The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-10-25
ROME AFFAIRS
Administration of the State by Parties
COntrasted


two parties has directed the admin
istration since 1868, and it is by
contrast that the people can and |
must decide the merits of each, and
the claims of the one over the other
for further confidence. These two
parties are the Democratic and the
Republican. Local differences, the
disappointment and selfishness of
designing men, the overzealous in
behalf OF a particular sentime MT, !
have appeared upon the scene and
misled some gooH men tor the time
being, hut the fact is apparent that
either the Democratic. or the Repub-
lcan party will control this State
This being SO, the respective claims
OF the two parties are to be consid-
cred, and, as a ''tree is known by it's
fruit" SO shall and will the people
decide the relative merits of the two
parties. Both have been tried in
North Carolina, both have had
entire control of the affairs of the
State, and the conduct of both is a
matter of record.
UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE.
The Republican party had abso-
lutte control OF every department of
the State Government from 1868 to
1870, inclusive. Their own Consti-
tuition, constructed by carpet bag
plunderers and ignorance, and fast
ened upon the people by Federal
bayonets, limited taxation for State
and county purposes to sixty-six
and two third cents on the one hun
dred dollars worth of property. In
| the face of this express limitation
the Republican Legislature for 1869
levied tax of eighty cents on tie
one hundred dollars worth of prop
erty, collecting hereunder over one
million of dollars, which exorbitant
sum was actually wasted in the
riotous extravaganza and corrup-
ton of that administration, con-
Quoting no schools, building no
asylums, railroads or other public
or permanent improvements, save
the beginning OF a Penitentiary- a
thoughtful consideration. it is true,
on the part of the party, of its
| friends.
UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE.
In 1870 the Democrats obtained
control of the Legislative or tax
levying branch of the Government.
Their first tax levy-1S71-was
fifty-two cents on every hundred
dollars worth of property, including
eight cents for the asyiums, ten cents
to meet a deficiency in the treasury
on contracts made by Republicans
in 1869, and twelve cents for the
penitentiary, which was incomplete
twenty-eight cents, for all purposes
less than the Republican levy o
1869, and thirteen cents less fol-
ordinary expenses OF the State Gov
eminent than was levied in 1869
Thirteen cents on the one hundred
dollars worth of property represents
nearly one-third of the present State
levy for ordinary expenses, schools
pensions, support and completion o.
the various public and charita Die
institutions, aud interest on severa
millions of public debt. The peopl.
can thus conceive of the enormous
difference between Republican anC
Democratic administration in the
way of taxation and honest expendi
ture of the peoples money.
The Democrats, for several year:
succeeding 1S71-their advent tC
power-had to provide money tC
pay contracts made by the Republi
cans. After this the rate of taxation
was regularly reduced until now tn,
rate is only % cents on every 500
worth of property.
While constantly reducing the rat
of taxation the Democratic party
has
Completed and supported the
Western Insane Asylum;
The Penitentiary;
The Goldsboro Insane Asylum fol
the colored;
The Raleigh Deaf, Dumb and BlinC
Asylum for the colcred;
College for whiues;
The Agricultural and Mechanical
College for the colored race;
The Normal and Industrial SchOo
for Young Women;
Contributed and still contribute
to the support of the Oxford Orpha
. Asylum for whites;
, Contributed and still contribute
to the support of the Oxford Orpha
Asylum for colored children;
Provided pensions for our wounde
soldiers and widows of soldiers 9th
, amount expended now reaching
|, nearly one hundred thousand dollar
per annum).
| Paying for the education of th
: children of both races in 1898, tn
sum of $S30,690.S1.
Under the administration of tn
: Democratic party railroad and othe
!, properties of the State heretofor
exempt from taxa ton are now taxed
l thus adding about twenty-five mi
lions of dollars worth to the taxabl
. values of the State, materially il
creasing the revenues of the Stat'
? cities, counties and towns.
To such and extent has the part
succeeded in distributing and equal
izing taxation in the State that, as
! matter of fact, the agricultural an
: laboring people pay less than one
. third of the taxes collected for Sta t.
: school and pension purposes, viii
the expenses, salaries, ETC., of ii
, entire Executive. judicial and Legis
: lative Departments of the Cover
. ment are nearly paid by specia
t privilege and license taxes collecte
D by the Treasurer and ExecutiN
D officers from corporations, insuran'
companies, seals, ETC., etc.