Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
WHAT DEMOCRAT RCAE CAN
AG,I.I 18Th


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Tile cord tiou Of people b"ing uu-
der Z ,dic,l misr uie affords q strik'i
contrast wit!, that which exists wheit
coed order aud good government pre-
vail under non st Democratic rule, a.
is shown by the records OF many
counties in this State.
The simple facts sIIch as those that
we lay before eu. readers this morning
in regard to the courties of NASH
and Wayne, tell the whole story and
tell it too in way that willreach every
tax payer in the country. The Demo
cratic party needs no better recon-
mendation before the people than the
simple statement that under Demo
cratic rule, peace, good order and good
government constantly increase while
taxation constantly diminishes. The
party that is willing to bo known by its
fruits is fortunate.
The Rocky Mount Mail says
Nash county once agaiu stands
abreast with her fortunate sisters re
generated and disenthralled. On the
first Monday in September, 1874, our
present very efficient board of county
commissioners qualified and entered
upon the discharge of the duties Of
their office. At that time the county
was 81, 800 In debt. To day she is free
from all indeb5 5edness and has several
hundred dollars in the treasury. The
Radical party had possession OF the
county up to that time, left it embar-
| rassed as above stated, and now,
| through democratic hands, she IS
placed back to her former proud posi-
ton, without embarrassment, with
taxes decreased from eighty to seven y
cents on the 500, and her credit and
good name redeemed. Comment is
| unneoessary--facts speak louder than
| words.
| The Go dsboro Messenger says:
/ Under radical misrule our taxes for
| county purposes alone have averaged
/ from $40, 900 to S27, 900 a year, and
the county expenditures are given at
from Sl1, 900 to $14 900 year. In the
| face of this excessive taxation heav s
debt had accumulated, county orders
1
republican spectators tattened in the
conrt honse on the spoils robbed from.
our impoverished people, Not only
| were taxes enormous but speculation
in county claims was carried on in &
most outrageous ma ner, aud it was
almost impossible to reach the county
treasurer with n county voucher. That
individual would never have any
| LOT of Il,2fg gnr-
and money shavers had possession O
all the money offices.
We know of citizen who was force
to sell SIT 90 voucher for s. 90
rather than keep it and wear it out IL
his pockets. The sheriff would Nc
receive it for taxes. Another instance
came within our own observation. Mr.
- Britt, of Grantham's township
held a county order for Sc 10, wa.
sadly in nee.1 of money aud betoUl
himself to the conrt house. He wa
told that there was no money Oh hand
but was advised to apply to all iudl
vidual in an adjoining room wEt
would cash it for him. Mr.. Britt die
so, and was offered 81 for the Sc order
He needed the meney to buy medicin
and had to take il. Hundreds of sucl
|
How stand our affairs now? ? We vii
answer. IN 1874, when the presen
Democratic county officials were elect
ell, the financial affairs of tile count,
were in most deploraLl le aud uusatis
factory condition. The records We're il
a muddle beyond intelligent compre
tensions, connty vouchers had beel
burned. anI n debt variously esti
mated ut from 50, 600 TO S12 600 hun;
over our taxpayers. County voncher
of many years standing were In pos
session of such of our citizens as hd'
refused to be victimized by til" cour
house money shaveIs. Indeed count
orders were a reproaclI to the cOuntv
Less than two years of economical an:
intelligent government has wrough
| wonders. Old claims and order
amounting to over $40, 900 and a def
cheney of s., 600 borrowed of the schoo
fund have been paid out of the take
levied for 1875 by the present board
and our popular county treasurer /
always on hand, attentive to his duty
and pays dollar for dollar on count,
orders. They are no longer refuse,
for taxes, and specniators aud none,
shavers have been driven from til,
Temple of Justice. The county is on
of debt, and will be with each annua
collection of taxes.
A Democratic Board of Commission
ers have accomplished this happy re-
suit within the short space of tive
years. when six years Of Radical rul,
had failed to do it, Notwithstanding
the annual taxes were the same.
And more. The county expendi
lures for the year ending September
1878, being the first under the present
Board, were reduced to s., 922 90
against nearly Sl2, OOO 90 the year pre-
viOus. The county taxes for 1873 were
S27, 200. 90 and will hardly exceed one
third of this amount the present year
And this reduction is not imaginary
as our tax payers will dicover when
they pay their taxes for the present
year.