The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-10-01

and Republicans Both.
THE STATES PRIS0N-ITS RESCUE FROM DISGRACE AND
BANKRUPTCY BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Nowhere will there be found a more striking contrast between
Democratic and Republican rule than in the record of the States
lrison. When the Republican Party assumed control of this institu-
non in 1897 they found it selfsustaining In the four years it re-
manned in Republican hands it was plunged into bankruptcy, cost the
State $225,000 and backened the pages of the States history with
official scandal. Read the record:
THE RUSSELL ADMINISTRATION OF STATES PRISON.
January L, 1897, to j January 1, 1901.
Receipts ,932.l6
Appropriations 2~27,e1e.6o
s~755,548.7o
Average receipts per month ..........."-.... 15,74O.59
Average per month. ~1e,978.64
This includes 3,2e2.e9 paid during the Aycock administration
for debts contracted by the Russell administration.
THE AYcocK ADMINISTRATION OF STATES PRISON.
January 1, 1901, to January /, 1905.
Receipts .~$62e,46e.s1
No appropriations.
Average receipts per month. ............. 1s'o5da ! 8
Disbursements 459,ooOoo
Average per month. :. 9,573.55
Assets-January /, 155,197.54
THE GLENN ADMINISTRATION OF STATES PRISON.
January 1, 1905, to January :, 1908.
Receipts 1868, O274O
No appropriations. -
Average receipts per month =. l8,41742
Disbursements :. 592,43213
Average per month. 16,45644
Nc liabilities.
Ase@-January L, 1908 1O9,4O0l9
These disbursements include $175, 900 turned into the State Treas
ury for the use of the general fund on April 3, 1907 (chapter 896,
gerous Insane for the year 1907 (chapter 262, Acts 1907, and
$6,893.47 paid for paving the walks in Capitol Square (chapter 500,
Acts 1905). The items aggregate ~$184,893.47 and are profits earned
by the institution in addition to the assets on hand.
So It will be seen that during the four years of Russellism the State
had to make appropriations from the State Treasury amounting to
1927, 616.60 to maintain the Institution.
During the four years of Aycocks Democratic administration not
profits of over $155,0O0. Was this a accident? Read the record
further.
During the first three years of Glenn's Democratic administration
no State appropriations we're needed, but, on the contrary, the enor-
nous sum of $294293.66 was earned as profits.
But this is not all Some things are not measured in dollars and
cents. During the Republican control the good name of the State,
which is above price, was furnished with vile scandals by the officials
the depth of disgrace to which the State was brought.
Scandal No. I.
The Republican administration transferred the criminal insane of
the State to the Penitenhary and put them In charge of DR.. Kirby
Smith. On September /, 1897, Dr.. Smith suddenly left Raleigh for
New York City. Rumors were published that he had debauched
some of those demented women under his charge, and on the 22dof
of the Peniteniary held a session. On the night of the 21st of Sep
TENDER the chairman of the board said: eff DIR. Smiths resignation
is In this morning it viii be accepted and there will be no inYesiga-
ton of the charges against him. IF It's not In, the charges will be
publicly investigated. I have been assured it would be before the
board to-day 1t is thus seen that it was the purpose of the board
to let the matter pass without an investigation But the attendant In
charge, Mr.. Benton Williams, rendered his resignation and requested
100 f"1 uvpsfiOafio & Tho voufiUofio bod Ao hnr IL &c.,