North Carolina Newspapers

i f a ; i irom the Raleigh State Chbonicle.;) ' "STATE FRANCES, V- -' Republican - Extravagance Contrasted' ' With Democratic Economy. . ; "How much does it cost?' is the inquiry "made - whenever any plan or proposed change is discussed. This question In North Carolina is both proper afid- necessary be .cause the people have, little of no surplus money, and they are compelled to carefully count the costs before -ordering new arti cles, or enlarging present eipensesi And if the financial condition pt the people did not compel them to investigate -closely, and spend money economically, the pririci ; pie-of common sense and ; prudence would demand that care be exercised in all ex- ' penditnres. This is hot only true of ar ; tides-bought by .individuals; r It applies w ine expeusra ui' government as, well. Taxation is always a; burden even under - most; favorable conditions. ; Men submit i ;' to the taking of a part of their earnings -oy . xne r taie; oniy-r Because; of . the :se icurity and protection to Ufe; liberty and froperty thereby secured:. -No taxation is ust except what 4s required! for the eco nomical administration of all branches of ' the government. 7 . Every .dollar collected r by taxation, above what 'is absolutely -re-r Quired, , is robbery under form ' of lawt This is sound political economy.." This is , - Democratic principle and Democratio prac- tie in North Carolina, as a careful "study i.ot the financial operations of the State, under Democratio rule, will show. ' . In November 1888 there is to be an lection in North Carolina tor , determine -'whether the Democratic party shall retain -' control of the executive and legislative ? departments of government,or whether the "'.Republican party shall be given this high 7. trust. In that election every man, white f; and colored, who has children, or pays poll or property taxes, works on the road s or derives any benefit from, or pays? any .burden to, government, is deeply interest '; ed.;, lor 188& it is thb question of ques t tions. Beside it all others sink into corn is.: parative insignificance.;. ' ; i ? ' - , - What ought to influence voters in cast-'-.-ihg their ballots!. ' i U ",;. . The issue has been tendered by the Re ' publicans, r They charge, the; Democratic ', party in North. Carolina with extravagance s in the financial management of the State. ; .The Democratic party accepts the issue, and is willing to stand, or. fall upon -its j- f naneial record. Indeed, the Democratic f party would be willing, although there are 1 ' other strong reasons why it should be'eon- tinned in power, to waive all other issues, . and go before the people, and let them de termine, by contrasting Republican expen- t ditures . with Democratic .- expenditures, "Xi which party shall govern North Carolina. vTTe are willing to say to every . voter: "Make the inquiry, -'How much does it H eostr and vote for the party that gives you 1 the best government for the least moneys : ; Confident that it has given the people the riowMT taxation, during the tea years of its full control in North Carolina, consist ll ent with the best administration of pub- :iio atfairs,; the Democratic party chiefly rests its hope of continued success Upon . "its wise and economical financial record.- 7 In 1876 the profligacy, rascality and stealage of the Republican party buried it - ; in infamy, and although it has made an at- i "tempt to again secure the control of the . r State, it has not until now, had the un ' I blushing effrontery to charge the Dem :i ocratic .-, party with extravagance. They ;r have soughir to evade this; question of questions - by , wholesale flinging of mud and detraction or honorable gentlemen. '; Now they think that, the people J have .;: :., IWgutlcu iiudu iiuio ug, tm "cjr : uuci to, take charge 'of the finances of the State to relieve?), the people of heavy taxation and stop extravagant ' expendi- , tares. - We tell them now: That the peo- 4 pie have not forgotten the corrupt days 6t Radical rule in North Carolina, norwill J; they forget them, as long as the same men, ' who were conspicuous in Radical circles v hn, are the real leaders of the Radical party now. j- ' "'" -. ; r. r We repeat, the issue has been tendered. . A Republican leader has written a-long article in which he charges:- 1st mat the r Democratic "party i has increased the ex V pensesof the State government; 2nd-That ,i. it keeps a large surplus in the State Treas- . mrySrd That its representations, of de , creasing taxation are false. 