Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-02
GREAT RECORD.
State Finances Were Never In
Better Condition.
THE FACTS AND FIGURES
That Show the Republican Party's
Wise Management.
BUsHNELL's BUSINESS METHODS
Can the Climax of Many Years OF Efforts
Produced Under Rcpub-
Jican Rule.
BUsHNELLs BUSINESS METHODS

Columbus, O., Oct. 25.-The Repub-
lican state administration, on the sec
ond day of November next, will come
before the electors of Ohio with bet
ter 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 it
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 a consequence every
piece of property which Ohio owns Is
now in good condition. To this may
be added the statement that the oper-
ations 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 at Massillon and the newly
instituted hospital for epileptics is be-
ing enlarged to dimensions sufficient
to provide fer 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 its 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
$6,601 $50. This included the general
expenses of government, the mainte-
nance of state institutions, university
levies, allotment for state common
school fund and for the sinking fund.
In the same year the state Of Massa-
chusetts, which is small when compar-
ed with Ohio and our people, expended
81, 1888 ,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 statisticlan, 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
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
elusive and contrasted the disburse-
ments with those Of the years 1892 to
1886 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
Campbelps administration, when the
general government paid to the state
of Ohio 1882, 900, that being our pro-
portion of the direct tax money. Every
one remembers what fate that hand
some balance met when it passed un'
der the control of a Democratic state
administration. Although the money
had been advanced by Ohio and hat
been raised by direct levy upon thu
people, Governor Campbell and th
general assembly then say fit to diver
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 genera
government find cause at this time t
pay the state any such amount ON ae
count Of an advance made by our peo
Die. there would be not the slightes
necessity for considering for momen
the diversion OF single dollar from II
legitimate application.
HeebIs Efforts.
In 1886 there were but feeble effort
made to enforce the laws against tn