The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12

was also big falling or In the taxes
derived from saloons and the liquor
traffic, as many had been forced out OF
business by hard times. So the Repnb-
lican administration came into power
actually with less available revenues
from taxation than when MncCorlSle
took his seat In 1893, and neither the
legislature of 1897 nor 1899 passed any
revenue measures.
BY enforcing the collection of fines
for misdemennors. which go to the
general school fund, we increased the
receipts from that source nearly SO per
cent in one year.
BY compelling the commissioners
who were delinquent to settle for the
money received from the sale of waste.
delinquent or unapproprinted lands.
which goes to the irrcducible school
fund.- we added $4,000 to that fund in
one year: and in tina last two years
have added another 100000 to the large
amounts added by us In the first two
years to the irreducibfe school fund.
This fund now exceeds Sl.000.0D0, and
the Democrats added only 100000 yea:
on an average to this fund. us against
our nearly $4,000 year.
Million Dollars in the Treasury.
1HSre Is UVeT Sl,Uuo,uuu III SuSH III thc
treasury now. drawing interest. includ-
Ing the uninvcsted portion of the irre-s
ducible school fund: and OF this amount
there Is over 100000 in cash In the gen.
eral or state fund. available at once,
and every obligation is paid to date.
Does this look like Il wastefui or ex-
travagant administration? Is 1t not n
matter Of pride to lis all, Democrats
and Republicans and men OF I'LL par
ties, that we have n state without a
debt: n state with surplus: n state
that is building up under the present
administration institutions like the
asylum for ineura bles and the Girls In
dustrial Home; erecting new buildings
at the West Virginia reform school:
building and establishing the, several
miners hospitals: putting up great
capital annex: starting three great
state university buildings; state ad--
'ministration that has strengthened and
developed every institution of learning
In the state and opened new one for
colored youth at Bluefeld; that has SO
administered It's high trust that every
institution of charity. philanthropy and
education under It's control is doing
more work and better than ever before
in It's history? Have we not reason to-
be proud of an administration that has
done and is doing these things?
State Expanding and Growing.
Our state Is expanding and growing
ma our public institutions with IT, Un-
der our Astounding prosperity West
firglnia Is developing amazingly and
all her public institutions are enlarS-
ing. II the Democratic party objects to
the Increased appropriations passed by
the Democratic house Of 1899 and the
Republican senate of that year, let
them come out into the open like men
and say to what appropriations they OBJ
ject. To say that Il siX-foot man needs
no larger clothes than q small boy Is to
make ones self ridiculous. If you OBJ
ject to any particular appropriation.
my Democratic friend, name 1t. But
make UP yottt, mind that under RPpub-
lican administrations state institutions
viii not lie dwarfed or crippled, but VIII
keep pace with the demands and devel-
opment OF the state. w '
DR.. Jekyll rcjoiced In the good; Mr..
Hyde rereled in the bnd. There were
some things said by Ex-Governor
Hyde" Mt Pnrkersburg about the Wes-
ton asylum. He WAS very emphatic. I
wondered as l listened to him. II he
Gratis and Republicans had sat In judy
ment and heard the case against the
superintendent and that the Democrat
lc members of that board OF uniting
with Republican member could have
brought about u change at once. |
wondered II he meant 10 say that the
Democratic members had violated their
onths Of office md voted to retain the
superintendent IN order to accomplish
some sinister purpose 1t would afford
ME great pleasure to remove the mem
Der of any board of any party faith who
would violate his oath and shield the
guilty. One Republican, member voted
against the superintendent and gave
the Democrats chance by going with
him to effect a change and save cN-
Governor Hyde" from future mental
disturbances and outraged feelings.
All Voted He Was Not Guilty. {
But they wouldn't and didn't. Not n
Democratic member voted TINT the SUI
perIntrndont was guilty, hut ali voted
that he was not guilty. II l were
Democratic member Of the Weston
board I'd make the late Democratic
governor explain jtst who he means
have violated their 0uths OF Office and
duty to the people
II IL my fortune and your fortune,
gentlemen OF the c8HreHtIoR,., to belong
TO party which Il of the. people and
tor the people and which hns so lrgIs-
lated TINT we can truthrully say that
prosperity shines IN every household"
Our contrnstrd condition ns II nation
md ns n state with TINT OF four to SIX
years nso Ia Il most glorious one. re
Republican party In the state and ma
ton has kept faith with the people
ind redeemed every promise made. We
.havo proved true prophets and fulfilled
to the letter our prophecies. Here In
West Virginia, the only Republican
state left In tho south. our material
prosperity IL the mnrvcl OF the country.
We have the richest and best state IN
the Union With II most splendid future
Just ahead, We are coming into our
Inheritance ind our coal ia becoming
king; our lumber commands the mar
kcts; our OH iiluuircs'thc world. while
our manufactured products circle the
globe. Let ts vote 10 Keep our devlep-
ment going, to place no check to our
business growth, To sustain the party OF
sound money, OF protective policies for
our coal, timber, wool md other pro-
ducts, ard Of that patriotism which
follows the lng unfnlteringly, with de-
votlon that never viii consent to i,s
being hauled down where Il has once
been planted In tho name OF human
liberty and Christian civilization. 90