Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1908 — GOVERNOR HANLY IS THRIFTY. [ARTICLE]

GOVERNOR HANLY IS THRIFTY.

The following article, headlines and all, appeared in the Indianapolis Star (Rep.) on Sept. 10th: HANLY RECEIVED $25 FOR ADDRESS TO MANUAL PUPILS

Voucher Covering Cost to City of Commencement Orator Goes Through Controller’s Hands. The fact that Governor J. Frank Hanly charged the>iity $25 for delivering the commencement-address before the graduating class of the Manual Training High School has come to light and has caused some comment about the city offices. Though the money was taken from* the school funds and was paid by the board of school commissioners the warrant and the voucher, for the money went through the office to the city controller, who Is auditor for the school board. It was through this channel that the fact that the governor charged for talking to the students came to light. The governor on this occasion spoke on dreams that came true, telling the students that dreams which came true were dreams born of desire. The address was delivered June 8 and the $25 wjs paid ]ater in June. Anyone who did not know the facts might think that the governor “needed the money,’’ even though ht had to come the school fund, but really he didn’t. The state pays him SB,OOO a year and gives him SI,BOO additional for “house rent and maintenance.” Besides he has made many thousands of dollars a year for the last two or three years by his Chautauqua lectures. And yet, according to the Republican state organ, he took $25 from the school fund for making a little address to school (Children! He seems to be as thrifty in his way as Joe Cannon, who has saved $50,000 a year out of his $5,Q00 salary as a member of congress.