Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 59, Number 2, Jasper, Dubois County, 15 September 1916 — Page 9

SUPPLEMENT.

Attorney General Stotsenburg's Address

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DCCPU LLUN

HIS FAL LAC IES EXPOSED

An Able, Accurate And

The Management of State Institutions; And The State's Financial Condition And His

tory. Democrats

Debt The First Time In Eighty-Two Years.

In the heat of a political campalgn men, who ordinarily are fair and honest, often permit their zeal to obtain office to leal them into saying or doing things that they would not say or do in their private life, or in their ordinary dealings with their follow men. In this great Stato of ours wo have today the spectacle of a great political party trying to re-establish itself in power, by grossly misrepresenting and mis-applying facts and figures. We have the spectacle of a man running for the high office of Governor, which office ho declares is but an ompty honor, who in his ambition to be elected is not j only quoting figures and facts whicL . m somo instances are not correct, but who is misapplying those which are seemingly correct. I refer to the Republican candidate for Governor, who in a speech in this city a few days firo.. made an attack upon the present administration in Indiana. I do iiui appear aa a defender of this ad- , ministration for it needs no defense. My purpose is to tell the people of Indiana about tlio present administration of their affairs, and incidentally to show the falseness of the charges .that arc being made against it by the Republican Campaign Committee and their candidate for Governor. In 1908 the people of this State were so incensed with the inefficient and wasteful administration of the affairs of the state and its institutions by the Republican party,- which had been in power since 189G, that they defeated the Republican candidate for Governor and elected Mr. .Marshall as governor; unfortunately, they failed to give him a Democratic Senate; or a Democratic Auditor and Treasurer of Stato, constituting with the Governor the Board of Finance, so that lie could be in complete control of and chargeable with the administration of the affairs of state. At the election in 1910, however, the people completed its Augean job and did give to Mr. Marshall a legislature Democratic in both branches, and a complete set of Democratic officials. Since 1910 tho Democratic party has been in complete control of the government of the State in all its branches, and it is prepared to answer to the people for its stewardship. As for mirsolf, I welcome tho opportunity that this campaign gives my party to make an accounting to tho people. If the showing is that its administration has been wasteful, extravagant or inefficient, then we deserve the condemnation of the people. If, on the other hand, it appears that the conduct of tho government has been economical and effective; that the State's Correctional and Benevolent Institutions have been economically operated and their inmates well cared for; that the Educational Institutions of the Stato h'tve been liberally provided for so that they may keep apace with the needs of our boys and girls, and young men and women; that the legislative branch of tho government has responded to tho will of the people by th enactment of wholesome laws, then I say we are entitled to the commendation of tho people of the State, and to their indorsement at the polls. REPUBLICAN INEFFICIENCY. Mr. Goodrich, the Republican candidate for Governor, in his keynote speech a few days ago said that the Democratic party had come into pow.er in Indiana by false pretenses. That it had gone betöre the people, and had charged the Republican party then in power with extravagance and wastefulness in the administration of the .affairs of State; and our partly having been put in power on this issue, had been guilty of the same offense, but to a worse degree. We did charge the Republican party witsh Avastefuless and extravagance in tlie conduct of the government of the State, but Mr. Goodrich seems to forget that there were other counts in the indictment that we preferred against his party. In the first count We charged his party with wastefulness, extravagance and -inefficiency in the conduct of the government proper; in the other counts, we charged it with inefficfency and parsimony amounting to crime, in its conduct of the Benevolent, Correctional and Educational Institutions of the State. "We charged that his party which had for so long tv time been in control had permitted our Benevolent and Charitable Institutions to become so crowded, that the inmates could not receive the care and attention that their unfortunate condition required. We charged that his party had failed to procide sufficient institutions to take care of our unfortunates and defectives. We charged that his party had failed to keep in proper condition and repair tlie institutions that wo did have. Wo charged that his party, j through- politi'al cov.-njrdice, had fail-1 ed to provide tha Benevolent and Educational Institutions of the S"ate with revenue sufficient to conduct tfiem ?jj tho needs of the the people and of the age demanded. Thofce wi-re the charges contained in the counts of tho indictments we made in 19QS and al1 of these charges were true in every particular, a5 will appeal by the records. Mr. Goodrich

