The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21

phiSC lOi IllC years 1000 anu 90
the salaries paid to assistants
and offic help was $4,000; in
1887 and 1888 the cost of assist
ants to the Democratic Pro
scouting Attorney were 7755, |
an increase of $2355 over the
Republican cost. And there was
not any more work in that office |
in 1887 and 1888, than in 1885 |
and 1886.
The Assessor, in 1885 and 49,
SO, paid his deputies $18,210.00,
in 1887 and 1888, the Democratic
Assessor spent for the same
purpose, 500, 495., an increase of
$22S5. And the work was not
any heavier.
The cost of the Circuit and
Criminal Courts for 1885 and
1886 was S12,78O.7O, for 1887
an 1888 was $17,736.16, an in
crease of $4955. 46, under Demo-
cratic judges. And they have not
tri any more cases than the Re-
publican Jugdes tried.
The Commissioners of the
County Court had their salaries
increased from $3.50 per month
to 5000 per month, which means
an increase of $500 per year
for those officials.
The Judge of the Criminal
Court had his salary placed back
to $4,000. it having been reduced
by the previous administration:
TIL Judge of the Circuit Court,
although Mingo county was TAX
en- from his circuit, and he only
has Mcdowell county, had the
County Court pay him $3.50 year
ly, in addition to the 100000
annual salary he received from
tn state.
At last, but not least, look
what the Sheriff is getting for
feeding all those prisoners his
Deputies are so eagerly bring
ing to jail.
In 1885 McGinnis Hatfield was
paid $29,748.48 for feeding the
prisoners. in 1886 he was paid
500, 1888. In 1887 Fred Ray
was paid Sal, 6O9.7O for feeding
the prisoner. and in 1888 he was
pai S41, 681.01. This shows that
Ray was paid the enormous sum
of S24,964.91 more than was
MORE than was paid to Hat
field over the comparative two
year periods.
No wonder they have been
keeping the jails filled. The more
thew get in there the more Ray
makes. Would not you like to
have the lob of feeding the
prisoners at 42c per day and
making a profit of at least 27c
per man, on the fat back. brown
beans, corn bread nd black
coffee you give them?
Instead of reducing the cost of
local government, the foregoing
figures. not considering other
increases which could be emu
merated, show that the Demo-
Gratis, for the years 1887 and
1888, have increased the cost of
h Republican years of 1885
and 1896. in the astounding sum
of $50. 458.58.
These figures are taken from
the Official Financial Statement
recorded in the County Clerks
| Office. This record is open to
nublic insnection. Look at it.
Does it look like the Democrats
! have reduced the cost of govern
ment?
| < GIVE THE NEGROES A
"RETTFR DEAL"
The first deal the Democrats
gave the Negroes was to DEAL
them out of public office in 1886.
Prior to that time we had
| Negro holding the office of Mem
Der of the Board of Education,
representing over $4,000 Negroes
In Mcdowell county. The Ne
0roes have no representative in
the Board of Education at this
time. nor do they now have
candidate for el0otion TO that
Office. We also had Negroes
holding the elective Offices of
Justices Of the Peace and Con
stable Now, how MANY Negroes
hold public elective Offices? Not
a single one with the exception
of Fleming A. Jones. a member
If the House of Delegates, and
Nebraska Gardner, J. of P, and
they were made secure in office