The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-29
THE ISSUE THEY WILL RAISE
Candidate Myers Getting Ready to Talk
in His Canvass About the State Debt.
Ward Meetings of Republicans Are Causing
an Earnpstness in Campaign Work-Ani-
mas.ofa Suit Filed Against Squire Smock.

W. r. Myers, who 10 trying To keep up with
fIatsons tactics in their canvass for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor, was IN the
Auditor OF States Office. the otLer day. asking
for copy Of the last annual report Of that of
fcer. He obtained what he sought, and then
announced the Issue upon which Democratic
speakers and editors intend TO dwell during the
coming campaign Offset % the record Of
mismanagement Of State affairs which their own
party made. It 10 Mr.. Myers's opinion that the
Democrats can afford to bear tbs burden
of having reduced the Insane Hospital
90 political asylum. and nearly wrecked
the southern prison, since they intend
Co assert that tho Republicans have within .
year increased the debt enormously. I've will
wake you fellows up said the sxuberans Mr..
Myers he. shaking the report he got at the
Auditors deputy and assistants, bounded out of
the room. To make their ceming represents
tons OF increase in the State debt complete
1t will become Mr. Myers and others of mis- way
the people, TO give facts showing that at the end
OF the fiscal year 1886, just before the Demo
cratic Auditor and Treasurer of State went ont
OF Office, there really deficit OF ST.. 753. 81
In the treasury
Instead of bringing up their accounts and
Hleating demands that should have been paid,
the Democratic State officers did not pay the in
terest on the State debt, which was due the 10Th
OF the preceding October, until December 1886.
These officers did not pay this interest amount
Ing to Sl17 lab 49, when 1t fell dus. because they
had not provided for it. but used the money for
other purposes. In order, however, to show
balance In the general fund at the
the paymenteof this interest, as stated which
carried it over into the succeeding year so the
Republican State officers could be held RESPONSE
ole for this apparent increase in years exnen-
dltures. AT the end OF the fiscal year OF 1886
Oct Fl, the Democrats showed an apparent bal
ance of SIS, 800 IL Had they used this in help
inc ~ slnE Nm 49,
not oniy have been balance, but deficit of
$17, 753. 81 considering the rest of the means
needed to meet the $ll7. 143. "a. the payment of
which was transferred to another fiscal year.
But Mr. Myers and the Democratic speakers
will not make this explanation They will go
no further than say that when the Democrats
left office the State debt only 81, 761, 825 II,
and that it is So, I85, 825. r. giving in
crease of 1924, 900 in year under Republic
an administration. In avoiding an analysis of
this increase they will leave tbs people unac-
quainted with it's interesting: features. par
ticulary that of the Democrats being responsi-
BILE directly for $402 842 2S of the entire amount
counting $117Ol3 IA paid out for a General
Assembly which unable to accomplish
any business because the Democrats in
the Senate would not permit it, unless
Green Smith was recognized as Lieutenant-gov-
ernor But the Republicans, short time after
coming into Office, had to borrow S340, 900 to pay
interest. because the Democrats left no money
or resources by which it could be done. The
same Democratic officials had SO Tar crippled the
general fund that $84 900 had to be borrowed
from tne university IunO, making the total In
crease $424.00 Out of this money sl17 143 40
was paid for the interest which. due Oct. Is,
1886. was willfuy carried to the following year,
making the expenditure that much larger. Es
Inmates amounting to s160, coo the insane
hospitals had been allowed during 1886 by the
commissioners of that work, but as there was
no money to pay them the Democratic officials
of that time allowed the warrants therefor to be
hawked all over the State They remained I'M
paid until the Republicans came into Office. A
special appropriation of So, 6S508 was paid out
for claims the Indiana Hospital contracted
by the Democrats. The other items of expendi-
lures this increase were $50 260.62 for the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Home. Sd. SOL. "a
for the sodisrs monument, and $4,000 for the
School of Predetermined Youth. Adding the
s117 OBJ "a which the last General Assembly
cost, and Mr.. Myers will have all the items to
show the increase of debt from which he ex-
poets much.