Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-29

timber lands. property that has been rap,
idly increasing in value and IS oWheu
largely by corporations and by persons
Cn.residents Of this States
A TRANSPARENT CHARGE.
But nv fellow citizens, if one charge IN
this Republican platform be more trans
parent and false than another, II IL mat we
have made large debt IN hagrant Vloia-
tion Of tue Constitution OF the state, anu
used TIC funds set apart Sacredly 10 Tue Gu 81,
ucatiOn OF the children, for other purposes.
mis- is the language Of the platform, ana
must saw that in my judgment no one win
"a proper sense of political fairness, who is
familiar with the facts and the record OF
each party upon the subject, would nave
preferred such a charge. The truth IS,
That the present administration IS perhaps
the first since the organization OF tue state
that has az all times found the revenues
sutirieut 10 meet all current charges upon
the treasury, that has at all times sur
plus funds on hand. During prior admin
istrations, both Democratic and hepuoH-
can. il was frequently necessary TO borrow
money either from the banks or elsewhere
20 meet casual or temporary deficits IN tue
treasury. But mark the difference be-
tween tuG pax L.So-
HOW SCHOOL FUNDS WE'RE HANDLED
Asit was and is the duty Of the Board
Of the School Fund to keep the lrreduclole
school fund loaned out at interest, ootn
Democratic and Republican administra-
tions have from time 10 time borrowed
from the school fund such sums as were
REQUIRED TO meet these temporary short
ages. For many years this has been done
under authority OF an act OF the Leglsla'
ture. passed in 1879, (that eminent Repuo-
ucau. the late DR.. Logan, OF OHIO county,
WAS the author of this act), when money
was so borrowed from the school fund
under Democratic administrations, notes
we're duly executed covering the sums
borrowed, and the interest thereon was
regularly paid. When the present admin
stratfon took charge Of affairs, there was
due the irreducible school fund the sum OF
slg4.5l1.4S so borrowed. Since then no
additional amounts have been borrowed
from that fund or elsewhere, but on the
contrary, the sum Of f93, 81. IS has been
paid back into the school fund from the
Surplus revenues Of the State, leaving a
balance Of only 500, $40 yet due that fund,
Oh which interest at per cent, is paid an
nyslIy and dlsbursed with the distri-
buta5le school fund. Now. while Demo
cratic administrations borrowed from this
fund 20 meet casual deficits under au-
thoritv and by virtue Of law, Republican
administrations did the same thing with
out the sanction of law. Not Cpl? so, but
while the
DEMOCRATS HAVE RGGGDLY ACCOUNTED
20 the school fund for every dollar so Dor
rowed. aud have promptly paid accrued
interest thereon, the Republicans keep ac-
curlte account Of neither principal nor
interest, and from the formation OF the
state 10 the year 1866, they used both the
general aud free school funds indiscrimi-
nately for general State purposes in direct
violation Of law. In support Of this state
ment let me give you Republican author
itv quote from the report Of Auditor
New hOrter, dated January /, 1866, page l.
He says: In assuming the duties OF this
Office on the 4th dav Of last March, / found
that no account had been kept with the
Free School Fund or the General School
Fund Auditor New borter thereupOu
Opened accounts with these funds, and
when tho days Of ReDubNcanism ended IN
this State, five years later, the
books showed, as near as could be
aScertaiaed from the imperfect account;
/ kept, that G balance o'S60, sos % had beer
/ diverted from the school fund, on which NJ
/ interest had been paid and for which nj
/ note or other evidence Of indebtedness bat
I been given, and for which sum Democratic
/ administrations paid back. This is the sor
I Of Of protection and care that was given by
/ the Republican party 10 that fund which
} It's present platform declares was "se
I apart sacredly for the education of The
/ Children So long as that party's tinger'
/ were IN the Treasury, this fund was no.
/ regarded too sacred 10 be used for othel
I than school purposes, whether for the sa
I cred purpose OF Iii jfranchising Democrat,
I voters or increasing officers salaries by DO
/ nations OF house reut.
the PUBLIC PRINTERS FEES.
Ny friends, this remarkable platform
next charges extravaganza In public print
/ ing and stationery accounts. While no de
paUtment OF the State government IS more
/ carefully watched and economically man
aged, there has been necessarily gradua
/ Increase in the aggregate cost OF printing
and stationery, incident to the establish
meut and growth of our public institutions
I But il comparison is made between pres
/ ent appropriations when printing is done
/ for end stationery supplied 10 the Univer
/ sitv, Agricultural Board, Experiment sta
/ ton. COiOred Agricultural College, sil
/ Normal Schools, Deaf and Blind and Re
7 form Schools, Hospitals for the Insane, tht
| Peuitentiary, Labor Bureau and Mine In
I speCtOrs. and the appropriations FOR print
/ ing made prior to the establishment o
+ these institutions and departments 10 say
nothing Of the enlarged requirements OF th'
| executive offices OF the government, sufh
/ Client answer 70 the charge OF extravaganza
; in this quarter will nave been found.
PARTISAN BOARDS AND TEACHERS.
Another charge In this platform is tina
our public Institutions ara run by partisan
Boards appointed because Of partisan scr
vice. Ii strikes me that this comes with
rather bad grace from party that was sci
! dom, II ever, known TO appoint DemoCra
I 20 any ONCE or upon Gny Board, and eve!
required Of school teachers the infamous
I test oath before SLOWING them 10 teaci
school for = living; but In defence 70 tht
charge we plead that all OF our State in
stitutious are in a most healthy, prosper
Gus aud satisfactory condition, and better
managed and with less reference TO polite!
7 than they ever were az any period during
/ all the years OF Republican Supremacy il
I this State So far, my follow citizens, as
am authorized TO speak for il, the Demo
cratic party will decline 70 apologize FOL
/ p,aeiug Democrats on guard.
THE STATES PROSPERITY.
And now l come TO what must be re
I garded, in the light of our States splendid
prosperity since she threw OFF the yoke o
radical Repu0liCanism, as the Joke, the
ridiculous absurdity Of the Huntington
/ platform The Democratic partyis gravell
/ charged through its administration o
affairs of retardiug the growth Of the
/ State. My friends l invite your attention
10 our public institutions, costing more
[ than . 100000, TO our splendid system o
/ free schools aud educational institutions
I 10 our unprecedented increase in popula
ton and material wealth, to the astOnish
Ing increase in the States railroad mile
age, her mining industry and every de
partment of commercial and industrial
activity, and | ask that you follow me