The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-25

law? 1t deals with the different funds
as follows: The educational tax of
"a cents is increased to cents, that
Is, IA cents. The benevolent tax Of
5 cents is increased to 10 cents, that
fixed for the first time at l cent. The
school tuition tax remains at 1876
cents. The total increase in these
three funds is 10h cents. Sinking
fund tax was reduced from 8 cents 20
liz cents, that is, y cents. The
general tax was reduced from cents
to cents, that is, ? cents. The total
reduction In these two funds is 31a
cents, a saving TO the State of more
than $780, 900 annually. The tax levy
of 1913 Is Ga cents on the hundred
dollars more than it was fixed at by
the Republicans in 1907. The in
creases, it will be observed, are for
the educational and benevolent insti-
tutions.
The Democratic party has always
stood for an educated citizenship.
This was a passion with Thomas
jefferson, and the political party ne
founded has never been known TO op-
pose a movement for greater educa-
\
lie security rests upon patriotism and
intelligence.
President Bryan of Indiana Univer-
sity, President Stone of Purdue and
President Parsons of the State
Normal are al Republicans and their
boards of trustees are non-partisan.
/ am willing for my party to be con-
demned by the voters of Indiana. il
these gentlemen and the Republican
members Of their boards will say that
the Legislature of 1913 made a mis-
take in giving these institutions too
much money.
! When stand-pat orators and tightly
Progressives assail the Democratic
party for its policy toward the educa-
6onal and benevolent institutions of
Indiana, want them TO tell the peo-
pie the particular appropriation they
are proposing 10 reduce, if their party
is successful. / demand that they say
what particular law enacted by the
Democratic party they are proposing
TO repeal. They have not said 1t yet,
and if they are not willing to deSig-
nate where they will apply the pruning
knife in the event they succeed, they
stand self-convicted of being un-
worthy to be trusted with the admin
istration of either private or public
affairs.
The general fund might be proper
ly designated as the political fund,
since all salaries are paid out of it.
In obedience to the public demand for
laws covering more work and new
functions, new Offices and new deputy
ships were created and filled
But Notwithstanding this fact the
last Legislature reduced the general
tax levy cents, besides taking care
of an expenditure of 100000 to Pur-
due University for a library appro-
priated in 1911; paying $68, 8,447.60
for a colony for the insane, appro-
priated in 1911, and S169,022 of
specific appropriations made in 1913;
and in addition TO this, it has paid on
the foreign debt of the State $420,-
600; and the Marshall and Ralston
administrations together have paid
up to this time on the State debt
$4,000 reducing the States foreign
indebtedness to $130,000, which this
administration will pay in full,
january /. 1915.
The State finance board has had to
make a temporary loan of 100000 to
meet the expenses of the benevolent
institutions, which wiz be paid on the
31St of next December. But notwith-
standing the temporary loans this ad-
has had TO make because
of a condition it inherited, the
Democratic party still has to its
credit $4,000 over and above its
loans, by reason of its debt
paying policy; and before this ad-
miniStration ends it will abolish the
sinking fund and thereby save to the
State $4,000 annually.
This administration has no apollo
gies to offer for the manner in which
1t has handled the States finances.
1t inherited burdens other administra-
.ions should have provided for, but it
has borne them l. a businesslike way
and kept faith with the peoF!e.
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