Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-07-29
Democratic Economy in Ohio.

Democratic Economy in Ohio.
Especial Correspondence of the Cinein-
natl Gazette
COLUMBUS, O., July 20.
The Democracy have been claim
ing that if their Legislature made .
disgraceful record in some respects,
it at least was very economical, and
did much to cut down expenditures
aud diminish the burdens Of the peo-
pie of Ohio. 1t is well to give this
claim brief consideration.
Since the advent of the Republican
party in politics, it has held power in
Ohio for twelve years, and the Demo
cratic party for four years, being
IS6S-69 and 1S74-5. The Republi-
can party has been in power during
all the other years that have elapsed
since and including the year 1860.
LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES.
Now an accurate calculation and
examination of the original docu
ments, shows that during the twelve
years the Republican party held pow
er, the average contingent and COM
mittee expenses Of the General As
sembly amounted to 81, l62 II yearly
while during the four years Democ-
racy ruled, the average yearly con-
tingent and committee expenses
amounted to $4,176 Al. In other
words, the Dem ocrats expended for
the above purposes, more than three
and half times rs much as the Re
publicans.
The highest Legislative expenses in
any one year under Republican rule
was 50, 43, while the highest un
der Democratic rule was $7,643 49.
The total Legislative expenses un
der the four years of Democratic rule
was $16,705 67, while the total ex
penses under the last four years o.
Republican rule was only half as
much, or $S,429 25.
In addition to the above facts, il
may he remarked that the apprOpri
alton for Legislative expenses at the
recent session was exhausted the day
after the Legislature adjourned stint
die, since which time authenticated
claims of that class to the amount o
several hundred dollars have beer
presented and remain unpaid. Wha
these may amount to can not now bt
stated, so that the average Legislative
expenses for the four years of Dem
ocratic rule will really amount to con
siderable more than that given above
CREATION OF NEW OFFICES.
| During the twelve years of Repub
lican rule, there were created severa
new offices-namely, net increas'
of six Judges, Clerk of Suprem'
Court, Commissioner of Railroad
and Telegraphs, Gas Commissioner
and Insurance Commissioner. Thes
last two offices are wholly unneces
sary, and should not have been crea
ted at all, But the united salaries O
all the new offices then created unde
twelve years Of Republican rule
amount to but $24, 500; whereas dur
ing the four years of Democratic rule
there were created sixteen new Judge
ships, Boiler Inspector, a Mine In
spector, an Asylum Commissioner G
Construction, and a host of other Of
ficers, whose united salaries amour
to $66, 200. A slight reduction in on
or two offices brings the net increas
down to $65, 100.
orecapitulate, the united increas
. of salaries of all the new offices crt
ated under twelve years of Republ
can rule, are $24, 800; the united il
crease of salaries of the new office
created under the four years of Den
: ocratic rule amount to $50, 100. /
the same proportion, if the Demt
: cratic rule should continue as long 9
the Republican, the salaries attache
to the new offices they would hay
created would amount to $l95, 80
or eight times as much as the Repul
tlican! This is the economy and r