Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-04-30
General EeheIs accepts.


it in the interview published in the last
Staunton Hindicator.
Accepting all the other figures Of the
General as correct, his statement OF
500, 900 as the maximum Of ordinary
expenses condemns all he says, and in
dicates the extremes to which he is
driven.
The Auditor estimates these expenses
at one million. The subcommittee of
finance Of the late House of Delegates
estimate them at the same after deduct
ing arbitrarily s73.SS6, 33 from last years
ordinary expenses, which is certainly
liberal allowance for the retrenchment
in biennial sessions.
General Echols knows this assump-
ton will not bear investigation and
hence he adds, by way of explanation,
that "great reforms were carried through
the late legislature"
Will the General name one Office that
was abolished or one salary that was
curtsiled9 Not one single dime is re-
trenched by any act of the last winter.
We do not speak from conjecture or
hearssy, but after full and careful exam
nation and we challenge contradiction
from the records.
The General, as usual, speaks of saw
ing 10 criminal expenses-:he merest
myth and most transparent humbug oil
all.
To arrive at this vaunted retrench-
ment, the expenses of last year are de-
Quoted from those Of the most expen-
sive year Virginia has ever known. The
new code was in operation portion OF
last year and the expenses were sl52. =
979.S7. This is s24.96l. 2S less than the
largest, but 1t is IN excess Of our crlml-
nal charges for any year since the war
but one. Our criminal expenses last
year were nearly $4,000 more than in
1872 and over 900, 900 more than in 1873
What good can possibly result from
such gross and palpable misrepresenta>
ton of recorded facts?
This alone cancels the handsome
surplus which General Echols figures up.
Beyond this, the General overlooks
s66. 900 lost to the revenues by exempt
ing bonds from taxation. He seems to
have been too near.sighted to observe
the Auditors corrected statement and
note in Doc. XIII Of his late report,
curtailing revenues s46,70l. The Gen.
eral seems 10 have forgotten that the
lowest estimated reduction in license
tax under the Amended Moffett Law !"
is $50, 900 with the probability that it
will 100000.
In addition, the friends ofthe Brokers'
bill say they will run the schools here
after, and pay the annual interest on
the Literary Fund" for this purpose.
Do they mean it? If so why do they not
add sS4.003?
Put this and that together and see
whe her we are not deficient in means,
to say nothing about outstanding cou
mons. usual extraordinary expenses, d.
minisbed assessments and Accomplishing
arrearages for three years OF funding
period.
General Echols is happy over the
prospect. He says we have reached
bottom prices and must now go up
And then, as the GROWING glory, the
bondholders have accepted.
| Only last summer and fall we were
told by this apostle that we were jast
getting on healthy gold basis. Surely
the General is not going to carry us
back 20 the days of " fabulous prices !"
of which he spoke so grandilo9uently
and illustrated with the mule story aud
boot money! General Echols is a good
two.horse-rider, but even he must have
both horses gong il the same direction.
The expert Lowande and Charley Fish
keep their horses noses pointing ahead
and close together.
What fool supposed the two Syndi-
Gates would not accept the bill? They
asked fox 1t, they wrote it, they passed
1t, and not change could be made il
it unless they were first telegraphed to
for consent. Then they fixed one per
cent. as their commission for funding,
which is to foot up 100000 for them it
they succeed.
ACCEPT! ACCEPT Is the word !!
Who wouldn't accept?
Most any Of Us would accept three
hundred and twenty thousand dollar job.
General, when the bondholders accept,
or half, or third, Of them, telegraph
US.
Or, if any of your neighbors send
down their bonds, (consoD please send
us group picture.
The General says: IF had any
State bonds would lose no time in &C.
cepting the provisions OF the act."-
Mccullough said his Syndicate did not
own or represent bond, and he has
accepted.
General, if all those who have no
bonds accept first, hadn't you better pro-
coed to extend the time leetle for the
other fellowsH
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