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RIDDLED AID Honest Presentation of Paid The State Out ' of speaks of political crime. I say to you liiat tne greatest political crime that was ever commixed in Indiana was committed ly tue 'Republican Parly in its treatment cf the deaf. the dumb, the blind, the insane, the j epileptics, the defectives and the other uut..;-Mitiaios of the Stato. a crime against those wh were unable to take care of themselves, against those whom an all wise Providence had made wards of the Stato. I am not charging Mr. Hanly personally with the short-comings of his administration. It is a matter of his tory that tlie Republican leaders were not in sympathy with him, that the Republican legislature was not in accord with him and that he was sur rounded by a set of State officials who were recreant to their trusts. Mr. Goodrich in his address says we were guilty of a high political crime, when after having charged his party with extravagance, we proceeded to spend more money per year than his party spent. The fault with Mr. Goodrich's indictment and his proof is that he does not distinguish between the conduct of the political affairs of the Stato and the conduct of the institutions of the Stato. Neither does ho take into consideration tUe efficiency of tho service furnished. In his treatment of our administration he lumps together all the departments, political, charitable, correctional and educational. In order to correct the stingy policy Of his party to the unfortunates and defectives of tlie State, its parsimony to the Educational Institutions of üno State, we have been compelled to spend additional money both inthe maintenance, repair and the construction of additional institutions and buildings. In his treatment of the subject of finances and expenditures he has lumped them together, thus hoping to get an advantage from the expenditures of money occasioned by the very crime we charge thorn with. One of the charges we made against the Republican administration was the commingling of the different funds of the State, and Mr. Goodrich in his treatment of tho subject has been guilty of the same offense. I hesiinto to charge Mr. Goodrich with a "Wilful misrepresentation of fact or with a knowingly dishonest use of figures. Rather 1 am content to believe that Mr. Goodrich has been made the victim, I hope innocent, of some political acrobat, some chameleon, who in his zeal to get into tho good graces of the managers of the Republican party has knowingly, wilfully and dishonestly furnished -Mr. Goodrich with figures that are dishonest, misleading, inaccurate and not applicable. Let us see if this is correct INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE. Your government consists not only in tho carrying on of the affairs of state through the state officers, but it consists of the conduct and management of the Benevolent and Correctional Institutions of tlie state, of the conduct and management of the Educational Institutions of the state, and of the management of the Sjnkii g Funds. Taxes are levied separately for each of these branches of the State Government, and in their conduction these funds should be kept separate, and the levy lor each of these purposes should be sufficient to operate the department for which it was raised. The policy of tlie Republican administration was to commingle these funds. For instance, it was tlie constant practice of the Republican administration to pay deficits in the Benevolent funds, or in the Educational funds, out of the General fund, and to do this it was necessary at times for them to have he levy for General funds as high as twelve cents, as against the seven ent levy made under Governor Ttalston's recommendation by the Demoocratic General Assembly of 1913. It was a favorite p'ractico in the Republican administration of the finances of th State to take the Sinking fund, wfaich was raised to pay the bonded indebtedness of the State, and put it into the General fund, and to use it either for general purposes or to make up deficiencies in the other funds. Mr. Goodrich does not directly charge, but he leaves tlie impression that under the new tax Jaw of 1913 the funds provided for have not been kept separate,, and mat mere nas been ana can do a commingling of tlie State funds. He would be understood as charging that although the levy for the General fund has been lowered, that fund has been augmented by payments out of the other special funds, and therefore we are not entitled to any credit for lowering the levy for the General fund to seven cents, or for paying the State debt Mr. Goodrich has been deceived by the policital gym nast who furnished him his data. If Mr. Goodrich had taken the-trouble to examine the tax levy law of 1913 he would have found that it is provided that the funds raised for the payment of the State debt must be keDt'inviolate for that purpose and cannot be diverted to any other purpose, and not a dollar has been diverted. It was the observance of this provision by the present administration that caused the State debt to be paid. The fundn raised for the educational ln-

