Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-10-10
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"Details to submit tables or juggle figures. There
R In in the words of the Auditor himself.
1887
We would naturally expect an attempt dur
ing the succeeding year to keep the expend1-
Dures within the receipts. If such an attempt
was made, it proved dismal failure, for here
Is what the Auditor of State says on pages
and of this report for 1887: The actual re-
eeipts for the general revenue fund for the last
Rscal year were s., 773, ,27957. The appropria-
lions for the same period were 49, 1885, 451. %, and
disbursements 3,066, ,66747. 1t will be seen that
auring the last year the appropriations again
exceeded the receipts by $685. OH sc, and that the
actual disbursements exceeded the receipts by
@S83.2 90. Thus we have in the last two years
m excess of $685., $780, .65 in money appropriated
ever the actual receipts; and payments made
20 the amount of 1907 ,085.41 over the same, cre-
citing deficiency of $500, ,065.41 in the general
revenue fund.- Thus, at the end of the second
year there was NO improvement.
Now we come to the third year of Governor
EorakerSs administration. The report of Aud
ator Poe, Republican, neglects to state that
She disbursements for 1888 exceeded the rev.
enues, but in the Introduction to his report he
makes the following significant recommends
zion to the Legislature: 1.-THE only suggestion
4have to make to the General Assembly is that
Shey keep the appropriations within the esti'
MATED receipts for the fiscal year." The total
receipts in the General Revenue Fund, accord
total disbursements were 50, ,349 328 IL. This
looks pretty good the face of the returns
but marginal note says 100000 of the receipts
pcludes advance drafts drawn on taxes for the
&scal year 1882 AS Mr.. Poe drew S950,OOO in
advance drafts on the taxes of 1889, why does
he put down only S1OO, 900 in his report? But
this is not all. The So $40, 716.75 receipts in
eluded $3.50. 600 taken from the Sinking Fund by
issuing certificates Of Indebtedness for sixty
days, as shown upon page z of said report. This
payment of S2500O0 of the regular funded debt,
WHICH WAS IMPROPERLY REFUNDED
When it fell due. Deducting the S2500lO Dor.
rowed money and the S100 200 advanced drafts
(which must necessarily be counted in the re-
eeipts Of 1885, where it belongs( and we have
receipts in 1888 of $3.50, ZIG rs, and dsburse-
ments of s., ,349 a2s 13. This makes deficiency
OF S388, Gil 3S in the General Revenue Fund for
1888, and a total deficiency during the three
past years of Governor Foraker's administra-
tion of 1895, ,676 79 This is improving the 1nan-
cfal condition of the State with vengeance.
During the three years of Governor Foraker's
administration disbursements have
exceeded the revenues an average
of 1881, s92 26 per annum. If he be
permitted to continue this kind of improvement
of the State finances the funded debt of the
State will be largely increased every year. II
will be observed that while the receipts for 1888
were increased &204 9s2. .S5 as compared with
1885, yet the deficiency for that year was almost
as great as In 1885.
Where has this money gonei No explanation
has been offered by either the Governor or by
the Auditor of State.
The late Republican convention compliment
ed the splendid administrator of the State
@nances. II merchant were selling goods at
9Dss and coming out with deficit each year,
Aew long would his credit 1astl Yet here Is
The State of Ohio running behind nearly a mil
zion Of dollars in the first three years of ouI
Governors splendid administration"
In addition to that the receipts for; SSS in
creased S204 90 over those of 1885, and yet the
deficiency is almost as great as in 1886. The
question is where has the money gomez? II this
splendid Administrator (and the Republic
an State convention said it was "a splen
did Administration and paid compli
ments to its financial policy rams on. getting
behind at the rate of 1881 900 per year, how long
will it take until the people of Ohio conclude
that they do not want such "a splendid admin
istration.' but that they would rather have one
that could live within its income? That, my
dear friends, is the kind of administration we
propose to have under the next Governor.