Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-03

( The commissioners report of the
Lakeland Asylum hak been given
to the press in advance Of the meet
ing Of the legislature but the same
publicity has not been given the re-
port Of the commissioners of the
Western Asylum.
The commissioners will not make
the report public until it becomes
evident that an effort will be made
to suppress it.
The report covers u period Of twcI
years and while its contents are
not yet a subject Of discussion in
the papers, enough is known to-
bear out the statement that the ex-
penses have been far above the.
normal, in spite Of the efforts Of the
commissioners to keep down expen-
sea tci soEsething like the usual
ggures,
From an officer of the Board it is
LEARNED that Dirt. w. Gardiner, the
lRepuhlican Superintendent, in the
learly part Of 1900 returned S23, 600
Into the State Treasury, saved up
from the regular per capita on a
population no larger than now.
The total expenditures, it is said.
for the year ending Sept. 30, 1899,
were 500, 200,
The increase Ia expenses since
that time has been steady, with
lmany articlesof consumption lower
now than Immediately following the
war with Spain.
! The figures for the fiscal year
lending Sept. 80, 1900, had increas-
ed to9lO5,O 900 Nearly all Of this
increase IS chsrgeatle to the re.
publican administration, as the
Democratic oficIala did not 60 in
until June l, 1900 This increass
of $4,000 10 one year was bad
enough, but it was has been ex-
ceeded by many thousand for the
last year
For the year ending Sept.30, l9O1-
the report wiz show the enormous
total Of Sl2l,0OO, the largest in the
history of the institution.
1t is estimated that when the De
cember bills are paid next Tuesday
the asylum will have only aboal
$1,000 on hand, and nothing to turf
into the treasury.
There have been disputes oyei
many bills before the Board ane
some Of them have been turnea
down. Where the fault lies for this
increase in the expenses Of the asy
lum we will not undertake to say
An increase of $4,000 in one pros
porous year is to say the least no
a creditable showing. There have
> it is said, been some unusual ex
penses in repairing machinery, a
: a result of inexperienced employee
in some Of the departments.
: One item that is being talke'
y about on the streets is the bill 70
whisky to the amount Of nearly ST,
600, during the last fiscal year
The expenditure for this commodit.
two years ago was about S30S 70
the year Whether the price Q
whisky has gone up, or q large
quantity Of it has gone down, ID
Legislative committee may be abb
e TO ascertain
It The demand from all paris OF th
If state Tor a full and free investiga
/. ton OF all matters OF morals an
d BUSINESS pertaining to the asy
e lum cannot be ignored. The in
yestigation should of course be
e rigid inquiry that will bring on
Z. the real facts in regardtoga gambling
lewd conduct and immortality an
also determine whether there ha
been reckless aextravagance in tn
asylum affairs, There are but fe'
= people in Hopkinsville, where tn
facts are known, who are ia fayo
Of afurther delay in purifying Til
morals Of the institution It is IL
credible that any Senator can b
T. Induced - vote 70 endorse AZ tba
ifla5 been exposed md All 1hsT ~
& heeu sopofseked. 1nfi, The e