stitutions aire by this aot required to be kept separate and if there is any balance from year to year it must be expended for the permanent improvement of these institutions, and every dollar in this fund that has been used has been for that specific purpose, and the balance is being held inviolate for the purposes of permanent improvements as they are needed. The funds that are raised for the Benevolent, and Correctional institutions, must be expended for that purpose. Mr. Goodrich admits that the levy even now is not largo enougfti to properly care for these institutions. It was wisely provided by the Act of 1913 that any deficit in the Benevolent Institution fund could be paid out of the General Fund, and this the Democratic administration has been able to do, although the General Fund levy was reduced. That we have been ablo to do this with a reduced tax levy is an evidence of good management If, on the other hand, funds from the Benevolent Institution, for which the levy has been increased, had been transferred from the Benevolent fund to the General fund in order to make up deficit therein, then we would be guiltv of the same conduct that ,Mr. Goodrich's party was guilty of, but this has never been done. Since the new tax law was enacted the funds have been kept separate, the administration Of the general affairs of the State and of its institutions have been kept separate. STATE EXPENDITURES.

Air. Goodrich says that the expenditures durinir Governor Marsha 11' nd. minisrtation exceeded those under Governor Hanlv's administration bv Governor Hanlv's administration by $1,254,290.08 per annum, or $5,071,160.32, and asks for what has it been spent It was sDent to carrot n fr as possible the parsimonious policy or the Republican party toward the schools and institutions of the State. Nearly 2,000,000.00 of it was for inj crease to the common schools; $634,uuu.w or it went for improvements to the two Universities and the State Normal School; over $200,000.00 of it went for increased apropriations for these same schools; and nearly $2,500,000 went for specific appropriations to our Educational, Benevolent and Correctional Institutions and to paying the unpaid bills for the construction of new institutions, left over by the last Republican administration. The Marshall administration was approved by the people at tlie polis in 1912, while the Hanly administration met their condemnation in 1908. We are content with the verdict of the people. RALSTON ADMINISTRATION. Mr. Goodrich compares the last inefficient Republican administration with the present administration of Governor Ralston, and says it liasspent annually more than $3,733,476.40. It has spent that much annually to correct the evils of which your party, Mr. Goodrich, was guilty during the Hanly administration, and I will tell you .for what it was spent during the three years. An increase of $2,174,703.46 went to the Common Schools of the State. An increase of $1,331,433.91 went to the Educational Institutions of the State. $2,173,527.55 went for increased mauauiiciuuü lu me .aeiievoiem. ana Correctional Institutions of the State and to pay for constructing new institutions and grounds. $263,508.08 went to improving the binder factory in the Prison, to equipping trade schools in the Prison and Reformatory, so as to make them self-supporting. $1,128,127.76 went to the counties of the State for highway purposes. $2,553,SS1.43 went to the payment of temporary loans and the State Debt, over tlie amount paid during the last three years of the Hanly administration. $205,454.37 more than was paid during the last years of Ilanly's administration went to pay for the increase in the number of circuit and superior courts in the State and the increase in the salary of the judges thereof made by the Republican legislature of 1907. ' $129,000.00 went to represent the State at the Eanama-Pacific Expositon, $93,5SS.44 went for the prevention of the Foot and Mouth Disease among the cattle of the State, $6S,690.92 went for Vocational Education, $45,000.00 went for an increase to Purdue Uni Y nntnnnni. 4- -v 4-1 T 1 x t versity allowed by tue Government, but which went through the State Treasury and is charged as a disbursement, $88,177.77 went for the Fire Marshall's office, $170,917.G3 went for the State Board of Account's created by the Legislature of 1909, $159,405.75 went for the Industrial Board for the betterment of " the working class, and to protect their lives and limbs, $204,163.23 went for tli3 Public Utility Comission which yourparty in 1912 in its platform recommended be established, an increase of $97,742.05 went to the State Board of health to enlarge their vvork of preserving the lives and Iieal th of the people of the State, an increase of $40,4S7.10 went to tlie State Board, of Charities to aid it in its work, an increase of $55,339.79 went to the Public Library, the Library Commission and the Bureau of Legislative Information, for improvement in their service and let me tell you Mr. Goodrich the Democratic party is not ashamed of one of these increased expenditures. Every dollar was appropriated by the legislature, and every dollar was spent for the purpose for which it was appropriated, and at the end of the fiscal year after these expenditures were made there was over $1,000,000.00 in the State Treasury and all the current bills were paid. The comparison of the present adminis tration to the administration of Gov ernor Hanly is like comparing a going solvent industry, with modern equipments and "modern methods, with some out of date factory with antiquated methods and ready for the bankrupt court Why you might just as well compare for efficiency the Deutschland with the Ark as to compare this administraion with the one Mr. Goodrich warns us to go back to. This state of ours is not going backward. It is improving and the population Is growing every year. Its needs and the needs of its institutions arq keeping apace with the growth of che State. The Democratic pi.rty has been big enoug:h and broad enough to provide for these increasing needs. If a mere showing that an administration expended more money than the one immediately before, or one eight years before it. is a sufficient showing of extravagance, then every administration we

