Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-06-26
Of The State Of Ohio Ably Discussed by
Gov. Nash
In His Speech on Accepting denomination for Governor by
The Republicans Of the State.
By Associated Press.


the speech of Hon. George X. Nash, in
accepting denomination for Governor,
June 25, 1901:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention:
| thank you for the honor you have
Just conferred upon me. Two years
ago the Republicans of Ohio nominated
me as their candidate for governor
This distinction I appreciated very
highly. To be renominated gratifies
me still more. Then | was taken upon
faith. Now you know what l have
done as governor, and your act today
is evidence that you are satisfied with
| my official conduct. For this approval
thank you.
When the second Monday of next
January shall have arrived the Repub-
lican party, through the officers it has
nominated and elected, will have COM
plete control of the executive and legis-
lative branches of the government OF
Ohio for period of ten years. Their
administration, during this time, has
been wise, conservative and beneficial
to the people. 1t has been so marked
in this respect that our political enc
mics have found no cause for COM
plant and up to this time have not
made any.
| propose to review this period be-
cause herein is to be found ample rea-
son for continuing to entrust the gov
ernment of Ohio to men selected by
the Republican party.
The state levies taxes for three pur-
poses. The first is for the partial sup
port of her schools and the education
of her children. The second is for the
| payment of her bonded debt and in
terest. The third is for the payment Of
the general expenses of the govern
ment.
The first two purposes | call fixed
charges, because one duty is imposed
by the obligations of our constitution
and the other by the dictates of com
mon honesty. The burdens upon one
obligation cannot be diminished so
long as we have children to educate,
and so long as they continue to in
crease in numbers. The burdens of the
other cannot be made lighter until the
debts of the state are paid.
The general expenses of the state,
which are paid out of what is called the
general revenue fund, have increased
crease so long as our population con-
tinues to grow, and so long as the un-
fortunates, who are the wards of the
state, and the criminal classes, increase
in numbers.
The disbursements from the sinking
fund in 1890 amounted to six hundred
and thirteen thousand seven hundred
and eighty-one and 1900 dollars
($613, ,7S1.1S) and last year they were
six hundred and twenty-three thousand
two hundred and forty-five and 60-10G
dollars ($G2o, ,245,60)
At the end of the year 1890 the fund
ed debt of the state amounted to two
million five hundred and forty-one
thousand six hundred and siXty-five
dollars ($2,541 6G5), and on July Of
this year this debt will have been re
duced to the sum of four hundred and
nd CIV httnlraI anl ci
ty five dollars ($451 ,665), and on July
l, 1903, it will have been entirely paid.
From that time forward the taxes paid
on account of the necessities of the
sinking fund will be reduced by near
ly one-half.
The amount paid from the common
schol fund in 1890 was one million
seven hundred and thirty-four thou
sand one hundred and siXty-three and
SO-1OO dollars ($1,734, 163.SO,) and in
1900 it was SILICA, ,990.25.
now come to a consideration of the
expenses of the state which are paid
out of the general revenue fund. The
responsibility for the condition of this
fund rests largely with the general as
sembly. It's increase can only be pro-
vided for by law, and all payments
th9refrom are made by virtue of appro-
priation. OF course, after the revenues
are collected and appropriated, the ex-
ecutive officers may increase the ex'
penses by imprudent expenditures of
the appropriation, or they may de
crease them by the exercise of econo-
my. If your affairs, during the last
ten years, have not been economically
managed some of the blame should fall
upon the general assembly, and some
upon the executive officers. If they
have been managed in such a manner
as to deserve praise, that credit should
be given to the Legislature and to the