The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-10-06

81, 43


| out by the State Aanditor were 81
1922, 4O4 "a, or IN round numbers
about S275, 900 more than was spent
under Vance in four years. Not
withstanding the fact that not
cent of the special appropriation for
schools and 100000 for pensions
had been paid. Again l repeat, Is
this the truth:
| Jus tice" has said the present
Democratic administration was
spending nearly twice as much as
was spent by the Republicans their
last year. Here Is what the Audit
or's report says:
Total expenses in 1898, S1,297,-
6ti19. The same auditor says you
spent last year S2,322.4O4.24. Is
this the truth?
"Justice" has said that the credit
of the State rose from 1913 when the
Republicans took charge to over
1904 when the government was
turned back to the democrats, and
that the Democrats sold to the
Wachovia Loan and Trust Company
of this place $4,000 four per tent.
bonds at a price above 1921. Is that
the truth?
i ssJustice" has said that last year
the present democratic administra-
ton sold 100000 of our four per
cent. bonds at an average Of about
1913, showing less Of over six per
cent. in the States credit in this
sale since the democrats took charge
In 1899. Is this SO?
"Justice" has said the republicans
run the State without selling bond
or borrowing a dollar and that W hen
the fiscal year closed in 1898 every
appropriation had been paid and still
there was over S185,OOO lying idle
in the State Treasury without dol
lar of unpaid appropriation against
it. Is this so?
! "Justice has said that the demo
Gratis, since they took control Of the
State in 1899 have added $4,000
to our bOAded debt, besides borrow
ing 100000 from the school fund,
making our interest bearing debt
five hundred and ten Thousand dol
lars larger than it was under the
republicans. Is this SO?
"Justice" has said that in order
, to meet the extraordinary EXPENSES
Of the present administration you
t have greatly increased the taxes of
, the people, especially on their lands.
/ Is this SO?
l "Justice" has said that duling
Mr.. Cleveland's second term, when
the democratic party wrote our laws,
that Mr.. Cleveland sold two hun.
dred and sixty-two millions OF
: Government bonds to meet the
deficit in the treasury caused by the
bad management of the democratic
, party, that we are paying the inter
est on these bonds today, and jus
tice'' has urged this as a reason why
the people should not trust thu
> democratic party again. Is this so
That the people may more feadil!
understand what this great amour
means, "Jus,ice" will say now tina
n had Mr.. Cleveland put up the entir
If State of North Carolina, the las
is year Of his administration and sol
E. it, including every farm, every cit,
II lot, every bank and railroad, ever
ID COW, horse, mule, billy goat an
lack ass and had some foreign coun
try bought us at our taxable valu
it would not have brought enoug
n. t, have paid the bonds he ha
81 issued. Is this so?
"a s.Justice'' has charged that yO
IN created the Office of Insurance Con
We mission, made several new offic
of thereby and filled them with dem
pe Gratis. Is this 80?
"Justice" has said that nOtwit
standing the fact that you create
the Insurance Commission and tax
I'D the work from the Secretary
Nc State, that still you created q ne
1t Office in the Secretary of Stat
ms. Office and filed it with member
a ma the Legislature that made the off
and had taken 81, 200 year Of Q