Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-07

in the contract executed by the Republt-
can administration.

ing and printing is done by the State in
situations, and in every case since the
Republicans have been controlling the
work they have compelled these insti-
tutions to do the work which was for
! merly done by the Superintendent of
Public Printing and by the Superintendent
| of Schools and directly appropriated by
the Legislature. In the appropriation bill
and in the acts of 1899 they have ex-
| pressly provided that the printing and
binding and the purchase OF stationery
should be done by the institutions and not
by the public printer. You will under
stand that this cuts down the appropria-
ton expressly made for public printing,
binding and stationery. The expenses of
these items ought not to appear in the
| appropriation bills of the Legislature, be-
cause they are done by special appropria-
| tons for the institutions and are charged
| in the current and contingent expenses
| of the institutions.
l here assert that while under the adj
ministration they have attempted TO cover
up this charge that the printing and bind
| ing and stationery for which the people
| pay, costs the State to-day more than it
| ever cost under Democratic administra-
ton. You will understand this by illus
| tration: The Legislature of 1899 appro-
priated $1,000 for printing and stationery
for the University. Under the Democratic
| administration this was all done out of
| the printing fund, and not a dollar was
| appropriated as such for printing and sta
| tionery for the University. In addition
| to this appropriation for printing and sta
/ tionery the same Legislature appropriated
| $1,000 for advertising for the University,
for books and supplies for the library
| s4,400 making total of $1,000, which last
sum can be used for stationery and sup
| plies If it is so desired, and I am in
formed it is largely so used This illus
! tration
/ Applies to Every Institution
| in this State. The printing and station
cry and binding under the present admin
| istration is not printed and purchased at
| the regular Wholesale contract price. but
| is purchased or the work done without
| competition and in whatever manner the
| institutions may desire, and at whatever
! price they may be charged. / assert in
| every case under the present management
| of the printing at the State institutions
| the work is done at the highest price as
| it is not controlled by the contract of
| the public printer l am amazed at the
4 statement which has been made by the
| representative head of the Republican
| party in this State as to this question.
| Instead Of a saving there is an actual loss
| to the people under the present system
| of management.
Again to show the expenditures in this
| department under the Democratic admin
| istration and the Republican admlhistra-
ton, let us take the appropriation for
printing and binding and stationery for
the legislative year of 1895 and the legisla-
tive year of 1899. For printing, binding
| and stationery the Legislature OF 1899 by
| direct appropriation, appropriated the sum
of $4,000, and the Legislature OF 1899. the
| sum of S66 600, an increase under Repub-
hcan control Of $4,000. Mark you, this
vast increase in the expenditure OF print
| ing binding and stationery for 1890 was
made Notwithstanding the act Of 1899 ex-
| pressry provided that IAN stationery,
| printing and binding shall be purchased
| and paid for out of the expense or con
| tingent expense funds herein appropriated
| to the following institutions and objects,
| viz the Penitentiary, State normal
| schools, West Virginia schools for the
deaf and bind, university, preparatory
branch of the university at Montgomery.
| Hospital for the Insane at Weston, Sec
| ond Hospital for the Insane, West Vir
| ginia Reform School. West Virginia COL
! ored Institute, Bluehed Colored Insti-
| tute, West Virginia Industrial Home for
! Girls, West Virginia Asylum for Incura-
bles, Bureau of Labor State Board of Ag-
| riculture Inspectors of Mines, and State
| Board of Healxh"
| The same provision was inserted in the
| appropriation for the Adjutant General &
| office, and the Legislature of 1897 pur-
sued the same plan. Thus showing that
| in this department of public expenditure
| to which the Governor has particularly
| adverted the Republic administration is
making greater expenditures with less re-
] turn than ever during the history of the
] State.
| In other words, every department and
| institution of the State government
Has Increased Its Expenses
| under Republican management. This is
| exempitied by the appropriations OF the
| Legislature l have taken the Iegisla-
| ture of 1895. whose appropriations were
| expended under Democratic government,
| as a fair comparison. In 1895 the total
| appropriation was s.. 1892, 937.49. whilst the
| Legislature of 1899, under Republican ex-
| penditure, when that party was in control
| of every department of the State govern
! ment, managing every State institution,
and expending every dollar of the people s
| money, had advanced to the enormous
| and unprecedented sum of 2.200,0 900 in
| round numbers, an increase of about 5000 :
| 600. 1t will not do to say that the House
/ was Democratic, for il is we'll known that
| the Republican Senate bill was taken, and
| passed by solid vote of the Republicans
! with few Democratic votes. 1t was a
bill dictated by the Republican majority,
| passed by Republican Legislature. ex-
pended by the Republican party, and alb
solutely demanded by the extravaganza ex-
penditure of the Republican party in the
| control of the State affairs.
| The Governor speaks of the glory of the
| non-partisan management of the State in
| situations. 1 wish to reply to the propo-
1 sition as 10 the non-partisan management
| Of the State institutions. / affirm that
they are managed in a more partisan
/ manner than ever before in the history
| of the State. / charge that upon the ad-
vent of the Republican party in power
| that they laid the hands OF legislation and
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