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

! officers have nothing 20 do with their
management or With the expenditure
OF their funds. That is done solely By
| their trustees. but the State must fur
nish the money with which they are
maintained. II is a sacred duty that
the State owes 10 its young men and
young women. Under prior admins
| tratiOns the officers or these institu-
| tons were compelled 20 come TO the
legislature and lobby in order to get
Sufficient means 20 conduct them. and
| then they were often denied the nee
essary means. In speaking OF his sit
uati0n. the Indianapolis News In an
/ editorial in it's issue OF March Il.
1918. said: IT is a great thing TO get
this matter OF university support on
sound business basis. Especially are
| the people of the State 10 be congrat-
ulated on having got rid or the old
lobbying and of the necessity for it
We met this situation and solved II
The attendance of these three institu-
tons has immensely increased. there
being enrolled in 1916 and 1916 over
1000 more students than I'm 1905. In
| 1915 we collected and paid into the
tund for the use. maintenance and i'm
provement OF these three institutions
Sl5l2. 1924: while in 1905 there was
collected and paid into this fund only
Si56,SS7.1S. In 1916 we paid out OF
this fund TO these three schools ST.
s36, J56.5l, while in 1905 the fund was
insufficient and had TO be augmented
by payments out OF the general fund
and the sinking fund. Out OF the three
funds there was paid To the ins;itu-
tons in 1908 $SIS.279.54. Again | ask.
does Mr.. Goodrich dare complain OF
this?
The institutions of the State have
been regularly visited by the State
Board OF Charities and our conduct or
them has had its approval The peo-
pie OF the State cannot themselves
look into the management OF these in
situations. and they have delegated
the duty TO the Board OF Charities.
This Board is non-political 1t is CON-
posed of such eminent citizens as
Mr.. John II. Holiday. Rev Francis IL.
Gavisk. DR.. Mary A. Sphinx. Judge
Charles j. Orbison. Mr.. Demarcus G.
Brown and Mrs. Emma Lee ELAN.
They have no fault to find with our
management OF these institutions. but
they commend it,
The accounts OF these institutions
have been regularly examined by ac-
countants of opposite politics from
the State Board of Accounts, and have
in all things been found accurate. We
can, therefore. and do point with
pride to our institutions as they are
today conducted and managed, and
we are more than willing To have the
people OF the State pass Judgment
upon our management of them.
STATE OFFICERS.
Let us examine into the MANAGE
ment Of the other departments OF the
State during the present administra-
tion and compare it with the Repub-
lican management Mr.. Goodrich
claims that the last fiscal year OF Gov
ernor Ralston's administration, end
ing September Both, 1915, was most
extravaganza Let us use this year as
a basis and compare it with the last
year of Governor Hanly's administra,
ton. office for Office. Take your cleo
tive Offices: For the year 1915 there
was expended in the Governors office
$50. 395.45 and the receipts were
S464.O3, making net expenditures S32.-
931.42. For 1908 there was expended
S52,36S.72 and receipts Sl65.73. MAX
ing the net expenditures S52.20l99, a
Democratic saving OF Sl9
In the Secretary OF States Office
there was expended in 1915, S12,-
S23.29, with receipts OF 1894, 1885,
making the net earnings OF that office
$4Sl, 1856. In 1905 there was expend-
ed s14,290.S9 with receipts of Sl4s.-
56S.SS. making the net receipts or
$l29.277y9, and net Democratic
gain of 1882 1881
In the Auditor OF States Office there
was expended in 1915, SIT ,5O29g, and
the receipts were S6l2,S05. 80, making
the net receipts $685., 302.31. In 1908
there was expended s58,94144, with
receipts of s452.070.77, making the
net receipts S303.12933, and a Demo
cratic gain OF S142l729S.
In the Treasurer Of States Office in
1915 there was expended s13.5ss9s,
and in 1908. S12,176.24, making an I'm.
crease expenditures in 1913 OF ST.
423.72. This increase consisted mainly
of increased salaries to the book keep
er and stenographer. made in 1909
while Mr.. Hadley. a Republican, was
State Treasurer. and no doubt on his
recommendation.
In the Attorney-General's Office
there was expended in 1916. s22,495.-
"a, while s22.09l.3S was expended in
1908 being an increased expenditure
of S404.36. In the Office OF the Clerk
of the Supreme Court in 1915 the ex-
penditures were s12,s52.34 and the re-
ceipts sl3.660.2s. while in 1908 the ex-
penditures were S1l.713.77 and the
receipts s13.243.19.
In the Office OF the Reporter OF the
Supreme Court in 1915 the expendi-
lures were s11.12o.17 and in 1905 they
were Sl0,2S9.20. This represents In.
crease in salaries to deputies and Of
fee help made while Mr. George Self,
a Republican. was the Reporter OF the
Supreme Court and on his recommen-
dalton. During the last year OF Mr..
Sells administration OF this Office its
cost OF administration was sll.4l900.
In the Supreme and Appellate
Courts the expenditures in 1915 were
SIS. 2s314 and 1908 sS9.1S6.56. In 1915
the expense OF the Circuit and Super
ior Courts, paid out OF the State
Treasury, was $344. 1ss.3s, and the re-
ceipts Sl6,537.20, making net cost Of
1927 .652.19. In 1908 the net cost was
$5O7,67S.29. During this time, howev.
er. there has been nc increase in SAL
aries The increased expenditures
having been occasioned by the in
creased number of courts in the State
10 take care OF litigation.