Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02
A CLEAR STATE MENT.


From speech by Chester y. Farr, At Myerstown,
Lebanon County, oeio1eri.
Il is said that the Republicans have largely
increased the expenses of the State In the
Anditor-GeneraPs reports of 1860 and 1877,
both of Democratic officials the expenses of
government re given at S40l, ,s6S. Al for 1850,
and s., ,2l3 1851 for 1917 II is therefore i
fact that the expenses OF the State Government
have been trebled since 1860. Whether the
travayance Of Republican rule was the cause of
the increase the following facts will show. The
Constitution of 1874 may have given us a bet
ter, but il certainly gave Us more expensive
system Of government; at least, until the bieh-
- - !, ron,,-e =, h ann,,al,u rrro,r;a,.S
to the public schools, 1t increased the ordinary
machinery Of government as follows:
1850. IS7s.
Governor and Heads Of Departments. II u
l menioers vi Lesi>a'uie -'''-------'--'- a. ISi
cisrls n.nartm.nt,l aud IcgiSiatiye - iss
Total. e6t SSi
There were twenty-sx judicial districts in Is6o:
there are forty-four in ls77-
OF the increased clerical force the Legisla-
ture contributed ffty-three. and the new De
n,rtment of Internal Atfatrs orOauizel and
conducted by Democratic official. eleven.
One-half OF the excess of the expenditures of
1877 over those of 1850, is therefore due to the
cost OF the routine OF government, which the
New Constitution almost exactly doubled.
but that instrument, by enjoining add
tional printing and advertising, ana the num-
" iaise' Lesisia'u,e anu Soue.i'ue"e,' nA'0
irg 50 that m IS77 the state printin1 and
ady.,tjsinq- cost sel 20 ~. or Sal org O3 more
than in Is6o. $50 OS9 l6 of the amount of
Is77 was paid to Democrat.
In 1874 the paw of Legislators was increased
to 81 600 per annum. thereby adding largely
tn The rynens.s of the state.
-, =. 49, =, ooo .... .s., oo.
.si n,smiers in is;:;' AZ ssco pcr annun 10 500
slOe, 100
ssn.,o- Nil Than rsnhs, u, IN. Senate
votss ,or tb, incrsase of nh. nav of the Ie,is.
l,ura ai,hor,b ha ,o,.d .o-ains, The ipcre,ss
M the Governor,s salary In does no, lie ON
his lin or tbose of hrs Trnrrsen,atives or mar
tiSant N ceIsur, the increase of the salarir, of
o,h.rs IN, he yot.i 20 20 o,.nernuslv increase
~ n,yn
These two amonnts foo, II, sic, 40 u;. leay-
;,, So.s o-o 81 in,.rcssa of .,-s.nJi,ur.. mo-,
,crorrr,.t fnr h, the change 81 yov.rnrnrD,
and the extra com pensation to members O, the
I a,isI,ture both of ,Vbirh u.asnres senator
D,II srd bis narfv advocated and voted for
LEAVING ont m. officers created by the new
Copsriru,iop the increase of salaries (o,b-r
tban the uen,bers Included abov.1 h.. hem A.
inIIoys.
.
IoTsal' lS'S.a anu ''e'''' o' q SS
30,
Totai---....------.-..----- ---------.-----sl5''so so+
Th,. benefits of this increase have accrued
alike TO Democrats and Republicans, for more
than one-haIf of the Department Offices aud
cIerkshius and probably as large a proportion
of iutiyeships, are held by members of the Dem
ocr,tic party.
In lS,;O. the POPULATION of Penn sylyapia WAS
2.9O6. so; in 1874. calculated on the census
ot 1870. AZ th. uniform rate of increase of 81
bilrare and stationery of Senators and Repre-
srniariyes in 1860 were S2+. .4l3 90; in 1870 they
w.. SsI .9I ~ or $50 ia5 az ahove ths doubIe