The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-10-09

/ III. State fond in debt 10 round Ggur-''
sOO, 900 This 100000 has been paid
without increasing taxation one cent a
convention to revive the constitution Of our
State has been held, aud al The expenses
thereof have been r,il without increasing
taxation one cent. A protrac'ed 'eSS''O
Of the Legislature has been held to c0O,
firm The laws to the new constitution, aud
all the expenses have been paid. without
increasing taxation oOe cent. UOusuaI
aud exceedingly liberal appropriations
have tecu made to the asylum for the 10.
sane, without increasing taxation one cent
The University at MOrguntown aud other
educational institutions under the fostering
care Of the State, have received lNrger oP.
propriulions than ever before, without iD
cressinp taxation one cent. The other hu.
name and criminal institutions have been
properly cared for, the Schools are rccelV'
ing a larger SUN from the State Treasury
than heretofore, aud all without increasing
taxation one cent And this is not oil;
there i. to-day, instead Of the deficit Of
$50, 900 which existed when tho Demo
cratic party came into power a baIauce
ia the Golfers Of the State Of several hun
bred Thousand dollars, and that too
without the rate Of taxation having been
increased one cent. This was the result
Of two years Of Democratic admiui''ra'
ton Need we go further TO show the ut
ter fallacy Of tue arguments made by our
enemies? 0nc by ono the dangers, which
the Republican party held up as threaten.
ing the prosperity Of the State under Dem
ocrntic rule, disappear, vanishing into thin
air out Of which they we're created.
The expenses Of tho State and Of the va
rious counties were 10 be enormously TO-
creased, and Democrats we're to grow fat
upon the bard earned wages of The poor
Upon the contrary tbeburthcns of the Peo'
pie have been lightcnel. In every conn'
,y in the State, unless there have been ap'
preparations for needed public improve.
mcnts, the per centum Of ta1 has been
lOsscncd Again, the Democrats were
charged with being enemies of the free
school system, and with being Ieagu'd to-
rcrher for its destruction; aud for this pur-
pose the power Of uakinga district levy
was placed Immediately in the hands OF
tue people, SO that those VhO bore the bur-
den Of The school tax might be given the
opportunity through pecuniary induce
ncnts held out, aud other base motives
brOush. 70 bear upon The voters, Of defeat,
iag the levy. Never was there more
unanimous vote given upon any subject;
and where the Democratic mojoritics were
largest, tho Opposition to levy was small
est The Democratic party is to day., as
it always has been since the formation OF
the government, the party of the people
Now, as then, it will jealousy guard aud
defends the rights Of all. Now. as then
It's the party Of liberty, liberation, ednCa'
ton AMI good gOverument-aOd by this
sign it will conquer all its enemies Up.
81 this statement we can safely rest our
case, but are not disposed to shirk any re
spousibNty. The CRY has been raised
about the "peculatioOs Of the public print
or aud that id Legislature" The
course Of the Legislature is its own de
fence; aud it challenges the fair criticism
of its enemies. That body has been Will
fed ana abused by our opponents uOceas'
ingly, bu. they have signally failed thu:
Tar, 10 indicate a solitary instance in which
the Legislature did wrong 1.-THE ID
Legislature" is the sum and substance oil
their argument. We 6nl that the acts OIL
that holy, DOW 10 use in the Courts of thi'
State, make up 1875 pages, while the Code
comprising all the legislation from the for
NATION Of The State no to 1870, has bnI
10 pages. In addition this, lO4 bills
we're oatured and passed by the Senate,
and are ready for the action Of the House
Immediately upon the ro.asscmbling Of the
Legislature, All these are general law:
the new constitution wisely prohibiting
special legislation (much more than wn'
accomplished 10 the Virginia Legislature
10 double tho timo) had. to be cOuFormed
- nj ILonou orAo,