Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-19
P0URS HOT sH0T INTO
REPUBLICAN, RANKS
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the Republican party in claiming the
right CT return to power in Virginia
On account Of the supposed graft and
corruption in the Democratic party
He said that after twenty-one years
CT rule in this State all that the Re.
publican party could find for com.
plant or criticism of the Democratic
rule was that u school official had been
found interested in the profits de-
rived from the anle Of, a school regis,
ter and that a clerk, Shepherd, in the
auditors office had been found forging
checks and misapproprialing funds
amounting TO $37,9li.t3. He said the
school official had been Immediately
dismissed and the clerk convicted and
sent to the penitcntiary. He said
these two OffenseS were small MOLE
hills III comparison to the mOnntains
of Republican corruption, fraud and
mis-apprOpriations which shocked and
disgraced the State during lis four
years Ct power. lie said fer the Re
publican party now To alludc 10 graft
i'll any party required Il bOldncss and
supply Of monumental check that was
amazing. That every department in
the Federal government in Washing
ton had been found recking with graft
and corruption. That the wal depart.
- 'itoN ~ ttsIt wtlt SD DtlI
lageo,s that Eagan. who purchased
Tie supplies during the Spanish war
was dismissed and Alger, ihe Sccre-
tgry of war. was forced to resign. That
frauds IN the lnnd office were so glar-
ing aud infamous that llrrmannS, the
former commissioners who had control
CT the department is now undo iMdict-
ment and Il Republican senator has
been convicted. That corruption and
graft SO permeated the agricultural
department that three high officials
have hcen detected md dismissed.
That in the last few days exposures
of fraud have been made in the great
printing Office Of The government and
the public printer. Mr.. Palmer. forced
to resign. That in the papers of Il
few days a":o we see 1t stated that
me re than twenty-five prominent Re-
publicans cf North Carolina nave been
indicted Tor completely in internal re.
venue frauds and scandals.
The investigation of The postoiice
department disclosed graft. corruption
and fnnnnerahle misrepresentation ri
public funds ana Of fraudulent com
plicfty of high Republican officials
in governmental contracts and sales.
He said that The Republican party
had -taft rampant in front, in the
tanks rnd in the rear Of It's vast
army.
Graft in Postoftice Department.
He said that the charge made by
the Republican nominee for governor
that the auditors office WINS so ine0i-
ciEntly run and The bookkeeping so
bad tillt the amount of the dcfalra-
tion of Shepherd was unknown is in
accurate. as shown by n letter from
Gel. Marye, the auditor, to Mr.. Snyder,
which shows that these tlefalcationS
were accurately nsccrtained and
amounted to S37,91i.13. MIR. Swanson
said that the Republicans certainly
had no cause To complain of the pres
ent system If auditing and paying nc.
counts since these are precisely SINH
iar. to these existing during Republican
administrator in the State.
Public Schools Founded.
He'then proceeded to prove that tho
claims of the Republicans that they
had been the founders and friends
Ct the public free school system of
Virginia were %unfOunded. He said
that the public school system of Vir-
GINA was inauguralcd by The Demo
cratic party years before It. was i'm
,perative to do so under the Underwood
SoNSlitution anu became al once GILL
cient and successful under DR.. Ruff.
ner, one CT tho most distinguished eiiu-
GATORS In this nation. The advent of
iisptblicnnism was made notable by
the removal of this illusiriols educat.
or as superintendent of public in3truc.
zion and the election of an incomne.
ten, and incapable person in his place.
lie continued: "The funding bill
with Its tax receivable coupon fen-
tu:ss. and which for years injured the
public school syHtem Of Virginia, re.
ceiyed almost the entire vote Of Tic
Republicans In The General Assembly
END conld only have passed by their
aid. 1t was ~antngonized by the 1cau.
Ing Democrats, notably Senator Daniel.
who for years has hccn the leader of
tio virginia democracy and its most
able and eloquent champion.
THE Republicans llnvc also cliarg.
ed in this campaign that The Demo
Gratis have never appropriated more
money for the public schools than they
arc required TO do under tho consiit,l.
titn. This is nnt true. Since the
Democratic party camc into power
after the Republican rule of four years.
it has paid back in full all the arrear.
ages OF money due the public schools
and in addition has appropriated each
year $200,000.00 out of the State treas.
ury more than is assessed in State
taxes -fo: school It lis as
tonnching how men OF intelligence and
position can. make such misleading
statements.
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