The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20

9agE. q -'.C-t upon The guessing plan
Of levying a tax which would be only
one-half of their demands for support. |
A few months ago, the Republican
organs. in scare headlines were call
ing attention to the calls made by the
present state administration for adj
vance payments from county treasur
ers and the transfer Of the benevolent
institution fund. You will observe
that they have quit saving ANYTHING
about advance calls and transfer Of
funds. The reason for quitting is
quite plain.
EeslIt cf Financial profiigacy.
The Republican party was in com.
piete control Of the state administra
ton from 1895 TO 1910; and during
that period of sixteen years. the state
| house Republicans called for advance
| payments from the counties to the
! general fund TO meet current expenses
| OF the state, the sum of SIS 5,40S, $40 o.
During the same period when they
were in full and complete control
/ they transferred from the benevolent
institution tax fund to the general
fund, the sum of s11 ,574.9S4.30. Thus
the state house Republicans were for
ever postponing the day of settlement
and now they cry Democratic def
cheney" in order to detract attention
from their wilful neglect to remedy
the conditions their prohigacy created
The State Board OF Finance, Dor
rowed In September, $460. 900 for the
purpose OF meeting the deficiency on
account OF the obligations OF the ben
evolent and educational institutions at
! the close of the fiscal year, 100000 of
this loan was paid in short time and
the balance was paid on the 3lst of
December. 1913. and On the I'd day of
! January the sum OF 100000 was tor-
/ rowed to be paid June 81 ~ I, for the
l purpose Cf paying the maintenance
i obligations OF the benevolent and ed
ucational institutions, as the tax for
l their support made by the Legislature
OF 1919 will not become available In
| full until the semi-annual settlement
I'm June, 1914, and IL will be necessary
| to borrow further sums TO meet the
| monthly maintenance obligations OF
these institutions for the reason that
from January TO June, 1914, no money
will be paid into the state treasury
for their support. except the small
and insufficient monthly remittances
\ from the coanties DO not be unnec'
essarily alarmed II you hear OF an
other temporary loan being made To
take caro- o. the inherited Republican
deficiency.
IL Is believed that after the next
semi-annual settlement there Will be
no further embarrassment in takins
care OF the unfortunate wards OF the
state housed In the benevolent insu
tutions. and the ambitious boys and
girls OF Indiana who attend the state
Educational Institutions. as the rev.
enue derived from this new tax VIII
be sufficient 10 meet all the demands
OF these institutions.
: The authority for making this tenn
! porary loan was given the State Board
OF Finance by the Legislature OF 1913,
as IL was known long in advance that
there would be deficiency at the
close OF the fiscal year In 1913. In
fact for years past. Immediately upon
the adjournment or the Legislature, II
was known two years I'm advance when
the deficiency would occur. and II al
2 ways arrived on schedule TING.
} The tax levy for the payment OF the
, general expenses OF the State Was re.
I duced from nine (9) cents 10 seven
. (7) cents. or saving OF $4,000 per
4 year. by the 1913 legislature. The
J statement OF this fact alone without
any further comment should set at
. rest forever the charge that the last
Legislature IL responsible for th
B shortage In revenue on account OF In
\ crease In salaries The truth or th,
= whole matter f. that The increase IN
, official salaries was mere bagatollo
: amounting 90 about sl5,0no.
Q Our great common school svstem
n owes It's existence 60 Democratic
n legislation Practical ed1catlon OF
4 the children of the state has Away
Q been the policy of the Democratic
4 party THE last leaiH'atare. nearly
solidly Democratic. enacted the Voco
a tional Education tax, asd lovlci tax
\ OF one CD cent 90 put the law Into
@ operation member OF President
al Wilson's cabinet has declared the n
n diana law 90 be- the best In the United
States on the subject OF Vocational
. Education The Democratic party OF
. Indiana by the enactment OF this renl
6 progressive law quickly responded to
= the needs OF the people.
There In no denying the fact that
/, the increase In the cost OF government
4 In indiana and In every county an
A city of the state Is due 90 the In
, creased functions OF government. The
q people everywhere. In the Nation and
|, the state. are demanding that The
State shall undertake to do every
a thing that a good for tho people with
e out counting the cost
His psverIts Dame eirt.
/, At a dinner one day, ssys .
g writer in the Philadelphia Pablo
. Ledger, some men were discussing
= tho merits Of different kinds OF
= game birds. One preferred canvas-
\ back duck, another woodcock. and
70 still another Thought . quail the
= most delicious article OF food. The
|, discussion and the dinner ended at
q about the same time. ~
II "Now, Frank" said one OF the