Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-07

! Republican lights of this State,
that this Ohio Republican corporation
should conclude TO break this strike
by the importation of foreign colored
/ labor fourteen months before the next
general election? Why did they not
wait couple Of months longer? Evil
IDENTIFY they had profited by the lesson
OF the GubernatOrial contest, which
taught them that twelve months resi-
dence was essential to right to vote in
West Virginia, whatever the color or
politics Of the intending voter might be.
Now, my fellow citizens, in the light
OF the exposure OF this general scheme
of colonization, In its relation TO the re-
suits at Raymond City, what credit for
sincerity or consistency are we 70 give TO
the Republican platform and It's declara-
tiOn against armed alien forces? Par
I ticularly when these same gentlemen
will tell you during this campaign that
I they are in favor of force bill so that
7 they may have a free vote and fair
count, who congratulate the people
upon the fact that there will be no
| United States marShalS at the polls this
wear and at the same time declare In
I favor OF A Federal election law that
/ "puus a bayOnst behind every ballot. ="
SAMPLES OF RADICAL ECONOMY.
The Huntington platform next de-
+ rOuncr J the Democratic administrations
! I'm this State as waSteful, incompetent
and extravaganza II charges specific
\ ally that we have increased the number
I of ofice-holders and their salaries; in
I creased the average assessment for State
taxes, aud the object and basis OF tax
alton by the reassessment OF property.
/ Let them specify wherein we have been
either wasteful, incompetent or extrav-
agant. Let US compare records. The
Republican party was in power in this
State from 1868 70 1871. During that Pc
Rod, with a tax rate greater than we
\ have since had, they only partial
" built the asylum at Weston,
about half completed the penitantiary
at MOundsVille, and received as dona-
I ton grounds and buildings for a Uni
versity and d Normal school. The i'm
partial inquirer will ask in vain what
they did with the taxes collected from
/ the people. / assert on the other hand
( that every fair-minded man must con-
/ cede merit In all the expenditures under
! Democratic administration IN the Offices
| created aud the salaries paid; that they
must also condemn the Republican
methods OF handling the finances, dis
approve of many of the Offices created
under Republican administration, and
crticise the salaries paid.
About the first thing the Democrats
did upon coming into power was TO
abolish ifty-fOur Boards of Restoration,
thus doing away with 162 Republican
officers, whose sole business 1t was to
disfranchise Democrats. These boards
cost the State Treasury IS, 1868 in
! 1866; SIG, 431.54 in 1867; So, 952.S5 in
! 1868; 50, 51S.44 in 1869; IS, ASP. AZ in 1870;
81, 49O.S9 in 1S71-mOre annually than
the present salaries of the Governor,
Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General
and Superintendent Of Free Schools,
I and the abolition of these Boards also
retired TO private life an army Of
! several hundred Registrars, all Of whom
had to be paid.
THE PARTY PLEADS GUILTY.
The Democratic party pleads guilty
/ to the charge in the Republican plat
| form that 10 created few offices. 1t
created the Offices of Inspectors Of
I Mines, made necessary by the mining
! law enacted by Democratic LegIsla-
ture TO provide safety for that very de-
/ serving class of our citizens employed
In mining coal, and who are doing so
much for the development aud sub
stantial prosperity Of the State. The
very nature Of this industry makes 10 a
\ hazardous one, and it is the plain duty
I of the State TO provide by law such reg
ulations as will tend to reduce the dau-
gers and increase the safety Of this class
/ of our citizens. Do you Republicans
propose 20 abolish the two Offices Of
I Mine Inspector? Another Office Gre
ated by Democratic Legislation
is that OF Commissioner Of
I Labor. This Bureau was created to
gather such statistical aud other ihfor-
nation respecting the conditions or all
| classes OF labor as would enable onr
| Legislators to intelligently consider and
enact laws 10 the interest of the labor
ing classes. Do you propose, my Re-
publican friends. who delight In posing
as the special friends OF labor, TO abolish
the Labor Bureau? The Board Of Agri-
culture is another creation of the Demo-
cratic party. None except practical
farmers are eligible to places on this
Board. You Republicans love the FAR
mer and have established aud insist
upon maintaining, as you say,
high protective tariff in his in
terest; do you object to the
few hundred dollars expended through
the operations of this Board exclusively
for the benefit of the farmers of West
Virginia? Are you inclined 20
OPPOSE THE NATIONAL GUARD
Of our State, of whom all should be
proud? III not you cannot object to the
law which relieved the Adjutant Gener-
al Of the duties of State Librarian by
creating the Office OF Librarian. The
new military law under which our Ma
tional Guard is organized, and which
was prepared by those eminent Repub-
licans, Col Freer and Major Gluck, gen.
tlemen for whose fairness and ability as
politicians, citizens and military men l
have high regard, made it necessary
TO have in the Adjutant General an OIL
Ger Who could give all his attention 10
military matters. The Office OF Librarian
is one Of Importance, its duties are con-
fining and require constant attention
from one person at least. Since the
creation Of this Office, our valuable
State Library has been we'll cared for
and the service has been most efficient
Do our Republican friends want TO Grip
Die the military organization OF the
State, or leave the State Library with
ont proper care and service? Another
new Office is that OF State Bank Exam
iner. but in fairness TO the Republican