The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-09-19

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State OF the Twenty-Five" ldFeat APP
plaase,
Hoadiy and Foster could hAVs said
precisely tho same thing, Ohio has 90
eupied an advanced position In this limo
Tor many years Old theories and oum'
broua devices for tho management OF tho
States unforlunates have boon happily
superseded by more humane and leas OK
pensiye methods There has been
gradual upward tendency which even
partisan meddling Governor could
not wholly retardl but while this
10 true, II Ia llao true thai fc'aier
has done more 70 iniuro The dlsci'
pline OF our asyums ihan any uoy'
ernor tho klate has ever had, lie has
never been content 10 attend 20 ha
own husiuoaR and permlt the trustees pf
these institutions 10 manage tholm, lle
has compelled them 70 discharge good
men aud Rooept lnatoAd Inexperienced
and often incompetent help " hAa NJ
fordod lim oapealal pleasure TO "hully'
RupeFuleudents and remind them that
II would take him "leHs than five min
utes % appoint and commission their
success up,' lie has told them that II
they did moi dollro "a uh6y his orders aa
10 The employment OF hia own hench'
mon they had better got their hats aud
got out" no has sent back 10 asyluma
inefficient, mutnoua persons who had
been properly discharged, and inalated
upon their retention. lie has kept In
diyiduals OF notorioualy bad character In
place against the protest OF euperintond'
ont aud trusteea, In short, thore 10 no
asylum In the State that has wholly eh'
capped hls pestlterous influence, Tho
Deaf and Dumb has but rooently boon
torn with diaaenaiona because Of his mis-
ohieyoua intormeddling, The Central
Insane has been constantly annoyed,
The Boys Industrial school at Lanoas
tori the Athens aaylumi tho Girls In
duatrial homo In Delaware County, the
Orphans homo NJ Xonia, have oil felt
tho wthering touch OF HIS partisan
hand,
"Tho public bonded debt Of tho State
July 1, 1850, was Sa,aaO,OOO To-day II
N but oa.7O0,OOO lApplauae, use
only round numbera In other words va
have paid of, wiped out of exlatenoe for
ever, 81, 400, 900 OF the bondodd debt OF tho
State, and that IA not all, Would you
sxpaot that we would be able 10 do that
without largely increasing tho burdens
OF taxation upon tho farmers OF this
SlatAY"
That IN FOrak0riAm,
Tho Auditors report shows hat
noadiy In two year. reduced the
Stale debt, bt,,ptst,,,t,,,,,,,,s ttttst,t,s WhHs
Ana thai Foraker In hroe years
fnduood t,,"u,,t,,t Vipiwt
IA other wordah November iHS NE
debt NaA NaAu,urt,,u,,,,,',s,,,,u abNbh
In November, pfl araOeo
Total paid undor HOAaly ..... Nosrs
Ia nOV0mbor 1876 II was ,,,,,a,,.U,.,,,,, Aflv,ho
"a NoVonbar 1874 date OF last report
HHu,,,,,,"'t" "''"''"''"''''' AVio'WS
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Total paid aadN Forular ,.,r,,,, Wn,Si
All this talk about payment on tho
State d0bt, howOVor, Ia deooptlVO. Tho
law provides for tho low tho pooplo
pay the var, and tho sinking fund com
mlsalonors rOdoOm tho bonda Aa thoy
mature, Neither Hoadly nor FEaltor
had aAT thlsa vhAtOvor 10 do With II
The dsbt has bean of progro0s Of gradual
extinction oVor slnoo tho war. and tho
interest charge has In consequence boon
diminishing until now II Ia but $500
por annum.
But wO have also reduced the rate Of
taxation two-tontha OF mill, 30 that II
N lower to-day than 10 haa ever before
boon In tho State OF Ohio ainco tho year
islO. This reduction maltca a saving 10
tho farmers and othor property ownors
aud tax-pAyoN OF this State OF moro
than $3.50, 900 In taKes for thia year alone,
How have wo done thatP How could w0
accomplish all thia without lnor0aslpg
ths rats Of taRAtlon2 We have donO II
BY oKeroiaing that commodity that
Democrats mover SOON W possoas. We
have dons II BY oEOrcising tho oommcd-
ity Of good business sOuos, ApplausO.
That was all"
Horo ForakaE claims 10 have rcduood
the rate Of taxation two-tonthS Of mill
aud thNa saved w the tsH payers 0OSo,-
OOO year How and why was this dono'
The oovOrnor protonds 10 tell, but he
giysa ua Foraker instead Of tho truth.
Tho fAot " tho levy usually mado for
the sinking fund was reduced two-t,nths
OF q mill, and the $3.50, 900 which ho
talks about ~ boing saved, 10 dmply
tho amount whioh do not this yoar col
loot nom the wax payors 10 pay on tho
State dobt BY Torskor's Logic, tho
ulp ybQ poatpopOs tho ppymont Of his
dobta malsoa aaving. What ridicu'
lous subtOrfugO this ~ for Governor OF
tho groat State Of Ohio 10 indulge inl
II tho usual lOvy had boon madO tho
public deH would have boon reduced
S95O. 600 II might havo bOen an lnoon-
vonionoo 10 tho tax payer 70 pay thiA
amount on tho State debt but no loaa to
him. Why not toll the truth about tho
matter and not insult Intelligent poo
plO by pAlming on on thon Foraker
iemp
Most OF that public debt was bearing
ak por cont promium per annumi o liz
tlo OF Il four per cont The annual In
toreat charge was Ssi9,O0o Wo had 10
pay out that much ovory year for intor-
ost alono. Well, wo thought ak pcr
cont. was too much interest for tho great
State OF Ohio TO pay undor Republican
administration, [cheors And no we
proposed 10 refund the bonds, and we
did refund thom into throe-porcents, and
our credit was 40 good that wo sold thom
al such premium that the not ratio OF
interest was but 9Ta por annum.
That Ia the highest credit
that the State ever enjoyed in our his