Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-10-13
from license taxes from $l6a, 900 in
1898 to $12I,4 in 1897.
Increase Under Republicans.

Lean officials to the public interests,
aided by the stupendous improve
ment of business conditions result
L from the restoration of the Re-
publican party TO power in the Ma
tional government as shown by an IN
crease in 1900 over 1896 of 1881, 4e3 in
the assessed valuation of our sheep;
$430,000 in the valuation of horses
and mules: $1,sS4.53 in the value
ton of cattle in the state; and S11,-
155,7s1 in the grand total OF the tax
valuations of al personal property
in the state, without any re-assess-
ments or supplemental assessments
of personal property, as in the case
of Democratic control, have enabled
the Republican administration to
keep the treasury of the state well
supplied with cash az all times, and
to place at the disposal OF the last
legislature in which the Democrats
had control of the House and the Re-
publicans of the Senate, the magnifi-
cent sum OF $2,l00,000. This was
| 100000 IN re than Democratic ad-
ministration was ever able to pro-
duce from the same sources of reve-
nue., with their borrowings and the
substantial acquisitions from the Ma
| tional treasury all combined 1nere
was no hesitancy on the part of the
Democratic House of Delegates about
| joining in the appropriation of this
splendid fund accumulated by Repub-
lican efficiency and fidelity, for the
| ordinary expenses and the public inn
provements hereinbefore mentioned,
| to the extent of 100000 in excess Of
the appropriations of the last pre-
| ceding Democratic legislature. The
| Democratic politicians do not hesi-
| tate now to go among the miners
and other friends of the public insti-
| tutions thereby created, and claim
The credit of il having been Gone by
Legislature which was Democratic
in one branch. They are also suili-
| GENTLY devoid OF conscience and re.
spect for themselves and the people
to turn and condemn the Republican
| party for having made these identical
| appropriations which coula never
J have been made without their own
cooperation and for which they
claim all the credit.
The General School Fund
The receipts of the general school
fund under the present administra-
ton have been largely increased
In the one item Of fines for misde-
meanors, one of the sources of this
fund, the increase in one year was
nearly so per cent. This was accom-
! Pushed by careful and faithful en-
forcement of the collection laws.
| s% The Irreducible School Fund.
| The irreducible school fund of the
| state now exceeds $1,000,00O. The
average annual Democratic addition
to this fund was $4,000. In one year
of Republican administration $4,000
was added to it. In the last two
| gears 100000 more has been added.
This splendid showing has been ac-
complished largely by the procure
ment of prompt and legal settle
mcnts and accountings on the part
OF the commissioners of school
| lands.
The StateFund.
After meeting all the obligations
of the state and making the vast inn
| provements mentioned, and leaving
the great irreducible school fund and
the general fund intact, there re-
mains in the treasury of the state at
this date, the handsome sum of more
than $2oe,0e0 available for general
STATE purposes.
The Democratic leaders who want
| office and ARE very hungry and very
thirsty" therefor, criticIse the Re-
| publicans for these Improvements.
But this well illustrates the differ
ence between them: Republicans ia
vor growth, expansion and progress;
Democrats, If we are to Judge by the
results of their acts and government,
believe in decay, shrinkage, and
mossbackism. They assaulted Pro-
lection as the evil of the age; and
then the Gold Standard as the illim-
table source of all woes; and now
"Imperalism" is the ghost that will
catch us all III we DON'T watch out"
Organism is another name for buga-
booism.
Comparison by Departments.
To the end that the people may
better understand how tins wonder
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