The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-07-18
TIMELY NOTICE.
SERVE 1T ON THE REPUBLIC
CAN LEADERS AT
ONCE.
So that they may not shift the
responsibility when brought
to final account for their
actions.

Early in 1892, even before the
Presidential nominations were made,
observing Democratic speakers and
newspapers pointed out the tinan-
cia, and commercial dangers which
impended over the country,
They saw, in the wild speculations
engendered by the fostering of
trusts by law, and the dwindling
government receipts, under the pro-
hibited Mckinley bill, and by the
reckless and criminal extravaganza
of the Tom Reed Billion Dollar
Congress that storm was sure TO
break over the country, as the di-
rect result of these things, no matter
which party gained the election.
The inevitable storm came, Just
as it was predicted and for the
reasons given. But the dsthroned
Republican dynasty at once blamed
the 'change" upon the people them
selves and succeeded in deceiving a
number of them.
We have similar condition Of
things in Ohio today. The State
Treasury is in chronic state of
bankruptcy, the result of folly and
criminal extravaganza, not only on
the part of the Legislature but in
the management of the States busi-
ness affairs.
IfOhio escapes dishonorable fl
nancial straits and disaster for the
next two years the people will be
fortunate indeed.
The calendar year of 1896, will
open up with liabilities against the
State almost equal to the annual
revenues for general purposes, max
ing most radical increase in the
levy for State purposes, the very
first duty of the Legislature.
Under no circumstances, can the
increase be less than so per cent,
and il is likely to be near 100. The
result of this added burden can
readily be foreseen. Thousands of
taxpayers will be driven to the last
extremity to meet the demands of
the tax collector.
They ought to understa nd this
now So as to begin at once to ad
minister punishment to the Repub-
lican leaders who are responsible for
it.
The general revenues provided by
law for the next year viii reach
about So, 800, 900, and the expendi-
lures probably 100000 in excess of
that amount.
There will be at the beginning Of
the year a lot of deficiencies, now
juggled and hidden away, advanced
drafts, unpaid appropriations and
matured short timed bonds, to the
amount of So, 500, 900, or approxi-
mately that amount, so that in fact
there will be demands against the
Treasury aggregating s7,20o,0oo
for general purposes, with only
revenue of SO, 100000 to meet it.
How to make up the extra 3d. 200
900 is the problem which will con-
front the next General Assembly.
There is bu: one way under the
constitution to meet it, and that is
to increase the tax levy. The Re-
publican maladministration of the
last four years has borrowed up to
the Constitutional limit to meet the
legislative extravaganza.
We have no doubt but that the
Democrats will elect Governor and
a Legislature, whose duty it will be
TO rescue the State from the perilous
situation in which it has been plac-
ed by Republican officials and Leg
islatures.
To do so will require an enormous
increase in taxation for at least two
years. The fault of this lies with
the Republicans who have been in
capable in their administrative
work.
We take this early opportunity to
fix the blame where 1t belongs