The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-05-29

(Ihe latter figures include eVerythln;
except interest on Chickasaw Schoo
Fund, Common School Distribution AM
Railroad Tax Distribution to the coun
ties, which are not properly ohargeable t.
the ordinary expenses of the State gov
ernmenD.
The expenditures for the presen
and ensuing years (l878 an,
1879 will show continued decrease
The financial operations under Republi
can and Democratic Administrations, re
spectively, cannot be more clearly pre-
scented than by the following extract
from the reports of the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts, during the two periods
In his annual report Of January, l, 1874
the Auditor of Public Accounts thus de
scribed the condition of State finances
under Republican administration:
! Upon the perusal of the reports of thi,
! Office for the past three years, and the one
! now before you it viii be seen that in nc
| single instance have the receipts proper
reached the expenditures in any one year.
/ but on the contrary, the latter have far
| exceeded the former, and debt of consd-
| cradle magnitude has been accommodating
year after year, etc.
Contrast the picture with the following
exhibit of the financial condition of the
State, on the 1st Of January, 1877, one
year after the commencement OF Demo
cratic rule. We quote from the Audi
tors Report of that date:
A reference to the tables of documents
"a" and "B" will show that while the re-
ceipts for the past year are much less than
for the year previous, the disbursements haze
materially reduced, and receipts have fallen
below the year previous; but nottoithstaud-
ing this, there is large excess IN receipts o0er
disbursements.
The statement shows the financial
condition OF the State to be very flatteriug
to the wisdom displayed by yoGr honorable
body (the Democratic LEGISLATURE at the
last session. The bonds and war
rants of the State are at par, with currency
in the treasury TO meet all present de-
mands. Our State has entered upon a ca
reer of prosperity well calculated to cheer
the hearts of the respondent; encourage the
hopes of the patriotic; and gives fresh SIN
petus to all her material interests
Again, in his Report of January 1st,
1878, one year later, the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts stated:
By reference to documents "a" and 81"
it will be seen that the receipts exceed the
disbursements to to the amount of $1S5.025 81.
1t must be remem hered that the
tax levy for the fisc al year 1877 was reduced
/ 3 mills, being nov mills against - in
1876. | am gratitied to be able 70 report tie
fact that while the burden of taxation has
been largely decreased. the receipts have
been sufficient to meet all the demands upon
the State Treasury, and still a leave consid-
cradle balance sufficient to meet all accru-
ing expenses.
Look upon the two pictures. In 1874,
the tax levy for State purposes was IA
m ills on the dollar on a very high est
mate of the property values, and the
Auditor reported that the expenditures
largely exceeded the receipts. In 1876
and 1877, the leYies fer State purposes
were 81 mills for the former year and >
mills for the latter, and reports a large
excess of receipts over disbursements.
one half and there had been a cores
bonding reduction of expenses. How
was this reduction accomplished? 1t
was done by abolishing supernumerary
otices--driving the drones from the
public crib-and curtailing expenditures |
in every single department and branch of
the government. If there is in the limits /
Of the State single voter who wishes to
restore high taxes and their accompani-
nent fextravagant salaries and wasteful
he will naturally enlist on /
he side of the party which ia in favor of
breaking down the Democratic organiza-
ion through which these great reforms
nave been achieved.