The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-03
Comptroller tHanceck
nancial StateuaaN H
Campaign Docimefifs
TO HELP HIS GUBRRHlFoMIL BOON
Democrats and Democratic Laws
Responsible for the Escsllsat
Condition of the State
Funds.


troller of the State of New Jersey. en-
joys at Trenton the reputation OF being
a willy politician. He is a candidate Tor
the Republican nomination for Governor,
and in his quiet, unosteRtatious manner,
is doing everything in his power to
achieve his ambition. He never let's pass
an opportunity to bring credit upon the
Republican party. primarily for the bene-
fit which it will have upon his candidacy.
and secondarily for ther prestage 1t will
give the party. and bring votes to its
candidate, especially If be be Wflham 8.
Hancock, of Mercer. Mr.. Hancocks lat
est attempt in this line was the statement
of the financial condition of the State,
which he issued last Saturday. OF course.
figures don't lie, but omissions create false
impressions which are the worst kind OF
lies.
Had Mr. Hancock told all there was to
be told about the affairs it would have
been plain to the citizens of the thickest
wits that whatever excellency the finan-
cial condition of the state possessed, It
was really due to Democratic and not Re-
publican management of the States af-
fairs. -
On November l, 1890, William c.. Hep
penheimer, Democrat, took possession
of the office of Comptroller and George
R. Gray went into the Office of State
Treasurer. They succeeded Major Edward
s. Anderson and Colonel John J. Toffey,
both Republicans, in whose hands the
management of the States finances had
been for the previous six years. The
last statement issued by Major Ander-
son showed balance of $433, ,76e.s7. This
l1oIo nd
reflected much credit upon Major Ander-
sons administration had it not been
dishonest balance There was at that
time debt of $4OO. 900. chargeable against
this, debt consisting of States notes
given for temporary loans and held oy
the First National Bank Of this city.
Dedueting this from the Majors balance,
as it should be, the real amount to the
credit of the State was $3s Tse.s7, q very
poor showing after six years of Rspub-
lican rule.
Colonel Heppenheimer went to Work
with a will and at the end of bis nrst
year submitted his first report to the
Governor, which should have put the Re
publicans to shame if there was any
shame in them. He showed balance
in the bank of s4Q2 6s.ss, and it Md not
include the $500, 900 floating indebtedness
either. because the Democrats bad sue
ceeded in paying thai or. To bis rossate
Supplement Setting forth what he
calls extraordinary expenditures that
is for armories and other public buildings.
Upon these Nj Hanooek lays gTen. a. s,I@Ss, mnra
remarkable when these heavy expe2al.
lures are considered. The Democrats nad
extraordinary expenditures, too, Ter q was
during this year that Colonel Heppen,
heimer paid off this floating debt inehffed
by the Republicans. He paid epe-SSI,-
55S. 1s-on account of the new AAsempiy
Ghshhed' this hnd was S s7is.ooo Ths hext yJsr Mr
Heppenheimer had a balances OF y6lS, ~. u,
with extraordinary expenAitures OF s&2s,-
se2s AssembIy Isa5 IEsacE chambeg RS sn the
Girls Industrial School near Teentonf and
s12. 600 on the Home for Feehle-hiaded
Women. Mr.. Heppenhetmer hast ysar
was 1893 and his balance at the eaq or
that twelve months was S72eS$e. Dur5ns
the same period there was plenty ~ Mr.
Hancocks extraordinary expcnas4afes,
ber for public roads and ether needed
improvements.
Mr.. Hancock compares his baAanee with
that Of issSs Mr HsfsT asa
tDarl than campaign purposes; Since lsss The
receipts Of State have been grsstly IN
miscellaneous corporations have greatly
increased and the amount received from
collateral inheritances, has been beyond
ali expectation. Another matter upon
which Mr. Hancock is dishonesty silant
is the laws which have made possible all
this big balance were conceived by
Democrats and enacted by Demecrattc
legislatures The frat of these, the law
for the taxation of railroads: the law en-
forcing the payment of the miscellaneous
corporations tax and the law for the coll
lection OF the collateral Inheritance tax.
were all passed by Democratic Iegisla-
lures In spite of the opposition of Repun-
iicans The excellent balances which
the Democratic officials produced were
not brought about by any of the missr-
able piccayune cheese pairing process
which has characterized the Republican,
administration. In those days work on
needed public Institutions wss not step
ned for want of money withheld to make
Campaign capital; no branch of tho
States military service was obliged TO
go down into its own pocket to Keep It.
self alive in order that an agricultural
vote or two could be caught for the party
nor did any member Of the State Legts..
lature or State official have pens and
paper dealt out to him as though pc was
the inmate of some charitable tnstitu-
tion instead of ssan officer OF one OF the
greatest States of the Union. In order tRak
the party could go before the people ana
parade their shypocritical economy.