The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-02

Organized opposition to our author
ity In the islands has been overthrown
by our army, and the sovereignty of
the United States has been generally
recognized and acknowledged The
opposition has extended no hand to
aid us in discharging the obligation we
asssmed to the Filipinos and to the ma
tons of the earth. 1t has in no wise
aided us to establish orderly govern.
ment, as we were under the highest
necessity of doing. Peace has been
established. but our Demo
cratic friends are not entitled to credit
for IL.
Rural Free Delivery.
The rural free delivery service.
which carries the mails to the homes
of the farmers Is one of the most ben.
efcent developments of Republican
administration. On July 1, 1902, there
were 704 rural routes in operation. in,
Indiana, including county service.
They cover an area of 14,0S0 square
miles. serve 7O,40O families, or a total
population of $4,000. The carriers
are travelling more than 1860 miles
daily. There is county service in
operation In FIVE counties, and it will
soon be established in three more, In
due time every county in the state will
be completely served. Five years ago
there were but one or two routes in
the state of Indiana. and they were
merely for experimental purposes.
We shall go forward until the ser.
vice is extended so that the mails will
be delivered daily at the home of every
farmer in Indiana and elsewhere where
1t is reasonably practicable
The Republican party believes in i'm
provements which shall promote the
public business. the public convent
ence. And, furthermore, it believes in
the symmetrical development of the
country. Its purposes are not Sec
tional. but as broad as the public need.
Indiana will not forget that a Repub-
lican congress has provided for the
erection of commodious public build
ingsin eight cities of the state, outside
of Indianapolis, which will be credit
to the national government and to the
state. The sum of $665,000 is author
lied for carrying forward the work of
construction. This is one of the tro-
phies of Republican administration.
ind is an added evidence of the prac-
teal way in which the Republican par
ty goes about transacting the import
ant business affairs of the country.
State Affairs.
Our administration of state affairs
has been conspicuously successful.
Governor Durbin brought to the exact
ing duties of the high office he holds
a splendid business ability and deter.
mination to see that the great bust.
ness affairs Of the state are conducted
upon businesslike principles. His ad.
ministration may be fifty characterized
as eminently a bus;nesslike admins.
tration.
BY enforcing economics In the man.
agement of the state penal and benev.
client institutions and securing reason.
able appraisement of taxable property
and putting upon the tax duplicates
property heretofore omitted, he has
been enabled largely and rapidly to re
duce the debt of the state. In this
respect he has followed the splendid
example Of the excellent administers
ton Of Governor Mount.
In 1885 the debt was $7.520.615.12
Today It is S7.615.12-a total re
duction during the administrations oi
Governor Mount and Durbin of $4.326.
600. and It is highly probable that By
the close of Governor Durbin's admin
istration the debt will be reduced t
81, 100000. This amount Is not pay
able until 1915. What a magnificent
record of conservative, economic, debt
paying administration.
Since 1895, by the payment of thu
state debt we have reduced the annua
interest to be paid by the people IL
the sum of $142,160.
OF the amount paid in the liquidation
of the state debt, s635,S59.20 was re
Gently secured from the national gov
eminent. This was known as the civi
war claim. Although a just one,
long remained unpaid, and it seemed
for a while as though it would neve
be secured. 1t is a gratifying fact tina
its payment was secured through tn
Republican party. The claim arose il
this way: The legislature of Indian;
In 1861 authorized an issue of $4,000
600 of bonds to aid in preserving tn
Union. The financial credit of tn
state was impaired. so that the bond
when sold were sold at discount
The state realized from their sale bu
$1.756.396. In good time this amour
was repaid by the federal government
The state was Obliged to pay for thei
redemption $1,908,213.50; that is I
say. $161. S46.90 more than 1t receive
from the national treasury, as tn
United States paid the state only tn
amount the state realized upon tn
bonds and expended in its behalf-an
not their full face value on the amour
for which they were redeemed. 1t wa
also obliged to pay interest upon tn
bonds from time to time, and it pal
in interest, up to their payment an
surrender the sum of about S48S, 1901
1t will thus be seen that in the di.
count upon the bonds and interest pal
1t expended (including small amour
for printing. negotiating bonds, etc.
$685., $500 more than it received fror
the United States. 1t presented II
claim for reimbursement many year