, 1879-03-22
NORTH CAROLINA.
How the Democratic Party Promised Every
thing. md did Worss Tl.nn Nothing.
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How the Democratic Party Promised Every
thing. md hid worse TI.nn Nothing.
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RALEIGH, N. c., March 18.-Tho Legislature
OF this State passed Into Democratic control In
August, 1870. The State uoycrnn,ent, except
tho Supreme Court, went into Democratic
hands on Jan. I, 1877, on the popular clu,nor
aid demand for lseteenchment md Refornt,"
md under tho banner OF Tlldcn md Vance.
Comparing the figures OF expense for the tiscai
year ending o,pt. 90. 1870, this being tic Inst
year Of Republican control, under Gov. Brog-
den, md the two fiscal years ending at the same
time for 1877 md 1878, under Gov. Vance, It
will bu fouud that the advocates Of retrench-
tnent and reform hive ignominiously fall
NEGLECTED. nul refused 10 reform abuses
which they asserted were tn existence in 1876.
Promises Of economy md tho rectifylng Of
abuses In tho campaign Of 1876 were as plentiful
from Gov. Vince and Aia supporters Is leaves tn
autumn. 1'llu two reasons given why they had
not rttrenctc1 and reformed after the Lcgts!a-
tuso passed Into their hands In 1870 were be-
cause tho State Government WINS til the hands Of
the Radicals, aild tint the Canby Constitution,
adopted under reconstruction In 1868, wns q
positive hindrance to retfenchnent and reform,
both these 0biccsions wero removed at tho
same tlmc-on Jan. ], 1871. Gov. Vance. In hts
apeech accepting the nomination for Governor
III Al$ nS1iCJ Allisl lAG GLHkH
Government was about to be administered over
again, according to tle pruclplus Of the Ton
Cammn,ltlnlents,-that Ii, after ho WAS elected
Governor. This vas negative assertion that
mtnlstcred under Republican officers. Claim.
lng ali the wealth. inHIlEgence, and virtue
in the State, 1t WIS expected tliat the Demo-
cratic party would run tho Government at lc8a
cost than when ruu BY the Radicals, aud that 1t
would reform tho many abuses wh!ct, had crcpt
In with thu carpetbaeRer. 1t WAS never thought,
much 'ess suggested, t.,at It WIS posaIblu thut
tbs Democratic party might not be ablo to pru-
yent less bill Of oxpenaes for runnlng the State
Government taan Tint Incurred bY Gov. Brog-
outset that tito failure to 1cereaso expenses be-
low the amount expended by Gov. Bsogden for
the nscal year ending Sept. So 1915, would DO 10
give the lilo to the oft-rcpcatcl declaration that
tic Democratic party was mort capable Of ad-
nInisterlng the aifatrs Of the State than the Re-
publtcans. To tl.crcns0 expenses beyond tic
amount incurred by the Republicans would bo
ualdubted evidence TINT tbs Democratic party
er, and would maze the watchworas, "retrench-
II The Aaiitos's sspotts for sshe asca! years Of
1s7e 1s17, 4n 1s!s sloW ~. total q ~ ls7o. under
Gov. Vatlcc, the tlrst year of Dcmoeratic rule
tic expenses were silt, ,2a20.0t; in 1873, under
tic same contrul, the5 wero $l0I ,8a574. ln ad-
dition to tbs statement Of expenses It must be
Ubttlc III IIllll lHAk lEfe WaA uEHClGnG3 III tElD
Treasury on tho 7th OF January, 1870, Ct more
than $4,000 On Oct. /, 1871, tho beginning Of
tho fiscal year Of 1877, and three months before
Vurro came In rs Governor, there was d baianre
~ Tho Treasury to the credit OF the pubic fund
OF S18 ESQ., 81. IN Oct !, 1877, ttlero was bal
anco Of Sill ,0so.W; on Oct. l, 1871, the epd Of
the two fiscal ycars nudur Goy. Vance, tlle bal
anse was $i00, 1890. And yet, on the 7th Of
January last, tt.e htatu Treasurer reported that
there was q deficiency Of Hsorc than $4,000,
which had been met and paid out Of taxes col
lectetl fur lilo fiscal year Of t679.
i, There cau Ge no luubt fs.Illl these facts that
thero was neltl.sr retraaci,,neRt uor reform ut-
der Gov. Vancc; n,,sl tl,ero Is proof that tho
ordinary expclses of the State uovcrnnlcnt were
Increased, u,ld tint tho wllolu expenses OF tic
State laye Increased 10 us 10 cause tic !urRe de-
iieency herein 4ct forth. The change was Ia the
ment-not III ule expenses OF tilu Government
for tho Getter. Democratic officers for thu pnst
Two ycnra have Gccn putl lne same salaries AZ
the lsndIcal ottcers wero paid; expenses for tbs
same peri9u have been Increased III alnoat every
dopaFsmeut Of tlie Government, aud thu people
wcre taxed as high NJ when under Radiral rule
IN 1876 30 much for upM0erattc retrpprb,prnt
ultd reform In North Carolina. Tho record
shuws thMt Gov. Dsogdcu lived within hIs H..
come, and that Gov. Vance Increased expenses
al,a now has . debt Of .nosa thnn 1s0O0O to
meet during this year,