The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-09-15

tueTe mas Dcen expended Tor the nine
teen Benevolent and Charitable IN
situations s6.6I3,529.42. or an average
OF S2,204, 509.S0. an increase OF S4g7.
S59.l5 per year. The new institutions
which were maintained during the
last three years, and which were not
in existence during the first three
years of Governor Hanlys admins
tration, are the Southeastern Hospital
for the Insane. at Madison. maintain
ed at an average annual cost OF S20l,
$4,000; the Village for the Epileptics
| at New Castle. at an annual average
increased cost OF S57,7l3; the Tuber
culosis Hospital, at Rockville. at an
annual average cost OF $50, $500; the
Robert w. Long Hospital, at Indian
apolis, at an annual cost of $40, 20. 90
the State Penal Farm at Greencastle
at an annual cost OF 500, 59S.OO; the
Indiana Girls School, at Clermont, a,
an annual cost OF S79.351.00; making
annually total increased e1pendi
ture for these new institutions oil
524,243.00. Then with one exception
the population OF each of the old In.
situations has increased on an aver
age OF ten per cent. for all, making an
increase for the old institutions OF
s4S, 1881, a total increase of 1894,
1881. The increase in the cost of Iiv-
ing since 1908 amounts TO an average
or nfteen per cent. or an average
yearly of $3.50, $4,000, making a grand
total OF $3.50. 1864 of increased ex-
penditures necessitated by these
items, while the actual increase was
only S497, S59.15. This indicates 10
any fair minded man that the admin
istration of the public institutions OF
the State during our continuance in
power has been economical and |
challenge any person TO show that the
condition and treatment of the unfor-
Inmates or our State have not greatly
improved.
CENTRAL HOSPITAL FOR INSANE
The Republican press has paid par
ucular attention TO the conduct OF the
Central Hospital for the Insane, at
indianapolis, and have seen fit TO COM
pare the cost per capita for mainte-
nance in that institution with some OF
the other newer and more modern in
sane hospitals. DR.. Edenharter has
been superintendent of this hospital
since 1893. serving through the admin
istrations of Governors Matthews.
Mount, Durbin, Hanly, Marshall and
Ralston. He has the Endorsement OF
three Republican Governors. This in
stitution of which he has charge is
the oldest in the State, some of the
buildings were erected in 1916 and are
still adapted for the purpose. On ac-
count Of their arrangement he is COM
PEELED to have three kitchens and din
ing rooms; although there are over
1900 patients in this institution. he
has farm and garden OF only 40
acres on which TO raise produce, while
the new institutions have each about
three hundred acres. The number and
location of the buildings require addi-
tional officers and men to take care OF
the patients and yet this institution
is operated at an expense of 81 cents
per day for each inmate, which in
cludes administration, maintenance.
repairs, equipment provisions, medic
al attention, nursing, supplies, sala-
ries, wages, fuel, light, water. and
every other expense except clothing,
which is paid for by the counties.
Who is there will SAY that this is an
eXtrayagant amount for taking care
OF these unfortunate people? Who is
there among you that will agree with
Mr.. Goodrich or with his press agents
and managers in his charge that this
institution is extravagantly run? In
sanity is liable to occur in any fam
Ivy. 1t is liable at any moment to oc-
cur IN my family or in any OF yours.
God grant that it never may come.
But II 1t does come, would any one of
us argue for one minute that 50 cents
a DAY was an extravagant amount for
the State TO pay to house. feed and
care Tor our beloved one who has
been SO stricken?
PENAL INSTITUTIONS.
Mr.. Goodrich pays little attention to
the Penal and Correctional Institu-
tons of our State. Let us give them
some attention During the Republi-
can administrations, in absolute yio-
lation OF law. the labor OF the unfor-
tunate inmates of these institutions
was farmed out to contractors who re-
ceived the benefit of this labor. when
1T should have gone to the State. Take
the Prison at Michigan City; in 1908
it cost the State for the conduction OF
this institution, with its 1895 inmates.
a total OF $341,141.S2. while it pro-
duced in earnings only sl99,331.S4.
net cost to the State OF
S14l.S09.9S. In 1915 it's inmates in
creased to 1921, of which two hundred
were criminal insane, and it cost the
State 1868, 1851, while il produced
in earnings s366.942e3. which lacks
only S2,S42.6S Of making the institu.
ton self-supporting. We have sue
ceeded in Kidding the Repormatory at
Jeffersonville of the contractors, hold
ing grants made by Republican ad-
TO use the labor OF the
inmates OF this institution to their
own profit Trade schools have been
and this institution will
soon be self sustaining.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
The people Of the State have de-
better and higher educational
facilities, better common schools, bet
ter roads. By the parsimony and cow
ardice OF the Republican party when
in power, the peoples demand was
not met Mr.. Goodrich complains that
more money is being spent in the
State than ever before Where more
money has been spent it was done in
answer 10 the demands OF the people
and for their benefit Compare the
OF the year 1915. that
MIR. Goodrich harps about with those
made in 1908, and see where the
money went In 1908 the State COL
lected by taxation and paid to the