The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-01

to the commission and in 1921, 1t was
said that maintenance of roads was
$3.50 mile.
The state tax board was charged
with "autocratic" control over local
bond issues, in which connection Mr..
Van Nuys also accused Governors
Goodrich and McCray of "hoodwink-
ing" voters in the passage and repeal
of the home rule law restoring this
control to local officials. The law re-
pealing the state boards control was
effective Jan. /, 1921, some time after
| its passage, Mr.. Van Mugs asserted in
this connection and soon after be-
coming effective was repealed by the
| Legislature. Taxes under the Good
rich and McCray administration were
said by Van Mugs to have been
doubled
Politics entered the statehouse
fearlessly and blatantly under Gov.
Goodrich-and it is still there" said
the speaker. The number of state
employees has increased during the
| last five years 331S per cent. Two
hundred new jobs have been created
and there is at the present time a
| total of 500 officers and employees
drawing salaries from the state treas
ury. The assurance OF policy of re-
| trenchment has proven false, likewise
the promises of Governors Goodrich
| and McCray to reduce taxes.
Quotes Statistics
! In 1919, the last year of Demo
cratic administration in Indiana, the
! total receipts of the state from all
sources, including the balance in the
treasury at the beginning of the year
were $14,196, 39357. The disburse-
ments totaled $12,046, 637.13.
In 1921, after five years of Republi-
can administration of affairs, the
total receipts of the state from all
| sources, including the balance at the
| beginning Of the year, were $31, 400,
1887. The disbursements totaled
| $28, APO, 27S.06
From 1916, a Democratic year. to
1921, Republican year. the expense
of running the state has increased
! 1853 per cent. Inexplicable as it may
| seem, Gov. McCray in his first year
outdid the record for waste and ex-
| travagance as set by Gov. Goodrich
| by almost S6,000,000.
The Year Book for 1921, which is
just now being distributed, shows the
| IOldI IdAcS ISNISu III 1SZU LOT all pur-
poses to have been in the sum and
amount of $111,459,7 1858. In 1921,
Governor McCray with the able assist
ance of the present self-sufficient
state board of tax commissioners econ
omized still more and got the total
tax levy up to S114,641, 524.32. The to
tai taxes levied in 1916 are not evail
able on account of the failure to tahu
late the abstract of taxables for 1915
but the total taxes levied for 1915, {
democratic year, were in the sum Of
$51, $50, 1856. 1t is a question of de
gree of guilt whether the 'tax-dodger
at home has sinned against his govern
ment more than the 'tax-doubler' II
the state house. The taxing official!
pry into the innermost secrets of you
business. Why should not the tax
payer have the same privilege to know
his inquisitors send the money which
they demand so automatically"
Highway Commission.
In discussing the business admins
tration of the highway commission
Mr.. Van Nuys said that it received
quantities of canvas duck and was no
selling it to road builders for thei
construction camps as he said was in
!, tended by law, but by some mysteri