have had in the State Is coiL-lemped. We all know that the expenditures under Governor Mount exceeded those under Governor Matthews, that the 'expenditures under Governor Durbin exceeded those under Governor Mount, that those under Governor Hanly exceeded those under Governor Durbin, and so it will continue until the State reaohes its full growth and its needs become certain and fixed. MANAGEMENT OF STATE INSTITUTIONS; But neither your Governor nor your State Officers fix the tax levy, or expend your money for your institutions. The expenditure of the funds for the State Educational Institutions is under the control of the board of trustees of Purdue and Indiana Universities, and the State Normal Schol, and on these boards are such eminent and respectable Republicans as the late Hon. Addison C. Harris, Mr. J. W. Fesler, the Republican chairman of the 7th Congressional District, Hon. Ira Batman, candidate on the Republican ticket for appellate judge, Hon. Caleb Denny of Indianapolis, and Mr. Joseph D. Oliver of South Bend. The three heads of these institutions. I understand, are Republicans. If there has been any extravagance in the expenditure ot money by these

institutions, which I would be loath to believe, these men and their associates are responsible for it. Mr. Goodrich asserts that our administration of the State Benevolent and Correctional Institutions has been extravagant and he attempts to I prove his assertion by the rule of averages; compared institution with institution. notwithstanding- the i higher 1 cost of living and the better I ftnd more humane treatment of their IumttLt:ö wlu puum; jhsuiuuuus nave been better and more economically managed under Democratic administration than under Republican administration. But the inaccuracy of tho rule of averages, upon which he depends, is Avith what we are now concerned. Mr. Goodrich's figures in part were taken from the last annual report of the State Board of Charities. Mr. Amos Butler, Secretary of this Board, has stated to me within the last few days that the table relied upon by Mr. Goodrich is of but litle value in ascertaining for comparative purposes the per capita cost of the administration of these institutions. One or two illustrations will suffice my purpose. The institutions covered by this report are the Central Northern, Eastern, and Southern Hospitals for the Insane, The State Soldiers' Home, the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans Home, tlie School for the Feeble Minded, the Village for Epileptics, the School for the Deaf, the State Prison, the Reformatory, the Women's Prison, tlie Girls' Sahool, the School for the Blind, the Boys' School, the Southeastern Hospital for the Insane, the Tuberculosis -Hospital, the Robert W. Long Hospital, and the Penal Farm nineteen- in all. The Village for Epileptics and the Girls' School were opened in the last years of Governor Hanly's administration, out they were neither fully equipped, officered nor populated until Mr. Marshall became Governor. Tine last four named of these institutions were not in existence under Mr. Hanly's administration. They are all included in the table upon which Mr. Goodrich relies. For this reason alone the statement would be of no value for comparative purposes. Mr. Goodrich makes a comparison of the per capita cost of the administration or maintenance of these institutions. He says that during Governor Ralston's administration the average annual per capita cost of the institutions was $76.53, while under Governor Hanly's administration the average annual cost per capita was $81.1)0. The error that Mr. Goodrich has fallen in is, that the number of institutions have increased, .the inmates in the old have been transferred, and for such reason the conditions are different. The cost of administration means the fixed charges for the salaries of the Boards of Trus tees, the-superintendent, and the permanent otiicers and employes such as guards, nurses and attendants; they are in the nature of fied, overhead charges and do not fluctuate as the average attendance at the institutions changes. The average daily attendance of the inmates may increase or may decrease, but these fixed charges remain practically the same. If the institutions are crowded as our Republican friends permitted them to become, under their administration, the cost per capita for administration decreased because there were more inmates to divide it among; when the congestion was removed the cost, although practically the same in dollars and cents, increased per capita because there was a less number to divide it among. Ono of the very charges that we preferred against the Republican party was that it had permitted our institutions to become crowded with inmates and that it had not provided new institutions as they were -needed. Surely that party cannot now get any benefit from its neglect of duty. The Central Hospital for the Insane, at Indianapolis, has a capacity for about 1600. Under Governor Hanlv's administration there were as high as 1900 insane in this hospital. In 190S, beforo tlie institution was relieved by removing pai of its population to the South-eastern Hospital at Madison, it had an average enrolled attendance of 2009 add a daily attendance of 1S3S; the cost per capita for administration per annum was $68.95. In 1910 over 300 of these patients were removed and as a consequence the cost of administration per capita went up to IS8.33 per annum, and it has remained about that since. Another illustration, the Village for the Epileptic was opened in the last year of Mr. Hanly's administration. It was partially equipped and officered, but there Avere only 39 inmates enrolled. In 1908 the total annual cost per capita for maintenance was $542.16. In 1915 the annual per capita cost fell to $365.97. And this result is more or less true of all of the institutions of the State. Now what difference does the addition of the new institutions make in tho cost per capita of administration. A concrete example will suffice for illustration. The South-eastern Hospital for the Insane, at Madison, was opened in 1911 wi:h 757 patients, the cost per capita for administration

