Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-10-28

/. saving thereby every year 2,50
n Abolished the Code Commits
sion. saving 7.2O
Abolished clerk TO Code Com
mission saving 1,O
Reduced Salaries and jnciden-
tai expenses 3o.UU
Abolished Census Clause, saw
ing every ten years 7o.C0(
A total saving of s22 90
Deduct the Census Clause 1900
And you have an Annual Saw
ing Of .90t
Since 1872. making total in years 0
Sl.l94.2 200. and four years of this fim'
the Democrats only had The Legislature
And besides the Dem ocrats have
Abolished the debt clause,
Abolished the interest clause,
Abolished the sinking fund clause
Abolished the clause allowing &
man to hold two lucrative offices al
the same tin.e, and now propose
with the Amendment to be voted
on in November next to abolish
forever the Special Tax Bonds,
And besides this, the Democrats
have established a Bureau OF Agri-
culture, two Normal schools, two
new Insane asylu,ns. one Deaf and
Dumb asylum, graded two new
Railroads., built 90 miles of an
other, nearly completed the Peni-
tentiary, compromised the Public.
debt, appropriated hundreds ot
thousands of dollars for Common
schools all without ircre asing
taration, and with lees money than
the taxpayers paid to the 1epnh-
l;cah party for their rnle Of four
.cars, and they did nothing.
Look at the following statement
from the Trea>urer's books, pre-
pared by DR.. Worth
Four years of Republican rule
Os69, 1870. 1871 and 1929 cost
S3,L73.2 .252.23. Four veurs CT
Democratic rule QS77, 1878, 1879
and 1SS0.) cost, including amounts
exper d,d in permanent improve
mcnts, 81. l46,712.O3. From this
amount deduct 1924 374,5O, the
amount expended i'll the permanent
Improvement, nnd,r mncratic
rae, and it leaves $l,S22. .337,53.
The difference, then, in ccst of the
government for four years under
Democratic rule, and for four years
under Republican rule is 81 ,25O,-
91475 in favor of Democratic rule
and Democratic economy.
Since the year 1870 there has
been steady decrease of the ordi-
nary expense of the State. TIL,
Legislatures os 1870 and 1872 re
duced the Salaries of the State
officers and employees, aud expen-
ses OF the officers, nearly $4,000;
more than one-halt.
Permanent improvements have
ne.r and are still being made hy
authority of the Democratic LegiS-
lature. The increased expenses OF
S ,ine years over OTHERS are owing
t, these improvements, which were
made, however, without additional
taxation. xp,anation Of Ties
improvements tie STATE ment nt
Treasurer Worth, in his report tu
the l. gisiature of 1879, is here
given
"These large special expenditures
are in excess of ihe usual appropri-
ari'ns provided for by special tax,
tl"n, an'l the fact that they have
been met without an increase OF
the revenue levies. is evldance OF
the rigid economy in the admins
tration OF the government in is
several Legislative, executive, and
judicial departments. as the saving
of the Ia ge redncii IL of these ex-
penses has admitted "t more ex
tensive aid from the Treasury to
the several works now in progress
under the authority OF the General
Assembly"
Ine following statement shows
what has been paid on account OF
these improvements.
Western Insane Asylum, s175 10000
Coior,.d Insane Asylum, 42,5oo.oO
Westerd n G Railroad, 5l.S73.5O
Cape Fear & Yadk1n
Valley Railroad, 100000
Total amount, S399,374. so
vi the amount reported above
! on account OF the Western Insane
| Asy lnm. $4,000 were expended
during G.v. Brog'lel's ad .ninis,r. /.
tion, and 100000 since. The ap-
preparation Was made by a Demo-
clat!c Legislature tnr the benefit
and proper care nf an unfortunate
class OF the citIzer.s OF the State.
| In addition to the alnounts given
IN the foregoing atement, the
treasurer has paid With the past
few years more than 100000 oyer
tie special tax cnllected, for the
Fenetentiary. This large amount