Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 56, Number 18, Jasper, Dubois County, 20 February 1914 — Page 1

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A TRUE LIGHT ON STATE FINANCES Auditor cf Stale O'Brien Gives ths Facts,

REPUBLICANS WERE WASTERS It Is Pointed Cut Conclusively How For Sixteen Years the Republican State Administration Had Conducted the Affairs of the State on the Theory That You Could Spend More Money Than Your Income Without Creating a Deficiency. In his recent notable address hefore . ., .a, Au the Indiana Democratic hdltorlal Association Mr. William II. O'Rrien, anditor of state, presented the hr.u ruiiy comprehensive statement given to I 1 public in years in relation to rtati y , finances, MTVteg completely to refute the oft repeated declarations of the Kepublican press of the atat- that the Republican admini.-t ration never bad been ander th aeoeaaity of calling en the county treasurer! for advance settlements. Mr. O'Brien said: The tax rate is always an interest lag question to the man who a I, and Just now we an hearin much talk about the increase in state tax The opposition pn harue tb Dem e4'ratlc atfmlnlMtnittiui with Inoreagin state taxes, then romance on 01 cleaned nalaries. and then stop The reason for the incretü in the tax rate Is that the Uepubllciins, who con trolled the finances of the state tor sixteen ears, were not only waste ful in thUr appropriations but the did not have the moral courage to cope with the condltmn tlu y had OD ited. When the Democratic party came into full possession of the state ad oalulstratloii. after the II Ml election. the) were ton fronted with both a tie- ! and a condition Kor sixteen years the Etapubltcaa Bint' idnloii nation hud oonducted the affalri t the state upon the theory that you could i end more money than fOUl tncomei without creating a defl l acj Tin condition was a lreasur empt ami as dry as a P ad S. a app) outlined in the Inaugural iucs.k' (So . 1 nor Haaly to th legislature at) Januar) l( UM)5 hen he laid that "Revenues for the p! at vear hav been gnticipatod to the extent of $.".:".. 6ff).0V ami h ld further: 'This con dltlon of the fln.u will be oine an actual embnrraaetnei'.l 0 1 he. traasut) bef lc the i. l e! '! ' gum bt af it an be met wilj h 1 orro out riJit. or bj i I pa Ii the revenue 1 for th' next H!cal j i n t thai time Mr Han! v p. . v d Ue publican au.b it'll Marshall :: Note of Wnr-!mj. Hefore the nd o lb I egf of Mio;,, (he slat. In I i . NlV! fit I pa Dignti fro u I he m Its ' 1 Ina u ! .' . fuui 1 esrs of Uepu' l.ca is i'.nnce the sane condition exlated eheA I emoi Mat I-1 1 w "s mi 11 I and he mURdf d i' note ol I dlUH tO the Ooaeral Aeaenibly in liue, In Mn . I'.ois, in th( lo iltm year 01 Oovernor Manly! !dmlnlstratlon the stale wax bem-ln advance Ibiymttttl from the counties In order to im et It h current nhllusttnti Vheu the Uepibllciin In that mouth, were In Mill control, H" Indlatiapoill ' I laid with reference 1 a demand b th tat iiHn Marion Pountj for $mu. and thi eatence h ral na eedlngl t iret it "The state is send) In need of MM) and this Is tin- mason dras f c effoi t a re lo be made It) collect the ftennnn it I , la 1 d that the Mate lll not have cuouh to take um1 ot this month') pa roll unless the advance paymeat li nude" The state ia lei. . from Wm to laus, inclusive, amount I to sevei li en eOWtl annunlh on u h ono linn drod dollari f valuation f Innnblee for the sta eie i al t ml henevo U nt laatltutlons' fun I and the Htate sinning fnd In I 10 ihe slnklnr fend, on the ri con, men latlon of iio 1. or MnrnhMll. w.i.i im.1 I f 10 cents, Baking the nei annual tux le I., np lo l!ll. for the three fund anbei iä Ml ooati Tbe linkini land of Ihre centf, entnollenod D) thi heinocimtie Uatslatiii.' oi 1 v e uned fo ihe ptnetit of the state debt up to the s t !""!. Ill fact. t. el dolbu ot he late headed debt paid In the lat tw.ntv ears was psld Under Hetnoeraib- law, ami the ouiy v. us in that period panned with o t an patient on the debt wn a hen the Kan iblh in Ian e Ith H tiansfer alia him at was in force, ami which was md enm td for debt paying purposes In l'1".. at. I dating the SUCceedlbtC two v. t of the Mm.' adminixtratioti ne sinning fund of three rents wss Inm?. rrel. In Its eiw met s . am- m i al rund, thus prot hi mil n and a half did Isrs for the imut of tha current e pi iik. I et 1 e extravagant Itepub a al at 0, ,n tea the sink fifad of thiee eunu wtl reetored, bm th luw msklug the levy suthoi

for tli?' t-.Tr: x . J part of 1011 to tho atate general

una fund for tho payment of current expenses.

