The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-13
A REDUCTION IN STATES DEBTS,
Reforms Needed i'm the Laws and Meth
eds OF the Government Of CoEn-
ties and Townships.
She Total state Inds btedne--. Fore irn and
Domestic. l. s5.iOo.6i5 IA { hanse
an the schoo. Manas~n.ni Need
ed-Msny gfhrr >u-ges-
tons Are Made.


>eatativcs
Tnc people o. Indiana have chosen You 70
rcrr.seni them in the sixty first general s.
SrAaly Taey have reposea IN sou tlc4r conn =
de-ce and you now enter upon the re- uonslole
duty o. cnactlng laws for the promotion q
public welfare.
deem IL unnecessary TO review the work Of
abe various Institutions % the state The re-
ports OF these will be prin ed and Put upon
your desks Tor examination The last general
assembly enacted law PROV 4ding for the ap-
po.ntment ~ committee to visit. examine
and rerort the condi; ion and eeds ~ the va
rious state Institutions. Ia obedience 70 this
law committee. colS.s sting OF Hon. Francis
T. Roots lauihor 81 the bilD. Hon Fremont
GoodN and Hon STRATUM Herod. was APP
pointed Win this committee report, added
70 the published reports Il the state .usutu-
tiorS. 4 think IL inoproFtune toprcl ons this
message with references thereto out shall
give the time 20 the consideration u > .her i'm
porulnt questions
The reduction oi the state nda rteiress
has continued during the pas two years win
the most gratifying results Funds accumuiat
'an- 10 the treasury nave beer promptly used
"a taking up outstanding bonds al4 "a large
amount q. interest has tAus uccn saved 20 the
taxpayers Pawn nts un The state debt have
been made. acrrc eating $3.50 plQW
The tA-tc-ccnt levy fer tte statr sinking
1und should be eontint until The nitro ia
ascbt .dnese haS been PAL o. With tine return
out materially nurdenlas taxpayers % the
state and a is q seii-evlieat PROPOSE ga that
the speedy eXt.usulShmcnt 81 all bonded ooll-
Faf ol~. Thereby stopping mt srsst clIrres L.
IN ketpls Win correct business PRINCIPLES
ana 10 harmony Will the spirit o. rrae..cal
economy.
Inc saving u interest alone as shown hr
me above statement. amoGn-~ % ,-5.lO Ter
Annnm There is Widespread feel -e thar
the taxes levied Tor state purpose, form thc
larger portion uf che burden imposed ur0l TAX
payers. bat .hi- popular falllcv Is entirely dis
Ittea by o single statement ol facts Cy way
uf mrari-on The lm8g-: icvel Tor state
purposes ta~lae from tAe schoo- iunl which 5
~ cents On The Aurdrel ami Us eea,- Tor eG4-
cauonal purposes. j. only Il cents ou' os
which all expenses 81 state government in-
clnaing the dietary are paid -inciul ny also
payment on stare utbt-while the average
county levy Is Il a.
THESE comparisons are cited In the hope that
the may awaken tue people 10 a more c0m-
plete realization % tha iact t4At complaint ~
oppression on account 3. Taxation is Gue Ia
large measure 20 local C1use- rather than ID
incompctcucy announcement or extrlya-
ganre cn the part q ino,e INFO whose charge
b Efven thc aaministr4tioa q the fiscal affairs
" lhe commonwealth
~ T. pertinent % mention that ~ tlc prose-
curon % The SPANS h. American war Indiana
advanced 70 the federal government 3. STUN 81
money arprps mating -@1tr0 This -sas lsea
~ ihe mobilization. equipments ara Forwarding
toe state. quota ~ troops. com forna 1lg with
thc can 20 me president ~ claims on this
account have been filed with the prarer at.-
mrs ~ IN 1va.i..r.... a 1890.
adjusted ~ ,rw.e..i.,..t, -,s..f.
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ftAAt Been FORMALLY passed gnon Dy the au-
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