was $77.93. In 1915 tha number of patients had increased to 1190 and, although the expense of administration in dollars and cents had necessarily increased, the per capita cost decreased to $65.53. Mr. Goodrich also used tor comparative costs the per capita costs of total maintenance. These figures are not reliable for comparative purposes, for the same reasons that the other averages are not, because in the sum total is included this fluctuating per capita cost for administration, and expenses made for repairs, which may be great ono year or less tho next. When we took charge of the institutions they were in need of many repairs and the demands lor these from year to year have increased, and as the buildings get older will continue to increase. The average per capita of employees of our institutions is equally valueless for comparative purposes, for such averages are effected in the same way and by the same influences. There can be no question but what the number of the employees of our institutions is greater now than in 1908, and prior years. The number of institutions have increased and they have been manned with the necessary employes called for by the increase. In tlie comparison used by Mr. Goodrich are included the new institutions not existing under Governor Hanly. If, however, the method of comparison of averaKes is

I made in the per capita cost of admin istration of the institutions existing during the last year of Governor Hanly's administration with the per capita cost of a'dministration of the same institutions under the last year of Governor Ralston's administration, it will be found that under Governor Hanly the per capita cost was $95.48 while under Governor Ralston the per capita cost was $93.14, a Democratic saving of $2.34 per capita. Before leaving this branch of the discussion, I must take time to refer to one or two other criticisms made by Mr. Goodrich in reference to our management of the institutions. Mr. Goodrich gives examples of the different prices paid for commodities by the different institutions. That is one of the evils of having nineteen different boards of trustees purchase supplies for our institutions. They purchase at different times, in different markets, in different quantities, and different qualities, as the needs of the institutions and their inmates demand, and as a result there are different prices paid. Mr. Goodrich cites an instance where-it costs one hospital for the insane $74.73 per capita for subsistence and another $54.67. If Mr. Goodrich had wanted to be entirely fair to his audience he would have told them that the first institution was equipped with a small farm and garden, while the other, had a large farm and was thereby able to earn subsistence per capita to the amount of $21.95, making the per capita cost of subsistence about the same. A few days ago Mr. Goodrich asked to have explained why it cost the Northern Hospital for food products, in 1908, $51.56 per capita, and only $54.67 in 1915, while it cost the Central Hospital $62.38 per capita in 190S and $74.73 in 1915. Mr. Good rich misstates the cost per capita in both these institutions for both these years. The exact figures are that in 190S, at the Northern IJaspital the per capita cost for subsistence was not $51.56 but it was $66.32, while in 1915 it was not $54.67 but it was $76.64, or an increase of 15 1-2 per cent, which is about the increase in the cost of living. At the Central Hospital the cost per capita for subsistence was not $03.38 in 1908, but was $65.59. In 1915 the cost per capita was not $74.73 as stated by Mr. Goodrich but $78.55, or about an increase of 19 per cent. The difference of 3 1-2 per cent is accounted for by the fact that the Central Hospital must purchase all of its vegetables and other products in the Indianapolis market, where the prices are much higher