and by reason of the provisions of, A few months a?o. the Republican, this law the state house Republicans, ' organs, in scare headlines were callin the expiring hours of their aimin-1 tog attention to the calls made by thi1 1st rat ion in 1910, transferred $789,-1 present state administration for al (60.61 to the general fund for the pay- j vance payments from eotttttf treasur nent of current expenses of the state, ers and tho transfer of the benevolent

in order to conceal a deficiency in the gejieral fund of $0.000. The lepi1 it ure of lfll, In fixing the sinking fund levy, provided that it should he held sacred for th payment of the ittti iloUt. and this provision in the law has al 1 ayi been the policy of tke Democratic party, The money colcted for the sinking fund in 1912 and 191 i was used for the payment ot tho state debt, and not a dollar of the sinking fond, since the Democratic iebfepaylng law was enacted, has been transferred to the general fund f0r the pa mont of current expenses. Dcmocratg Adopt Business Methods. Jf gfgten illalli,lirated by the täte house Republican! had been fol lowed by the proaent administration, Ep, nt for anttm expeneM; no part ot lv sti,tf .ltt WOttM have been paid; and there would have been no nr. mI (r temporary loans to be made by the Democratic Ad.nlnistration. Cut the I)Mn() r;(t ic administration prefemd to transact tb.- affalfi of the stAte in a business-like manne'. Tie- reduction of the tax rale in the year I Mo of 1 5 10 cents made a total Bavin; lor the years 191 U. 1911. Vj2 and 1918 of six cents on every one hundred dolors of taxable property In the state! and one cent anon the 'ji s Ml valuation of taxables will yi M f.'wna- of $18.". 000.00, ho that In the last fotif years the Democratic stai administration has, saved six cents oh ever) one hundred dollars of taxable! Which would amount to $1,110,000; that Is, the taxpayers have retained In their pocKeti $1.110,000 instead l paying that amount Into the !tat treasury. The a'l Democratic administratis has paid off $a.!0,ooo of the bonded iidebte1resH of tin- state, and $lO.".Ot of the State board of ai iieultute ColoHHetiOk ludebt ednens, Bleking in nl a total reduction In the itttc debt ! $;lv:.iuu It dors rjot take a skilled mathematician, who flauies with at honest pencil, bum tO learn that tin tax pa its have been hem UN- I bv tin present administration In the Im provement of the nhnnc x uf the statt by the rednetkn In tn . ami the pay Bent! on the state m of more than 11,733.000. The total forelu ided debt of the Htate h now 1 0 , and the lull Hton admlnlatrntlon will pa) an of thii . debt beforo .IstiUin I, IHK,, so thai the onl.N debt remnlnlng after the first 1 m m . 1 i m III k. 1 W a. Jk nay or January, !:rr, wwi up mr u me.sth- debt established for the Invest nient of the permanent endowment funds of the educational Institutions and the Vlncenne nuiTeretty bonds due In 1017'. Inheritance of Embarrassment. The Italston admlnistrutloti Inherited the etnbaiiassed financial OOHdl tlon of the state, end did not craab it tJovernor Ralitpn did not sidste or hesitate when the financial crisis of the state OOnfrontOd him, but "WOttl to It" and had the honesty and COUt m-w to urappb- with tie- sllnatlon. ami the polh w of 'w HI pay tomorrow" will noon be tu more. The legislature of MM'!, upon tin recommendation of (lovciiini Itabdon ba tin- courage lo rtoet the ooodltlos am' provide a remedy, and fiuik a las lev) sti indent lo meet the obligation!! Of the stata In a hunlneedlUe wg) The faet is that fr twenty year ?0n political !Ub-difgiOfl In tin täte, to the umallest unit, has been managed with more humltiess concern und imlc.ment than the fluancen of the state due to tht lack of baekhom tn provide sufficient revenue to meet the expeneei of the state government l he dm atlonal Institut loni hind was eotabllshed In 1K97. and the tsx rate was I idia cents In r.':t th rat! was Increased to ? 7:. cents, and this rate remained until 1014. when the rate was iied at seven 7 ooati nnd out of he nones proi Ided hy tinlaN Hie eduentionnl Institutions In thi future nniHi pav all their maintenance rlmmi'i, the eost of new bnlldlng! itei m w equipments of es ei Kind I'nder tb old ie lern the tax rati WOUld field stout one half the nec H nrf hinds for the Institutions. sr: ti e balance wss taken fmn the gen il fund whleh matle It necessary tf draw continuously upon future ree nues The Benevolent Institution!' Pumi x 1 1 established In and diirlna all these vears since that dute ha stood HtHl until lfll when the ratr was Axed at ie eeata The instttu lions Iim' Ie- : ed Iti number, tin population of aael In lltulloa has in ceased in groat number! the cool of living has I'm 1 es ed 1 it there has neVei been SIM Mo is'on made fot these new conditions The old tax Mti of Ave ir.i cents l-dds IUßT.OOt nniumiy. an.1 tin expenses of UM Bialnten an e of the teneolent 1ntl tutl)! total 11 X'J'.I.UeO (be deficit m v of about " " wa! tsKtt out of the general fund And the result of N all wss that When the l:noerst r.mo Into power they found the sta'e's In , . in, tn. rt d f m In sd van. The legislature of 1911 In lt( ress tne the rtt.- if IngOi lOf the ed'JC! tlonal loot it it lotiM and beiieolt;i in etitutlons wan prompts an rst A ...... i I.. am m tm nla i.iuiin.. I . tuL.Urat ijaiitMtioju.A.poa busings

