The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-11-30
suascainTi0n RATES.
CAN PROVIDE FOR THE INSANE
WITHOUT ISSUING BONDS.

CAN PROVIDE FOR THE lSsAS r.
WITHOUT ISSUING BONDS.
Since the Superiniendents OF the
Insane Asylums at Morganton and
Raleigh met in conference with Gov.
Glenn two weeks ago to devise
some means to provide for the poor
insane Of the State, the News and
Observer has apparently grown in
dignant that the insane have not
been better provided for before, and
now demands that they be provided
for at once. Why this righteous
spasm on the part of the News and
Observer That paper knew before
the last legislature met that there
were hundreds of INDECENT insane in
this State that had to be confined in
the poor houses and common jails
because there was not room for them
in the asylums. This indignation
on the part of the Observer is only
q play to the galleries, an attempt to
crawl on the band wagon to keep
from being run over.
Some eff the papers have suggested
that the next legislature authorize
more bonds to be issued to secure
funds to erect new buildings and for
the support Of the insane. The in
digent insane should be provided
for, and they should be provided for
at once, and when the next legisla-
ture meets they should appropriate
Q sufficient amount to properly pro-
vide for the insane; and if we have
the right kind of an administration
it should not be necessary to issue
bonds. The actual cost of running
our State government has not in
creased two Mullins of dollars
within the past three years, yet the
taxes on property has been increased
to about that amount, then why not
take million dollars of this amount
derived from the increased valua-
ton of property and appropriate it
for the care of the insane? If this
were done and all the patients who
should be at Keely Institute and in
private sanitariums were turned out
it would not be necessary to issue a
single bond to care tor all the indi-
gent insane in the State.
The Davie Record, in placing the
blame for the present condition OF
affairs, says:
"Pray, who is 20 ham, for the
above condition OF sGairs? Who
has been writing the laws n North
Carolina since 1898 ?-the Deme-
Gratis. Then Democracy is to b.me
for their inhumanity to this po>r
unfortunate class of our people. It's
too true, and every man, woman
and child should know that this
great Democratic party can pass laws
increasing the number of Judge and
Solicitors; can pass laws making
new offices and increasing their sal.
aries. They can railroad through
the legislature bill to empty the
State Treasury in defence of election
thieves-and Gov. Glenn had his
part in it but the great Democratic
party can't appropriate sufficient
money to take care of these poor,
helpless and most unfortunate class
Of our people. They must languish
In Jail or the poor houses, while a
Democratic legislature is voting
thousands of the peoples money to
increase the salaries of the Judges.
We opposed the increase while it
was before the legislature, and we
now see that our position was ever
lastingly right. It's a disgrace to
our dear old State that such state of
affairs should exist. Look at the
corporation commissioners at tax as.
sessing times, going all over the
State instructing the assessors to in
crease the value Of your property,
and the result, millions in increase
to the taxable property in the State,
yet that Watt and Ward bill legis-
lature could not find time to pass a
law to properly care for these poor
insane people. The Governor should
have shed some of those tears while
the legislature was in session. Now
these lpoor unf0rtunstes must Ian.
guish on in Jail until another legis-
lature convenes in 1907, and then,
possibly wait, for the election of
State officers in 1908 is Of too much
importance to the aspiring ones to
increase the appropriations for addi.
tional buildings for these poor un.
fOrtunates.
Shame! Eternal shame upon De
mocracy."
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