Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-09-04
THE NORTHWEST.
REFORM.
How IL is Practiced i'm Ohio.
Secretary of State Newman's Record
for Economy.
Special Dispatch TO the Gin. Enquirer.

Special Dispatch TO the Gin Enquirer.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, August 13.-The
Democrats are now i'm charge of all the
State government--the executive or adj
ministrative, the legislative and the ju-
dicial. On the supreme Bench they
have three of the five members. In the
Legislature they have two-thirds of the
members. While they have all of the
State Departments, from the Govern
or's office down, that of the Secretary of
State is the only one in which there has
been sufficient time to make an annual
showing as to the records. The Others
came into office last January. Hon.
James w. Newman was elected in Oc-
t0ber, 1882, and took charge of the De-
partment of State January 8, 1888. He
has been in office nineteen months, and
now heads the Democratic State ticket
for reelection. 1t is a fact, conceded
by Republicans, that he has been eco
nomical, conscientious and faithful in
the discharge of his duties. His
ability and peculiar fitness for the office
can not be disputed, and his watchful-
House. The boys who were accus-
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stock-rooms for whatever they wanted
soon found a watch dog there. In ac-
c0rdance with the economy and reform
policy of Mr.. Newman he took special
care in selecting a stationery clerk, and
ia that capacity J. X. Newcomer has
filled the bill to perfection, while Mr.. S.
Il. Reeves as Chief Clerk has and gen.
eral care, and all have served the pur-
pose of reform that was inaugurated at
the beginning of Newman's admins
tration, in January, 1888.
The figures speak best for themselves
iii the following comparative statement
of the expenditures of the office of the
Secretary of State for the years 1882 and
1883:
STATIONERY ACCOUNT.
Amount distributed by Townsend from
January 8, 1882, to January B. 1888 ...S13, ,3Oi 90
Amount distributed by Newman from Jan
uary 8, 1884, to January 8, lSS4-........ 6,4S5 81
Excess of Townsends administration w Sc, SIS 43
DISTRIBUTION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS.
Amount expended by Townsend from
February is, 1882 to February Is, 1888 IS q 400 70
Amount expended by Newman from Feb
ruary 15 1884, to February Is, 1854 137 95
Excess of Townsend's administration ..s /, ,271 n
EXTRA CLERK HIRE.
Amount expended by Townsend from
February IL, 1882 to February15 1898 495 90
Amount expended bv Newman from Feb
ruary IS, 1885, to February Is, lssi... 47O so
Excess of Townsend's administration. 8 1924 SO
CONTINGENT EXPENSES
Amount expended by Townsend from
February Is, 1882, to February l5 sss.;$ LAG 76
ruary is. 1888, to February Is, lSs4.... 1,010 95
Excess of Townsend's administrations 432 SO
Savings in Expenses by Newman 9,547 SO
Under recommendations made by
Secretary of State Newman the fees in
the office for filing articles ofincorpora-
Hon were greatly increased, and under
this law, passed by the Democratic
Legislature last winter, the fees will be
during the first of its operation Sis, 1000
or $4,000. They will continue to in
crease and make the department, in
Guiding all its salaries and expenses,
self-supporting. The State formerly
did not receive dollar of these fees,
and when, under the law of 1881, the
Secretary was directed to pay all the
fees except 81 900 in the Treasury, the
State received only about $500 per year
from this source. Now these fees will
probably reach $4,000 or $4,000 per
annum.
The annual report Of the Secretary of
State shows that there was distributed
by Ex-Secretary Townsend from No
IS, 1882, to January 8, 1888, $5,713 OF
worth of stationery, while for the re-
mainder, of the year, over ten months,
Newman distributed but $4,635 OF
worth of stationery. At the same time
no State official can complain that he
did not get all he needed. Mr.. Newman
furnished all the stationery that was
needed by the Legislature and State De-
partments, and the saving was made
out of unnecessary and fancy articles
that are grabbed up by certain parties,
and that the law and the public inter
ests never required. While the Demo-
Gratis are going into national contest
on the keynote of reform here is an eX-
ample of it, so far as the Democrats
have been able "to show by their
works. in Ohio.
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