Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 237, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1914 — Mr. Indiana Taxpayer How Do You Like This? [ARTICLE]

Mr. Indiana Taxpayer How Do You Like This?

Indianapolis, Ind., July 2. The total expenses of the government of the State of Indiana during 1908, the last year of the last Ikepublican administration, was $4,724,253.39. In 1913, under a Democratic administration of the state’s affairs, the total expense was $4,966,168.37, an increase of $241,914.98. is one of the reasons why the Democratic state legislature of 1913 saw fit to raise the state tax levy. Here are some figures from the official state records that show very plainly that the taxpayers of Indiana are paying dearly for, the Democratic brand of state government. In 1908, during the last year of the last Republican state administration, the salaries and expenses of all regular standing boards and commissions totalled $242,558.02. In 1913, under Democratic rule, the salaries and commissions of all regular standing boards and commissions totalled $428,521.60, an increase of $185,963.58, or -76.6 per cent. Why should the taxpayers of Indiana pay $185,963.58 more in salaries and expenses for standing boards and' commissions in one year under a Democratic administration than was paid during the same length of time tinder • a Republican administration?' 1. This is another one of the big reasons why your taxes are so high. Why should the legislative session of 1907, under a Republican administration cost but $130,000 while the session of 1913 under a Democratic 'administration, cost the taxpayers $162,000? Both the sessions were 60 days in length and there were the same number of members in both nouses in the session of 1907 as there were in the session of 1913. The truth of the matter is that most of the increase in the eost of the Democratic session went to doorkeepers and clerks who were not needed employes whose hardest work was to draw their salaries. There were men on the payroll of the last state legislature at straight salary for the full session who did not average one day in Indianapolis each week during the session. A vote for the Democratic state ticket this year will be interpreted by tns. democratic politicians as an approval of this reckless expenditure of i the taxpayers money.