than in the smaller city of Logansport The Democratic party has no apoligy to make for its management of the Benevolent and Correctional Institutions of the State. Its policy has been to provide all necessary buildings and grounds, to keep them in repair, to furnish all proper and necessary subsistence and clothing for the inmates, to furnish all needed and necessary attention, and to use modern means in their care, education and relief. Your Benevolent and Correctional Institutions are managed by trustees of different political faith, and on every board of trustees two of the four members are not Democrats. These boards select their own superintendent and with him manage the institution. They pass upon and authorize the expenditure of every dollar that is spent Your state officers cannot and have not interfered in any way with the management of these institutions. Their management has been absolutely non-partisan, as is evidenced by the fact that twro of the superintendents of the five insane hospitals are Republican. Some of them wer appointed under Republican administrations and have been permitted to remain. Under the present administration, Republicans in one or two instances have been appointed to the heads of our institutions. We invite an inspection of the management of these institutions during our administration of them and a comparison of that management with the last Republican administration. In this comparison we insist there must be taken into consideration these elements. That four new institutions have been added, equipped and officered, that two institutions have been completed, equipped and officered, that there are more than twenty-five hundred additional inmates in these institutions now than there were in 190S, that the method of the care and treatment of these inmates has been improved, that these institutions have been repaired, added to and put in good condition, and that the increased cost of living has affected these institutions the same as it has affectef the cost of tho family or every man. This comparison will show that during the first three years of Mr. Hanley's administration there was expended for the maintenance of the thirteen Benevolent . and Charitable Institutions the sum of $5,119,951.96, or an average of $1.706,650.65 per year. During the three years of

Governor Ralston's administration there has been expended for tho nineteen Benevolent and Charitable institutions $6.613,529.42, or an average of $2,204,509.S0, an increase of $497.SG9.15 per yearThe new institutions which were maintained during the last three years, and which were not in existence during the first three years of Governor Hanly's administration, aro the Southeastern Hospital for tho Insane, at Madison, maintained at an average annual cost of $201,335.00; the Village for the Epileptics, at New Castle, at an annual average increased cost of $57,713; the Tuberculosis Hospital, at Rockville, at an annual average cost of $55,9S3.0Q; the Robert W. Long Hospital, at Indianapolis, at an annual cost of $76,263.00; the State Penal Farm at Grcencastle. at an annual cost of $53,59S.OO; the Indiana Girls School, at Clermont, at an annual cost of $79,351.00; making annually a total increased expenditure for these new institutions of $524,243.00. Then with one exception the population of each of the old institutions has increased on an average of ten per cent, for all, making an increase for the old institutions of $49,785.91, a total increase of ?594.19S.91. The increase In the cost of living since 1908 amounts to an average of fifteen per cent or an average yearly of $255,997.00, making a grand total of $850,196.41 of increased expenditures necessitated by these items, while the actual increase was only $497,S59.15. This indicates to any fair minded man that tho administration of the public institutions of

