The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-26

House by the Democratic major
ity. do they deliberately propose
to give the suffering Incumbent
of this office the additional al.
lowanee, to pay his clerk hire Of
cooper year. The additional
sum of $3.50 to buy furniture for
that office, and the still further
sum ofSs,5oo for such contingent
expenses (political assessments
as he may incur. In fine, the
Democratic majority Of this leg
islature propose not merely to
continue the fragrant abuse Of
this Office in permitting it to pour
into private pockets moneys that
rightfully belong to the treasury
of the people, but they still
furtherpropose to allow this al
ready oyerpaid official the sum OF
slo,S5o III addition to the sum Of
SS,194. And the total sum Oh
1854 is to be consumed in run
ming an office whichitis admit.
ed can be quite as well conducted
on half the money.
Again, in the Secretary OF
States Office we find quite as an
healty condition ofaffairs, BY
the report from that office, filed
with the House upon the 7th day
of February, it is set forth by
the Secretary of State that the
moneys received by him during
the previous year amounted To
s5,ss5.
And ! would here call atten
ton to the fact that this report
quite failed to mention the sums
of money yet standing 10 the
credit of that Office from entirely
solvent debtors. and which i am
credibly informed amounts to
S2,o0oper annum more.
BY section 10 of article VIII.
ofthe constitution, the Secretary
of State is allowed the annual
salary ofSl,oOo making his &C.
knowledged annual pay the past
year IS. $500. (while ia fact it
is about $4,000. as Just shown.
Aud now SIS, W approprls
alton bill he is to be allowed the
additional sum OF 1920 per
year to pay his clerk hire, making
the total acknowledged sum of
s1o,oss. 50, which the people are
to be compelled to pay for the
work Of an Office which the con.
stitution says is amply paid for
by an annual salary Of $1,000.
The annual salary ofthe Cover
nor of this State was fixed by
that same constitution at $1,000;
and the pay of the judges Of the
Supreme Court of Appeals at
s., 200 per year. Offices which
require Of their incumbents the
highest executive faculty and
the most eminent judicial ca
pacity; are now satisfied with the
salaries of less than SO, COO per
year, while. at the same time. we
have an appointee Of the S2,700
Governor receiving the mon
strcus sum of So, $50, with 1920
more for his clerk hire! And his
duties are merely ministerial at
that! Our highest judges are
paid 81. 600 per year and do all
their own work, yet we have our
state bookkeeper, the Auditor
receiving the fat pay ofSs, 194
for himself. and S10,s50 thrown
in to pay a numerous staff OF
clerks. The Judges and the
Governor leave their gubernato-
rial chair and supreme bench
with purses as slim as when they
enteredu their weightyoffices;
but we see our ex-Auditor and
ex-secretary of State leaving
their Offices and forthwith organ
izing a new bank, the former ex.
official reposing as its first presi,
dent
Hon. p. F. DnfEey. ex.Anditor eight
years., first president Commercial Saw
ings Bank OF Charleston 1881
Hon. w. A. 0hley, ex-Secretary Of
State tiour years., president Of thesame
bank, 1894.
After the Republicans had
made the fight so hotfor their
Democratic brethren that the
people began TO demands reform
the Democrats held q secret eau
Gus, agreeing to report a bill to
reduce these salaries. They