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

the Little kanawha railroad. which wa
begun under the preceding administration
and of which Governor Atkinson's prede-
cessor was one of the incorporators. This
decrease shows, notwithstanding the fact
that the Republican administration has
added al of the street railroads in the
State to the railroad assessment The
street railroads heretofore, under Demo-
cratic administration. had been taxed un-
der the county administration and should
not appear IN the railroad assessments Of
the State.
publican party in the increase Of manu-
featuring and coal mining in the Iase
three years. and claims that within thar
time there has been located in the state
more than fifty millions of dollars Of out
side capital. suggest thar at least some
of this material prosperity would natural-
~ come from the vigorous and painstak-
ing exertions OF previous Democratic ad.
ministrations. backed by the natural
splendid resources of the state. Tia
widest dreams. however would not place
the amount of outside capital which has
come into this State within the last shree
years at more than Sl200e,0O0.
AS TO
The Pretense of the Governor
that the Republican party has revolutions
lied the material interests Of the State
during the short time it has been in
power. l wish to state whatever indus
trial glory. whatever splendor Of COM
meroial success, whatever pride of state
hood in so FAR as these essentials are de-
pendent upon government, that they ara
due to the Democratic party. The splen-
did party took this State in It's infancy,
with her valleys silent, her mountains u
wilderness, her splendid resources en-
! touched without railroads. without man.
ufacturers, without Improvements of any
kind. with her best citizens DISTINGUISHED
by the party in power, with the whole
efforts OF the Republican party directed
not to the uphuilding Of the State. but to
the sole and supreme effort Of controlling
it's political affairs TO the absolute exclu-
sion OF any other interest, and il has made
the valleys 70 ring with the whistle OF the
locomotive the mountains to glow with
the glare OF the coke ovens. the silent
forest to ring TO the woodman's axe, and
the sound OF the mandatory and the
mill. Recognizing the glory OF the sue
cess Of our party in practically creating
this great State how small scens the pre-
tensions of the Republican party when
compared with the marvellous result rising
from nearly quarter of a century Of
Democratic rule. The splendid success os
the Democratic party IN conserving tbs
prosperity and glory OF West Virginia win
| be shown by simple ana cold inspection
OF the figures within the last twenty three
tl,..
of the Democratic party ia this state:
The Democrats received ia 1879 sn insti-
tuition In no wise approximaing unt-
versity. During that time II expended
upon the University a half million dollars,
and turned it over TO the Republican par
" a most magnificent institution, with
nearly 600 students, a splcudld faculty and
ia everywlse a University IN name and
character We received the Normal
schools, one At Fairmont and the other
at West Liberty, with 1si students with
not building erected by the Republican
party. during the time Of its control We
| have established and splendidly equipped
them and have expended Within tho time
| of the Democratic power ana control upon
these institutions nearly a half million
dollars We handed them bach with i.201
| students enrolled, with 1890 students
upon its register We created fo,M
| state a splendid reform scne~nw~fSssl
| colored institute and expended $4,000 In
their erection and completion. We prao-
ticany created the public school system
of West Virginia. In 1872 We received the
system with 26l5 teachers and gave up
control with $500 teachers on tho roll
Then there were l7ooS5 students enlm-
Grated when we went out Of power IN re
were 296. ga students enumerated. We re-
ceived the system with 2,226 school houses
and gave back 5.f75. an Increase OF 3.259.
We found the total value Of school houses
81 go 600 and we increased Il to S1,a62-
000 We Increased an of the school prop-
erty from 81 .22i. 1856 10 A.eg7 .fn. an Increase
OF S2.0o2 s05 The General State Fund.
when the Democrats came ia power was
only $4,000 We left II s05oOO The IRE
ducable School Fund amounted 20 SIS og.
We increased Il 20 $4,000, a magnificent
increase OF 100000 and during all Of this
time not one dollar was misapproprlated
or lost. The school system was unorgan-
lied. and the Democratic party has per-
fected il until il is one Of the best in the
Union. During that time the General
El4iAG T UNA 0AENNAAif1 W ats-N@f|7ft Nftf%tA
has been disbursed under Demoeratie
management. During that time a teteh-
ers' fund of over eleven million dollars
has been collected and paid to tho teacn-
ers Of the State. TO this must be added
the building fund OF 100000, which has
been discussed for the purposes for which
II was collected. TO this muat be added
the amount appropriated BY the Jegisia-
| ture for educational purposes during this
| time. amounting 70 ti.5s4.oo9 and also tbs
amount collected from All ether soarees
and expended for educational work.
amounting 70 q. go s3s. ia these years the
Democratic party has collected and dis
bursed for educational purposes the 81
gantic sum OF over s2s.eooe9 whers
| could this expenditure record be cgpaiieds
and
Before This Splendid Monument
Of education progress, does not the state-
ment OF the Chief Executive Of the Re-
publican party in this state pale by cons
parison Herewith. During this time th9
welfare OF the State has been cared for
almost beyond expression. During this
time the value Of railroad property has
been increased from ,7.0oo.09 in round
numbers to s22.50o,6a fl 1895. The rail-
roads under the fostering care Of this