The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-10-09
GOV. HATFIELD
ACCOUNTS FOR
STATES FUNDS
100000 Loss In Revenue
From Saloons - Necessary
To Increase State Tax
ANSWERS DEMOCRATIC
CHARGE OF EXCESS
state 10 Building Up its Various In
stitutions and Performing Nss
Functions Of Government

Fsncttone OF government
Pineville. w. Va. Oct 5.-Governor
Henry ID Hatfield was the principal
speaker at a large gathering Of the
Republicans Of Wyoming county hare
this afternoon.
The Governor took up the matter OF
state expenditures and pointed out
that the charge OF the Democrats that
the present state administration has
been extravagant IL without founda,
ton OF fact He took up the 1913 ap
preparation bill and showed that the
administration has been economical
In every particular. especially where
the executive department has any con
troll over the appropriations.
The Governor In part. said:
The Democratic party press through
out the state has had much to say of
the increased cost Of the present state
administration. and feel II my duty
to discuss this matter and to give such
facts and figures to the public 90 that
they will not be misinformed as<s
what the real conditions are.
The Democrats have been exerting
pronigate extravaganza OF a national
OF the people Of the state from the
profigate extravagancs of an ationa.
administration at Washington that has
brought US to the point where we are
subjected To . war tax" during q
time Of psaes By attempting to Gro
ate the impression that the state ad
ministration has been extravagant
As have said before. We are In need
OF more revenue because our state ID
rapidly growing and expanding and
II Is only reasonable to apply to the
states business the we'll defined prin-
ciple that IL takes more money to run
a big and growing business than II
does TO run a small business.
We have kept pace with the prog
ress OF the age and the only material
expenses OF state government have
been due TO the creation by the legis-
lature OF the Public Service Commits
sion. the administration OF the Work.
mems Compensation Fund. the Depart
ment OF Roads In connection with the
State University. and the up-buiIding
OF our state schools and eleemosynary
Institutions We have established and
are increasing the capacity OF q tuoer-
culosis sanitarium for the treatment
OF victims OF this dreaded malady. and
In this way We are carrying on q great
work In behalf Of humanity and the
state Is rendering . great aid to its
unfortunate people. Neither the Dem
ocratic press nor any citizens OF the
state can point 20 one item OF expen-
diture IN my administration that can
DC shown TO have been extrayaxant
The Democratic press deals in gilt
tering generalities. but they fall 70
point out any place where the states
finances were being rscklessiy expend-
cd. They seem to think II a dfscredit
upon an administration that a Com
monvealth 20 rapidly developing a.
West Virginia. finds 70 necessary 10
Increase its expenditures The Re-
publican Administration n ready %
face the people Of West Virginia On
that issue.
The Affairs OF West virrfni. have
/
ing eighteen years Of Republican ad-
ministration. Figures tell the story
and II II only necessary 70 turn back
the pages OF few years and compare
the records Of . series % Democratic
administrations with Repubncan I'd
ministrations.
We are q great and growing STATE
and while our expenditures have been
Increased. naturally 90. a. the populs-
ton Of our state Installations has In
creased and nov departments have
have been created By the iexf.lature.
our sources Of revenue have on IN.
other hand been le~sensd. Hardly
had NE recovered from the half MI
Hon dollar expenditure 70 restore or
der IN the Ksnsvhs strife feid. than
our state treasury felt the Io<s OF sp-
Fortunately t7oo.ooo from the saloon
license this year due 20 the passage
Of the Prohibition Amenfment
With this condition. Ne are con
fronted with an appropriation BIN.
passed By the last legislature. carly
Ina nearly one million dollars for the
construction Of new buildings a. the
various Institutions. Many % thoss
buildings were needed quite badly on
account Of the rapid Increase IN popu-
lation and n would have grstissd me-
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