Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-07
Local and Otherwise

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Chas Meeks speat the hollr custom
ith home folks. ,.o ~ s,1" snms
Geo. 7. Black, formerS,ssitii,mass '"Iro more.
Z attorney Of Pooahor ersity has almost
gagged in the pract, the tayette''lle lc
lmmolh Spring. l the state has not re-
Of interest until with
alvin Craven.c cw months. II is natural
arIty Crave that with money drawn in
Aounts, and with from ten
'e'atisyMd - fifty thousand dollars on
ter mid IN the local banks, expenses would
increase unless undue care were used.
Y No Increase Of Taxes.
Both Colonel McRae and DIR. Brough
advocate In their campaign addresses
the issuance Of short.time loan notes,
for the solving OF the problem Of the
states finances. II there were any
merit In this idea, IL can be t-athful-
" said that ! suggested this method IN
my last biennial report as possible So
luton OF the question. However, after
going into the matter more thorough.
ly, and from all angles, / am firmly
convinced that We do not need to bor-
row money for the general revenue
fund. With the proper economy In all
state departments, aud In all state IN.
stitutions, and as they are now being
conducted, the general revenue FUND
will be on a cash basis after next July
and on It's feet 20 stay. As your gov
ernor | shall insist that all apprOpria-
tions to be made within the first 80
days OF the legislative session and am
going 10 make IL point 20 work m
such harmony with the General Assem-
bly, and keep the members in such
good humor that they viii do their
'---ral<. ga onnrtiy ana hvs atUlss 'aq = tneir
time qunrreling with the governor. !
shall also insist that the legislature
keep the appropriations within the in
coming revenues during the next two
years. 20 that the governor viii not be
required TO use the veto power. | do
not favor and do not intend 20 ham
Der the growth or progress Of any de
partment or institution, but ] do know
that the schools and institutions are do
ing nicely az this time ON even less
money than they used two years ago.
An Example Of Economy.
10 tlEMl an ANnAANlAh VI AAA I'ANe'AaA
efficiency and economy which is be-
ing exercised in the management of
one of the state 's institutions, for the
month of November, 1918, the state
Hospital for Nervous Diseases was OPP
Grated for five hundred dollars less
than the same institution was operated
for during the corresponding month Of
the preceding year, Notwithstanding
the fact that there are over 200 more
patients being taken care Of now than
there were in 1914, and each of the 9th
er three charitable institutions are be,
ing successfully operated at less eN-
pense TO the people than It cost to
maintain them in previous years, al
though each Of them has an increased
population.
Wal Be on Cash Basis.
Il will be my policy 20 encourage
and assist in the growth and progress
of all state institutions and depart.
ments, but il the General Assembly
should ignore my insistent recommen-
dations that the appropriations be kept
within the income during the next two
years, then l shall certainly use the
veto power vested in the governor by
the constitution, and see to il that the
general revenue fund remains on a cash
basis. The biennial income Of the state
from all sources for general revenue
purposes is about S3,000,000. The OPP
Grating expenses payable out Of the
general revenue fund amounts to ap-
proximately $2,5OO,OOO for this biennial
period.
Hence, at the beginning Of the next
biennial period, the state will be oper.
ating on cash basis, and can afford
10 be more liberal and assist more ma
terially in the growth Of its institu.
tions. From these figures it will be
seen that we will have 100000 more
for the next biennial period, for gen
eral revenue purposes, that we have
had for the present two years, and there
will be absolutely no necessity, what
ever, for the issuance Of the interest
bearing notes or bonds, insisted upon
by DR.. Brough or Banker McRse. The
precedent which has been taboOed since
carpet bag days will not be again es.
tablished while am your governor, and
j promise here and now to use every
means within my power 10 see that the
state stays on a cash basis when it
once gets there and that its expendi-
tures never exceed its income. Rigid
economy will be the watchword dur
ing my administration.
The present governor vetoed the ap'
propriations TO such q point last spring
that the general revenue fund is in
100000 better shape than it was at
this time last year, and he saved the
state several hundred thousand dollars
when he did so, although he vetoed
my printing fund and l lost mighty
good clerk in the shuttle. No increase
IN taxes is needed or win be tolerated
while / am governor, unless 1t would
Dc a small special tax levy for the sup