The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-10-17


thes.' State Militia as appears by the = Re-
port Of Joint Committees on the Treasurer $
! Account for the year 1876, = was 81, 086. 20,
| and the same report shows that the 9 State
Military, 2 for the sa'ae gear, is set down at
4 $2l, 40. 40. making total for the single year
Of ninety-eight thousand five hundred and
thirty-seveu dollars and Ave cents (s9s, 5s7 05).
Atone ercampment, at Cape May, the amount
/ paid out Of the State Treasury was twenty
two Thousand four hundred dollars aud forty
one cents ($22, 4oo.ll.) II, ny friends, you
could examine the items Of this expenditure,
am sure that your astonishment would be
overwhelming in the extreme. And insthis
connection, beg you carefullyt to consider, in
view Of the fact that so many branches Of
State governments are already possessed by
military gentlemen, whethTr a fair balance
win be maintained between the civil and mill
tary citizenshipof the State, and if the ex-
penses Of State administration win not be me-
cessarily and greatly increased by the eleya-
tion to the position Of Cornmander-in-C Chief
my distinguished, and honorable competitor,
late Major General in the U. S. army, who
has SO lately given to the world hs1opinion
and Judgment on the wisdom and necessity of
a large increase of the military arm Of the
service. The State Prison--also in possession
ofa distinguished soldier--has run into the
same current of.extravagance which charac-
terizes other departments as viii be observed
by a comparison. ~
/ In 1860 we nnd SIS, Col .95, against. $751;
95425 for 1874. In 1850 the expenses Of the
Legislature was $29, 0e1 90, in 1874 500, 257. 93
In 1860 the Judiciary was paid $50, oos, 80,
in 1874 $107. 369.26. And this does not in
clude the payments made to this honorable
and upright branch of government by the
counties of the State.
! In 1850 the stationery bill was $9B3.65, in
1874 it reached the astonishing sum of Sill, :
/ 21S.S6, and, indeed, I think it has been on the
increase since that date. Not having the
proper documents at hand, am not able to
give you at this time q comparative statement
of the expenses attending the management of
other State institutions and interests. can
only say, that in my Judgment, an unneces-
sary and burdensome expense is entailed up
on the people, which should be removed.
Many new offices have also been built up for
which, apparently, no necessity exists 1t is
needless to refer to them as they win readily
o,o,,, - 30, VIVA, 7 b.dtbe hono, - h.
;nst.,,od - C,h;oe tswo.,,t;ra =. oo,,, osoa..
:, .,,, e.a.o ,;,a, 49,, ,,,,,as o,,,as, 600
so,;taru sr;ond ,v.s ,,;nS;,c s.o,, dr;ets ona
..,;,,a 80 ,,,a.a ), 70 H. eo,,aaa
$50, 49, r. -. ...,,;, ;aa.,s.,
rata ~, taacrod ,,rodooassors ~ ~ ,an,ant
!, s,oooaso.gf,,aa,, ~, ,,,,,,t q 80, covor,,o
&c Iarso,, }, f.,,, 1870 70 ,ea t,,,oa ,oars
30 ,a, Mt 10 e,,.or,o t,,ot = sro that oa,o
~, -, q, 81, ea rod 90
Tba salary of the ot,ica dpring NV ;nc,no-
49,, ,r.s o. eoo ,.;t,, an ,tar, j. tho IL,
do,ta, b;,, of two :, three bundred dollars far
oIer,, hiro whilst now that denartment takes
-. ,,o,, ,ass tI,or al n ono vao,,v from, tho
T,o.s,,.u rtn,.u no ar,,,od that al tb;s i,
oroaso a. Mt d,,o =, oa,, III resnons;b;,;tv
and 80 . certo;n exto,t t,,;s nav be true Int
q g not tr,o 81 stotod Il res,,,t;on ~ tba
mocrat;e Convention chat q IL due 10 .sRe-
nublioan LEGISLATION. }, for most Of the extrava-
,.anoos taaa hoe, tl,o ros,,,t 81 d;root roco,n-
mo,dot;ons from, Donoorat;c Governors dr.
;no t,,e Il a nina vcars and durpo fiat time
tbev have hoo, ,ossessed NJ thu restraining
newer ~ veto which has n No case been aver,
c;sod nart;a, os Democracv & r. The use ~
that arbitrarv ,ower. Furtbermore the Demo-
orot;c Monty had d,r;,o tho Last sass;on Of the
I.soslature an tire nossess;on Of both branches.
Isa nd tho ..aar,a heard If no measure for their
relief II Is not needfu, Cor me TO saw to the
neonle Of New Jersey that favor an econom.
loo, administrations of affairs of State. NV
MESSAGES and practices vipdicate me in that
reoo, ri ond hava tre satisfaction 70 ouote
from NV last animal naner. althouob the 9th
ers contain the same strain Of recommended
t;on than said naoe = Of NV animal mes
saoe for 1s6o,,
n Ia A Stare debt a i most ,nnalatable noveltv
r. o,r citizens and thew manifest an earnest
so,icitude for retrenchment. and an entire can
cel,a,ion of al, obI;oat;ons, We should care-
fu,lv husband onr resources. and steadily re-
,se mi, and an congratulations which are not
;mnayat;ve,v reon;red wa shall tbus not only