Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-01

In his interview i'm yesterday M
teIleencer. in which he made a pre-
tense of showing that the Register was
WRONG i'm it's statement that the late
LEGISLATURE i'm making a cheap bid for
popular approval had SO mangled the
appropriation bin that not only dehc-
iencies from last year in the several
departments went unprovided for, bat
not even enough money was appro-
Driated to- run those departments dur
ing the two years to come, Mr.. Whit
aker. i'm his astonishing endeavor to
disproya these statements, made on
official authority did great violence
to his instincts as a practical business
man
Here is Mr. Whtaker's astounding
explanation of why the Legislature re-
fused to appropriate a sufficient sum
to- meet the $4,000 deficiency in the APP
preparation for criminal charges for
1894:
They did not feel that it was IN
cunbent ON them to- load down their
own bin and the Republican party
with the oner0us burden of delc-
iencv growing ont of the bad and I'M
/ perfect legislation OF Tue previous i55-
islarure.
Does lIr. Whitaker mean 10 say lAa-
/ it was not eucumbent upon the Legisla-
ture to provide for q deficiency in a
| former appropriation? Does the com
paratvely small deficiency OF $4,000,
caused by the excessive growth OF
| criminal charges for the past two years,
show bad and imperfect legislation Of
| the previous legislature If so what
must he said on that score of the Re
| publican Legislature just adjourned
which wuuuy and with wide open
ewes. as 8Ir. Whitaker shows by his
| confession above. not only allowed this
deficiency to- stand, but in the face Of
the official estimates, deliberately pre-
pared to- enlarge the hole so that as
early as next October the deficiency for
criminal charges alone viii probably be
100000, Does 1Ir. Whitaker hold that
/ it viii not be incumbent upon the next
Legislature TO meet these and other de-
fciencies two years hence? Does Mr..
| Whitaker mean TO say that they should
not De paid at an? Does he mean to
lay it down as the Republican policy
that the State is TO be a defaulter in
/ the matter of deficiencies from year to
yeare
The Intelligence again quotes Mr..
/ Whitaker as fouows-hear him:
We did not propose to load down our
bills by providing for the deficiencies
of former Democratic administrations.
/ We believe we have appropriated sum
. Cieut sums TO defray the expenses OF
the State government economically ao-
minfsrered. and if there be deficiencies
I we want the people of the state 10 un-
/ Cerstaud by whom they were contract
ed.
Does not Mr.. Whitaker know that the
/ state government does not contract the
criminal charges or the mileage OF
/ Judges. and is not responsible for the
| size of those charges, which are mat
| tiers beyond it's control? They are con
I uacted by Republicans and Democrats
/ alike an over the State in the work of
/ the Courts. The Governor pointed out
/ to- the Legislature how these excessive
criminal charges could easily be-
| Druued down, but the Legislature re-
/ fused to- accept that or any other sug-
, eestion of common sense. is the Leg
| islatures imbecility the fault OF the
I Democratic Governor. or the depart
ments that they should be punished by
/ the refusal Of insufficient appropriation
I to- carry on their work? If this is not
/ 1lr. Wbitaker's belief his argument
. lacks continuity as we'll IS an iota Of
M lvn
I common sense