7arS7:. B'Ti uFoTTTff ' Kites s fa e b'ri of levying a tax which would be only one-half of their demands for support

Institution fund. You wlu observe that they have quit unyinjr auvthinc about advance cajfls nrid transfer of fimls The reason fo- quinlns: I? quite plain. Fiesult cf Financial Prof!'?acy. The Republican party wa in complete control of the state r dministra tfon fr)m tS9S to 1910; ami during that period of sixteen years, the sratej house Uepubhcans called io advance I payments fiom the counties to the general fund to meet current expense? of the state, the sum of $1 5.40S.840.02. During tli same period when the were in full and complete control, they transferred from the benevolent institution tax fund to the general fund, the um of $11,574.984.30. Thus the state bouse Republicans were forever postponing the day of settlement and now they cry "Democratic deli clency" in order to detract attenth from their wilful neglect to remedy the conditions their profligacy create!. The State Hoard of Pittances bor rowed In September. $460,000 for the purpose- 0 meeting the deficiency on account of the oeligi lone of the benevolent and edUfCfttl oiai Institution! at the close of the fiscal year. 6O,OO0 of this loan was ; lid in a short time ami the balance was paid on the Slat of December. 11)1 ;:. and 1 tto L'd day of January the sum of ;l0o,ucu wat; I orrowed to be paid Jutu ., . I !. for the purpose uf win tin- maintenance obllpatioT of the n el nt and ed ycational blStiUltlong, as the lux for their support m dt by the I ealslatun Of 19111 will not beeotne available in full uitil the semiannual settlement In June, 1914, and II win be necessary to borrow further sums to meet the monthly maintenance obligation! of these Institutions foi the reason ihat from January to June. H4. no momw will be paid Into the Htate treasury for their support, except the small nnd Insufficient monthly remittances from the comities. Do not he unnecessarily alarmed If you hear of an ( ther temporary loan being made to 1 ike caro or the inherited Republican deficii n It is believed that after the next s,.ml annual settlement there will be no further embarrassment In rakins care of the unfortunate varda Of the htate housed In the benevolent instl tlltlons. and the ambitious boyi and ;?rls of Indiana who attend the State Educational Institutions, as the : onn d.rlwd from thin new tax will he suflbient to meet all the demand? of these Institutions. Th authority for mäkln this tern poran hum was kIvcu the State Hoard of rtngnoe by the Legislature oT 1013 as It was known Ion In advance that there would he a deficiency at the close of the fiscal year In 1913 ' In fact for years past, Immediately upon the adjournment of the Legislature, it wp.s Known two years In advance when thf dOioiOlCS Would occur, snd it al wavM arrived on schedule time. The tax lew for the payment of th general expense of the State wne re dtlCOd from tune i!i rents to iOTOII (7 1 I'ents. 01 II ia Lni Of $.:. nun pel year. h the i:n:: leglalnture Th statenouit of this faet al in! " IthOUt any farther romtuetif should set it r-st forever the h n that the last lealslature Is re!KD!lble fOT th ehortiiKe In revenue on account of In crease in talarlo! The truth of th whede mallei 1 hit i Im Im 1 eo e hi official 8't!erle4 svri 11 mere h.r'.atull ' amount Inv to ah mi 1 1 B,000, Our K'st ootnuwei lehool svstem , . . it .... j .I. owes Its 1 Miti ne to I mo r;. i ie leKlhlalbr l'.l Me I e.l afloil 0 the chlldM 1 1 ihe Mtai, h! gW ' been tile poll- o' the In inner nth party The last b , I in, nea I s solldh I m .rn 1 1 the Voce tlonal bidueatlofi Inn, a ' :1 ' Ä ix Of one 1 I 1 cent to nl I In- law lute operation 1 einher of Piesldent W II ten 1 rnbfn 1 ii de. lamd the n dbilia law 0 he the b!l l th' UttltOd States on Ihe subject of Vocst Itins. BducaMon The Democratic party of Indiana h the enactment of thin re proirrm.lve aw iplleKlv responded In the DIM ll of the people There Is no den in, the fact tint the increase in the cost of government In Indiana und In eery e it an 1 rlty of the state N due t the tfl rteased functions of government The people ever w In-re. In the Nation sn! the State, at e demanding 'hat I h State shall lindOrtgke to do mei thing tbst t' good for the people with out counting the cost Hie Favorit! asm aied. At n dinner one dav, nn t writer m tho rhilutie'pma t uhho Lcdarr. mmh men were tlemssinff . - tbe rtirrit of dtrTerent kinds of Cgine 'me- pre ferret ranraa- !( k fltnk, another woudem k, atirl itUl nnthor lhon;'ht a' qrtail (li most delU long sftirle of food. Tho diaeuaaion anI Ihe dinner ended at abo-it thr siTm time. "Vow, Frank," aid one of the mn to the filer at hla elbow, ,4v?hat kind of gnme do vou like "WeJI. luh. t,, tell tha truf, nlroo!t a? kuid of ?amt guiti ine. b t t f ,jk, , . mn Arnrrimp I w " lagU terffd on a siltei tlollni m

