Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-08-26

the charge he made that over $500, 900 |
had been stolen from the school fund for
the purpose of paying off coupons.
Falsehood Exposed.
COMMEMORATIVE OF VIRGINIA,
OFFICE OF AUD. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
RICHMOND. August 18, 1885.
To the Editor of the WING:
In the issue Of the WING of this date ap-
pears the following:
"We have it upon good authority that |
when Messrs. Sands and BRYAN went with |
the judgments they had obtained for the |
coupon scalpers in the Hastings Court and |
demanded of the Bourbon Auditor that the
coupons verified should be received, and the |
money refunded which had been paid in |
their stead for taxes, he said:
mo, will not let you have the money |
nO1c. If it was after the election, would |
pay; but l aOant to make as big shoao as I
can during the caaavass.'
eyes; and that was why the school-taxes
were diverted into the State Treasury last |
December to the amount of from $500, 900
tie 100000
'sNow let somebody attempt to deny Ell
Their statement"
deny that I used the language attribu-
ted to me, or expressed the sentiments
therein contained.
declined payment of these judgments
solely on the ground that Mr.. w. r. Mer-
edith, the counsel for the State who defend
ed these actions, had advised me so to do,
for the reason that they had been improp-
erly obtained and he expected to have them
set aside.
In regard to the diversion of school-taxes
into the State Treasury, assert that not
one cent due the schools is in the Treas
| ury.
The Treasurerg of TWO CITIES in last De-
cember paid into the Treasury few thou
sand dollars which they could have retained
| for school purposes, but the money was re-
turned as soon as I ascertained the fact
| No COUNTY TREASURER paid into the Treas
ury dollar of school money. You have
been misinformed, and in justice to me l
request that you will publish this letter.
Very respectfully,
MORTON MARYE,
Auditor of Public Accounts.
The Republican speakers, as did Blair at
Harrisonburg, and the Republican papers,
falsely charge that Auditor Marye so man
aged, in violation of law, as to get the
school money,'to the amount of $500, 1000,
into the Treasury, instead of allowing it to
be retained in the counties, and that he
thus robbed the school-teachers of their
money, and gave this as evidence that the
Democrats we're opposed to the public
schools, and asserted that the money due
the public schools was used to pay bond
holders, &c. This, like most Of the charges
they make against the Democrats, is false,
as the above from the Auditor proves; and
it is very evident that Blair knew it to be
so when he asserted it. His speech on this
occasion, and we presume it is just such as
| he makes on all occasions in this canvass
where he has no one to reply to him, was a
tissue of bald falsehoods from the begin
ming to the end and was an insult to the
intelligence of his audience. Should such
man hold the honorable position of Attor-
ney- General of this State? Nay, verify
Blair can make more false statements in a
two-hours' speech than Ananias uttered in
all his life. Well may he say that ''Hon-
Or" (such as his), Twill not buy break
FAST
| CROP PROSPECTS Baltimore Manu-
facturers' Record publishes nearly five
pages of special reports, covering the whole
South from Virginia to Texas, showing
that the prospects for the crops and the
outlook for business in that section are re-
markedly good. Not only is the acreage
of the cotton, corn and tobacco crops the
largest on record, but the reports are al
most unanimous in stating that the yield
of these crops as well as of the smaller
crops, excepting wheat, will greatly exceed
the best crops ever before produced. 1t is
also shown that the crops have been made
at lower cost than in any preceding year,
and the liens on crops for money advanced
to the farmers are much less than hereto
fore. 1t is thought by the United States
Commissioner Of Agriculture that the in
creased acreage in corn over last year and
the splendid yield, which is now assured,
will give the South not less than $4,000, 900
bushels of corn more than last year. The
cotton crop, it is believed, is safe for much
the largest yield ever made, and for at
least 100000 to 100000 bales more
than last year. On tobacco, fruits and
vegetables the crops are the largest ever
made in the South, while rice promises a
splendid yield, and sugar far more salts
factory and profitable crop than in 1884.
Stimulated by the unprecedented crops,
business is already showing decided i'm
provement, and the prospects throughout
the South for fall and winter trade are re-
ported as unusually good. In the organi-
zation of railroad and manufacturing en-
terprises there is great activity, and the
outlook for industrial interests is particn-
larly promising.
THE OHIO DEMocRAcY.-The Bait. Saia
says that Gov. Hoadley's nomination by
the Ohio Democrats last Thursday was
probably the best that could have been
made. Ex-senator Thurman declining to
be candidate, there was virtually no OPP
position to Gov. Hoadly's denomination,
which was made on the first ballot by an
| dlIuOSt uuduliuOuS FOtCs Ao OClbOCidtAC
candidate comes before the people with the
prestige of success, and will make bold
and aggressive canvass. The platform in
dorses heartily President Cleveland's ad
ministration. and points to the fact that
events since his Inauguration have already
demonstrated the absurdity of the Repub-
lican allegation that the business interests
of the country would suffer with the gov
eminent in Democratic hands. Mr.. Hoad-
ley has made good Governor, aud his
denomination, along with that of War
wick, the present Lieutenant Governor, is
skillful bid to the majority that put them
in Office to repeat itself. What seems to
augur well for the success Of the ticket is
the harmonious feeling, and even enthu-
siasm, with which the convention did its
work. The circumstances of the coming