Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-06

in 1870" Col. CAMPBELL Is more
truthful than Republican, for Demo-
Gratis have reason 10 be proud OF this
record, ana, also, to offer vote Of
thanks to the Colonel for calling atten-
ton 10 il.
Now for Col. CANPBELL's interesting
details. He shows that
In 1870 the appropriation for criminal
charges was S3S, 500 and in 1891 it was the
enormous sun of $4,000.
So together with an increase in popu-
lation Of nearly double what it was %
wears ago when Republicans had charge
of things our criminal charges have in
creased under Democratic rule but
$4,000! Thanks for the pointer.
Then the Colonel appropriately tackles
the Hospital for the Insane, showing
that when Republicans ran the institu-
ton % years ago its cost was S3S, 500,
while under Democratic administration
with more than double the number Of
inmates and an equal increase in the
buildings, accommodations, attendants,
patients in county jails, etc, the in
crease in the expense has been but SS6,-
5O0-a splendid showing surely-for
twenty-five years for Democratic econ
omy.
Then the Colonel tackles the increase
in the coal and gas bills of the State
government during the past two decades
and shows an Increase Of over $4,000.
Mr.. CAMPBELL is old enough to recall
that % years ago the Legislature met in
an old dilapidated building and
that it was then a very small
body compared so its size in 1891 and
tbenits accommodations were vastly in
ferior to what they are to-day. We
have not heard any Republican mem
Der of the Legislature complaining
that the accommodation have been in
creased too much. In spite OF these
facts, however, is it not compliment
that Col. CAMPBELL pays TO Demo
cratic economy when he shows that the
expense for heat and light have in
creased in % years but about $1,000?
And is it not even greater compll-
ment on the same line when he shows
that the total expenses Of the Governors
Office during the past two decades OF
Democratic management have increased
but s., $50, though the population OF the
State IS nearly double what it was
in 1870, and the business of the Gov
errors office has Increased accordingly.
The expenses of the State Treasurer's
Office has increased but $500 in these
twenty-five years Of Democratic rule.
The same holds good throughout
Col. CAMPBELL's absurd aud con-
temptibly demagogic speech. An
OF his figures are SPLEEN
did and complete vindication of Demo
cratic economy, which Mr.. CAMPBELL
might have known, il he knew anything
of the States history since 1870, and
b ad exercised his alleged mind wee
bit.
If Col. CAMPBELL really wants to
know something about the increase Of
the taxpayers burdens, be should so
farther back than 1870. He should take
q retrospective glance at the time when
an army Of Republican Registrars, paid
to keep Democrats from voting, were
living off the State treasury.
"About the first thing the Democrats
did" says Gov. FLEMING in his recent
speech, upon coming into power was to
abolish ffty-iour Boards of Registration,
thus doing away with l62 Republican
officers whose sole business it was TO
disfrauchise Democrats. These boards
cost the State Treasury SS,046.6S in
1856: SIG 31 "a in 1867; IS, 952. s5in 1868;
s9,5ls.44 in 1869; $, 4S9.49 in 1870; 81
400. 50 in 1871. More annually than
the present salaries OF the Governor,
Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General
and Superintendent of Free Schools,
and the abolition Of these Boards also
retired to private life an army of sever
al hundred Registrars, all Of whom had
to be paid"
Col. CANPBELL'S own facts ard fg-
ures show concluSively that according
20 history the only honest and economic
government West Virginia has ever had
has been Democratic.