The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-10

In his keynote speech Candidate
Bennett, Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor made the following amazing
statement:
"Fer over twenty-five years they
(the Democratic party were in charge
and during all Of that time they ad.
ministered your affairs so honestly, 50
abIy and so economically that with a
revenue Of not more than one-third the
revenue ofsthe present year, they met
EVERY ordinary expense, built practl.
eaIIy every public building and turned
ever TO the incoming administration
a surplus of several hundred Thousand
dollars"
The Democratic comnrittee's ad.
dress says that party "founded and
built up all It's. tthe state's) great pub.
Ilic institutions"
! Governor Maccorkie, in caon!ra ~.
Democratic campaign SEPTEMBER 1a,
dwelt en- the alleged extravaganza Of
the Republican party In West Virginia,
and according to an offciai report
lclatmed that during his (Maccor.
fkle'sl administration mere publio
Ibutidings were erected than in all the
administrations slnee'
z. k j |.I
as 10 the eeurpIus" turned ever to
FGovsrner Atkinson, Of which Mr.. Ben!
nett saeaks the aaprSprlations bill
passed when Governor Maecorl,ls
went cut speaks eloquentIy with ttq
Deficiency BIZ carrying $4,000 to BE-
paid by Governor Atkinson, out Of ths
lmsny thousands less Of dollars in the
state Treasury than this amount called
lfcr. The Democratic Secretary Of
State owed the State thirty thousand
dollars or more; and had not 'uncle
Sam" paid back S154ooo Of war taxes
COLLECTED in the sixties under a Re.
publican eovernoE to MaccorkIe, the
Democratic Deficiency Rill would have
been in excess Of ss5o,oo. And candi.
date Bennett thinks deficiency is a
surplus!
Let US see about the claims Of who
founded and built up the staate lnstl.
tutions.
Under the first administrations in
this State, from 1858 to 1870, which
were Republican, there were founded
eight ts) public institutions.
The greatest was the public school
system, founded by the Republican
party. When Il turned over the reins
to Democracy not only was that free
school system we'll established, bu,
there was quarter Of million dollars
lin the fund, created by the Republican
party, called the IrreducibIe School
Fund. In twenty.six years the Demo
crats built that fund up from guar
ter Of a million to sss4,ss2.25-an in.
crease Of 100000 in 25 years. When
the lrreducible School Fund was lin
tied by constitutional amendment In
1902 to one million dollars, the Re.
publican party In little over sis
years had added $4,000, more to Il
so that It was s1.1o4,st2.ss. The Re
publicans added nearly half as much
In six years as the Democrats did In
twenty.sfx!
When the Republicans created the
public school system the minimum
term was fixed at four months. The
Democrats left IL at that, after twenty
six years. But now under Republican
i growth and "sxtravagance,' the mini
mum term is Increased fifty per cent
70 six months, and the average for In,
entire state Is very nearly sever
months.
During the first years Of the statl
the Republican party founded ans
built the peaf, Dumb and Blind instf
tuition, the Weston insane Asylum, th,
University, the three Normal SCHOOL,
at Huntington, West Liberty and Fair
mont, and the Penitentlary.
In twenty-six years the Democrat
established, excluding The building .
the new capitol, what might be sal.
to be seven new institutions, namely
e The Boys Reform school, three Nor
sImal Schools, tGieavlfle, Athens an,
shepherdsteWn) the second tiespIts
for the Insane At Spencer, the Preps
tory sshoel.iat Montgomery, and bar,
Z y " started tbs West Virginia colors,
!. institute. @
Since ecyernor Maecorlsle went oil
the Republican psrsy has sstabiisheI
apa founded zen tto| additional ii