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

creased. The performance OF The ser
vices for which these receipts wer.
paid, has required the employment o
additional help n some OF these offi
ces. but this has been justified by til,
returns shown. The operation o
these, and the appointive officers o.
the State. other than those belongings
TO the Benevolent Correctional and
Educational Institutions are shown In
the General Fund. and this includes
al other expenditures for the con
Duct CT the State Government no,
chargeable to the institutions, the
Sin<ing Fund or the schools. The ex
peDditures out OF the General Fund
viii show the cost OF the State Gov
eminent proper. In 1915. although the
tat levy for this fund had been re-
duced from cents to cents, there
was Produced into this fund from all
sources S3.739.037.44. as against So
2ss.525.70 produced In 1903. The In
creased revenue was produced prin-
cipaliy by the greater earnings of the
Offices OF the Secretary and Treasnr-
CT OF State. In 1908 there was expend-
cd out OF the General Fund 1882
s35.s5 and in 1915 there was expended
$3,S73.2S299. The increase in the ex-
peaditures in 1915 of s1S0.44714 10
accounted for several times over by
the expenditures from the General
Fund to the Benevolent Institutions,
and for the Public Service Commits.
sion. the Industrial Board. and others.
which Mr.. Goodrich says he will not
abolish IL elected.
SALARIES.
The Republican managers charge
that there has been an increase in
salaries of officials in the State to the
amount OF s140.O00.0O. III they are to
be understood that the salaries of of
ficials. whose positions existed under
the Hanly administration, have been
Increased to that amount annually, or
10 even one-tenth of that amount, the
statement is falsehood pure arr;
simple. The wages or salaries, IL you
please TO call IL that, OF some of the
assistants, stenographers. janitors
and clerks In the different depart
ments OF the State Government prop
the present administration, I'm order
that they might have decent, living
wage, but such increase I'm all during
the Ralston administration will not
exceed per annum one-tenth of the
amount named by Mr. Goodrich.
New departments have been ere
ated which have necessitated the
establishment of new positions
which have carried salary
Mr.. Goodrich has put himself in this
attitude: in one breath he condemns
the increase in salaries; I'm the very
next breath he says If elected he will
not abolish them
This is the operation OF the general
fund OF the State. 1t does not show
extravagancn or inefficiency.
On the other hand il does show
that with a greatly reduced tax levy,
the present Democratic administra-
ton has better handled and taken
care OF the affairs OF government than
its Republican predecessor.
Mr.. Goodrich says that there has
been large increase in the revenue
OF the State and that our party being
In power must make an accounting.
The books are open and we are pre-
pared to make the accounting. 1t has
never been claimed that the collec- |
ton of the States revenue has been
less under Governor Ralston than I'M
der Governor Hanly Ii has been
more and the people are entitled to a |
showing. as to what was done with |
this increased revenue. Ii was raised |
Tor the common schools of the State.
and for the Bcne VIOLENT, Charitable.
renal and Educational institutions
and there is where it has gone. In
1908 there was paid to the different
school corporations of the State for
the support OF the common schools
$2.s5e,11O.7l. while in 1916 there was
paid $3,3S3,9S7.34. or an Increase OF
$o33, 216.63. Will Mr.. Goodrich saw
THIS was extravaganza or will he dare
reduce the amount If he is elec,ed?
IN 1908 there was paid to the Benevo-
ent and Correctional institutions of
he state $S30.667.2s. while i'm 1915
here was paid S3.160.691.43, and Mir.
Goodrich in his address admits thiy
s not enough. In 1898 there was paid
% Purdue and Indiana Universities
ana the State Normal S456SS7.27.
While in 1915 there was paid 81. 236.. Il
'b6-5l- VIII Mr.. Goodrich say if he is
elected he will reduce this amount {
me increase expenditures out of the {
lew tax levy are all accounted for by c
hese Increases. allowances and '
rants to the institutions of the State. C
OIL INSPECTORS.
Mr. Goodrich announces that II h
lected Governor he will abolish the c
NICE OF State Oil Inspector. This de- 5
artment was created by Republican a
and Its manner of admin a
'tration was fixed by them. so when ! p
assails this department. he is as il
ailing child CT his own party's crea- II
on. The adjustment of this depart II
lent or its inefficient administration a
ould De most pleasing to tie Stand {
ru oll Company and the other great a
roducers OF oil, who pay the cost of q
S inspection. This department is ad. S
mustered by thu Chief Oil Inspector b
Ut the actual work of inspection is p
one oy local inspectors who do not Il
eceive a salary. but percentage on C
lie receipts they produce by their +
ork. the amount of which per cent Ii
as fixed by Republican Legislature n
hey receive no travelling or other ex a
enses. So IL Is immaterial so far as C
xpense Is concerned whether the &
lumber or inspectors are few or many. b
w IL does make difference I'm the b
of the work and the net re- h
Its TO the State The poliev ~ the In