The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-04

$4,000 Not only that. but the interest
charge by the refunding OF the bonds and
the payment of matured bonds, has been
reduced $3.50 per annum. But that isn't
all Large and expensive improvements.
permanent IN character. to meet the grow
ing demands and wants of the people, have
been made Let me schedule list OF the
larger Improvement, with the cost thereof;
"Q.) Rebuilding County Asylum.
partly with Insurance money $4,000
courthouse .'....................'...... $500
20 Cutting down the courthouse
same OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $1,000
I'D Construction of a cottage at
the Lafayette Soldiers Home for
tho living soldiers and sailors and
their wives, and the widows OF the
heroes dead .....-..--........-....-..-. 4,OVO
20 Erecting children's guardians
homo at Irvington, rendered neces-
"(e) The Marion County Asylum for
the Incurably Insane. so that no
insane citizen Of Marion county will
hereafter be consigned TO the poor
mouse ...-........-............... Lo,UO
I'm addition 10 all of these extraordinary
expenses within the last four years large
number OF permanent steel and stone
Sridges. rendered absolutely necessary by
fhe decaying wooden bridges OF long ago,
esye been built with total expenditure OF
10000 But that is not all Every dollar
= these expenditures has been paid for in
cash The money Is in the treasury now
with which to complete the payment of the
county insane asylum, and during all this
time the levy has not Deen increased one
cent, but has remained the same for the
last ten years.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
within the last four years more public
improvements. permanent in character, alb
soIutely necessary to meet the growing de-
mand, have been made than have been
made in the last twenty years. But that is
not all They have all been paid for in
cash and we had money left besides. On
the 1st day of January OF this year there
was covered back into the general fund of
the treasury, after paying all expenses.
$l14,00o. In addition TO this, there was COW
cred back into the treasury from the unex-
pended balance of the gravel road fund
$4,000, making total, after payment of all
current expenses, and the payment of these
extraordinary permanent improvements.
and the interest upon the bonded debt, and
the payment OF the principal of the bonded
THE people of Marion county have reason
10 congratulate themselves that in all of
these expenditures there has never been a
breath Of suspicion against any officer OF
Marion county. Here at the capital, and
under the fierce light that beats against all
officers, with a press critically just and
justly critical, not word has ever been
single official of this county. To our op-
ponents We say, Match this IL you can I
make bold to say that never in the history
or Marion county have public affairs been
more economically and honestly managed
than they have been in the last four years
STATE AFFAIRS.
But what Of the affairs of the State Of
Indiana? How have they been managed?
The records, open to all, answer this ques-
tiOn They ara mara slocuant tha, .x.oooh
When the Republican party was returned
to power In this State, the public debt
amounted to s7.52O.OOO. Within the last four
years the public debt OF the State has been
reduced s2.5l5OO0. The State debt of In
diana Is but S.OO5.ooo- On the 1st OF July
next We will pay 100000 more of the bonded
debt of the State. leaving but s4.7OO,ooo g
unpaid State debt. OF this sum 100000 in
round numbers. Is represented by school
fund bonds. 1t is debt as secure as the
Constitution and as sacred as the flag All
or the money represented by these bonds is
now In the hands of the counties, loaned
out Tor the purpose of educating the chill
dren or the State. The money was Dor
rowed by the State. The faith and credit of
the State was pledged, and the bonds will
be paid by the State. and every dollar of 1t
mas gone to the counties to remain forever
as a sacred pledge that the children of the
State shall have an education as a birth
right, right of Inheritance that shall run
as long the State exists. II the Repub-
llcan party Is continued in power in In
diana, IL will be the permanent policy of
our party TO continue the payment of these
bonds In the continuation of this policy
there mas been no diScOrdant note. Each
and all are bound TO it's maintenance L
pledge you now that if the people of In
diana continue in power for eight years
more the Republican administration of
State affairs. every dollar of the public
debt OF Indiana will be paid and the State
ut last will be free from debt. During the
seventies there were three years when the
State levy was Intentionally fixed so low
that the public institutions were practically
closed. and money had to be borrowed to
keep them running at all. With the ex-
ception of those three unfortunate years
the levy for State purposes only since the
Republican party came into power is lower