The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-03
AS He Believes the ACT WolIirf
Be a Violation of His q
0fficia Oatfl.
DISCUSSES THE STU ATOM
And De cIares That No Mora
torium Was Ever De eCIared
by the Administrat atom
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| }s4# AOlILHI u Nt7oS sA-VOlRskCI
by the Admins atioIl
fsrrciaL5To The T9LtsEAls, sc ssSss
CF1AiLESTN, April Declaring
that the authority of the goerncf to-
borrow money for the state IN times
when there existed casual deficit
was unquestioned but expressing the
belief that the present situation was
not analogous to any condi lion OF the
past wherein the chief executive had
negotiated loan OF money to meet g
casual deficiency in the state treasury
Governor Hatfield today gave out
statement TO the press explaining his
attitude as to the present crisis In the @
states finances which has resulted II
from the suspension OF payment Or s
money out Of the state fund by the
auditor and the treasurer. a
Governor Hatfield expresses the
conviction that the present SITUATE
Is not within the category OF negotat
Ing temporary loan to meet q i:
casual deficit and is unlike any
condition that has heretofore existed
HeEexpresses the belief tina he would
bes VI plating his oath to support the
constitution of West Virginia inhab
ting the creation OF "a debt, ais well
as the spirit Of the law giving him the
authority to borrow money for
state for period not to exceed eight
zen months, If he should attempt to-
negotiate loan ito take care OF the
present deficit in the state treasury:
when 1t is an8undeniabIe fact that
there would be no revenue available
WITHIN the maximum period of Ell Rl1ts
cen months to redeem the loan and In zS
stead OF the state being in better
financial condition at that time tiles
shortage would be a great deal M ore
than 1T is at the present.
The statement of overnorsH Hatfeld
iss as follows: sEsSsz
Q one SO far as 1 know has ever
doubted the an thorit ty of the govern
| or zto snegoti tiate temporary ms and
acausual deficit In the state trea
ury That has been done By gov
ernors in the past. Chapter IA of
section 26 gives the chief executive
this apth hority.
It was certified to the legislature
by the board Of public works thai 1T
would require an ditionaI revenue
OF 1000, ,O00 for the next bienniaIs Is
period to AXE care Of the outsfand-
I'M ing financial an obi Ions of the state
the attorney general, lam informedM &C
has held that the audi itor shall khonoE
aaSll8requts1tions al properlyadr drawn@ upon
any aya1lab BILE appropriati ions, and
that the audit in this mat
no 3 discretion regardless of the face
whether there is: any money to meet
the Warrant at the time 1T is drawn
or. at any utlre time. ss
No loan of money has ever been
made by aa governor here the money
was not In ST fghtft to pay 1t back wi
In In the period redufred by law. bIie
no such Econdit itions could possibly ex
ist under the present circiimsta tancess
IN snnT belief the governor, if
should decide to borrow money un
der.sSuch circumstances as SWouIdSS5 s.
preclude the paying back OF the same
within the time specified by statute
would not onl VI olate that ssecti
Of the law authprizing 81 him to snesps
itiateS a loan. but w ould also yfo1atn
10 OF our const ion in II hibins tho
creation of q debt. 81
The statement pub b1ishing an
tai ain5snewspapersato$ 10 erect sthnfNISs
was resp nsible for so-caIad nnora
storium now existing is without
semblancas OF truth.
No was ever declared
III The respective duties OF the aud
tor an he treasurer are Defined
law. nd If they desire any construe
tion OF the law as their duty they
not secure that Interpret ton from
me TheS are in no way subserviant5
TO me and IL. as nferred Blythe pub
lished statement that no crisis en-
istts in the state at stheapresent linE
am certainly glad to knowSit The s
letter of the audito to me, und defSS
date OF NJ arch % and transmf ted to-
the legislature contained the follow
ing gparagraph.
s nole ron say you understood me
to osssa5r that all avail able state funds
would be exhausted e by ADrff H. and
there would he no moneysin the at ate
fund to meet state obi ions li1it
some time in June. In reply beg to
say that you are entirely correct
to- my judgment regarding the con
dition Of the state funds on April ssssS
On page 81 OF the aud ditorss annn&
report is the o1loWing sta4emenf
& While 7 am opposed to e stateEt S
and beieve the state can beS run
put Il. h the people $50 desire t1l as
have slated the revenues are not
provtded In other ways to run s
stale government, there us only ons
course left and that is ta increaSS
rhe state tax. his cannot be- don
hen the board of publ &. works would
be- compelled to borrow none Ia %Ss
maintain the state governn1e nj
HOLDEN 81 fll . SERA q
@ neral services soxe1. he body sof
Hezzies Holden who died ats 81 sscloGk
Friday morning after an fines Z
Aundice Ill be- held Eaosis
ySafternoon insteads OF 6ScInE1t
as preSiouslySan nnonnced he kitf