Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-04-15
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TtYuiitu lof tile hdfuc pufpOot.
Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen of the
House, l wish TO call your attention tc
the fact that during the campaign ol
1855 nearly all the Republican papen
Of the State charged the Democratic
Legislature with increasing the indebt,
edness of the State county; city, vii.
lage and township.) to the enormous
extent of $4,000, 900, and In many In.
stances the articles making the charge
were so worded as to convey the idea
that the funded debt of the State was
increased. tf-.f 7......'. -.f,,..
Indeed during the campaign several
intelligent Republicans asked me why
we had increased the State debt to such
an enormous extent. ~ o.,
Now what are the facts? On the 18th
of November, 1872, the local indebted.
ness OF The State amounted 10 $l7, 800.
547.97, and on the 10th of November
1885 1t amounted to the enormous sum
of SIS, ,290, ,39S.o5, showing an increase
in thirteen years of $35, 900, ,Sj0.56. ,'
During the past thilteen years the
Democratic party has been In control
of the State Government six and the
Republicans seven years. lg r9IH
After making thorough examina.
tiOn of the Auditor of States reports, ]
find that Republican administrations
are responsible for $2l ,956, ,104.92 of the
increase, and that Democratic admin
istrapions are responsible for Si3,743,-
745.CA which shows that the yearly in
crease under Republican administers
ions exceeds thatunder Democratic by
more than $S49, 900 annually. The Re-
publican Legislature that met in Janu-
ary, 1876, increased the local indebted
ness Of the State more than $4,000, 900.
The last Legislature did not increase
the local indebtedness of the State one
half that amount, although it passed
several local bills authorizing the local
authorities to issue bonds to aid food
sufferers, and it also authorized Hamil-
ton county to build court house to re-
place the one which was destroyed dur.
ing the riots. a'" sft0 '5t1 '' .z5f5
The Sixty-fourth General Assembly,
which was largely Republican, piled up
the local Indebtedness to such an ex-
tent that it would have ruined the State
were it not for the fact that the Su-
preme Court declared the laws uncon-
stitutional. 5.r - a4'.
Undoubtedly the local indebtedness
of this State is in many instances detri,
mental, yet, as matter of fact, neither
party is absolutely responsible for it. 4,
But granting that the political par
ties are responsible for that class Of in
debtedness, then the Democratic. party
is willing to take it's share Of that re,
sponsibiliiy. r5:,.z.,
But while our Republican friends a Z
complaining about Che local indebted
ness of the State, with the facts agains,
them, it might be well to call their at
tention. % another important matter
I refer to the State Funded Debt.
| The Funded Debt of the State ha
been reduced $SO2, 2,2S5.S1 during thu
past two years, while the last twt
years of Republican ascendency 1t wa
reduced only $67e, 5000, which make
a showing of more than $l23, 900, in ia
j vorTof the last Democratic Legislatures
4 Never in the history Of the State wa
its credit better than 1t has been durin
u the past two years and as result tn
fOuded debt which would hav
been payable after December 3lst, 1886
has been refunded at the extremely loy
rate, of 2.73 per cent. If la .eais-5
;. Gentlemen, additional facts could b
presented to show that scheming politi
clans have misrepreselted the last Gen
eral Assembly, but these are sufficien
for the present. Columbus Daily Ne,g'