The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-19
RADICAL PLCyDERs.sBE NOT
DECEIVED.



The Radical leaders admit that they
expended from the State Treasury, in
1870, over one million of dollars. As
their county expenditures are generally,
more than FIVE times the amount paid
from the State Treasury, we have an ad-
mitted sum of over sir million dollars
paid out for State and county purposes,
in that year.
The leaders, called to account before
the people, now attempt to erptGi'l Gtecy
the enormous expenditures they cannot
deny. TITUS 1t. Gov. Power, bully
Boy. and Acknowledgement Morris, claim
that over s450,0O of this large sum
paid out of the State Treasury, was for
extraordinary expenditures, and there
fore not to be taken into account when
contrasting the ordinary expenditures un-
der Radical rule with those under Con-
servative administrations. We will note
most Of the items they would thus de-
duct, and the reasons they give for such
deduction:
ASSESSING TAXES.
/. They deduct over s23, 900 Mus
grove in last annual Report estimated the
cost under this head at $175, 900 COM
missions for assessing taxes, and their
pretext is that this was formerly paid
in part by the counties" Now the
fact is that no change has been made in
the mode of paying assessors. Under the
code of 1851, and under the act of 1870,
the assessor was paid out of the State
Treasury for assessing the State taxes
| But there is this differnce under citizens
rule FIRE per cent. was allowed for assess
ing, and under Carpet-baggers' rule seren
per cent. is allowed Code of 1857, p.
Ia, art. ., acts 1870, p. "a, sec. Is.
Again they say this occurs only once
in four years This was the Citizens
rule, with regard to lands. Code, p. IS,
art IS; but the act (carpet-baggers) of
1870, required both real and personal
estate to be assessed erery gear. Acts
1870, p. 81, see. ~. Mark the differ
ence Under Citizens rale, the assess
or got five per cent. on his valuation of
lands, once only in four years; whilst
the Radical assessors get seven per cent.
every year In other words, where the
Conservative assessor got five per cent.
the Radical assessor got t1uenty-eight per
| cent!
This item, therefore, cannot be deduc-
ted.
- CHICKAsAw SCHOOL FUND.
2. They claim to deduct over $780,
900 for interest on the Chickasaw School
Fund; but interest on this fund has, for
long years, been paid out of the State
Treasury. Therefore this item cannot be
deducted. (It will be remembered that
Gov. Alcorn voted to loan this fund to
the Railroads, notwithstanding the
Wreckers complain that it was not left
in the Treasury
3. They claim to deduct over s25, 900
son account of Penitentiary." But the
State has always paid any balance that
might be due under this head 1t is very
true that such large sums were unusual,
because the Citizens made the institution
nearly se!fsl,staining. Therefore this
item cannot be deducted.
EXECUTIVE MANSION sQUANDER.
4. They claim to exclude over S44,-
600 for repairs" on the Executive Man
sion. The building originally cost only
S36, 900, and now they pay out over s44,
900 for what they call REPAIRS" Let a
poor man go into the building and sur
vey the costly furniture, the mirrors and
the carpets. Let him behold the Royal
magnifcence of this palace fitted up for
the Princes of Radicalism, and he will
agree with us, that this item cannot be
deducted.