The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-09-15
Attorney General St0tsenburg's Address

situations are by this act required 70
be kept separate and If there Is any
balance from year to year 1t must be
expended for the permanent improve
ment OF these institutions, and every
been used has been for that
specific purpose, and the balance
is being held inviolate for the pur-
poses OF permanent improvements as
they are needed. The funds that are
raised for the Benevolent. and Cor
rectional institutions, must be ex.
pended for that purpose. Mr.. Good
rich admits that the levy even now Is
not large enough to properly care
for these institutions. II was wise
ly provided by the Act OF 1913 that
any deficit Ia the Benevolent Insti-
tuition fund could be paid out OF the
General Fund. and this the Demo
cratic administration has been able
TO do, although the General Fund
levy was reduced. That we have
been able TO do this with a reduced
tax levy is an evidence OF good man
agement. If, OH the other hand,
funds from the Benevolent Institution,
for which the levy has been increas-
ed, had been transferred from the
Benevolent fund to the General fund
in order to make up deficit therein,
then we would be guilty OF the same
conduct that Mr. GoOdrich's party
was guilty of, but this has never been
done. Since the new tax law was
enacted the funds have been kept
separate. the administration of the
general affairs of the State and of its
institutions have been kept separate.
STATE EXPENDITURES.
Mr.. Goodrich says that the expendi-
lures during Governor Marshalls ad-
minisrtation exceeded those under
Governor Hanly's administration by
Sl,254, 2S0.OS per annum, or SOIL
1902, and asks for what has it been
spent. 1t was spent to correct as far
as possible the parsimonious policy
OF the Republican party toward the
schools and institutions of the State.
Nearly 2,000,000 of it was for in
crease to the common schools: 1884,
10000 Of ii went for improvements
to the two Universities and the State
Normal School; over $500. 10000 of il
went for increased appropriations for
these same schools; and nearly 81
100000 went for specific appropria-
tons to our Educational, Benevolent
and Correctional Institutions and to
paying the unpaid bills for the con-
struction of new institutions left over
by the last Republican administra-
ton. The Marshall administration
was approved by the people at the
polls in 1912, while the Hanly admin
istration met their condemnation in
1908. We are content with the YER
dict of the people.
RALSTON ADMINISTRATION.
Mr.. Goodrich compares the last in
eHlclent Republican administration
With the present administration OF
Governor RalSton, and says it has
spent annually more than 1878, 476.-
4O. 1t has spent that much annually
TO correct the evils of which your par
ty, Mr.. Goodrich, was guilty during
the Hanly administration, and ! will
tell you for what it was spent during
the three years. An increase of ST.
ia, 703.46 went TO the Common
Schools of the State. An increase
of 1881 1891 went to the Edu-
cational Institutions of the State
S2,173,527.55 went for increased
maintenance to the Benevolent and
Correctional Institutions of the State
and to pay for constructing new in
situations and grounds. S263, sos. OS
went to improving the binder factory
in the Prison, to equipping trade
schools in the Prison and Reforma-
tory, SO as to make them self-sup-
porting. s1,12S,12776 went to the
counties of the State for highway
purposes. $685., SS1.43 went to the
payment Of temporary loans and the
State Debt, over the amount paid dur
ing the last three years of the Han
ly administration. s205,45437 more
than was paid during the last years
OF Hanly's administration went to
pay for the increase in the number of
circuit and superior courts in the
State and the increase in the salary
OF the judges thereof made by the Re-
publican legislature of 1907 $780,
100000 went to represent the State at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition. $685.
5SS.44 went for the prevention of the
Foot and Mouth Disease among the
cattle of the State, s6S,69092 went
went for an increase to Purdue Uni
,versity allowed by the Government,
but which went through the State
Treasury and is charged as dis
bursement, SSS,17777 went for the
Fire Marshall's office, $170,917.63
went for the State Board OF Accounts
created by the Legislature OF 1909,
$3.50, 405.75 went for the Industrial
Board for the betterment of the
working class, and TO protect their
lives and limbs, 1904, 1928 went for
the Public Utility Commission which
your party in 1912 in its platform
recommended be established, an in
crease of s97.742.O5 went to the State
Board OF health to enlarge their
work OF preserving the lives and
health OF the people OF the State. an
increase OF s40,4S710 Went TO the
State Board OF Charities TO aid it in
its work, an increase of So, 33979
went to the Public Library. the
Library Commission and the Bureau
of Legislative Information, for i'm
provement in their service and let
me tell you Mr.. Goodrich the Demo
cratic party is not ashamed of one of
these increased expenditures. Every
dollar was appropriated by the legis-
lature. and every dollar was spent
for the purpose for which it was
appropriated, and at the end of the
fiscal year after these expenditures
were made there was over $1,000
10000 in the State Treasury and all
the current bills were paid The
comparison Of the present admins
fration IN the administration OF Cow