The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-22
STOP THR LEAK.

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A Ss.ooo-a.M Month Leak Discovered
500, 900 a Year. $I2o,ooo for Zach
Campaign
A few months ago THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER published a statement showing
figures touching the past and present
management of the Secretary Of States
Office. We then asked for some ex-
PLANTATION.
So far as we have seen not a daily, and
but few weekly papers have been heard
from. There Immediately followed
our questions a food of vile filth, cry
of ''nigger," and a call upon the people
to restore the government to the hands
of honest men and the good old days
of ante. present administration would
be restored, and zoe (meaning the old
pie brigade, of course, but trying to
leave the impression on the minds OF
the people that they are included)-tCe
will be happy again. This filth. finging
and slime-smearing, Islander monger
ing set have been at their wits end en-.
deavoring to hide the figures and not
allow a patient, long suffering people
to see their significance. The figures
will not down, nor will the people be
deceived longer. THE Progressive
FARMER demands an explanation, an
investigation, and that the people shall
know what has becomes of their money.
A leak of s., 600 would be enormous,
but when it comes to s., 900 per month
for more than a of years before it
is discovered by those who are being
robbed, then, indeed, it becomes
supremely important that the POSSIBLE
ity of another such leak should be
hedged against, and q recovery Of the
stealings should be attempted. What
do we meant You open your eye, dear
reader, in amezement, Well you may.
Something has been going radically
wrong. The indications point with
suspicion. The figures make q start
ling showing, and we give them to you
as we have seen them in the book, the
ledger in the State Treasury Depart
ment, as they actually show. The
Secretary of State is made collector of
certain pubic moneys which the law
provides shall be regularly turned into
the State Treasury. The Chief Clerk
of the Treasury Department has just
balanced up five of these accourt s up
to the close of the fret year of DR.. Oy.
Thompson's administrations the State
Department, and finds that the Doctor
has turnedfnto the treasury from these
five accounts q sum total Of 1897, 1853 "a.
Noticing the annual balances along
back, which seemed to vary some, but
comparatively little, he reached 1881,
when one of the accounts began; he
then added the annual totals and found
the amount 1S81 to the Inauguration
of DR.. Thompson) to be SAT-, 314 %.
Dividing this by the number of years
-16-he found the average annual
amount to be $27 .832 IL.
Thus he found that Doctor
Thompson has paid in dur.
ing his first year. ........ $97, 873 45
His predecessors paid An
average 1882 II
Very nearly three and one third
times as much paid in by DR.. Thomp-
son as vas by his predecesso rs in Office.
One of the laws only, we are in
formed, has been changed. The legis-
lature of 1897 amended the insurance
law so that it brings in about So 600
more per anuum. Deduct this and
you find still a startling disparity,
explanation Of which should be de
manded by every voter in the State of
every political party. Evidently the
execution Of the same laws should not
have shown that difference. Then il is
conclusive that il the laws were not
executed, somebody should account to
the people. If not collected, the people
were defrauded. If collected and not
turned into the treasury, the people
were robbed, and n serious and sus-