The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-16
QUESTIONS
ANSWERED.
SOME COMPARATIVE FIG
URES OF OFFICES ANDEX-
PENSES In TWO SOUTH
ERN STATES.
A VIRGINIA PAPER ASKS WHYY
And The Caacasian Offers an Ans~er
That Seems To Dtspose OF The Inquiry
Ono Party Rsle un~hoicsome And
EXpensiSe.

E1pensive.
In the state of Virginia there IL 4
fight going on that is interesting. IL
seems TO have started over . scheme
TOR DISTINGUISHING vOters, and has
gathered "issues" until the expense
Of the commonwealth has come 10
be a question:; and concerning this
particular question The Progress OF
Charlottesville, asks the following
questions:
"Why should the purely admins
trative cost of our state government
be $7l1,339 80, when the same ex-
penses in North Carolina are only
1925, ,6l l.6l:
Why should the educational sys-
tenn Of Virginia cost $l,62O, 500,
when North Carolina, with more
children at her public schools, pays
only 500, 900.
Why should Virginia have l27
judges, when North Carolina, with
a greater population, has only 23?
Why should Virginia have ll6
prosecuting attorneys, when North
Carolina has only l9?
Why should Virginia have ll9
treasurers, when North Carolina has
none?
Why should Virginia have 205
commissioners Of the revenue, when
North Carolina has none?
Why should Virginia have ,429
terms Of court in year, when North
Carolina has only $50?
Why should Virginia have crimi-
nal expenses amounting to S41O,-
1882, when North Carolins's are
only S65,776.77?
Why should the county expenses
in Virginia amount to 81, 4OO, 900,
for 100 counties, when the county
expenses in North Carolina, for SO
counties are only S907, ,505.SO?
Why should the state taxes, alone,
of Virginia amount to $1S2,327.34
more than both state and county
taxes of North Carolina put to-
gether?
Why should the combined state
and county taxes of Virginia (S5,
747,399,17) exceed the combined
state and county taxes Of North
Carolina (S311 1,O62.O3) by the enor-
nous sum of 81, $50, ,337.14
Without stopping to discuss the
exactness of the figures given, but
which are approximately correct In
the main, the CAUCASIAN will tell
the Progress the Reason Why.
Because under an election scheme
known as the Walton law and sim
liar measures, the democratic party
has been in control of Virginia fol
many years in succession, with g
knowledge that under such measures
and their application, it could not be
dislodged. That's why!
If the same party, democratic
shall remain in power in NORTH
Carolina for ten years, it is probable
that it will in that time, increase
the expenses of North Carolina be
!, yond those complained Of by the
Progress, in Virginia.
i Until the election law adopted BY
, the democratic legislature Of thi.
state in 1899, there was always I
fighting chance to defeat the demo
cratic party, and that had whole
some effect on that organization.
, But when it came into power il
, 1899, expenses began to increase
and nearly half a million dollar
more was gotten away with in som'
t way for 1899 and 1900 than for an.
two previous years.
81 AT its session of 1901, the demo
cratic party arranged for four ad
, ditional judicial districts, whicl
means four more judges, four NOR
8 solicitors and four more of every
thing else that they will be able t
: land on the public treasury, an
Q this, by no means, describes the I'D
q ditiOnal expenses that must b
borne under their administration.
81 If the Progress will possess II
c soul in patience, and wait q fey
r years, the expenses of the "Ol
: North State" will outrun those {
J., the "Oid Dominion" unless tn
r former can effect q change Of &C
: ministratiOn.
Wonder if the Progress has an
IS hope Of reform in Virginia, unles
4 the exiting regime can be turne
l. down there? If it is straight dem'
n cratic as in North Carolina, there
e doubt about it.