the State during our continuance in power has been economical and 1 challenge any person to show that the condition and treatment of tlie unfortunates of our Stato havo not greatly improved. CENTRAL HOSPITAL FOR INSANE. The Republican press has paid particular attention to tho conduct of the Central Hospital for the Insane, at Indianpolis, and havo seen lit to compare the cost per capita for maintenance in that institution with some of the other newer and more modem insane hospitals. Dr. Edenharter has been superintendent of this hospital since 1893, serving through the administrations of Governors Matthews, Mount, Durbin, Hanly, Marshall and Ralston. He has the indorsement of three Republican Governors. This institution of which he has charge is tho oldest in tlie State, some of the buildings were erected in 1846 and are still adapted for the purpose. On account of their arrangement ho is compelled to have three kitchens and dining rooms; although there are over 1500 patients in this institution, he has a farm and garden of only 49 acres on which to raise produce, while the new institutions have each about three hundred acres. The number and location of the buildings require additional officers and men to take care of the patients and yet this institution is operated at an expense of 62 cents per day for each inmate, which includes administration, maintenance, repairs, equipment provisions, medical attention, nursing, supplies, salaries, wages, fuel, light water, and every other expense except clothing, which is paid for by the counties. Who is there will say that this is an extravagant amount for taking care of these unfortunate people? Who Is there among you that will agree with Mr. Goodrich or with his press agents and managers in his charge that this institution is extravagantly run? Insanity is liable to occur in any family. It is liable at any moment to occur in my family or in any of yours. God grant that it never may come. But if it does come, would any one of us argue for one minute that 62 cents a day was an extravagant amount for the State to pay to house, feed and care for our beloved one who has been so stricken? PENAL INSTITUTIONS. Mr. Goodrich pays little attention to the Penal and Correctional Institutions of our State. Let us give them some attention. During the Republican administrations, in absolute violation of law, the labor of the unfortunate inmates of these Institutions was farmed out to contractors who received the benefit of this labor, when it should have gone to the State. Take the Prison at Michigan City; in 1908 it cost the State for the conduction of this institution, with itn 1095 inmates, a total of $341,141.82, while it produced in earnings only $199,33LS4, making a net cost to the State of $141,809.98. In 1915 its inmates increased to 1231, of which two hundred were criminal insane, and it cost the State $369,785.81, while it .produced in earnings 3366,942.93, which lacks only ?2,842.88 of making the institution self-supporting. We have succeeded in ridding the Reponnatory at Jefferson ville of the- contractors, holding grants made by Lepublican administrations, to use the labor of the inmates of this institution to their own profit Trade schools have been established and this institution will soon be self sustaining. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. The people of the State have demanded better and higher educational facilities, better common schools, better roads. By the parsimony and cowardice of the Republican party when in power, the people's demand was not met Mr. Goodrich complaing that more money is being spent in the State than ever before. Where more money has been spent it was done in answer to the demands of tho people and for their benefit.' Compare the expenditures of the year 1915, that Mr. Goodrich harps about, with those made in 1908, and see where the money went In 1908 the State collected by taxation and paid to the different school corporations of the State for common school purposes the sum of $2,S50,770.17, while in 1915 we collected and paid for the same purpose $3,160,69L43, every dollar of which went back to the counties for the maintenance of their common schools. Will Mr. Goodrich dare complain of this? In 190S not a dollar was paid out of the State Treasury to the counties for the improvement of highways. In 1915 we paid to the counties $546,475.77 for that purpose. Will Mr. Goodrich dare complain of this? The State maintains three higher institutions for the education of its young men and women. These Institutions are managed entirely by non-

partisan boards of trustors. The Stat oHicors have nettling to do with tJhlr management or with the dxpandfttfre of their funds. That i done solely by their trustees, but the Stat must furnish the money with which they are maintained- It is a sacred duly that tho Stato owes to its yoimg mm and young woman. Under prior administrations tho otiicers or thoee iasuntuUons were compelled to come to tlto legislature and Jobby in order to gat Tsutnclant moans to conduct them, aid then they were often denied tlie necessary means. In speaking of this situation, the. Indianapolis Nows In an editorial in Its issue of March 13. 1913, said; "It is a great thing to gat this matter of university support on a sound business basis. Especially aro the people of the Stato to be congratulated on having got rid of the old lobbying and of the necessity for it" We met this situation and solved It The attendance of these three institutions has immensely increased, there being enrolled in 1915 and 1916 OYOr 1000 more students than in 1908. In 1915 we collected and paid into tho fund for tho use. maintenance and improvement ot thqse three institutions $1,512,716.24; while in 190S there was collected and paid into this fund only 545C.SS7.28. In 1915 wo paid out of tills fund to these three schools $1.S36.356.51, while- in 196S the fund was iusullicient and had to be augmented by payments out of the general fund and tho sinking fund. Out of tho three

