Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1911 — Once Full of Confidence; Democrats Are Now Apologetic. [ARTICLE]

Once Full of Confidence; Democrats Are Now Apologetic.

The /democrats in Indiana suddenly haVe assumed the defensive. From that cocksureness and confidence that have characterized them for sometime past, they have passed to an apologetic attitude, and are busy trying to explain the state deficit and democratic extravagance. ■ The .democratic governor rushes to the press with the assertion that he will not call an extra session of the Indiana Legislature to appropriate money with which to pay for democratic extravagance. The democratic governor may be forced to change his mind later. ... The democrats have used $50,000 of the money belonging to the year 1812, to pay current bills of 1911. Of course this makes a big hole in the revenue for the year 1912: Suppose this deficit runs over into 1913 and g rows with I lime, in the ratio that democratic deficits have grown in the past in Indiana; / . .1 “./is The democratic governor does not give details to show how, be is to*stave off bond issues or extra sesions. Assuredly the democratic hope of break ing even in 1912 will not be helped by the fact that new Jobs and increased salaries at the State House alone have added $68,000 a year to the cost of running that Institution over what it oost under republicans. Assuredly the big increase in the cost of maintaining the state institutions will not help the democrats cut expenses. The fact that the democrats have increased the length of the state pay roll 26 per cent will not tend to briqg about the paring of expenses. Then, too, there will be a part of the stale debt to meet in the next year. How will the democratic governer* surmount that little obstacle? .