Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-07-14
GLASS Calamity Howl Disproycn

The only issue presented by Mr..
GLASS; why he should be UnitedStates
Senator is the alleged extravaganza
of Virginia during Governor Swan
sons administration, which he claim
ed had bankrupted the State. He has
continued this attack, though the
records in the Auditors Offices how
that Governor Swanson left a surplus
in the treasury when he retired, con-
sisting of cash, $7S7, 449. 10, and
had expended during his admin stra-
tion $549, S54.17 in the purchase of
State bonds before they were due.
leaving the aggregate surplus accu-
INFLATED during his administration of
bonds and of cash of 81 1877, 1903. 81;
being s$442, 701.34 greater surplus
than when he assumed the office of
Governor, on the first of February,
1906. These are undisputed official
figures. MIR. Glass, in order to ad-
vance his candidacy, has claimed that
the State was bankrupt, and had
depleted treasury. Now comes the
that on the 10Th of June, of this
year, there was in the treasury $6I3,
146.2S. The auditor has just given
his check to the Second Auditor for
$500, 600 to pay the interest on the
public debt. This will pay all inter
est due by the state After paying
this interest, the state will have an
ample balance in the treasury to meet
all its demands.
The record show that the revenues
of the state from the first of January
to the 10Th of June, this year, has
exceeded those of the corresponding
months of 1910 by 1892, 147. "a.
Thus, the finances of Virginia are in a
ilourishlng condition. There will be
no necessity to borrow any money.
The officials of the State say that evs
cry demand has been and will be
promptly met and no necessity exists
for the borrowing of money
We are glad to know that the reve-
nues of the state are in such excellent
condition as to prevent the state from
being injured by the campaign of
misrepresentation projected by Mr..
Glass. Patriotism should have pre-
vented him from endeavoring to in
jure the state by such a course, but he
waived those patriotic considerations
in order to advance his own selfish
political interests. Virginia now has
her splendid schools improved roads,
colleges, hospitals, health department,
dairy and other agricultural depart
ments and many other benefits derived
from increased appropriations, with
ample money to meet all of her obi
cations, and to run all of them sue
cessfully. This has been done without
any INCREASE of taxes on real or
personal property. The democrati
party of Virginia has wisely and
patrioticcally exercised to varied
functions of state government confided
to it by the people.
The splendid financial conditions of
the state, the improved conditions of
its institutions, and the prompt pay
ment of the interest on the first of
July clearly disprove the vicious at
tacks of Mr.. Glass and his partisans
upon the administration of state
affairs by the democratic party. its
governors, general assembly and state
officials. The democratic party in the
last gubernatorial election, success
fully met similar assaults then made
by Mr.. Kent, and it will rebuke on
the 7th of September, these last
attcaks of Mr.. Glass and his sup
I porters. Alexandra Gzette