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

money, Governor Hanly, in his re
firing message to the legislature on
January sth. 1909. said:
The report Of the board of tru te s
for each Of these insti uli ms is BE-
Tore the Legislative Institutional Com
mittee. l commend them TO your
most thoughtful cons iderati an:
earnestly recommend that provisi n
be made for buildings and equipm ent
at each OF them to the lin Of pres
ent resources, and that the tax late
Ter the maintenance fund of all be in
creased, that OF Indiana and Purdue
by one-half and that of the State Nor
NAL school by Cne-third. Ths will
add to the maintenance fund of e CHI
OF the first two institutions $50, 600
| annually and to that of the State No =
NAL SAL 900. This increase will 70.
then be sufficient to ma ntain them
as similar institutions are maintained
| In other states"
In order to take care of these insti-
tutions and to properly provide apd
care for its inmates We raised this
levy to ten cents. which Mr.. Goodrich
says is not sufficient. Mr.. G. )odrich
would have tho people of the State b
lieve that this fund en- be diverted
| into the General Fund at the will o.
the State officers. He knows, or ought
To know, bstter. The law does o.
vide, # there should be a surplus in
this fund, it can be used TO repay any
advances that had been made to IL
out OF the general fund, but this has
never been done.
Mr.. Goodrich complains OF these in
in h. 81
How does this increase in the tax levy
Tor our Benevolent Inst tutions affect
Mr.. Goodrich on his assessment for
personally. Ii affects him about the
same as the average tax payer. In
1916 he paid taxes on $3.50 of per-
sonal property in the city IF Win
chester. On this assessm. Mt he is
paying only an additional 41h cents
towards taking care of the unfortu-
mates of this State Surely a man
who paid $lS,515.00 II get the empty
honor of Republican nomination
for the office of Governor of Indiana,
Will not complain of this small IN
crease to our chari able and b newell
ent institutions. For myself | am
glad OF the opportunity to pay the
additional amount, that increase re-
qulres me TO pay to support and care
Tor these unfOrtunates. We fcuni |
that the Educational Institutions. Pur- |
due, Indiana, and the Site Normal |
Schools, were insufficiently provided |
fcr with tax levy Of 275 cents. This |
levy was net sufficient to support |
these institutions and we raised the |
levy for them to seven CD cents, aud |
every dollar of it gees to these in
stltutions either for their op1rdtion or |
for their permanent Improvement. |
How does this increa se in the tan |
levy for our educational institutions
affect Mr.. Goodrich personally. On
his assessment of $4,000 he pays only |
80 IA cents additi, nal towards eiu
eating our young men and women.
Again | say, surely a man who paid |
SlS,515 to get the empty honor of |
a Republican nomination for governcr
will not complain Of this small in
crease. l will rest this branch Ct
my case by calling to the stand a
witness, one that ha, u
always been too friendly to tie D IN
Ccratic party. OF this increased | Wv
for our institutions the Indianap lis
News said editorially on March 10.
1918:
I'VE can see no honest way of evad-
ing the necessity CT an increased tax
levy for state purposes. The showing
made by Mr.. CTavens in his speech
saturday is, it seems to us, ccnc.us-
i've. For years the State has been
sklmping along on a revenue thas |
was insufficient, often an icipating it
income, and failing to make proper ,
provision for the state institutions
Now the legislature has fairly fac ID
he issue, and has braved the unpcpu-
arlty that always comes to those who
raise taxes. We mu (
spend more money, and, therefor, /,
must have it to spend
The needs, the legitimate needs, of J.,
'ur institutions are increasing. If We /,
ire going to continue our universe :
les and state schools We must main
ain them in high degree of effici n !.
y. In truth the situate n is as bad :,
is it is today very la gely because l. :,
las not been honestly faced in years >
scne by. All of which
seems to be good busin sss. We be
ieve, further, that the action will be +
approved by the people when the case :
S fairly presented to them
Your legislature of 1913 provided a .
ak levy of one cent fer vocational
chocls, in which the children of the =
tate could be taught In the voca-
lens they will follow in life, and I'M =
er this law, schools Of this character
re being rapidly established in the >,
tate. This is the commencement of =
splendid work for the youths Of q
ur State. NJ. Good ich, carper as e
e is, finds no fault with this. He '
avs he would not be in favor Ct r. -
ealing this law. But how does this =
ew levy affect Mr.. Goodrich personal y
=. On his assessment of $500 he pays !,
My S.3 cents towards the vocational -
ducation of cur boys and gi-ls. =
epeat man who is able to pay s1S.- =
1900 to obtain the empty honor OF a y
republican nomination for Governor y
ught net TO complain. r.
On this action Of the leg stature, l -
all the indianapolis Star as a wit ~
ess. In an editor al On March II. -
'13, of this act, the Star says: 1.-THE =,
asSage of the vccati nal educati n -
i'll was a completion If a work that "
as begun at the preceding sessi n 9.
I'D Is an act for which the Demo- SSll
attic party may rightfully take great y:
edit" vi
Where levies have been increased vi
lie increase was justified. We de- =.
eased the levy for General Purposes -
Y which the State government prop
Is maintained and op. rated. You &c
TX me how we have been able to do =;