funds thero was paid to tlie institutions in 190S $818,279.54. Again I ask. does Mr. Goodrich dare complain of this? The institutions of the State have been regularly visited by the Stato Board of Charities and our conduct of them has had its approval. The people of the Stato cannot themselves look into the management of these institutions, and they havo delegated the duty to the Board of Charities. This Board is non-political, it is composed of such eminent citizens aa Mr. John H. Holiday, Rev. Francis II. . Gavisk, Dr. Mary A. Spihlc, Judga Charles J. Orbison, Mr. Domarcus C. Brown and .Airs. Emma Lee Elam. They havo no fault to find with our management of these institutions, but they commend it The accounts of these institutions have been regularly examined by accountants of opposite politics "from the State Board of Accounts, and havo in all things been found accurate. We can, therefore, and do point with pride to our institutions as they ara today conducted and managed, and we are more than willing to have tha people of Ihe Stato pass judgment upon our management of them. STATE OFFICERS. Let us examine into tlie management of the other departments of tha Stato during tho present administration and compare it with the Republican management Mr. Goodrich claims that the last fiscal year Of Governor Ralston's administration, ending September 30th, 1915, was most extravagant Let us use this year as a basis and compare it with the last year of Governor Hanly's administration, otfico for ofiice. Take your elective ottices: For the year 1915 there was expended in tho Governor's otfica $33,395.45 and tho receipts wero $464.03, making net expenditures $32,931.42. For 1908 there was expended $52,368.72 and receipts $166.73, making the net expenditures $52,201.99, a Democratic saving of $19,270.57. In the Secretary of State's offica thero was expended In 1915, $12,923.29, with receipts of $494,459.85, making the net earnings of that ottica $481,436.56. In 1908 there was expended $14,290.89 with receipts of $143,568.88, making the net receipts Ot $129,277.99, and a net Democratic gain of $352,158.57. In the Auditor of State's office thera was expended in 1915, $77,502.99, and the receipts were $612,805.30, making the net receipts $535,302.31. In 1908 there was expended $58,941.44, with receipts of $452,070.77, making tha net receipts $303,129.33, and a Democratic gain of $142,172.98. In the Treasurer of State's office in 1915 there was expended $13,599.96, and in 1908, $12,176.24, making an increase expenditures in 1913 of $1,423.72. This increase consisted mainly of increased salaries to the book-keeper and stenographer, made in 190 while Mr. Hadley, a Republican, waa State Treasurer, and no doubt on his recommendation. In the Attorney-General's otiica thero was expended in 1915, $22,495. 74, while $22,091.38 was expended in 1S08 being an Increased expendltura of $404.36. In the office of the Cleric of the Supreme Court in 1915 the expenditures were $12,932.34 and the receipts $13.660.28, while In 190S the expenditures were $11,713.77 and th receipts $13.243.19. In the office of the Reporter of tha Supreme Court in 1915 the expenditures were $11,120.17 and in 1908 they were $10,289.20. This represent! increase In salaries to deputies and office help made while Mr. George Self, a Republican, was tho Reporter of tha Supreme Court and on his recommendation. During the last year of Mr. Self's administration of this ofüca its cost of administration was $11,419.00. In the Supreme and Appellata Courts the expenditures in 1915 wera $8S,283.14 and 1908 $S9,1S6.56. In 1915 the expense of the Circuit and Snperior Courts, paid out of th Stat" Treasury, was $344.189.39, and the receipts $16,537.20, making net cost ot $327.652.19. In 1908 the net cost was $307,67S.29. During this time, howerer, there has been no increase in salaries. The increased expendituraa having been occasioned by the increased number of courts in the Stata neceasary to take care of litigation. In the ollice of Superintendent of Public Instruction the expendltura la 1915 was $17.282.17 and receints S3. 4SS.49, making net expenditure ot $13,793.68. while in 110 th expendi ture was $20,808.74 with receipts ot $5,47S.70, or a net cost or$lM30.Q4., These are the officers who are elected by th peopia, and who are aaswerable to the people for th4r acts. You will see in each instance whera there has been an increase of expenditure tho amount has bean small In dollars and small in comparison with the increase in volume ot business. Where the officers have baan charged with the collection of receipts, tha receipts have bean vary materially ia