The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-05
A PLEA FOR TRUSTS.
Comparison Of Pensions and state Extrava-
gances.


Stevensburg, Va. June 1.
Editors Free Lance
II is siokening 10 see daily articles
in regard to trusts, and especially
from farmers. Nails, wire and all kinds
Of steel and iron has been extremely
low for several years. and II you had
travelled through the sections where
foundries and factories are situated a.
have, and seen thousands idle on &C
count of these standing still, you would
be glad 10 see a little rise so these poor
fellows could 90 to work again. On
the other hand, Messrs. Editors, there
must be trusts on wool mutton. lambs,
beef, hides, butter, eggs. corn. hay,
peas, horses and numerous other artio
les we farmers have to sell.
Then again, we are pitching into
Congress and the President on account
Of pensions; for Heavens sake. Oonfed-
crates, keep your mouths shut. You
should have attended few week ago
the pension commission which, was an.
thorized by our last Legislature, at
Oulpeper, where were seen at least one
hundred aud fifty applicants from our
county aud then again one held in
Pittsylvania county the following Tues.
day. was at both. Ours is about an
average county and we have about 100
this would make about 10 900 pension.
ers in Virginia. Counting thirteen
Confederate States we would have
about 2. COO, 600 on our rolls, and about
one fourth as many as are on the Uni
ted States pensions rolls. They had B..
012, 900 soldiers in their army and
we 69O 600, making about AZ men. they
had to our one; and yet taking into
consideration the numbers in the
two armies our applications are
as great as their. So. Oonfederates,
please close your mouths about Yankee
pensions
l would be glad to have you print
she enclosed as sent out by the Damo
cratic committee in this county anent
ous present system Of expenses, placing
it upon the Underwood Constitution.
Let us ask Who fixes the salaries Of
these judges, prosecuting attorneys.
sheriffs, treasurers, clerks, ETC., and
who arranges the criminal ex-
penses Of Virginia? And who causes
this outlay Of 81, 400. 900 in Virginia as
apsinst.only 1916. 3Si in North, Caroline?
Oa ye grumblers, pluck the beam out Of
your own eyes, before relieving the
mote from thy brothers. eye
O. h. T.
WHY VIRGINIA NEEDS A NEW CONSTI.
TUITION.
Virginia pays s7l1, $3.50 30 for her gov
ernmant, North Carolina pays only
1926. Gil 61.
North Carolina with about the same
school population as Virginia. and
larger daily attendance than Virginia
has, conducts her educational system
at a cost Of only 800 900 while Virgin
ia pays 81. $40. 900.
In the number of officials in the two
states-states Of about equal popula-
tIon-Virginia has about l27 judges to
North Carolina S9 ; ll6 prosecuting at.
torneys to North Cardinals 10; il9
sheriffs to North Oarolina's 96; 10
county treasurers to North Oarolina's
none 2O5 commissioners of revenue to
North Oarolina's none.
The criminal expenses Of Virginia
are $40, 1876 80. while North Oarolina's
are only 500. .766. 76.
When Mr.. Withers tried TO get
statement OF Virginia county expenses,
only thirty.three out Of the one hun
dred county treasurers would answer
him. But from these thirty-three
answers he learned the startling
fact that the county expenses Of the 30
counties were 1907. sos. 80, while the
whole county expenses Of all the coun-
ties of North Carolina were but $780,
SSl O2. Taking the SO Virginia coun
ties as basis, Mr.. Withers estimates
the total county taxes Of all the coun'
ties Virginia at 50 400, 900