Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-26
Goodrich Hates Himself

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Whatever else may be said OF Gov.
Goodrich, it is a self-evident fact that
he hates himself. Just listen to this
little self-iaudation that he handed out
to himself while speaking in the as
sembly room of the courthouse the other
evening:
II want the democratic newspapers of
the state explain away, If they can,
these accomplishments. defy them, and
I defy any one else, republican or dem
ocrat, to cite the record of any governor
in this whole country which can COM
pare In any substantial or approximate
measure with the record at your state
house during the past three years"
That Is going some, isn't it? There
1s nothing modest about Gov. Jim, and
his friends, those who know him best
say that he is but running true to form.
True to form means more than simply
lauding himself to the public. 1t means
getting all that is coming to him and
getting 1t first
The governor recited that little para
graph above in explaining how he had
taken care Of a Job lot OF extraordinary
expense. One million and a quarter of
this expense he gives as increased cost
Of maintaining the states penal and
benevolent institutions covering the pc
Rod OF the last three years. The joke
OF 1t Is that half a million OF It came
before he was a year and a half old as
governor, and closely followed his cam
paign of villihcation against the gross
mismana cement and extravaganza of
these same penal and benevolent institu-
tons. During that campaign he grossly
misrepresented the administration of
both Governors Marshall and Ralston
and for the first time in Indiana politics
dragged the state institutions into poll
tics and they have stayed there ever
since. They will remain there to the
everlasting shame OF the state until the
next governor is elected. No matter
from what party he may come 1t is
pretty safe bet that Goodrichism will be
speedily eliminated.
Following the shameful campaign
made by Gov. Goodrich in 1915, and
before he had time to properly warm
the seat In the chief executives office
he asked and was granted $3.50, 900 by
the legislature OF 1917 as IAN emergency
maintenance fund for the benefit OF the
state penal and benevolent institutions"
This emergency fund was insufficient to
meet the demands and at the end Of the
fiscal year Sept. 30, 1918 and by an
artful arrangement and In defiance Of
law S148.319.53 was paid from balance
In the general fund Here Is practically
an excess OF half a million dollars eI-
pended for the PENAL and benevolent In
stttuttons OF the state for the year and
half following the campaign staged by
Gov. Goodrich in which he traversed this
state and IN practically every county
poured out the poison Of extravaganza
in the states penal and benevolent in
situations
But the governor would have us know
that economy has been his watchword
and that he is a perfect little devil when
II comes TO saving the people money.
He has done nothing OF the sort and
when the story Of his administration IS
written IL viii be found that partisan
politics and extraYagGace has permeated
into every branch OF the stats govern
ment It viii be found that An increased
valuation OF taxable property wns suf-
hcient to pay the increases demanded by
higher costs and the activities Of the
war. 1t will be found that his suggested
% per cent increase in the cost OF state
government Is a great deal more than
20 per cent. This will be found true
in the face OF the fact that every state
institution in the state IS being denied
necessary improvements and permission
to pay adequate salaries to trained men.
The next state administration will be
busy wiping out the burdens that have
been passed on TO them. All these
burdens will be tainted but many OF
them will fairly stink with Goodrichism
which is fast Passing to its Just reward
TT Wayne Journal Gazette.