The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-09
REPUBLICAN,
STATE RECORD
What Republican Administra-
ton has Done for this
State III Ten Years.
a FINANCIAL COMPARISON.

"A FlNANAlAL NOlSA1 1A1NA0VASs
One fact stands out prominently in
this State and that is the wonderful
prosperity that has attended its affairs
since the Republican party took charge
of the State government in 1894.
The report Of the State Comptroller
for the year ending October 81, 1893
showed receipts Of s2,5S2, ,o20.95, dis
bursements Of 81, 1851 1882. 83 and nomi-
nal treasury balance Of S724,038. ~.
The legislative act requiring that all
outstanding obligations Of the State
treasury should be paid off at the end
of the fiscal year had not been passed
in 1893 and consequently in order to
make a good showing Of the surplus
the State financial officers could hold
large bills against the State until the
next fiscal year.
A Republican Legislature passed the
law providing for statutory appropria-
tions for the next succeeding year and
recurring all bills to be paid at the
close of the year. AS result the
Comptroller's annual statements for
the last nine years have presented the
actual condition of the State treasury,
the bank balance of surplus being the
genuine excess Of income over expendi-
lures after all debts have been paid OF.
Last year the gross receipts Of the
State treasury amounted to 81, 4,5l7, ,845. I
07 and the disbursements footed up
s4. $40. .926. .16, leaving a surplus in the
treasury Of S2,951 ,637. II, by far the
largest surplus in the history Of the
State, although the extraordinary ap-
propriations for the year had amounted
to ST. $50, ,964. .06 including nearly mil
lion dollars paid to the counties on ac-
count Of the public school taxes. The
annual increase in the State income
from 1893 to 1903 was 81, 935, ,S24 ,02
under Republican administration.
There was a corresponding increase
iii the State expenditures, as was
natural. An analysis of the payments
out Of the State treasury in the last
ten years will show that the money
was wisely spent on necessary public
objects and that the State has been
enormously benefited in It's institu-
tions and general welfare. Prior to
1894 there was much neglect OF State
institutions and Republican admins
trations set to work to repair it.
The State insane asylums have been
enlarged and greatly improved, the
Railway Retormatory has been built
the epileptic village established, the
State House at Trenton has been inn
proved at large expense, q State
tuberculosis sanatorium has been pro-
vided for, the palisadeson the Hudson
have been rescued from vandalism and
win be converted into magnificent
public park, an appropriation has been
made for the enlargement OF the State
prison, plans for a new State normal
school have been adopted, the great
oyster industry has been conserved by
a wisely adopted policy, nearly thou
sand miles of improved roads have been
built under the State aid law train
ing school for colored youths has been
established. also home for Civil War
veterans and their wives, the Soldiers
Home at Kearny has been enlarged
and improved. In short look where
we will we find substantial evidence Of
the care and providence Of the State
for its dependent interests in the ex-
penditures from the treasury
There is a logic in results that is un-
answerable. The best barometer OF
government is its finances. There is
no direct State tax on the people IN
New Jersey and the outgo from the
treasury is not therefore, felt by the
taxpayers. 1t has been the care Of
Republican government to collect the
money for the State expenses from in
direct sources, The corporations pay
nearly the whole annual cost and in
ali the financial administrations of
the last ten years there has been no
single case Of misappropriation Of
state funds, while there IS now in the
treasury a surplus sum which earns an
annual INTEREST," of above $50, 900. There
was no interest earned by the COM
paratively small Democratic surplus
of years ago partly because thesurplus
was fictitious. These plain and I'M
controvertible facts will weigh heavily
ia the public judgement in the coming
State election. Newark Advertiser.
Taken No Action.
Orange has taken no action on The
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city. AT X recent meeting Alderman
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