The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-04-05
RUNNING THE STATE Gov
EltNMENT.

EltNMENT.
What 1t Costs Under Radical and
Democratic iOns--.
n COntrast----.Let Taxpayers
/ Read.
| lconesporsieuce Of the Daviess County Democ ratJ
INDIANApoLIs. Feb. %, 1879.
The first year (one-llalf of the tern) OF
the Democratic State officers having just
passed, and feeling that the readers OF
the "Democrat" might be somewhat in
trrested in information as to their stew.
hardship, have availed myself few lei
SUI hours here in obtaining Informal
tiol, therein.
Having been kindly shown through
the looks and other documents OF the
AUDITORS Office 10 my satisfaction, w hicl,
by a new commcndable rule Of the pres
ent Au litOr,are held open to the inspec-
ton ant examination OF the entire pub
lie. friel DIS, and Toe alike, am warran-
ted in the statements that the sh owing il
such as should and doubtless will be
gratifying to every taxpayer in the
State who las no selfish purpose TO sub
serve
Wherever,' has been within the pow
cr OF those Off 'ers TO cut down expenses
il has been dol g. A fair and true illus
tration of the { 'on0my and reform in
auguated by IT, administration Of the
present finance o ticcrs of the State. can
perhaps be best cX ,laincd and illustrated
by an exhibit of actual figures rs they
stand upon the boo.,s.
In the proper led.c r. and also in ex-
Auditor Evans report Of 1870, We find
the following:
Expense of Auditors office $4,000 90
Expense Of Treasurer's Office 1000 30
Expense OF Sccrctary's Off &c 1900 w
Expense OF Superintendent
Public Instruction 900 90
Expense OF Agent of State 2,97s go
Expense Of Agent of State
Debt Sinking Fund 2.7Sl 46
The foregoing figures were made by
and on account of the Republican Adj
for the fiscal year OF 1870.
The tollowingare also the exact amounts
expended on same account by the pres
during the same length Of
time:
Expense of Auditors office $3.50 rs
Expense of Treasurers Office 1873 sol
Expense of Secretary's Office 1870 81
Expense of superintendent Of Public
instruction - 24y 81 1
Expense OF Agent OF State 354 III
expense of Sinking Fund 455 6o
Total $3.50 % N
by these figures it will! be seen that
Democratic State officers have saved to
he people in the item OF Office expenses
he sum OF $9l9O %.
The figures side by side are a. follows:
vans. for expense OF Auditors
Office, 5000 90
on same account lSD ~
Shoemaker less than Evans Sl.Si9 20
Aimbaiis expense. Treas : Off e Sl.rQO OO
iyan. on same account l3s sol
Ryan less than kimball Ss6l 10
loilnians eNpen~e.Sec's Office 1900 o. n
.udy. on same account ls0 is .
Eddy less than Hoffman Ssly 81 h
superintendent II
Office. 1000 coli
hopkins. on same account 2ly 90
Hopkins less than Hobbs $50 vi =
laughter expense, agt. State II
office S2.a79 80
harmon, on same account 354 Il 5
harmon less than Slaughter So.62l 2ll
Expense Of State Debt Sinking :
Fund sa.7sl AZ 4,
IN same account, present officers 466 60 {
Difference 81. 800 ~
Total savings as before $3.50 2sIf
While il may be true that this is not Ii
cry large amount of money. we APP
rehend it will be admitted that it is a
cry large per cent, Of saving, and j.
i that could have reasonably been cx- :
ecied, aud reflects credit alike upon the
Ulcers and the party that elected them. :
Again the Auditor Of State has stop
ell the S4iO per month leak in tho trca- !.
Try on account of the Governors house l
mt. Sls,896 so has also been secured to
ne State from "A. II. Conner, late State
riDter and Chairman Of the Republi- :
IN State Central Committee, which OF |
purse was SO much of a clear steal.
Your readers may be assured that the
avs of raising, forgery, cor y
upton and fraud generally, BY which 1
lcans the people have been robbed of
lousands upon thousands of dollars.
re at All end. And it is moreover an
ndcniablc fact, and one that should not
'on be forgotten by the people, that 1
lis desirable result comes from. and is n
lc direct and Legitimate fruit OF the last il
ection in this State. Had the Rcpub- n
ran p,artv e,,.cnolaI -, on,t...:.- le,