Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-29
Hosdly's Administration Condemned bs
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1t is cruel OF the Democratic party to de-
nounce Hoadly's administration after 1t has
been ended nearly a year. Yet the platform
makers must have had that in their minds
when they prepared and submitted to the
convention the following denunciation which
appears in the Democratic platform:
"Wedenounce and condemn the partisan re-
organization of the penal code and benevo-
lent institutions of the state not made with a
view 10 increase the efficiency Of their man
agement, but for the purpose of controlling
their revenues and incidental powers for
partisan purposes, thus dragging down to the
hasest uSes the willing gifts of the people for
the smelioration Of the unfortunate"
They could not have meant to denOunce
and condemn Governor Foraker's admins
tration for such reorganization, for there has
been none of It under this administration
Occasionally, however, some Ananiss ON the
Democratic press breaks forth with a charge
Of this nature against the present administra-
ton. What are the factsf Since Governor
Foraker's Inauguration. with the exception
of the penitentiary and blind asylum. none
Of the state institutions have been reorgan-
lied
The reorganization of the penitentisry was
rendered necessary f.'om the fact that
through inc 'mpetency, and possibly some
thing worse, those put in charge of it by
Governor Hoadly, managed it i'll such a
measure that it was costing the taxpayers of
the state about s2oO,oOO per year more than
it earned, while under Governor Foster it
had paid S5S,OJOa a year over and above its
expenses 1t was apparent that something
was the matter with the management The
legislature enacted the necessary legislation;
it was reorganized, competent officers put in
charge, and now it pays expenses and 5000
a month surplus Such a reorganization
certainly is not to be condemned by the tax
payers
At the blind asylum there was continual
pickering and internal disagreement. Under
the Hoadly administration a faithful and
able superintendent, who had served for
twenty years. was removed To make a place
for Democrat He could not manage the
institution, and was removed to make room
for still another Democrat Affairs grew no
ration another change has been aade, which
was necessary % increase the efficiency of the
management these are the oaly reorgani-
Iations of state institutions whch have oc-
CURED under the present administration, and
both were necessary.
The four insane asylurns, the deaf and
dumb asylum, the boys industrial home, the
girls industrial home and the soldiers and
sailors orphans home, have not besn reor-
ganiztsi under Governor Foraker, nor have
any Of the other state institutions, with the
exception of the penitentiary aad the blind
asylum Under Governor Hoadly all Of
these were reorganiEed certainly mot with
view to increasing the efficiency of their
management" but undoubtedly for the pur-
pose of controlling their revsnues and Incl
dental powers for partisan purposes, thus
dragging down to the basest uses the willing
gifts of the people for the amelioration of the
unfortunate" But it is cruel, even though
Just, for Governor Hoadly now to be re-
preached for this by his own party.