4 . " These are the charges made, and upon ; them, for his , party, he puts the Demo- 9t cratic'party upon trial. We accept the is- '': imc tendered and answer: . -T Allegation 1 is not true. ' ' . Allegation 3 is not true. ; ' -V 'iZf i- Allegation 8 is not trne. - s '; -In the first, place the entire- article of this Radical Reformer is based upon a false ;Y foundation. It is intended to deceive. . It is ' a false showing and conveys a false impres- slon. His statement is: That,whereas the . r cfcpcnditures under Gov. Scales (Dem.) are $l,180,018.18,they were, under Gov. Brog . dca (Rep.) , only $582,758.15 . Now the f truth is that the Governor ;of a State has no control of the expenditures of the State. .1 Brogden had nothing more to do with the amount expended in 1876 than the King V, cf the North Pole, if that undiscovered ' . comntry has a King. When Mr. Brogden ; ''wu Governor of North Carohna the Demo ; V' crats had full control of the Legislature, and had been ' controlling . iti since 1870. , The Democrats re to be credited - with " v whatever of - economy prevailed in 1876; v and it is false to claim- that the -Republi-: cans had anything whatever to do with it. : Bvory word of praise of the; economy in ,.; '187i is praise of the Democratic adminis-, . iJ tration. To contrast the Scales. adminis : ;; ' tration with - the Democratic administra-V- tion, in 1876, when Brogden (Rep.) hap V. ;1 'pened to be Governor,; is to contrast De i I- mocracy with Democracy.' If in 1876 the . expenses of the State r government were vi loss than in 1886, there is reason for it,and this reasonis clear to an unprejudiced mind. ;'-ivTarther on, in this article, wei willshow it. '? . Now the only honest way ; to? contrast: i 1 the - financialrecord '. of JJie Democratic party withtbat of .the Repnblicaii ' party, ia to contrast the expenditures dfrtheyears r ' when the Republicans controUcdJtbe Leg f ! islature wrthithe- years' wheitf : topemo - crats controlled the Legislature." ' No power : ; can appropriate the State's faniMr-Ievy !t f taxation, except the Iiegislatures 'v,!!' . I The expenditures of 1869 an1870 were directed by the .Republican iLegiglature. If ever there was a time in the ihistory'Of ;the State when the tax-payers hUd a right 4; 't. to demand the most rigid economysit was ir then. And yet; it 4s: known of? .all men i'hoW' the Radical . legislators cfuandere"d" . ; the 8tate's money and increased .the State" dobtrand neither proviaea any schools lor " - the childrennor put one brick upon another V in the way of erecting public buildings. In contrasting the administration of the , State's financess, consideration is to be had to the pnpposes for which the money, was dad. aad the condition ot the people when the taxes were levied. ' : When the p'ect ni .r moderatelv nrosnerous it is not only Bermissable, but -absolutely binding ;npon '"'thek representatives to, set on. ioot tnose cencies that will educate elevate and tip J 5ft the people:.:' When the people have just, ' emerged from a war. it is imperative npon """legislators that the burdens ol taxation b& .made as light as possible to administer the . affairs of government, -i It is ,not a question so much of how much was expended, as for what purposes the, money was expenuea. ic is as unfair to charge the Democratic "party with extravagance to-day because the expen diture are in excess of 1876, without ISQUIK- Tsa nrm THB CAUSE OF THE INCREASE. RS it ' would be to -censure a man for spending ' more money when, he has a large family; than when he was a single man. .What is ! " extravagant depends upon many .conshiera tins. 1 air-minded men will not forget this i to. eomparing the expenses of laT&.with 1 t - '-' ... r ' -" -e Demoatie party has ho concealments i ... It invites the closest scrutiny-and t investigation into its flnancial.ad- vtration, and. expendltnres oi ine peo- TM IOUOWinj uio -FOB. WHAT EPJtPOSB SXPSXDXn. ,1. Adjutant General Department ' 2. ; Agricultural Uepannieut ..:...,.ui.i..jr 2, Agricultnral Societies IT " 4. A pproprtationr for disabled soldiers. Z.L. f. Board of Internal Improvements'!. . . vupiioi oquare ana public grounds i t Couvention .t.-9i" Contl riEeacles jr. . ilO. Conveying convicts to Penitentiary Wstributlng Iaw ..; '12. Department Public Instruction 13. Drummer's license tax refunded... 14. Educational fund 15..Executive Department 16. Executive Mansion . -17. Fugitives from Justice- .-;..... . 18. -General Assembly jt..-i4.;..i..-.4j 19 Governor Caldwell's funeral...-....u. . 20 Geological 8nrvey-u...-.i..i-.v. - 21. Insane Asylum, Raleigh;.... Hnnn' AE. T ,1 HHx 4 1 n t T-l V. - i . 