The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-09-28

i'num for the ordinary purposes OF govern
| nent. Il has leen shown that notwith-
| Standing the diSordef-d financial condi
ton IF the country aud the enormous cost
| II living, the depreciation Of Federal
urreDey and of State paper at the close
f The var. the cost Of Citizens rale until
/ -uptrcs ded by absolute military govern
ptnt, dill not exceed $40, 900 per an
mum FOR ordinary purposes. And the
public have seen that the rule Of the Car
pet-Baggers and Renegades, according to
the admission Of their own Champion, "
for the same purposes, is 81, 100, 900 per
annum.
The fallacy Of the increase of voting
population dodge to cover up the rascali-
ties Of the MongreI rulers, has been ex-
posed By the proof that the expense of
governing white population of 375, 900
in 1860 was but SAT 900 in excess Of
| legislating for a white population of 49,
900 in 1910 And by the further fact
that the annual cost of Carpet-bag- Rene
gade administration for 800, 900 white
and black people, at the present tipe, is
$500, 900 above the annual expenditure
for the same population under Citizens
government for the years Immediately
| succeeding the declaration Of freedom
in 1865.
| Let Us examine the plea little furth
er: In 1860 the Legislature was COM
| posed Of the same number of members
as in 1870-61. The average cost of the
former to the State was about $500 per
day. The average cost of the latter was
about s., 200 per day. The Eminent
Funct. instituted in his Message Of Jan
uary 1871, a comparison of the cost of
the two regimes, under some of the
heads of expenditure which, though
meagre, was sufficient of itself to cover
the carpet bag rule W.. mantle of in
fanny We will quote from his Message
as follows: "The Legislative expenses of
1870 present a STARTLING COM
GARRISON with those of 1860" What
would he now say of the accumulated
enormity of 1871, if he dared speak as
frankly as he then spoke of the profigacy
Of 1870! And then turning from this
startling comparison" he instituted an
other no less startling" and damaging to
Radicalism He said, the ''excess in The
Expenses of the Legislation of 1870 over
chat of 1865 (both years of freedom, .
''mind you, is yery marked -and added
The mileage of members in 1870 was $780,
664, whereas in 1865, it was but $22 l2S.
While the per diem of Clerks in 1885 was bit
$5S6l. it was in 1870 as much as as $2S, 200
:! The per diem of members in 1865
was bur $46,362 in 1870 it was sl66, 632!-
Alcorn's Message, January 1871.
Row will any man outside of the In
stitution which is superintendent by the
person who joins to the perquisites of that
position the honors of Chief of the Ku
Klux Klan and the organship of the
Mongrel Administration-allege that the
fact that the colored people were voters
in 1870 and not voters in 1865, was a suf-
hCitHt OCCdSlOH loi TIT lHCIedsc VI int
mileage and per diem of Legislators and
the additional cost of Clerks hire here
exhibited
Further under Citizens Rule, the sal
airy of the Governor was 1000. Under
Carpet-bag- Renegade regime, it is &c.,
600.
Does the fact that the negroes have
come to be voters warrant this increase?
Under Citizens rule when c. p Smith,
Sharkey. Clayton, w. l.. Harris, and
Elicit, occupied the High Court Bench,
(intellect and brains were not outlawed
in those days. the salary of the Judges
was So, 800. Under the Carpet-bag- Rem
engade regime it is $500.
Does the fact that negroes have come
TO be voters warrant this increase?
Under Citizens rule, the salary of a
Circuit Judge was $1,000. 1t COM
manded the services of such men as Goth
ran and Cassidy and Shall Yerger. Now
the salary is IS, 500. Superadded to
these is the enormous cost of twenty
Chancellors with a salary each, of 3d.
500.
Does the fact that the negroes have
become voters justify ills increase of pay
and large addition of expense?
The salary of District Attorney I'M
der Citizens rule was 81 800. Now, it
is -, 800.
Is this increase justified by the acces-
sion of the blacks to the voting popula-
ton?
The salary of the Attorney General
under Citizens rule was 81, 500. 1t CON-
manded the services of such intellects as
Freeman, and Glenn and Wharton, and
Hooker Now it is SO, 500 with immense
perquisites superadded.
Does the fact that the negroes are vo-
tiers furnish ground for this increased
expenditure?
Under Citizens rule the salary of the
Auditor of Public Accounts was 50, 900.
Pray tell us, Oh, Modest Musk-"Best
of Organizers '-enlighten us what is |
the salary of the Auditor in this day of
CarPet-bag blessing, and what is the cost
of carrying ON the office compared with
the cost when Mississippians ruled? And
tell US farther whether the increased sala-
ries, and enlarged expenditure, are not
attributable to Carpet-bag lust of plum
der rather than to the addition of the
blacks to the voting population?