FINE CANDIDATE FOR TREASURER

In Ex-Mayor O'Connor of MonticeNe Tenth District Democrats Earnestly Belitve They Have a Candidate Far the Nomination For Treasurer of State Who Will Lend Solid Strength to His Party During Campaign. the Coming At the Democratic state convention at Indianapolis, March 19, tbe Tenth district will present the name of W. O'Connor of Mohticello Thomas for the nomination for treasurer. His district is making a strong effort to nominate him. being confident that he will lend strength to his party during the comirm ampau-n. Mr. O'Connor has not been identified with any party factions. He is a plain, everyday Democrat who has stood with his party since he cast his 1 thomas v7. O'Connor. ie sei cd an n Member of n .te In 1 1 197 and 1M9I. ; I , a r ' 1 ; careful ite r- -it of hit Ii '.II eb ' A HI MOr U:e ttate wh i he w nnd pi' OOIütll for Whlt aant in thM 1 rvtng four years. When Montlcello idopted the cit form Of c r.i Meiii In 1900, Mr. O'Connor wi lie fted It Brit mayor. He serve.! !.:;f ft I and d-elined to he a cai ! 1 te fpr re "lection, cm sensofa!! 1 rtles at M a I U ello Join in ptai im f 0C Pnoi 1 ndmlnlstratlon c. I i 1 ' ' lot he offloo of ina" m the ke n 1 neei Judgment and e pf iv tioe he hud acquired. At the end ,f fOttr e.,i had reduced the 1 ! j , c ami hail organ Ized the varlou! municlpni depsit in nta on a . 1 and hm im Is basis. Made His Way 0 t Front. Mr ( '( Unor I l,(i:i" to the class known a the ' st'imade men." He started In life wtl t financial re sources, bet at the ag! of fort-slx he Is one of the I .1 I 1 ' bu ness men of hla pari ol the stale Mi I; light M hool sx a young man. lie attended thi Stale Normal at Tern- llaule and Ihe state tit 1 1 t It-, at I 'doom in. -ton. lie had a good lo en l a lues mmd from the tart . 1 1! t made In - w i rapidly te, the front Ten yea's ago he organ .ed Montlcello National hanl and mud success of l lie was elected pit 1 dent of II when It wain formed, and he s still at the bead of It. lie Is ae of the lai 1 lai tuers In the 1 1 thorn part of ihe state, having sue ceded aell In farming because of thf reful at ten 1 mn he as e tu a dj & ,1 Ul turn Throughout his tile holms s? plied himself dlllgefith and enerra t IcwIM to whatever task he und rtook ami the result Is that be tint 01 Iv hn been a success as a business m .n, but also In the public posJMom he ha I.. Id. For ths People'! Beet Intsre-ie. Ill admml f ratln ss e or Montlcello iilono commend hh 1 t the tbousbtfui considemtlon or t s people of (he htSte, as ho xllOWi d th e that he believes In admltilstrat lo. of publte affalis for the heat Interest! of tlie poont! The Herahl I Itepubllcsti I at Monti cdlo pa tribute Mr OTo ! ii.i-.xin;-Mr nVomior Is " f ''lh rhanu-tir mil Isn-n imstio n rxpori i .... ... euro, ami Motuirriio -itirus mgani or oartv litii'M will titjitlfy to hin splotidl! ulllc Kplrll nti'l n'rK In fuot h lioin rlty Is with lilm rsvrsrd

