The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-28

pFl1uOuh ASK tloW " they eau hly
the samol 1.-THE Democracy, when
leaving a balance OF nearly $500. 600
in the Treasury every year squander-
cd your finances, what must tho Radi-
Gals have done when there was only
$1,000 remaining in the Treasury,
and their Indebtedness to the School
Fund alone, was over $6O,OO0l
How they must have struck the rock
Of State resources and caused living
streams to have gushed forth How
they must have cried, hol every one
that thirsteth come 20 to tho waters,
he that bath no money como. Ho!
every deiaulter. cast thy burden on the
State! How they must have robbed,
pluudered, aud defaulted ! The other
day when I had proceeded thus far,
with this thrilling (?) financial tale, an
old colOred gentleman interrupted
mo with IL say my young friend PSe
got Conuudrum for YOU" You say
your party paid of aa old debt Of,
$50, 600 as a legacy by my party
Yes! You say your party every
year pay twice as much 10 free schools
as my party% Yes!-"You say, too,
you have twice as much money left ey.
cry year as my party?" Yes? "Aud
still you say you Hdou't, increase dc
State taxes one cent?" Yes Well,
now, wants to know, how in the
debbil you does il? 0
"Wtll" says, 1, Ordinarily that
kind Of question would upset any
financial theory but 1t does not this
ono, will toll you, the collectors of
public money. instead of enhancing
their private fortunes Herewith have
paid it over to tho State. The dclin-
oucnces Of Sherifs to the amount oil
$500, 900 willnot DO turned over to
our successors to collect, rs was done
to US by the Republican party.
100000 has not been released by
a Democratic legislature to defaulting
revenue oollectOrsl
$4,000 has not been paid annual.
" to Board, Of Registration and their
defenders,
$4,000 has not been unconslitutiOn.
ally appropriated every year to procure
for executive officers palatial mansions
furnished in oriental splendor.
S39,eO0 mas not been allowed to
disappear unaccOuntcd for from the
Treasury.
$4,000 fees have not been handed
to party pets for prosecuting and de-
Tending imaginary suits for the
State. 1.a lf
Banks have oot been allowed TO
use the States money for tho simple
consideration, that they wOald contrib
ute to tho campaign expenses Of the
Radical party, but have paid to the
State interest to the amount Of
$50, 1000. By such reforms aud 70.
trenchmcnts the Democratic party has
increased State revenue without in-
creasiag State taxes. Nay moro, by
such means, it has bcen enabled TO re.
lieye the people of the 5 per cent
tax heretofore levied for Hospital pur.
poses.
But retronchment and reform don't
mean Radical economy. But it means
when yon do spend tho peoples money,
in the language Of Cakes Ames, "pluCo
it where 1t will do the most good"
When the Democrats came into pow.
er, tho Penetentiary stood with dis.
mantled walls, without workshops aud
with a guard for every convict at au
enormous expense. It has wisely
completed that institution, dispensed
with numbers Of guards and put its
couvicts to their trades, and that 10.
stitution instead Of being u burden up.
gu the tax. payers, promises to DO a
source Of revenue to the State. The
University and the Institution for the
Deaf, the Dumb and the Blind have
been finished aud amply endowed
The Asylum. half completed while the
insane were rotting IN county jails. bus
been nearly completed and all theluna-
tics in the state placed under its fos-
tering care.
II to extend education to tho poor
mnn'a chih whoQn Immortal mind