The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15

state to build up political orgniza-
ton to perpetuate in power of the
people who are the present rulers of
the state:" The people of West
Virginia are asking these questions
and the people have not been able to
arrive ut conclusion that points at
any other reason for the dispropor-
tomato increase in expense other
than the fact, that, as George c.
Cole told Sam Montgomery, I'VE
are not paying them for what they
do now, but for what they did dur
ing the last campaign
The people of the state are not
pleased at the idea of political
party compelling the taxpayers of a
state to pay the running expenses
and the political debts of the Re-
publican party, and the time has
come when the Republican leaders
will be made to realize this fact.
Just look at some of the ways the
peoples money is being spent.
Look over some of these increases
and see if you cannot observe in
them earmarks of political reward
rather than the necessity of the
state.
AT present the expenses Of the
Governors office include private
secretary at salary of 81, 900 a
year, $500 for other clerks and
stenogrophcrs; pardon attorney,
who receives $4,000, (and pays 5000
for stenographer) who has con-
tingent fund of $3.50. This brings
the expenses of running the Office of
the governor up to the sum of SIo,-
$50 as compared with the expense
of running the same office in 1895 of
81, 500; in 1896 the expense was
$4,000. Thus the expense of run
ming the Office of the governor, for
clerk hire and secretary and stenog-
raphers is $3.50 greater than it
! was fourteen years ago. In fourteen
years the expenses of this one office
have increased almost FIVE fold.
And do you think the officers are all
needed: Do you think the work of
the pardon attorney is worth 81, $50
to the people of the State of West
Virginia: Why the real work that
is required of the occupant of this
Office does not take up two days a
week, and he is given to accomplish
the work over 81, 900.
Fifteen years ago, in 1895, the
Governor was allowed civil con
tingent fund of $4,000. Out of
this he paid the janitor of the capt.
tol and the expenses Of the care of
the capitol grounds and buildings.
At present the Governor has con-
tingent fund of $4,000, but, in ad
dition to this, there are provided for
in the appropriation bill, funds to
take the place of the work that used
to call for the expenditure of the
$4,000 contingent fund consisting
of the salary of the janitor, 81 500;
the salary of one day engineer, 81,
$50; the salary of one night en-
gineer, 1890; two night watchmcn,
Sl,9So; one night fireman, $3.50;
one day fireman. $3.50; nine sweep
ers, $50 each, 1890; one mes
senger, $50; two charwomen, $3.50
each, $500; three elevator boys,
$500 each, SI,oSO, making a grand
total of SEQ, $50 to pay for the work
formerly paid out Of the former con
tingent fund of $4,000 notwith-
standing the fact that the same con
tingent fund is provided apart from
this $50, $50.
Then in addition to this there is
an emergency fund of SO, 900 which
can be spent by the unanimous ap-
proval Of the board of public works,
and to whatever use this sum is put,
the expense was formerly met out of
the old contingent fund of $40, 900.
Thus you see that the work of the
old contingent fund of the governors