Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-08-05
RADICAL AND DEMOcRATICR RULE.

Corruption, prohigacy and extrava-
gance follow Radical rule just as nat
urally as an impure stream flows from
an unelean fountain. Reform, re-
trenehment and honesty have invarla-
bly, followed the rule of Democracy in
the southern States. The figures de-
monstrate this fact. The State cleo
tions take place In Alabama one week |
from tomorrow. The canvass is very
animated. Gov. Houston is candidate
for reelection, and if he should be de-
feated, honesty and reform is at dis
count. and corruption and extrava-
gance are passports to Office in Ala
bama. w. P. Turner, of Athens, Ala
bama, gentleman well and favorably
known to many citizens of Memphis,
draws a parallel between the rule of
Democrats and Radicals 10 Alabama
and the figures are as startling as they
are damning to Radicalism, and credi-
table to Democracy. Mr.. Turner says,
In his long and able exhibit, that while
Gov Lewis, the Radical, was in Office,
| from September /, 1873, to September
/ /, 1874, he paid out for clerks at the
capitol 81 ,485 OF. Gov. Houston. for
the fiscal year ending September l.,
/ 1875, paid out fo.. clerks $6,73S %.
/ Gov. Lewis paid for officers and clerks
to manage the State prison $40, 1853 n. .
Gov. Houston paid for the same SER
| vice, to competent men, 81 ,654 3d.
4 Gov. Lewis brought the State in debt,
in the running of the State prison, be-
| sides the fees TO the officers, IS, 995 Sd.
Gov. Houston not only made it self
sustaining, but has already realized
from it $4,000, and will receive $15, DOC
more. This seems to US. according to
our arithmetic, in the one item alone,
about $50 900 in favor of Gov. Hous-
toms management and skill. Gov
Lewis, under his reign, paid for books
papers, pencils and writing material
the sum of$l2, 798 p. Gov Houston
has expended 1914 55, saving the tax
payers in this matter 81, TAB 81, en-.
ough to furnish. every man in the
State with stock of writing material
Gov. Lewis paid out of what is known
as the contingent fund, $22, 020 IA
Gov. Houston. with his great ability tt
financier and economic, made out Il
run through the fiscal year on 1870 90
Here you see $1S,549 Is left In thu
treasury to show the difference be
tween prodigality on the one hand
with the peoples money, and old-fash
toned, old-time honest economy Of
the other. Gov. Lewis had allowet
him for expenses to New York an
elsewhere, besides his regular salary
to sell bonds which. ought never I
have been issued, the sum of 81. l8s
Gov. Houston, to undo or adjust VIVA
Gov. Lewis did In New Yokr, sent a
agent in the person of General Lawlel
at a cost of 1886. Gov Lewis paid hi
recording secretary, who was DRAWN
a regular salary, $2100 to look afte
that over flowed bacon" Gov. Lew
is paid N. Fl. Rice, then secretary {
State, on a regular salary, 1852 for al
fixing 732 seals to bonds. Col. Boyc
secretary of State under Gov. Hous
ton, has affixed, and will afiix, lO,5e
seals to bonds, and has never though
he should have extra compensate
for it. He regards It as in the line I
his duty and part of his bushes
Gov. Lewis paid Treasurer Binghal
81 40 for travelling aroundand aroun'
Col. Crowford, the present treasure
has never charged dime for any sue
trips. Gov. Houston's administratio
will save 81 900 in abolishing supe
fuous offices and reducing the clerl
ships in the various departments,
follows Superintendent of industri
resources $500, his clerk $1,000; llel
tenant governor, $500; superinte
dent of education, one clerk les
$500; supreme court, one clerk les
$500; auditor, one clerk less, S15Ol
secretary of State, one clerk less, SLOT
The current expenses of running Il
State government had been reduci
$4,000 under the wise and prude
guidance of Gov. Houston. VIII,
Gov. Houston went into office t
; State owed S30,000000. The debt
the State by the economy and refor
of Democratic rule has been reduc
to less than $4,000, 900. The saT
results have followed Democratic T
form in Virginia, Georgia and Tie
nessee. In few months after t
Democrats assembled to power in Mi
sissippi, honesty and reform was ina
gurated in every part of the State GO
s~-~-aant We have not the figlir
ne great as IN Alabama, as taxes ha
tn been reduced nearly one-half T
as change from Radical to Democra
:. rule in Arkansas has been equally
ils satisfactory to the people. G(
d. Tilden succeeded Republican go
ch ernor of New York, and he at on
IN set about the work of reform and
- one year he reduced the expense
nc the State government to nearly on
e- half. These facts carry their OF
hs comment; words cannot add to tn,
as force.-Henphis Appeal.