The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30
QUITE A CONTRAST BETWEEN TWO
AUTHORIZATIONS
watson and the Prohibition Amendment.
Coal Baron Says His Opinion
OF No importance.
By CAL p. YOUNG.
InteIigsncsr Bureau
Charleston. w, va SAINT %

Perhaps in no other department OF the
state government Is the contract so
great. between democratic and Republi-
an administrations. a. ~ II In the treas
. ury department. at Charieston.
7 At the regular session OF the leRlsla-
ture IN 1897. the last one under a Demo
cratic governor tMacCorkie). there was
appropriated the sum OF 1903. 1884, 90 for
the payment OF charges against the state
contracted on or before the Goth day of
september. 1886. This shows that there
was not enough funds to the credit OF
the state to meet lite current expenses.
me last monthly statement Of Star
treasurer Long august. 1912. shows
tlat the state has deposited 20 lis credit
IN ie6 banks a total OF s~i.SI2.S7I45 and.
~ Addition TO the above. there Is invest
fund the interest on which-for the
fiscal year ending October ist. i9iI-
amounted To siT.2sI.40. The difference
noted above. merits the attention Of tax
payers AMI voters. While the above
change was henfg brought about the
STATE taN on real snd personal property
has been reduced from IS cent? on the
WOO valuation 10 1 cent on the 900 valu-
ation The Democrats. In the absence of
office are too great for the amount ~
WORK performed and. In view OF the
hDoVe, a cOmpSriSon might b. interest
Ina From July LIST. 1893 to December
Slst o. the same year tMaCrOrkIc ad-
ministration). the treasurer ISSUED
49, 'N'NNA VEL. al
. total cost Of si.sIs.Ss. or az a rate 81
"a cents each. while in 1871, during the
same period OF time. Treasurer Long
issued 1909 checks and receipts at
total cost OF f3.6s1.34. or At a rate OF
: 10 cents each. From the above fig
ures. taken from the records OF the
treasury department. "a VIII be seen that
me taNrayers OF tho state paid almost
tnree times az much TO conduct this
oiilce IN 1898 nuder = Democratic ad-
ministration a. fney Old IN 1911 under a
Republican administration.
Boss watson's candidate for governor
SonteSses ~ IN a formcl public statement
are not OF importance" lie was speak
ing of the prohibition amendment but
hls words are equally applicable TO any
subject he might discuss while he r
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS triunvf-efe
of bosses. The meal light in which This
man appears before the public would be
cause Tor feeling sympathy FOR him II
/, we're not for the fact that De chose 10
Ar Thompson is quite correct his
views are 81 no importance" az this
time They would curry no weight he
cause or the peculiarly p.tiahie ana
patnetic position 10 has placed himself
IN before the public. He cannof be frus
10 himFeif, II he has views which are
contra wise 20 those Of the rarfv harssa
WHO control him. and ans Views he
might express a. all Would carry no
weiEhL Whatever ne aa.s VIII - ~
cepted a. fhst which The political rovrerr
thnt own him instruct MIN % saw
This man is the ~sorricat spectacle that
Walks upon the STAGE Of our political /
II ur Hatfield. brave. able. infepend-
ent. frank with tho puhff~ honest a.
ihe day is long and whose word r. a.