St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-07-08
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increase of appro-
priations Of the
Sanders admins
tration over tn e
Blanchard adj
ministration Was.-$ 1896, 1877. Ga
lOf this amount
$488, 637. 81 was
paid by this adj
ministration for
salaries and debts
incurred under the
Blanchard admin
istration W h C h
had to be paid by
t h i S administra-
ton 49, 488, 637. "a
Therefore, the real
increase of appro-
~priations of t he
Sanders admins
tration over the
Blanchard admin
istration is..-S 2,207, $40. 70
Let us see why and for what
purposes this increased appro-
priation was had.
It has been charged that my
administration has been extrav-
agant and has cost the State
many thousands of dollars more
than my predecessor. That my
administration has been extrava-
giant | emphatically deny. That
it has spent more than the Blan-
chard administration [ admit,
and point to that fact as demon
strative evidence that this adj
ministration h a S been a pro-
gressive one; no progress being
possible either in public or pri-
vate matters without its concom-
liant item Of expense.
During my administration the
total amount expended in excess
Of the Blanchard administration
will be 81, 207, 549. 70, of which
amount 81, $40, $50. or was appro-
priated for the educational sys-
TEN of the State-the better
ment Of the public schools
thereby giving to the children of
the State this large sum in ex-
cess Of what had been given by
any previous administration.
Was this extravaganza? | am
content for the fathers and
mothers, whose sons and daugh-
tiers are today reaping the bene-
fit of better teachers, more COM
Portable schools and longer
terms, to answer for me.
Another item of this excess is
the additional sum Of 1911, 155. 90
appropriated to the Confederate
Veterans of the State above the
amount appropriated for that
purpose by the previous admin
istration.
Who is there that will have
the hardihood to charge that the
money thus used is an extrava-
gance? Let those who are my
seIf-constituted critics answer.
A third item of this excess is
the sum of $25, 900 appropriated
to the State Training School at
Monroe, a much-needed institu-
ton, and one that conditions of
the State make imperative.
A fourth item of these in
creased appropriations was S15,
600 for the establishing and
maintaining of a rice experiment
station.
These four items alone amount
to more than the sum that the
administration appro-
priated in excess Of the appro-
priation made under Blanchard.
Each administration has ap-
propriated more money than the
preceding one, which is perfectly
natural when you take into con-
sideration the growing demands
upon the States resources. The
increase in appropriations during
this administration has been no
greater than the corresponding
increase in appropriations under
preceding administrations. For
instance, the Blanchard admins
tration appropriated So, 165, 722.28
in excess ofthe Heard admins
tration, and this administration
has appropriated $2,207, $40. 20
in excess of the Blanchard adj
ministration.
This comparison shows that
the excess of the appropriations
of this administration over the
Blanchard administration is only
SAL, 827. AZ more than the excess
of the Blanchard appropriations
over the Heard appropriations.
Briefly, | viii now take up
every subject contained in my
and show just what
has been done in fulfillment of
the promise made.
OF THE STATE.
There has been no encroach-
ment upon the rights of the
State by the Federal Govern
ment during tots administration.