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i of poiith H h, hn frort to Hsitnrv ki i I', 4UI nuwvc ti.u n.i.voitinn honor at th. r..n.iM oi t-mhination rik'ht i,.w. Call or

his put tv Praise From Hi! Neighbor. At a puMle inrt'lliiK at Moutluallo fol'owltitf tli. i iiiouio r no'iit of Mr O'COaa s ati'llil .tey. Ihn fallowing rr .olntlon wiu ivdoptnd: " i public onvtal tiiettiasa rr.nn, cltli-ii r .md frlimil. 'vor H Up til Ihn hl .rxt Siaou.tiii i . i mi uioi worin, 1 1 'l IaI SI-Ta1-S ms itmMia pr, nyjairiio. rarn-

conimemi lilm Sjsv pnrty at large as eminentlv worthy of the position h.seeks, i cing a man of the hiphet charn.-tor. public spirited. Pterpi N " v and propre re, hi -1001101, win a credit to hi- pertj ; end we who know him hr 1 ' a i have 1 careor tnn rl all these years h every conftd e-t be will m:.1 e good' in anj position to whic1' be may be 'all' nV Mr O e. it". - n: enthusiastic indorsement of bts uiswriot. one of the most progrei stvi. d sir rti in the state, and hit name will add itToasjtn u the itire ticket.

A Great Change. Several renf! nj 1 Lord Clonmel brought to this conntrv a string of race horsotj ami at the close of the Mson Phil Dww rave a banquet n his lionor. Sheriff Tom Dunn of New York was called upon for a r rr h. ifn 1 ' " 1 rhe wonderful a poor . i mother, e ' - I, fc irdlj ! .:d pen- ( e over. And )' Ins Qod n"e here joV' ! ting ihoek hy uiMiel himclf! ep'U. ' -a k tn tho old I 1 wouldn't get nenr is lordhin to hit him ai witli Wir . I Tiput enouuh with a sh ' i ,p vcn-body W hen OMe Failed. In the audit ot C H. iialbreath's lecture on ,4l.afay'(toM the other night nt the YottDf Men's Ohlietiai eaanelnfion ho snent anite a little time on the mr'ilent of the prlncelj mm of 1140,000 which he oroagfi grith him lo 1 1 ten country and nve to congress. "When 1 nfavctte returned to the United Stales ahout fortV-twn yetrt later congress voted him $200,000 in return for the $1-10,000 wliich he pavo to us in that time of groat need. When the vote wns taken every state in tho Union vote.l for it with let us mention it softly the exception of Ohio." Columbia! Diapatch. " SOUTHERN RY., TIME TABLE . m Schedule In Effect Sunday Jan. 4, the Fol lowing Is (or Information Only and Is not Guaranteed. KATBM'NI N. I DAILY 9 54 A. U. No. IH 5:41 I'. U. No. It M h ;u P. M WKsTUOl'NI No. Dlll.V M s M No. 14 1111 A. h So, ! 7.4C P M Time Ibown nt MantltitflMira KAMTItol M. No. i, DAILY. 4:11 A. M NC ü, Srt l N'.. I c f. M so, m a u i IT1IOI M ae L DAILY. 11:43 A. M o io x (W I' M Mi I, M lOil.'i ' gO I M lt'44 A. M v. k. ciHveouih, Airt, ingMt A Splendid Clubbing Bargain Wo Offer

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