The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-13
HARRISBURG LETTER.

rather severely criticised Tor his veto
of the bill for the extension of Capt.
tol Park, as we'll as for vetoing his
road bill. The Governor was of the
opinion that the condition of the fl
nances would not justify his approval
of these bills, and they fell, along
with many less worthy ones, and with
them were vetoes of portions of ap-
propriations to hospitals and other
charitable institutions. Quite re-
Gently Auditor General Young pub
lihsed statement showing that the
income of the State up to Oct. 1st
was S25,000,000, sum far in ex-
cess ofthe collections at that date, in
the history of the State. AS the
fiscal year of the State ends on Nov.
80, there were still two months in
which to collect sufficient to equal
or excel the best years record. In
fact the collections will probably
reach $27,0O0,OO0 or more, which
will make high water mark for
Pennsylvania.
AS large as this sum is, it is ex-
ceeded by the expenditures to date.
State Treasurer Sheath has found it
necessary to call upon some of the
banks and trust companies having
state funds on deposit, to return
portion of it to the Treasury, in or
der to have sufficient funds to meet
current expenses and appropriations.
The Governors course seems amply
justified by present conditions.
There are two reasons for the large
revenue this year, and these same
reasons will explain why the revenue
next year may be expected to fall
off. A large amount of delinquent
tax is being collected, leftover
from the period of hard times just
ending, and this same money cannot
be collected again. Then the fiscal
officers of the State are enforcing that
provision of the Act of 1889, requir-
ing the payment of interest at the
rate of 12 per cent. on all taxes not
paid within 60 days after date of
settlement. By reason of this ac-
tion there are no new delinquiencies
occurring, so that the collection of
delinquent tax will eventually cease
if the practice which now obtains is
kept up. 1t is cheaper to borrow at
per cent. and pay the tax than to
allow the State to collect double that
rate of interest.
Pennsylvania is out of debt, a
condition of things which is enjoyed
by but few of it's sister states. The
amount held in the Sinking Fund is
more than sufficient to cancel the
debt as fast as the bonds become
due and payable. In addition to the
amount in the Sinking Fund the
are nearly $S,OOO,O0O in the strong
box containing the General Fund.
This is good housekeeping and re-
fleets great credit on the Republican
party, which through various officers
has had control of the finances of the
state for many years. A debt Of
many millions has been wiped out
and a surplus created. In addition
the State has paid out to schools, hos
pitfalls, charities, roads, bridges, and
in various other ways, hundreds of
millions of dollars.
that the voters of this state will on
November I'd vote to continue in
power the party which has done so
much for the old Keystone State and
elect as State Treasurer, ex-State
Senator Stober of Lancaster, and
make Senator Sisson of Erie county
Auditor General. These men have
in "a tn
well as in other positions and will
bring to the new offices ability, ex-
perience, good judgment, proved in
tegrity and a desire to make faith
full and competent officials. They
are conducting quiet campaign,
meeting the voters in friendly way
and becoming familiar with condi-
can scarcely be said that there is any
organized opposition to the Republi-
can ticket this year, the Democratic
managers contenting themselves
with sending out a few circulars
with the hope of holding the party
vote in line. The outlook over the
state is very good and the party
Naturally the candidate of the
Republican party for the Supreme
Court feels that he should not make
personal canvass,-in other words
go out electioneering. 1t seems be-
meath the dignity of that high Office,
though there are lots Of voters all
over the state who would like the
honor of meeting the young man who
conducted himself with so much cred
it while Judge of the court of Com
mon Pleas in Philadelphia, that he
fairly merited and won the nomina-
tion for the Supreme Court Bench.
To sit with that august body as a
member of the highest court in the
State is the ambition of every lawyer
and that honor will come to Judge
Robert Won Moschzisker about the
beginning of next year. 1t is an un-
usual distinction for young man in
the thirties and speaks we'll for his
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