Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-01-30
STATE GOVERNMENT IS WISELY
ADMINISTERED.

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The Raleigh News and Observer says
the last Democratic administration, as
have all other administrations when
tue democratic party has been In
DoWer twas marked by Industrial
prosperity, educational advance and
that. government in North Carolina In
clean. honest and economical" The
record made by every department OF
the State government sustains the
suggestion offered by our Raleigh con-
temporary and the message Of the re-
firing governor, which rang clear for
progress along all lines Of Industrial
endeavor. Not a ~fnger-print stains
the record made by State officials since
the Democratic party came into full
control OF affairs in 1901. At that
time a state of unrest and stagnation
prevailed and there was turmoil from
one end Of the State to the other.
The Republicans had shown them
selves incapable Of managing the af-
fairs of even the penitentiary, which
had previously been self-sustaining,
and the democratic legislature was
forced to issue more than 100000 in
bonds to cover q deficit created by in
competent management under fusion
rule. Since the Democrats got hold Of
that institution it has been turning
into the State treasury from fifty thou
sand to $4,000 dollars every year.
Other revenue earning and revenue
saving departments of the State have
shown equal efficiency and the News
and Observer speaks %truthfully when
it says government in North Carolina
is clean, honest and economical
True, it costsmoney to go forward.
Children must Be educated the States
tunfortunates-the blind, deaf, insane,
~~epileptics, etc.-cared for; law and
order maintained and permanent i'm
provements provided. It is easy
enough to advise the legislature to
make the garment to fit the cloth"
Carrying out the Injunction is quite
another matter. The last legislature
was beseiged with urgent requests for
funds for various purposes which ar
ried merit and needed almost every
call. Here is the list of appropriations
made by the legislature of 1911 for
State institutions:
Soldiers Home $4,000; Deaf, Dumb
and Blind school at Morganton, $751;
900; Orphan Asylum, co1ored race at
Oxford, $4,000; Appalachian Training
School at Boone, $4,000; CulIowhee
Normal and Industrial School, $25, 900;
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution,
Raleigh, $72,7O State hospital for the
cclored race, G%oldsboro, $4,000; State
hospital, Raleigh, including the re-
Gently added Epileptic Department
S175 900; StonewalI Jackson Training
School, Concord, $S5, Eastern Car
DINA Training School, Greenville, $45,-
900; Croatan Normal School, Robson
county, $4,25O; University at Chapel
Hill 1887, 900 State Normal and In
dustrial college, Greensboro, $137, 900.
State Hospital, Morganton $195'OOC
A & N. College, Raleigh, $4,000;
Sanatorium for Treatment Of Tubercu-
losis, Montrose, $S2,5O0; A. & M. Col
lege, colored. $27,5OO; marking graves
Confederate dead in Confederate Gem
etery, Raleigh, $500; Public schools
100000; Maintain Guilford Battle
Ground, $1,400; Maintain North Car
Olina Room" in museum, Richmond
Va, $500. These items aggregate thu
sum OF $1.S9s,115 appropriated for the
actual need of the State and this has
been inadequate to meet urgent de.
nands Of several State institutions. Il
Will be seen at a glance that not 8
dollar has been Incorporated, bu-
setting aside this necessary outlay FOL
permanent improvements has exceeded
the States revenue and caused a de
@cit.
However, It is hoped that the pres
Mt legislature, which is largely demo
ratio, will take no backward step
he people of North Carolina expec
o go forward and look to their repre-
~sentatives for measures Of relief il
the effort to provide permanent relic
for the States u~nfortunates and sus
tain the institutions that are accom-
plishing SO much for the ~educationa
ard moral uplitt of our future citizen
ship.
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Gentlemen Of the General Assembly