The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
FALSE AND True,
Republican Campaign Lioa Related Con-
oerning tho Management and Cost Of
tho State Institutions.


Republican Campaign Lioa Related Con-
oerning tho Management and Cost Of
tho State Institutions.
The Ohio State Journal, the Republi-
can organ at Columbus, published the
following prepared statement as to the
expenses of the State Institutions, which
Governor Hoadly seeing sent letter to
the Superintendent OF each institution
and soon received replies that branded
The Journals 1gures as untrue, The
following are the Journal's figures and
tho letters:
"Bllnd Asylum This institution had
In 1883 according to the official reports,
Ia inmates; total cost for current ex.
penses and salaries Of officers, &37 900 81,
or a per capita coat Of 1918 81 In 1884
II had 1871 inmalea; total cost for current
expenses and salaries Of officers, 1874,
5li %. or q per capita coat Of $2ii 90
An increase Of 1886 per capita IN 1884
over that Of 1883
reform FaIm,-The farm had In 1889
1853 boys; total coat for current expenses
aud salaries OF Ofl,crs, $66 800, or u per
capita cost OF Sli2 70. In 1884 the farm
had i30, total cost for current expenses
and salaries OF officers, &77 S6005, or a
per capita cost Of 1900 An Increase OF
1880 per capita In 1884 over that Of
1883
dayton Asylum.-There were 5Si
patients In this asylum In 1883; total
coat for current expenses and salaries OF
oilic 'rs, 800 503.09, or a per capita cost OF
si6S30. In 1884 this asylum had $50
patients; total coat for current expenses
and salaries Of officer, Sill 67l77, or a
per capita coat OF $i9S,6S. An increase
In cost Of S3O32 per capita In 1884 over
that Of 1883
"Glrls' Industrial Home.-This lnstl
tuition had In 1883 265 girls; total cost
for current expenses and salaries OF OIL
cera, $50, 1913 8t, or a per capita cost Of
Sl87,l3, In 1894 there was 273 girls In
thia institution; total cost for current
expenses aud salaries OF on 'ers. f5l,
600 bi, or q per capita cost OF 1870 "a
An increase OF tb2,22 per capita In coet
In 1884 over that OF 1883"
Az soon ~ Governor Hoadly saw the
papers that had the above In II, he sent
q irtter TO tho superintendent of each In
stitutlon with q clipping from the same
and has received In reply the following
letters:
DAYTON. o., August Q, 1885,
DEAR aIR. Yours OF the lat inst, II
hand this a. ~. with clipping from Obi,
State journal referring to the expendi
lures aud per capita cost Of the DaytoI
insance alylhm. lnclosed and u full
and complete statement OF the superin
tendent OF our insane asylum, DR.. King
showing the per capita cost 10 be q trifl
less In 1884 than II WAS In 1883, insteat
OF being over 900 higher, M said pape
made Il; and for the year 1885, we shall
with ordinary good luck, be able 10 show
| quite handsome decrease In the DO
capita c0pt. Yours, respectfully,
| j. LINxwEILER, in.
To Hia Excellency the Governor OF th
State Of ohio, Hon. George Hoadly.
| DAYTON, O., August ., 1885,
j, LINxwEIJER JR,, CITY:
My DEAR Sir; Tue figures In IN
newspaper cllpplng z you handed me thi
morning arc all wrong. Below Ia q cor
rect statement OF the per capita cost 10
tho years 1883 and 1884, ending Novem
ber 10, and Including the salaries 0
officers:
For the year 1889 the psr capita COS
was $lS8 SO; daily average OF patients
SOL. Total amount expended, including
salaries, $ll0,437 "a,
For the year 1884 the perscapita cos
was $3.50 80; daily average OF patients
b97 Total amount expended, including
salaries, &lllb2l,iS
| This shows u decrease OF over OF cent
Tor each patient In favor OF 1881 and
besides, We can only be- accountable 70
the last two months Of the Hscal yeaI
1884, M the present financial officer wa
not appointed until September l5 1881
my appointment being made July, 1881