The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-03

purposes this amount of money was
applied? More than 50 100000 was
expended in the state of Indiana from
1905 to 1906 than there was from 1898
the school revenue for tuition instead
of increasing during those years, was
decreased more than 100000.
| am not making any statements
charging dishonesty upon any public
officer in the state of Indiana. |
know of no dishonesty and | am too
much of a lawyer to suspect dishOnes-
ty where none is proven. But | am
also acquainted with that trait in hu-
man nature which enables it to eX-
pend recklessly, if it has the power,
the money of another. 1t has doubt
less. all been honestly and legally eX-
pended, but if the facts had been put
before the people, I rather imagine
that by this time, grooming under the
burdens of taxation. the people would
have insisted that the legislature and
the office holders be not so liberal in
the expenditure of other people S
money.
There is but one way to correct this
manifest abuse. and that is to have a
new deal all around. Put new men in
and let them understand that the peo-
pie of this state not only require
economy in public expenditures, but
that they will require knowledge of
the way in which their money has
been expended. No one, from the acts
of 1907, can tell how much Indiana is
in debt. | am, myself, no niggard.
I believe that the workman is wor-
thy of his hire. but | also believe in
the equitable adjustment of salaries,
and instead of a horde of petty office
holders parading the state of Indiana
and drawing salaries out of the treas
ury, l should prefer some of this mon
ey to be expended in increasing the
salary of DR.. ]. n. Hurry, men whose
life, whose talents and whose learn
ing are being devoted to the upbuild
ing of the mental and moral and phys.
ical welfare of the people of this state
Centralized Power.
have heretofore said that in a large
number of measures | am in accord
with the president of the United States
meant to speak of all those measures
which have to do with the making OF
fair dealing between man and man
and the amelioration of the conditions
of the laboring classes. I do not, how
ever. agree with the president of the
United States either in his attempt tC
centralize power at Washington or ir
himself. And while it is not q polit
ical question, l may be permitted tC
voice my views upon a subject abou
which, doubtless, you and l will no.
agree. 1t has nothing to do especial
| ly with politics. but l feel that l ough
| TO say what think upon that subject
! I allude to the theory of the presi
dent of the United States that the on
/ " way in which to keep peace witt
your neighbor is to conceive YOU
enough to lick him. or have more DO
vie knives, revolvers and guns in YOU
possession than he has.
What applies to the individual viii
inevitably apply to society at large
| If. in order to be at peace with m.
neighbor 1t is necessary for me u
wear a revolver, and when he get
two. for me to get three, then in tbs
twentieth century of Christian ciyiliza
ton it is indeed necessary that ever,
time the nations abroad shall build
war vessel, it will be necessary TO
US TO build two. l cannot agree witt
| the economic views of Vfce-Presiden
| Fairbanks, but he has my hearty com
mendation in his statement made a
Chicago, that instead of more pre-
paration for war, this world need
greater preparation for peace; tina
schools and colleges, and churches