Evening journal., 1922-11-02
FORMER Gov MILLER PLZNCTT!RES
CH4RGE OF EXTRAVAGANCE IN
ADMINISTERING STATE AFFAIRS

| IN a comprenensive e1drenn n rne
Republican mas meeting In New
Castle last night, former Governor
Charles r. Miller. OF this CITY,
= refuted charges made by Thomas f.
Bayard, Democratic nominee FOR
Senator. of extravaganoe in admin
istration of the States affairs by she
Republican party. He said;
I'm the present campaign the
I Democratic candidates and their
speakers have stated that the Re-
/ publican party.is responsible for the
present tax rates and legislative APP
preparations. Broad assertions OF
this character are misleading and
tend 10 create wrong impressions In
the minds OF the voters.
"They compare the expenses OF
state government 20 years ago with
the amounts appropriated by the
last general assembly and attempt
TO support their argument upon this
comparison. II Is manifestly plain
that with the yearly increase OF
population and the inauguration OF
new activities, which the people de-
mand Of the State require. that In
crease OF appropriations are neoes-
sary and with increase OF appropria-
tions follow increased taxes.
Under the provisions OF the
State Constitution bills for the APP
preparations OF State funds must
originate in the House OF Repre-
sentatives. In the session OF the
General Assembly OF 1921 the House
majority was Democratic. controll-
ed by the Democratic party. with
Dem ocratio speaker presiding over
its sessions. All the officers OF the
House were Democrats. The chair
man and majority OF the members
OF the House appropriations com
mittes were Dem ocrats.
Democrats Voted 81. 229, 900 I'm Bonds
Being thus constituted the House
voted TO issue in 1891, s1,s2s,OOO
and to issue in 1929. s1,4oO.OOo in
bonds for the construction OF i'm
proved highways, and this total OF
ss,s2e. 900 OF bonds has been issued
and sold TO the public and 20 this
extent the taxes OF the State have
been Increased and in due course
OF time this principal amount must
be paid by the citizens Of the State.
THE creation OF this debt, and
the increase OF taxes incident there
70, cannot be charged TO the Repuo-
licans.
Looking further into this subject
OF appropriations the fact is dis
closed that this same House OF Rep
with a Democratic ma
iority, appropriated 10 the schools
OF the State for each school year
the sum of s2.2oo.oOO. or a total for
the two years. 1e2i-19R2 Of $4,000
600.
Spent by Bipartisan Commission
The expenditure OF this large sum
Is supervised by a Commission OF
four members. two OF which are
and two OF which are
Democrats. Certainly no charge can
be sustained that this appropriation
or the expenditure Of the funds was
the fault OF the Republican party.
THE political complexion Of the
House of Representatives in the
session OF 1921 completely demon
ishes Mr.. Bayard's attempt TO nix
the responsibility OF extravagant ex-
penditure upstate mmonies upon
the Republican party.
That there are too many commits
sions exercising supervision of state
AFFAIRS no one will deny; but there Is
no recorded incident of any move
ment on the part OF the Democratic
members OF the General Assembly
when they have had a majority con-
troll of either the Senate or the
House attempting to decrease the
number of these Commissions.
THE Commissions which are now
are bipartisan ana the