The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-29
Grelnteltiigst
7.CHARIEsT0Na

;CHARBltEsTi0SS1 TIC;
EtNnes Under Democratic RuE-A ClerA
and Eight Assistants in Tic House Of Del
eoatS-The Clerks in the auditors 063ct
EFuJlc Ptinting-Normal ,Seho0ts-
(tarJ-G General Notes. 8sssa
Special correspondence ofihe nterigeneer1
CHARLESTON, Nov. 25.
Glance at the expense Of the Legisla.
ture under the two parties. Under Re
publican rule W! P.SHubbard and three
assistants furnished all clerical force
needed TO carry on the House of Dele.
estes, while 1t takes, under Democratic
rule, T. B. Peyton and eight assistants to
do the same amount, of business In the
senate, Elery r., Hall and two assistants
dld The clerking under Republican ad'
mlniration, while 1t takes, J. q. Miller
and foul assistants 10 do less work under
The rule of the immaculate Democracy,
Ia these two instances alone 1t costs the
State, every day the Legislature is in ses.
sion, $3.50 90 more monaghan It did wher
the Republican party was 10 power. Ll'
Take the Public Printing Tor the basis
Of another comparison. In two and a
half years time, under Democratic rule,
/, cost the State the sum Of $50, COL AZ Tor
public printing alone. And during the
last fiscal year a little less than SS9. goo
was paid Tor the State printing. Being
almost three times as much as was paid
by the Republican party in any one year,
even when the Code was printed and the
amount paid for two and halt years
printing by the Democratic party Is
greater than was paid by the Republican
party, forlthis branch Of the public ex-
psnse, from the organization OF the State
10 the time 1t was turned over 10 the
Democracy, three years ago. And yet the
Republican party was charged with being
sxtravagant. Readers, do you believe Ii
uOwI "a "a zgSg4 rsksgagss. I
Look inside: the Auditors office ior
smother comparison. Auditor Boggess
did the business Of bis office with the as
sistance of three clerks, but 1t takes IN
der Democratic authority four regular
clerks, and alaIge part Of the time two O.
three more. clerks 10 do precisely the SAINT
amount Of work that was done by Audi
Tor Boggess. Again, you will find thai
among tbs first things done by the De-
mocracy after they got into power was 70
increase the salaries Of eyeryIo officer In %!
State from Governor down, 10 page. The
salaries OF all Shareholders were increased
also those Of the Judges, both Circuit and
Supreme, members OF the Legislature
Tom, Dick and Harry all got raise
And yet the Republican party was en-
travagant, was itr...-
Who called State Convention? Who
turned the handsoi the State, back fifty
years on the dial Of progress by the adop
lion Of the present Constitution Who
increased all the salaries Of oil the officer
In the Slater Who added. a, new judge
to the Supreme Court 'oi AppealsH Who
creates 81 county Judges and as many
hoop,pole Courts? Who robbed the Treas
ury OF $4,000 In tho. Public Printing
alones Who bankrupted the State by
wholesale frauds and extravaganza, unit
II was decided essential tnborrow money
In order 10 carry on our State yernment
or dissolve our existence as State9' VIII,
was in power in West Virginia when Au
dlloTs drafts were refused OF tho Treasur!
because there was not d dollar wherewitl
10 pay! Who violated tho second Con
stitutlon by nsing the School Fund fol
other purposes ethan that Tor which II wa
collectedrn Who has, disorganizsd th'
State, and kept thousands lot honest, in
dustrious emigrants from locating In ou
midstY In short, who Is responsible io
The present condition OF chaos and con,
fusion that reigns supreme from one enc
Of the State TO anotherP Il answer In tht
most solemn and positive manner In Ian
gusgc that can be- understood by th'
"wsyisring man, though q iool," mat III
Democratic party Of West VIrgtnta e re
tponR5e tor every single crong that 1 nan
slated. win any man denyita Gan any
man deny III Dare any man deny Il
Then, | ask, what has become oil th'
charge that the Republican party wa
eHtrsvagant while 10 power3 Ina com
pitison with Democratic destruclivenes
and Democratic villainies such charge !
completely lost sightoi. It has has faded
from the public page. Where Is nv U
where
NORMAL scHoo1s. "
These State educational institutions or,
rapidly "playing out" The Legislature
sees 1.-THE people sec It. The TACT u