Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-09


may be clearly understood we give this
table of population, area OF square miles
and assessed wealth Of the three States
Pop. Area Wealth.
Ga. 1,s37.353 5a,475 1913 ,S66,7ei
Va. 1866, $50 42.450 1862 ,422.74
NC. 1.6l7,947 52,25o 212, 697 .287
The following is table of the annual re
CENTS and disbursements Of the three
States:
REGENTS. Disbursements
Ga. $3.50 ,974.24 S2,+64.1s8.42
NC. 1889, G5a.51 ,82l.sl9.69
Va. 1903, 5000 3,75A, 62s,05
The expenses of Georgia and North Car
DINA combined during the past year we're
81. 2s5, 0ss II, or only $55l.379o5 more than
those of Virginia. The expenses Of the
last named State were $3.754.629.03, or at
ter dedrcting the 81 ,2l9. 900.72 paid for in
terest on the State debt S2,554. 1888. The
State of Virginia paid in 1892 only
$780,. SIS. 30 for interest on the State debt,
Tie state of Georgia last year paid $685.
$500 for interest on its State debt, and
the State of North Carolina, SOD ,975. The
total expenses Of the two States during the
mast wear were S.. 2S5, O0S H. or less $500. $40
the combined interest on the public debt,
50 sos. 1871.
Take two counties as an example of tax
alton.
Pittsylvania county, Va, with popula-
ton of 59,ail and assessed wealth OF
s5.O5s. 26O, pays s29, 2l407 State taxes. and
the county taxes are 81 1854 81.
Rockingham county, n. c., with popu-
lation of % 1868 and assessed wealth at of
S4,502, 1855, pays county taxes of $l2,65o.25
to which add 1858 81 for collecting and list
ing of the taxes.
Virginia has 5 Supreme Court Judges at
SIG. 200: IS Circuit Judges at 500 900; 10
Corporation Judges at $40, eco, ard 81
County Judges at s. ,000-to5ai 126 Judges
at Sl22, 200.
North Carolina has Supreme Court
Judges: II Circuit Judges and 3 Criminal
Ju lges-total, 20 Judges at SIT GOO.
Virginia has / Attorney General at s.,
500, and lie nmonwealth Attorneys at
SS2 ,OOO-total S84 800.
North Carolina has Attorney General
at $4,000: Il State Solicitors (onr Com
monwealth Attorneys) at $50, 600, and
3 criminal prosecutors at S3,ooo-total
s55.00o.
Virginia has 81 circuit; 20 corporations
and 100 county clefks-total Isl.
North Carolina has SO court clerks.
North Carolina WITH q population OF
l ,Gl7, 947 pays $50 ,0G9 for her judges ard
prosecuting attorneys, while Virginia
with ] 600 $50 population, pays $2O5, COO fol
her judges and prosecuting attorneys.
After commenting on these startling fig
ures Mr.. Eithers went on to the subject OF
elections which he thought, and all think.
ought to be made less frequent. From that
he passed Oh to our eXtravagant county or
CARNATIONS and the abundance OF useless
officers. Each magisterial district has at
least officers, Of whom must lie elected
every two years.
In summing up he shows what an army
of Office holders are drawing upon the PEG
PIES taxes as fellows:
Judges, 1876: Prosecuting Attorneys, IS
Clerks Of Courts, 157; Commissioners of the
Revenue, 2O6; Sheriffs. 11s; TreasureTs.
III: NIagisterial district oficers-Superyi
sors, Justices. Overseers, Constalies. nc.
2,100: Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton, rs: County Surveyors and Superin
tendents Of the Poor, 2n0-mak ing 4 grand
total OF 3,255.
In closing his speech in favor Of amend
ing the constitution, lie advocated the eltc
ton 10y the people, of The Secretary Of the
Commonwealth, Auditors, Treasurer, SUI
perintendent Of Public Schools, Commits
sioner of the Land O1ica ard tie Judges
He also favored reducing tie number OF
members Of the legislature to z0-e0 nle9n.
beers OF the Senate anf! 50 members Of tEt
Hohse with better pay than they HOW get
and to limit its sessions to 60 days.
Mr.. Withers will find that lie has started
a train of thought in this State which will
not stop short Of a great reform. He has
given the only sound reasons yet given fol-
The holding of a Constitutional Conyen-
ton.