The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-12

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CHARLESTON.

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CHARLESTON, Nov. s, 1921.
r,oeeIal Correspondence OF tho InteIligcncer.l
Ills diver,iug to observe the efforts OF
the dominant party leaders 10 patch up
tbe depleted condition of the Treasury.
That the State government h. now being
carried on with borrowed money they
CAMEO. deny, but they essay. to explain
whyit Is so. Their arguments vary as the
different crowds require. Some will say
ths. the emptiness OF the Treasury IS
caused by the present financial crisis com.
mon all over the country. Others say
that It Is always empty, at this season Of
,he wear; and that the Radicals prevented
making it public by using the School
Find contrary -to-laws which the pure
Democracy refuse 10 do. r., They forget
that this Is the third year that the Demo.
cratic party has been In power In The
State, and this Is the first time the public
knew that the Treasury was exhausted.
Tits common at this season Of the year
TO have an exhausted State Fund in the
Treasury; II II Is true that the Republican
party used tho school money 10 prevent
this fact from being made public, and II 1t
is true that the Democracy has never
used the School Fund Tor State purposes,
then the present situation needs
an explanation. II these propositions
are true, why did we not know lust year,
and the year before also, that the Tfeasu-
~ was empty? To use very plain, and
perhaps vulgar expression, there Is a lie
out somewhere. These explanations lack
the necessary thickness. From the rea.
sons before stated, 1t seems TO me as clear
as the MONDAY sun, that the one and the
only reason that can be assigned for the
present depleted Treasury, Is the extrav-
sgance oil the Democratic party, and Its
total incapacity TO conduct. the affairs OF
the State. 1t can't be covered up, although
every effort to accomplish It Is being used
by the aforementioned party leaders. We
shall patiently await an explanation In
the premises, which think will BIO I'D.
mitted as both reasonable and true.
1t has been q question Of general inqui.
ny where the $l7,000 borrowed asweek or
two ago for tho use Of the State came
from. Your correspondent was informed
by the best authority at the capital, out.
side oil the Governor, that 1t was borrow.
ed from the Irreducible School Fund. /,
however, learned afterwards that probably
81, 500 OF 1t was Q loan from Hon. O. NJ
Bishop, Republican Senator from Pres.
ton county. The doubtful source from
whence 1t came has resolved itself into
one Of general interest and conversation;
and to put q quletus to It, Hon. @. F.
Scott introduced the following resolution
Of inquiry: .-B. Es4. fu l ~
ReOlred, That the Governor be and Is
hereby respectfully requested to commu.
ncste to the Senate what amount OF mon
ey, Il any, has been borrowed, ut whose
instance, from what source and for what
purpose. 8 g Yfff5
To which the Governor has not yet re-
sponded, but no doubt will, soon, as he Is
man who has nothing 10 keep from the
people proper to be given to the public
| do not believe that His Excellency
would knowingly violate the Constitution,
but II It Is announced that the lrreducible
School Fund d being used for State pur--
poses by his Endorsement, he will be
placed In an embarrassing situation, as II
seems 10 DO the unanimous opinion Of all
intelligent lawyers, who have heard ex.
press an opinion on the subject, that It
cannot be used for State purposes.
A resolution inquiring whether II was
expedient 10 hold a Congressional election
this fall was introduced In the Senate, and
referred to the Judiciary Committee few
days ago, who reported II inexpedient
Ulcourse Il Is not expedient, since bill
has slready passed the House making a
Governor out Of the Board oil Public
Works, to certify the election ofthe Bour.
bon candidates who were voted for last
All, and fPirly defeated In the two upper
Districts Of the State, The Senate will
also pass the bill aud then the work Is
done, which, therefore, renders It entirely
useless % hold an election this fall, which
might perchance result more disRstr0usly
TO their desires and designs than that
held on the cath Of August Of last wear. l
don't wonder that the Judiciary Commit.
leu reported "a. IL did, s.,. nj
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