Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1911 — A Paradox That Needs Explaining. [ARTICLE]

A Paradox That Needs Explaining.

Democratic politicians and newspapers are now engaged in an effort to make the taxpayers of Indiana believe that the administration of the state has fulfilled the .ante-election promises of economy and almost every .paper picked up informs us that some department has accomplished a great saving and that the money has been turned back to the general fund although appropriated for use in some department At the same time comes the information that the state is so short of money that an advance call was made on all the county treasurers of the state for money, In order that the current expenses of the state might be met. In a report made last week by William H. Vollmer, treasurer of state, it was shown that there was only $52,512.58 in the general fund on Oct Ist As the general fund is that from which the running expenses of the state goverment are drawn, the treasury is in a rather serious condition. And thus is produced a paradox entirely beyond understanding. How ail the departments can be responsible for shrewd business economy and the treasury depleted at the same time will require a deal of explaining by the politicians and the newspapers. The democratic scheme to increase tax revenue by a big increase in the valuation of farm lands having failed, it is evident that there will be some rough sledding to meet expenses during the current fiscal year.