune., 1871-10-13

the loss OF revenue under Democratic managemcn-tnps
raises the question of high tolls or low tos, "oh 10
The canals can hc honestly administered, whether tno
tolls he higher or lower. and the Republican paI1 "a he
upon cheap and honest transportation ou' " WV
advocate OF 1t everywhere and always
PRISON MANAGEMENT.
Look at the management of the three pfiS'"s Vi W"
STATE ana If Jon can escape the CONCLUSION ion u.
ravaranrc goes with tho Democracy even mo pt for
Results 1T Auburn under Republican Er tir
the ycas 81! aud 1868. compared WIN rf. rrSnu' M
yea rs ls69 and 1870. under Democratic management
Rcpub'iCnn. 80! and 1853. Ann nv os
Errnnrs for the above two years %
Expenditures Of all kindS...'..'.'..'' l'''o ~
r.oo,. ........... S1,75o 81
DCmocraiic 1869 aud 1870. .o,, ~
Earnings for the above two years ..'s2t?zt ~ G cs
Expenses eide from appropriations "' -
Loss aside from approximation s'"~ii ii,'15f ~
Results for T. G. and 1865 al sing sing lI!S"n. h'r"
cGn Also years 1869 anG 1870 uilder Dc"0''0''' ""'
"""' Pc,,tbiiran. for years 1862 and 1863.
Flrniuls ior uhovc two years
Expenditures for same. Z'''-'" -
Los. IN two ycars ..................... s"''O' -
Dc,aocr tlc Gpr ycars 1869 ant 1870.
Earnings ior above two years. including, ,o, ,0c 10
annunts due earnings o' SG
Expenditures. -
,..,..,,.,.,.,,r, ... s.67. .2Os "a
This I,rnr; !i,'r,t IA carnng. inc amounts de-.
End of the wears Ts !, favorable to those responsible
and the report blcnd items arising under coheS'
HAT fine acrol!,. ca!inot be correctly given ohcrwS
These LOSSES truth n'uch larger hal '3 atr Sr|a
because special and direct appropriations ny tn no
for PRISON expenses of which no note Is MADE Ill INC ao
R"slts os given for 1862 and 1862 at Clinton Prison.
Republican, compared with results for 1859 ana lSo ul-
der Dcmocaiic arrangement: . ,,oc,
R,uuI.irnJ FOR Ire yrGrS 1862 ana lSG3. . .
Earnings for above two wears Ss3'di ~ ~
Expenditures for the same time l-0- ~
1os.ir two si55G6 10
DcJnocrahc fer The gears 1869 and 1870 - -
Earning. as deposited for the above two ycaISS3hu VI
1os.o tuo wears, s2lcca7 II
IL addition hcsr losses large appropriations for this
prison have been made by the state. In lolHclng @ ho
truiucs the convicts iron ore raised rom me
states grounds. and wood for charcoal an iu', i1r
which latter article the state appropriated soQn la to
year s No account is taken of Erse things III thc cN-
pciscS given. , 5000 $500,
Gains Of the prisons for the year, 1852 Si, 23h
1Sc5 unocr IL publcnn Administrations tos',Iai WIN
losses under Democratic administrations Ill the years
Years 1867 and 1853.
,rhu,n Prisons ..................s ..s5'7SO 81 '"..~.
chnto'i Gin ,,i"i Inc iudS ali buildings ana
repairs. i'"'p ~
Sla!l93 %
Los, $ OF the trrc prisons during tw" years lOia32 90
Th, was iul,ic two years Of the war. with conSunp-
and their labor contracted at prices less than those ap
pcalng in the following statement o and ,.-o u,dcr
The prisons. tor the ycalH loOJ ana loO, uhuer
Democratic Administrations
Auburn. ssa.asI .5s'fi 70
sing c'co @oc'cun ~
Clinton. n.......................'.....-- @"o' "
Total .7O6197 co
Most OF the buildings and repairs made by ap
uropriaOn by the Legislature, not taken into the ac
cuunt nor charged prison books as expenses. Inc
contracts let al higher prices during the last years
If appropriations for repairs, etc. were added or the
and ls7O the losses would appear much larger
(Src appropriations appcndcdD
Appropriations made by the Legislature to the -.
Auburn Prison for the years 1852 ana 1863 S@6"oO w
Before these special appropriations begin' repairs
made Of earnings part or current expenses
In lSG0 CXHinpr a Auburn, new roofs were pnt on
scy, raj buildings, shOrshup erected, ana ADDITIONS
aftcrW:rd made, and all without appropriations.
APPROXIMATIONS made by the Legislature for the
Sing sing Prison for the years 1862 ana 1863 sSSOO w
Appropriations for Sing sing Prison for the
1869 and 1870. lJi'oIz Vo
Appropriations made by the Legislature to the
Clinton Prison during the years 1862 ami lstj lisD OO
Clinton Prison the years 1869 and lS7O.-. 261OO 90
In addition this the Legislature, in 1860 appropr-
aCd SSO,OOO for wood lands which they arc now con
sung well the from the states lands, neither
being included In the expenses. m
Having gone over the record Of the Democrats, ill we
have come to prisons let leave them there while we
20 abroad in the land what Republican
administration give OF its stewardship.
In his inauurl. President Grant gave this pledge TO
the American people 1t will hc cndcavor 10 exc
cute all laws In good faith To collect al! revenues as
scssri, and to have them promptly accounted for ana
economically disburscd."
begin by nQuiring thOw this has been kept, and
We must compare the work with the work which pre-
ItdC IL,