Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-29

/ the state, to properly take care Of
the poor unfortunate insane. whose
numbers have increased. and the ex'
pense OF providing for them has also
, greatly increased on account OF the
cost OF living. oecasioned by the high
Republican tariff. Does the Repnbli-
cen party begrudge the increased
comforts and attention given these
poor insane persons! VIII they lesson
the aid to these poor unfortnnates
i fpower Is given them? I cannot
believe any party could deal
rarsImoniously and niggardly with
these afflicted ones.
Confederate Penslcns.
"Of the increased expenditures com
planned OF sss.5issi was given In aid
land pensions 10 Confederate soldiers.
Does the Republican party disapprove
OF this generosity to those heroic vet
Grams and their wives? AS this amount
is included In the increased expendi-
lures complained OF we must conclude
that II power should be given them
the aid to Confederate soldiers would
be propcrtionately lessened.
"Of the increased Expenditures com.
planned OF 1929. $4,000 was for the i'm
proyement OF the public highways.
Does the Republican party approve
this? Does It favor state aid for
read Improvement? II so why does 1t
complain OF this appropriation
"These constitute most Of the APP
preparations that have been increased.
and the Republican party falls TO
name a single explicit appropriation
which they antagonize. But. those
Expenditures. complained OF. when
they passed the House OF Delegates
on February IS, 1908. as seen on page
ess of the House Journal were pass
ed without a dissenting vote being re-
corded against them. The appropria-
ton bill for that and the succeeding
year. which carried these cxpendi-
lures, had the vote OF every Republt-
Pcan member present. On March 6.
1908, House Bill. as amended by the
Senate, carrying these appropriations
and increased expenditures, was pass
ed In the Senate. as seen on page 775
Of the Senate Journal. without dis
senting vote. all the Republicans pres
ent voting for the passage of the bill,
including Senator Lincoln. the Repub-
lican nominee for lieutenant governor.
II should also be noted that these
bills. supported unanimously by the
Republicans In the House and Senate.
present. carried with them nearly all
the increased salaries complained Of
by our opponents The Republican
members OF the House and Senate
concurred with the Democrats In be.
iIeving that the best interest of the
State would be promoted by these ex-
tpenditures., The results achieved
have justified those Republicans in
following Democratic leadership and
supporting Democratic policies. We
will leave the Republican candidate
for lieutenant governor, who voted for
these expenditures. and the Republi.
can candidate for governor. who COM
Iplains OF these increased expenditures,
to dispute as to who Is correct. The
debate between these two will be
both interesting and instructive. II
must be a little embarrassing to the
candidate for lieutenant governor. un-
der the Republican party to be placed
on a platform 10 this respect, contra
ry to his vote and convictions.
A. to increased Salaries.
Another complaint Of our political
Iopponents is that the salaries Of State
oficisls have been increased from
IsI27,7ls.35 in 1899 to $24o.s<0.4s in
1908. As previously stated. nearly all
of these increased salaries have been
supported and voted for by the Republi-
can members Of the house and senate.
They certainly must have thought the
Increases reasonable and just TO have
supported them. But. regardless of
this support. let us examine these in
oreases in salaries and see II they are
reasonable or not OF the increased
salaries. ss2.1s2ss was occasioned by
the increased salaries given TO the
judges on account OF the change In
our judicial system. under the new
constitution. Before the county
Judges received very small salaries,