The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-11

ton and bribery that prevailed at
Charleston in the only Democratic leg
islatura that has sat in this state since
1895.
AS 70 the Democratic platform only
one specific charge needs u p" seriously
considered. That is the old and thread
bare charge nt cXtraraEance. There
never was i diScreditcd and dlSh"nnrcd
political party that did not with us
dying gasp. accuse the successful oi-
ponen, Of extravaganza. There never
was a state. national or city adlninlstra-
ton however. wise, efficient ana Geo
nomical, that was no; contihu'tllE
charged with extravaganza; In twenty
has never been accused OF cXtraraSanCc
in office. Why! Because the people
have never trs!stsd !hnm With money ny.
| charge rests Here are the facts:
The total disbursements OF tho state
| OF West Virginia from taxes received
| from any and all sources. for tn yTa IA
ending June 90. 1913. vas S;'i.S' Pip
| w. have in West Virginia about Lou
| 00n people. The state gorernmen; In
West Virginia. for the year ending June
| 81. 1915. therefore. cost about S-'fA lot
each man. woman and child in the state
! Expenditures from taxation. s2.I6 per
cent, or ncar!y SO per cent or every COL
lar collected by the state. went t"r the
| support Of "ur public SCHOOLS. our S'thl-
!
hospitals.
Tho total diSburSc nlcntS by the state
! Of West Virginia for all appoint:Nc Of
/ riccs during the year ending June so.
l19l5. was $685. .uI9.62. or only ABOUT -
cents Tor each man. woman ana ch'lu
! in the state. Call the roll OF the STATS
| from Maine To California;: stud: their
| expenditures FOR all purposes. ana YOU
viii hnT no Other state in the union with
! so Iow an operating cost per CAPITA rs
Nest Virginia and no state IN ~hlch d
higher degree nt efficiency and nlSher
J grade OF service is obtained FOR 50 liz
| lie money. Instead Of tho state admin
/; isl ration uc West Virgins. being "Xtrar-
tacant. it has h""n economical. not TO say
mean and niggardly-ccononllcal TO the
! extreme.
W. viii nominate here today two can
! didatss 20 MI places on the supreme
! bench q great court full Of honor. Dig
nifty and power: and "" will pay mos
I Judges and their associates. men "ho
are cut or from every other source 81
! income men who must toll Ceascf"SSly
Ito keen M with the important work al.
WAS before them. "" will pay th"?H
great judges. $500 7cr year. scarcely
as much as on. al them might cNncc:
40 earn in on" tee in single inlp"r'afe
r.s. In our neighbour states of PennSyl-
vania arG ohio. men Filling the same
rn<iruS. with n" greater AGILITY anu
with no greater sincerity ana de'oiI"n.
rrcri". salaries from two 10 three times
tn. WrS; Virginia standard.
~. have twenty-five circuit judges IN
this state non whn ar" trained IN tho
law. men If learning and character, ana
VIC pa ra..h uf IN" n the prtnccly sum
Of 81 400 for Il years work. Tho pr"Sl-
dert Of our stat. university. the head
of an institution serving 1000 students
lard directing tn" work of nearly Ivy
lIr,rh.rs ami assistants receives 5000
,..r. ,.rar. ~. other school Of equal I'M
(u"rtaucr in tho .ntlre United States pays
So iitt!.. tor such service.
II,rTNl ir,r ~ Il
TIM. u sr,Iendid Srat. school originally
an. OF tho nnrmaI schools: ii has
grown 10 y" a great college extending rs
iinfiucnc. throughout S"uthern West Eir-
giniu In r.,:"nt gears the demands or
TN. constantly growing student body
have tnXrd tho facilities OF that schon
10 The utmost. New buildings had &c
!be provided. new teachers employed, ne "