Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-01-08

Nov. 10, 1894 The following is sum-
mary of the report:
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1893. ............. s6l2 81
Received from all sources. .645 52
SIS, 1853 50
Disbursements. ts........"......$H,S35 ,S35 81
Cash on hand. ...,............. 832 SO
s2s,15s 80
The treasurer 8 report is accompanied
by detailed statement Of receipts from
various sources and by 431 vouchers
aggregating the above disbursement
The entire report will be published
in pamphlet form and will be sent to
the Prohibition papers. members Of the
national and state committees and to
all others who may apply for copies
Application should be made to this
Office.
Auditors Report.
The auditing committee previously
appointed to examine the books and
vouchers of the treasurer submitted the
following report:
To the National Committee Of the Pro.
hibition Party:
GENTLEMEN-We, the undersigned,
q committee appointed to audit the ac-
counts Of Hon. Samuel D. Hastings,
treasurer Of your committee, desire to
report as follows:
We have examined carefully the
books as kept by your treasurer and do
hereby commend the methods Of book
keeping he has adopted.
By examining the stubs Of his receipt
books we find that receipt has been
sent to every contributor to the party
treasury, and these receipt stubs and
the books of original entry show the
sources from which the party draws its
financial support. Any person contribut-
ing to help on this great work may by
examining these books see that all funds
sent in are accounted for
We have also carefully examined all
the vouchers and compared them with
the books of original entry and find that
there is properly authenticated vouch-
er for every payment that has been
made, thus showing not only that all
the money sent in has been properly re-
ceipted for, but that none has been paid
out excepting upon voucher showing
for what the payment had been made and
also the proper authority for making
such payment.
As our duty is simply to examine the
books and vouchers Of your treasurer
and report whether or not all funds re-
ceived have been properly accounted
for, it is not necessary that We add any
thing to what has already been stated.
We may be pardoned, however, for
saying it is matter of congratulation
that there is at least one political party
in the country that SO keeps its accounts
and manages its campaigns as not to
fear the striotest inquiry into the
sources from which it draws financial
aid and the purposes for which the
money SO received is expended.
We cannes see how any other system
Of bookkeeping could give fuller,
clearer or more satisfactory history of
the financial transactions Of the party
than do the books of your treasurer now
before us, and we congratulate not only
the treasurer, but the party, that SO clear
and satisfactory a showing is made. ~
Dated at Madison, Wis, this 10th
day of November, A. d. 1894. -
T. G. RICHMOND
j. B. SMITH
The executive committee recommend
ed the holding Of series Of state con-
ferences early in 1895 under the joint
auspices of the national committee and
the various state committees.
A resolution was adopted commend
ing the organization Of Women's Aux
Hilary leagues
Provision was made for rendering as
sistance to the Intercollegiate Prohibi-
tion association, the Junior movement,
and the general work of party organi-
zation.
Other matters connected with the
meeting of the executive committee will
be presented in later communication.
SAMUEL DICKIE,
Chairman.
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No excise law WAS ever enforced
nor ever will be. The reason is SIM
pie. Any man who is mean enough
to keep q saloon viii never hesitate
to violate the law. All excise laws