The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-10-28
That Show the Republican Party's
Wise Management.
BUsHNELLs BUSINESS METHODS
Can the Climax Of Many Years OF Efforts
Produced Under Isepub-
Jican Rule.

Ouu uay OI NONeHlUel ueAI, WILL ConC
before the electors of Ohio with bet
tor financial record than has been OBJ
served at almost any period In the
states history. 1t can present indis-
putable evidence to the effect that the
affairs of the people, with which 1t
has been intrusted, are being man
aged more economically, more efficient
ly and more for the benefit Of all tax
payers than has been the case for a
long time.
The public institutions, as shown by
the per capita expense of maintenance,
are in a remarkable condition. There
has been a steady and constant reduc-
ton under the administrations of
Governor Mckinley and Governor
Bushnell. Furthermore, the. states
property has been kept in condition
beyond reproach. There has been an
adequate, but not extravagant, scale
of appropriations by the general as
| sembly, and as q consequence every
| piece of property which Ohio owns Is
| now in good condition. To this may
| be added the statement that the oper-
| atiCns of the state in the way of car
| ing for it's unfortunates and for those
who are naturally a charge upon the
| pople, are being extended and ampli-
| fed in degrees commensurate with the
necessities.
A new hospital for the insane is be-
ing erected al Masslllon and the newly
instituted hospital for epleptics is be-
ing enlarged to dimensions sufficient
to provide for that class of the states
afflicted. All of this entails large ex-
penditure of money annually, but
when Ohio's disbursements on account
of its benevolent and penal institu-
tions, for it's state government and
other legitimate purposes are compar-
ed with those of states of equal rank,
there is good cause for wonder that
| such excellent results are accomplish
ed at so small comparative cost.
Ohio's Expenses.
Ohio, at the end of the fiscal year
1896, had expended for all purposes
6,6O1 ,26O. This included the general
expenses of government, the mainte-
nance of state institutions, university
levies, allotment fer state common
school fund and for the sinking fund.
In the same year the. state of Massa-
chusetts, which Is sm;. when compar-
ed with Ohio and our people, expended
81, ,833, ,533; Illinois also exceeded Ohio
| largely in her eXenditures; Pennsylva-
mia found good cause to dispose Of
many more millions than Ohio, and
New York exceeded our state by over
so per cent Of expenditures.
A Democrats Assault.
Some wandering statistician, who
has been vainly cropping for facts
which he might marshal in order that
the Democratic campaign committee
could find cause for assault upon the
Republican administration of the af-
fairs Of Ohio, recently gave out a
statement which attempted to prove
that there had been an abnormal in
crease in the states expenditures. He
went back to the years 1881 to 1885 in
ciusive and contrasted the disburse-
ments with those of the years 1892 to
1896 inclusive, and, because there was
an increase, like all statisticians now
devoted to Democratic proportions, he
promptly jumped at totally unjustifia-
BILE conclusions and boldly offered fall
lacious arguments. Because the gross
disbursements Of the general revenue
fund in the fiscal year of 1896 were 25
per cent larger than those of Is years
ago, abuse and mismanagement were
charged.
At the present time there'is no neces-
sity for resorting to the desperate al
tentative adopted during Governor
Campbell's administration, when the
general government paid to the state
of Ohio $1,332,000, that being our pro-
portion of the direct tax money. Every
enc remembers what fate ;hc. hand
some balance met when il passed un-
der the control of Democratic state
administration. Although the money
had been advanced by Ohio and had
been raised by direct levy upon the
people Governor Campbell and the
general assembly then say fit to divert
1892, 900 to the general revenue fund,
while the million was paid to the sink
ing fund, where all of 1t should prop
erly have gone. Should the general
government find cause at this time to
pay the state any such amount ON ac-
count of an advance made by our peo-
pie. there would be not the slightest
necessity for considering for a moment
the diversion Of a single dollar from ita
legitimate application.
Feeble Efforts.
In 1885 there were but feeble efforts