The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-04
STATE Expenditures.

State Expenditures.
The Huntington Adcertiser pub
fishes table showing the aggregate
expenditures by West Virginia for
all purposes, for the years 1867 to
1882, inclusive, from which we get
the following:
"The aggregate Of expenditures
for State purposes for the years 1867
to 1870, inclusive, 81, S0l, O52 33;
average for the four years $3.50, 263,
OS, Republican administration
The aggregate of expenditures for
the years 1871 to 1882. inclusive, is
IS, 2O9.00720; average for the II
years $434, 0S3.94. Democratic adj
ministration.
Thus it is shown that The expenses
of the State Government, under
Democratic management, is $16, 179.-
IA less per year than under Republi-
can management.
The aggregate expenditures for
general school purposes-that is, the
money annually distributed to the
counties by the State-for the four
years 1857 to 1870, inclusive, is
$652,637.36; average for each year.
$163, 1894. Republican admins
tration.
The aggregate expenditures for
general school es-distributed
to counties by the State-for the 70
years, 1871 to 1882, inclusive, is 3d.
766, 703.55; average for each year
$3.50, 55S.63. Democratic admins
tration.
Thus it is shown that the Demo
cratic administrations have distrib-
uted to the schools from the State
treasury $67, 399.29 more each year
than the Republican.
We have taken the year 1867 as
starting point because the amount
appropriated for general school pur-
poses by the Republicans prior to
that year was so insignificant as to
be hardly worth mentioning and we
desired to be fair-even generous.
We do not include the year 1883,
because we have not access TO the
official figures for that year.
Now, this array of official figures
will satisfy everybody that the Dem
ocratic party is the party of economy
in the expenditure Of public funds"
Facts About the Morrison bill.
The ghost Of the Morrison Tariff
bill is evoked by the Blaine organs
in their desperate efforts to play on
the fears Of workingmen. Let us re-
call what that bill proposed.
1t proposed the reduction which
the Forty-seventh Congress, Repub-
lican in both branches, repeatedly
and distinctly pledged itselfto make.
1t proposed precisely such a re-
duction of taxes as the Tariff Com
mission was appointed and instructed
to prepare for.
1t proposed just what President
Arthur recommended to Congress in
his message of December, 1882. 81
1t proposed what the Forty seventh
Congress falsely claimed to have
done when il passed the Tariff bill Of
1883. 1t simply took the Republi-
cans at their word, and aimed to
carry out the promises that's Repub-
lican Congress and a Republican
Tariff Commission, ably seconded by
a Republican President, had made
to the OvertaXcu people.
And let it not be forgotten that
the Morrison bill provided that, in
no case, should the reduction of du-
ties go below the Morrill, tariff of
1861.
And furthermore, the Morrison
bill did not go so far in tax reduction
as the Republican party, IN its latest
Chicago platform, has pledged itself
to co. Warrington Post.
1t is somewhat amusing to hear
some of our republican friends boast
ing about carrying West Virginia in
the coming election. It is the merest
braggadocia. They know they can
uaf do IL ~