The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16
BONDISSUE PROPOSED
Senator Webb would
Sell Half a Million
Of State bonds
NEED FOR SUCH ACTION
Permanent Improvements at Vari
Gus Penal Institutions-Cries
of Insane People Coming
up For Relief State
Duty in The
Premises

CutJ III nO
Premises
Senator Webb. OF Buncombe, has in
troduced bill providing for. the issue of
$500, 900 for permanent Improvements. In
presenting the bill Mr.. Webb fttingly re-
marked:
81 hope, Mr.. Preaident. that the senate
will indulge me for few moments in
order that may discuss the bill which has
lust been read. l know that it is unusual
for bill to be discussed before the same is
referred to committee, but as this meas
ure is of such great Importance, and for
the fear that the fact that it authorizes the
issue of bonds may at once create pref
udice against its passage, it is probably
best for me to give my reasons why
think it absolutely necessary that some such
lsgislauon be enacted.
1.-The average citizen is afraid of bond
1SSUG, ESPECIALLY a SOdlO -OtJhu 1AC
seems, however, willing for his county to
issue bonds 20 build a new couIt house, or
to build a new Jail, or to build public
bridges; or to issue bonds to build and
equip a new water system or sewerage
plant, or to build graded school buildings,
or to macadamize and pave the streets of
his own town. But when it comes to the
issue of bonds 10y great state, such as the
making permanent improvements for the
erection of building which shall stand for
generations, there is objection, SIMPLY be-
cause there is an imaginary danger.
81 have considered to the best of my
ability the question of permanent inn
provements for the state hospitals for the
insane, for the various educational iusti-
tutions, f Or the reformatOry for youthful
criminals, for the erectian of building for
the proper storing and preservation of the
records of the state or for the enlargement
of the capital, and have come to the con
clusion that with the present condition of
our finances it is utterly impossible for the
state to begin to make the absolute neces
sary permanent Improvements unless 1t is
sues and sells its bonds for that purpose.
>"And why should it not be done? The
money to be realized from these bonds is
to be used for permanent improvements;
for the erection and equipment of buildings
which will stand for generations; aud as
future generations and p1sterity are to get
the benefit of these buildings, as much as
the present generation, it seems only right
and fair that they should be willing to pay
their part of the same. This principle has
been recognized by every county, state
and town in North Carolina, and why
should it not be recognized by the great
slate itself? do not believe that the CHI
zens of the state should le burdered ky
payment for permanent Improvements UuI
of current taxes
L honestly b-leve, Mr.. Presi,ieu!, nnC
fellow senator's, that the Y eatest duty upon
the state of North CarolIn4 at tnGS ttmr
the proper care and neatment OF It's ims nr
The great Democratic party has p'on"unc
Ell it's platform, its speakers have pro
claimed i'm most eloquent language, i'll
newspapers have heralCied far and Lear
that we are human and generous in the
care of our unlortunHtrs.
''And yet, Mr.. President, the solemn anC
stubborn fact remains that we read in al
most every ne Ns paper about the death 81
some poor, uHt 'rtuaate crea ure, who has
lost his reason, aud because of inhabilitN
to be admitted imto the insane asylums ht
has spent his Last days in prison cell
without decent and proper care and at
tentIon.
''And MIR President, the majoaty party
has also in it's platform demanded that ou
unfortunate insane are properly atte' dec
to. The records show that there are fov
over two hundred applicants for admission
into the state hospital at Morgantoi; tht
records show that th9re are 81 applicant;
for admission into the state hospital a
Raleigh, and the records show that lheIt
are rs applicants for ADMISSION into ih'
state hospital at Goldsboro. and yet, a!
though we vainly and proudly boast 3i on
care for these unfortunate creatures, th'
solemn fact remains that we are not car