The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-08
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
The Abla Osooa Of Mr.. IohasOn Of Huron
COully
Nindioatlng Democratic Legislation aud
showing Republican Responsibility
aud ~ xtTHyaganos "

Mr.. TeTell's resolution TO investigate
the various Slate institutions came up
IN the House, aud was adopted after con-.
sldtra0le Time waH tpent In discussing
IT, This resolution II sweeping In its
character. II takes In all the instltu-
tlOns VI the State Nesrrs Washburn
aud Terrell, on the Republican side,
spOke IN favor Of the resolution, while
MestTN Le0Old aud Johnson, OF Huron,
vigorously opposed IL because II pre-
I, rIed no sptclhc charges against any
institution.
MI.JOhnsOn said he believed the reso-
luton WINS introduced for political bum
cOmDe. He completely Knocked this
linlng out OF the charges made by the
REPUBLICAN members and the Republic
eau press OF The State that the last
Legislature had been extremely exuaV.
ngant IN its appropriations. lie said the
Increase waa 0uB 10 extraordinary do
manda. ln eu6stantiat0n of this ho
cited the following: Flood sufferers,
100000; Iincinnatl riots, 10000; Hook.
lng Valley rlOIe, $4,000; New Orleans
Exposition, $27,5OO; salary OF Circuit
court judges, Si,OOO; building addition
TO the Athens A,yium, $4,000; adii-
ilOnal ~ puOlc works on account OF
hl0ts, 500, 600; penltentiaTy 10 out In
operation lhe changes, $l00,O00. Fair
minded men Viii See AZ glance that
most OF th0 appropriations ought to have
been made, and upon investigation II
will be found that the Republican mem.
befB were enthusiastic In their efforts 70
secure them. A member Of the LegislR-
ture who votes 10 tquander the peoples
money, 30 that he can on the stump
prale about the extravaganza of his DO
lltlcal opponents, Ia public enemy.
"During tho campaign of 1883 nearly
all the Republican papers OF all this
State charged the Democratic Leglsla-
tnre with Increasing the Indebtedness
Of the Stale " the enormous extent of
$4,000 600. aud IN many instances the
arllcles making the charge we're 40
w0rded as 10 convey the Idea that the
funded debt OF the State was increased,
Nov, what ara the facts2 On the 10Th
OF November, 1872, the local indebted
ness Of the State amounted to $l7L90,-
54797, and on the 10th OF November, 1886.
u amounted TO the enormous sum OF
$53. 270, 1888 SO, showing an increase In
thirteen years Of $50 500 $50 10.
"Duli0g the past thirteen years the
Democratic party has been In control Of
the State Government six and the Re.
publican parry seven years.
AFTER making thorough examina.
t0n Of the Auditor OF States report l
lind that Republican administrations
are re, pOnsble for 1921 1866 l04 02 Of the
increase, and that Democratic admlnls-
traliOns 0re responsible for $l3n3,-
7i5 6i, which shows that the yearly In
crease under Republican administra-
tOus exceeds that under Democratic by
more than $4,000 annually. The Re.
publican Lpgi stature that met In
January, 1870, Increased the local In
dabIedne9s Of tho State more
than $l3,C00,0O0, The last Legislature
did not Increase the local indebt-
edness Of the State one half that
amount, although II passed several 10.
cal bills authorizing the local anthOri.
ties TO issue bonds ~ aid the food suf-
ferers, and II also au horlzed Hamilton
County to build court house TO replace
the ono which was destroyed during the
riots.
Tho Slx'y.fourth General Assembly,
which was LARGELY Republican, piled up
the local indebtedness 10 such an extent
that " would have ruined the State,
were 10 not for the fact that the Su-
premo Court declared the laws unCon-
stituuOual Bat while our Republican
friendsare complaining about The local
Indebtedness Of the State with the facts
against tlom, " might be well To call
their attention TO another important
matter, refer to tho State funded
debt.
"rhe funded debt Of the State has
been reduced &SO2 2S5.Sl during the
past two years, while during the last
two years of Republican uscandency lt
was reduced only So70, 100, which makes
a showing Of more than $4,000 In fay.
or Of the last Demo latic Legislature.
"Ney.r In the hi tory Of the State was
lta credit better than Il has been during
the past two years, and, ~ a result, the
funded debt which would have been
payable after December 81, 1886, has
been refunded NJ the extremely low
rate Of 273 per cent"