The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-10-02

They have made four judges Of the
Supreme Court under tho Democratic
administration Instead Of three under
the Republican.
They have increased tho Senators
four.
They have increased the members Of
tie House Twelve.
They have doubled the number Of
clerks 10 the Senate.
They have doubled the number o.
clerks in the House.
They have nearly doubled the
number of clerks in The Auditors Of
fee
They have doubled the clerical force
IL the Treasurer's Office.
They have doubled the clerical force
in the department o. Superintendent OF
Free Schools
They have increased the salary OIL
the Governor from $1,000 per year to
S!.7OO par year
They have increased the salary Of
the Circuit Judges each from 81 soc
per year to $4,000 per year.
They have increased the salary o
the Supreme Judges from $4,000 cact
per year to $3.50 each per yeur.
They have Increased the salary o
the Auditor from $1,000 per year to
81 900 per year.
They have increased the salary O.
the State Superintendent Of Ere,
Schools from $1,000 per yeur Il
Sl,j00 per year.
They have increased the per diem o
the President u the Senate from So tt
50.
They have increased the per dim o!
tho speaker Of the House from s. IL
So,
They have increased the per lien Of
The Senators from 50 TO 81
! They have increased the per dieu Of
members of the House from So to 81
They have iucr ascd the expenses oil
the Legislature from SlS,2Ol IS pei
session in 1870. under the Hrpubli
cans. to $50, 1860 II 10 1872. uudcr
The Enthusiastically Sli goo differ
cuce.
They forced upon the people III,
Convention which framed the Law
yers' Constitution" and which. cxciu
sive Of the expenses which followed
cost the State 33j. 900
They increased the cost Of the STATE
printing from $l3, 900 per year. uudeI
The administration 0! tie Republicans
to SO, 1000 per year under the first al
ministra'ion Of the DemOcrats-a DIFF
ference in this one item Of 81 900 iu Q
single year.
They permitted Henry S. Walker
ono Of their tools. to draw from III,
State Treasury. 10 thirty months. uu'
der fraudulent charges for printing
the enormous sum Of $S6,0O0.
They permitted that same official to
draw from tho public funds, under thD
prcIeuse Of paying for paper alone
| $50. 900. enough piper, as testified b!
practical printers, to make 900 vol
umes Of 400 pages each.
They permitted the same Of;cial to
draw from the Treasury 5000 for
printing poll books which printers tes'
titled would have cost at the contract
p:ice but S3i3.
They prrtlitted this same man to
draw the whole $50, 900 aforesaid. on
Jobs" equally fraudulent with those
already named
They have doubled the length of the
terms Of nearly all the State officers
mixing some Of them almost equal to
positions fer life, SO US TO secure power
in tue htuds Of cliques and rings. by
placing them for " long time beyond
dircc. Icspyn siLility 10 their cOuslitu
erts
They have caused litigation to be
complicated, cosIIy aud oppressive,
thus playing iuto tue hands Of shar.
pers aud and placing justice Gayoud
the reach Of the poor and dependent.
They have ema.culateI tho town.
slips OF corporate powers and have
forced tue local business OF the country
from the hands of thu people to Ilng>
VI the courly seats.
They have destroyed tho trial by
jury before the country magistrates.
thus compelling even the most triliuS
suits to 10 transferred at grea. trouble
aud expense tote court houses Of each
county.
The result of all this has been the
enormous increase Of taxation, e>pcci.
sly for local aud county purposes, and
the encouragement Of spirit OF Official
Lishvars,y aud reckless Cxrsyagsuee
throughout the entire State, FAST eat.
Ing cut the substance VI tho PEG.
plO.
The Democratic State ticket is not
pledged to i reform Of u single Que Of
these O'lsr. vn thu cOcIrITy, tho
ptOul.ucus canIiIa'os upon it have
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