The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-12

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know me facts for when they know
TIE truth they can ven make, an
accusat ION Of wrong oing:
4 ~ am here TO give YOU as your
right Ia, know a condensed state
ment Of the Stewardship Of the men:
you have entrusted with the safe
guarding Of your interests. .Ye
shall know the truth and the truth
shall make you free was said in
Holy Writ and / propose to give YOU
the naked truth clothed In the garn'
OF official facts.
"Once more the Republican party
has been placed on trial in this state
by our common enemy, the Demo
cratic party. We are againa ccused
Of wasting the peoples money. It Is
a reiteration of the charges made
two and four years ago, but you will
remember that in those two cam
paigns when we got the record be-
fore the people of the state they
were not only convinced that we had
not been wasting their, money, but
that we were giving them more for
their dollar than any other state In
the union"
Auditor Darst told his hearers
THAT officials OF other states had
ibeen frequent visitors to West Vfr.
leinia for. the purpose OF ascertain
ling tile methods used in this state
| for the dispatch of the public busi-
ness and that upon their returning
!home they had advocated the enact
ment Of West Virginia laws in their
own states: r. :., r Z
Careful Management.
The speaker likened the manage
Imcnt Of the states business affairs
Ito that OF the management Of a FAM
lily. With the head of a family, hf
argued. which in the case OF tha
state IS the legislature, rests the ret
ispcnstbility for discriminating be.
Tween necessities and luxuries and
that the head Of the family should
twisely consider what are the most
necessary things for the happiness
and comfort Of its family taking into
reconsideration the amount of income
lit has to spend. N'
During the fiscal year, 1914
which ended on June 80. last, Audi
tor Darst declared that the legisla-
lture appropriated $756,000 more for
l$he support of its family than was
appropriated in 1912, resulting from
iSthe growth OF the educational, char
Iitable and penal institutions of the
Estate, which as they continue to
grow. need more money to meet the
demand for new buildings, modern
appliances and increased necessary
expenses.
mot only was our State Board Of
public Works at the beginning Of
1he fiscal year 1914, confronted with
Increased appropriations to the
amount OF $756,0O0," said Auditor
Darst, .but in addition to this tho
state had approximately spent S4O0,75
600 to maintain law and order in
the state which had used the sur
plus in the treasury.
Sensible Action. II
y "The Board OF Public Works had
no other method to get the money TO-
maintain the state government and
her great institutions except to raise
thet ak from one. to six cents. But
tho Board of Public Works acted
sensibly. For years it has fought
hard and successfully, too, to keep
the taxes down, and it refused to
even spend all the money that the
Legislature had appropriated. BY
doing this it saved the state fron
going in debt about $S50,00O. T41a:
is what believe you would have
done as the head of family. III
your income was not sufficient TO
met some proposed expenditures you
would cut down certain expenses
until 1t did"
From the advance pages OF his bi-.
cnnial report the auditor gave to his
audience statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the state govern-i
ment forstlie fiscal, year 1914. The
Collowa4g. tabtes slows fhe receipts of
the reYenue: y *
State @ta%i- ~ :. i. s5sS. .iS 43t,1fz.SSi
License taxes Is 81. s74O,772, 38!
Chauffeurs' licenses - 474.75i
Fees Auditors office. 55,5O3.50.
Fees secretary of state 1S,231.00
Fees examination banks 7,4S5.OO
norations .... 1875
Fees Hotel Inspector i. 2,5s3.25
Fees Board Of optometry 124.y8
EHunters' licenses ..... 52S.25
Interstate state deposits 1S,9S3.43
License tax on charters 42O,175.3o
License power attorney 7,9S0.O6
|Automobile licenses. =. 60,173.74
License dining and cafe
cars $3.50. .y......i.. 22.92
License books, maps, etc. 6.S2
Marriage licenses. 49,. 14,415.00
Taxes on P. S. corp. 1S1,92t.27
Sale OF books 2,534.50
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