Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-25

others Of their leaders are untrue and
gotten up for campsign purposes to be
us.,I and circulatet, no mstterh how much
harm NAV resul, L the honest people Of
the state thereirom.
- II STATE.
From the close OF the Val until 1871,
when the Republican party surrendered
the Management %, the political affairs
Of the STATE to the Democrats, moth
iny had been lone TO attract immigra-
ton or capital to the State, although
there was. during that time. an aOund-
ancc OF c pi,al seeking investment.
On the contrary, the Republican par
~, by the enac,men. OF a system OF I'M
wholesome and iniquitous laws, which,
in many cases, were construed and ex-
ecuted by INSCRIPTIONS men, not only
made West Virginia an undesirable
place for the capitalist and the immi-
Grant. bu: drove IRON the State some OF
our most worthy ciuE ms.
What has been done since the Demo
cratic party mas had the management OF
affairs IN the state?
Our railroad system has been in
creased: u rivers have been improved
yur mines have been developed large
Irs,,s OF Wild land have been taken up
los actual settlers; )ur population has
increased 10 SUCH an extent that but few
pi the States OF the Union al compare
with Us in tins respect, the per cent oil
such increase being double that OF either
81 tine great safes ii Pennsylvania or
Ouio.
AMI now that we nave passed tho ter
r,b.r periO Of depression IN the hnan
cial an I D business aiIirs OF the country,
our suls, which are more generally al
yer,ised both in this country and Eu
rope, are ~attractiu: more attention than
ever before. aul every day brings some
Additional evidence Of the increased
value OF our iarms and our mines, aud
OF tine increas II and increasing prosper
ity oi our people.
SALARIES AND FEES.
Let rs examine the facts in regard to
salaries and fees AMI see what there is
in the Republican charse that they have
been increased.
Under tlr constitution, which was
aloptei when in K publican parry
Was m power, AMI which provided for
the ayuru If salaries % state officers,
such salaries were liked AMI declared To
be ~ follows,
. For Io,c-uo-. s.,0ol p, suuum.
For Nud,,r s,.-uI p.- su"um.
Fp- Treasurer. 81, lUJ - auuum.
Fyr the seer .atry OF STATE. Sl.SOO per anapm
la the lace Of the constitutional pro-
vision, which declared "the Governor
snail receive =. 100 'Or each year OF his
servlrc and during his continuance in
Office shall receive m other emOlume' I
from this or any other government,
the Il publican legislature OF the State
appropriated 'o DO" Governor 500 per
us1Dtu for hue rsIt. which was regular
Is drawn from the treasury by tn" gen
LEHMAN who discharged the duties OF
r";.t Eyarrt'pa ut go" state. AUDrO
pr.a,.Jus and payments for house rent
xcre also mate - tho other State
OH .trs utma,l a. 10 lows: For the Sec
rotary d. State from SOD 10 $500 per
g-uuu, Tor "a. AciitCr from SiD TO
500 per anuum, ald for the Treasurer
500 per annum. > that the aggregate
amounts received by these olii GERS from
the Treasury under Republican rule
we're a. llows:
Amount received Uy tha.GoyvrnOr-s27j)
Amount received rg -Hr Auditor 30 to 100
An uut -,..yslh! us secretary
OF state ........ OOtol 900
Amount received by On, Treasurer. i,S0
Cuder the present Constitution the
salaries Of the several officers above
named are a pillows:
l.. |N" 'H.N|A. NhHH
Toe Auditors salary II --..-...--..-rra..a, 700
rI. SecrrJary OF STATE salary is. .~. | oJ
Cls TT sslrer - az ,...-".-....-. ..--- I'S
These amounts ara received in full oi
he respective salaries OF the officers
named; and there il no record anywhere
that a Democratic legislature has been
generous enough d pay their house rent
Tor them. Eu--- figures may readily be
tlIui by rricr-ur' o the appropriation
acts li the Legislature and the Auditors
reports. and any itr.minded man who
NAV read them an Judge for him.
sat whether or not there has been
an i~qc-su.s or a d,,rsdss 80 far as the
sa'aries Ut thes Oticers are concerned.
iii regal T. ices. The acts Of the
. L,g;,ldturc which gpyer the fees OF OF
s rrs are chapter la7ot the Code, which
StS passed hv \ republican Lcgisla
-ure. AMI chapter 81 Of the Acts OF
81 3, which was passed by a Demo
,ra,Jc legislature. IN examination Of
these two acts will prove 10 any one who
wishes information upoa the subject,
that the iees prescribed by the Code are
much greater than those allowed by the
At OF lS72&
yHgE sCuOOLS.