The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-09-11
WATSON ON STATE FINANCES.

On an other subjects as IL Is with
respect 70 state finances. then the Re
publican party is In even a worse way
than has been supposed, and that is
about as bad as Il can be- But doubt
less Mr.. Watson did the best he could
lie felt that he was expected to say
something. and as clear and candid
statement would demonstrate the truth
u every charge OF extravagance and
waste made by the Democrats. AIR
Watson merely undeFtook 10 muddy
the water BEING unable to do even that
as 20 The showing made by the Demo
Gratis on the subject OF the astounding
Increase in the number OF Offices and
salaries. Ms Watson remains silent on
tina, point
Mr. Watson declares in his speech
that ~fhe economy or extravaganza Of
STATE administration Is disclosed in the
items composing the general fund dis.
ibursements" With that statement as
a basis he proceeds TO compare the
Democratic year 1894 with the Repub-
'Lcan year 1895. and says the following.
As reported By the Indianapolis Star
on the morning after the delivery OF
the speech IN Fort Wayne. Aug. %.
The reports show -he total disburse-
ments from the general fund for the
iscai wear ending Oct 81 1894. as
s-.7>7.2e7-25. from which there shou q
be Deducted S-.l.5.5. which was = rs
payment ~ advance nents from 1Gn.
ties. thus leaving s. 565.742 - as -he
net expenditures from that fund For
the fiscal YEAR ending Oct 81 1903.
there werr disoursS ments from the
general fund asgregAting s.. 045. So. 81.
from Whick there should 10 deducted
sL2+5.50U repayment Of advancemeuts
Il from counties also a loan from the
deaf and dumb fund OF $50 .50s33 and
an amount OF s32.OI6ss transferred
from the general fund 10 the special
school fund. which were in no sense
expenditures. leaving s3.71751262.
Thus Il apSars that the expenditures
from the general fund we're S1l5l.770.-
81 gresrsr'tor The year 1906 than for
1884,
But Mr. Watson apparently vas not
satisfied with his own statements as
SET forth above and given 70 HIS Fort
Wayne audience. for he subsequently,
changed his figures. as viii Dc seen By
reading the following revised version
q II as II appears in a pamphlet issued
for circulation BY the Republican state
committees
The reports show the total disburse-
ments from the general fund for the
fiscal year ending Oct 81. 1894. as So
l1s7.26725. from which there should be
deducted s22i525 90. which was a re
payment Of advancements from coun-
ties. thus leaving s. s5.74225 as the
net exenditEres from that fund. In
order that the expenditures OF the two
years unde- consideration be placed
upon The same basis. IL is necessary 20
add 70 the disbursements OF 1894 the
sum Of sls5 1850. which was dis
nursed from the state sinking fund.
making . total Of s. 7s0.s1205 This
addition Is made because in 1906 there
was transferred 20 the general fund
from the sinking fund more than $500
600 which was disbursed from the
general fund and 10 included in the
total disbursements from that fund
For the fiscal year ending Oct 81.
1906. there were disbursements from
I the general fund aggregating S5.O45.-
537el. from which there should be
deducted sl245 10000 repayment OF ad-
vsncements from counties. also a loan
from the deaf and dumb fund Of SIS
600 and an amount " So $50. 40, which
was one moath's salary TO state off,
Gals that should not be included. as
thirteen months salary was paid out
during 1905 on account OF a change in
1.-THE ending OF me fiscal year. leaving
s3.sSl.ssS.3S. Thus IL appears that the
expe mixtures from the general fund
we're se2o.s5s-23 greater for the year
1906 than for 1894.
BY comparing the two statements
IL will be noticed that Mr. Watson.
without the slightest warrant. charges
70 the disbursements Of the general
fund Of 1894 the sum Of s1s5. lea so.
which was discussed from the sinking
fund and was never a part OF the gen
eral fund He does this in an attempt
TO Offset il against more than 5000.
900" OF sinking fund tax which the lea
islature Of 1905 turned into the general
fund and which became part OF that
fund. and a. such was disbursed.
Not yet satisfied. Mr.. watson. il will
be observed adds $4,000 70 the deaf
and dumb fund loan. And then h.
changes the ss2.0Is.ss which ne had
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