28. -Interest on 4 per cenU State debt . . 27. Interest on 6 per cent State debt - . 28Interest on W. Is . C H. H. mortgage bonds.. ou. juaieiry........;..... 1. Keeper of Capitol.,..... 82. - Lunatics supported by Co's. not In asylums. 83. ;Marion and Asbeville Turnpike 34MHKia or State Guard - ... '. . 35. Normal Sehoola.... . : :. 86. Oxford Orpban AsylumM,..,. 87. Penitentiasy ........;... 38. Penitentiary Sunday School., .t-uoiic printing -. -40. Public tox refunded.....;......... 1. Pensions to Con. soldiers and widows...., 42. Pay of Code Ctommisskmera..!...... 43. Quarantine regulations..;.. 44. Settling taxes ....:........;..!. 45." State Hoard of Health, .46. State Department . 47. State Library :48." State Boundary .-.......w 49.. State Canvassing Board 50 Stationery, amount refunded ................,. T61;- Salaries of State officers and employees... 52. Stata Loans ta.id . i . t- - 63. Treasury Department..:. 64. Tax Commission r' 55. University of North Carolina . 56. Weights and measures - 57. Other general expenses not stated above.. ao. investmeuKin 4 per cent, tsonas. "Total- 1876; -5 ECLK." 800 00 ' 200 Ou 2,730 00 ? 630 50 15,5ft6 ft 18,054 62 fc847 47 . 2 10 1,500 OtH 54,702 83 . .sw 67 ,1,013 05 ' 8,000 00 wjexn li 55,000 00 4400 00 5900 00 49,071 56 ' 49 96 83.223 88 182 00 108,166 63 ; i20 12 . . $19 85 1,693 16 3,190 40 14272 83 -550 00 700 00 ,1&U GO 1581,320 91 .'"i ' -If. to the above we add, what is legitimate to come under these items.onlvtwoauunntii. ;. :o the statement of the cost of Republican rulel ip neriiiLuarouns is arrived ai. xne nepuD-1 ' . - uiwa pariy is responsioie as mucn ior wnat 11 squandered as for .what it spent, and they are vi thus legitimately to be charged with these amounts, although by Democratio manage ment the people were saved from paying ' -- them. These'item8 are: J , : . 59. School Fund Sauandered-..:..., . 60. State Debt Increased. In Oct., 1867, Treasurer - ... . reported debt 81538,040.50. In Nov., 1870, -. Treasurer j ensing reported it to be S33.084, ., 641.75. In three years the increase was . Grand Total.. ; 1886. ; &ULM. ' - 903 11 ' 41300 00 1,700 00 " 4,440 00 : ,499 96 70 15 64867 19.411 39 9,628 69 i 7 11 - 299 96 100 00 7,365 85 5,190 00 - 2,068 86 -1,074 81 51,000 00 ; V9S00 00 ? 25.000 00 ; 46,000 00 114,104 00 201JW5 00 46.605 74 - 750 60 8.700 1 i 8,000 001 : . 10,000 00 12100 00 - 5000 1972 10 -3 131 02 .-41,430 76 i JU392 60 . 955 48 i r 2.300 00 . 4,749 96 - - 69 T 464 12 68 80 6.049 92 1,700 60 ; 2700 00 . 354 75 J47J315 98 IU80.018 IS $58120 91 $U80,018 16 1869.. BUtTB. B0LX, - 1870.- " - XIFU1. ' f - 89 46 7606 64 1BL102 10 6698 63 37)00 00 10M04 00 51,130 65 - ;r-. ""l RA4 Ol -, 121200 65 ' 34,682 06 - 6,600 00 211 85 80,628 83 U878 43 t- 29,684 13 1876,476 64 63209 00 1,50876.64 5784 82 161,431.70 63,780 99. 8918 63 r.J.7700 208,47a'00 68,302 90. 7042 70 TnSsa as "84403 44 '-'. ": 700 00 I 45 U ."-'.'-' 3786 62 2(1,018 80 38,909 84" flA17.160 4i 17346,601 25 S18,983,761.6t The disbursements iq 1886 ($1,10,018.16) are subject to deduction of v ' ' - special items, as followsr- : -:..v. v . . . ,; . ' , Agricultural .Department being tax on fertilizers "i . . . v : . I X. . $ Interest on new six per cent, state bonds . ,;. ; JiiXecutive Mansion provided for from Bales or State lota in the city of - Baleigh'. . . 1. . . . ... r, . . . . . : . . r. .-. . ..... . Investment in four per cent. State bonds. ... v. , .. . . . , 41,000.00 301,193.00 3,068.35 247,815.98 492,070.34 Deducting the above amount, the legitimate disbursements payable out of. the ordinary revenues are, . rnclndmg the, interest on the four per -cent. State bonds, . , ... v-.1 . . . ;.V. . '. . ,f . . . . . ; ; . .. . ,v.$ 680,572.97 ant at tLa r!e:h Asj'.Jia rci' -neJ U . cause he was compelled to Ehave a crazy negro.- The Democrats made amprc pro- vision for both races of this unfortunate class Of our population, but provided separate buildings, aswas proper. " . 22 INSANE ASYLUM ' AT HORG AN TON Of oouree thia is- a new- expense 4- nnder Democratio rule. .7 Radicalism did . not place ono trick opon another lo 'North; Carolina. Democrats built (he r Morganton Insane Asylum, and it stands as a monument to' the devotion of the '.r Democratic party to the duty of ameli r 'orating the condition of the unfortunate . insane. Weirejoioo that this Ua utw and an increased expense.. ' The- people t ! never object to .such expenditures of publie money; demagogues to the con r trary notwithstanding, .itadicalism left - .the insane to die in v poor-houses and .county jails white it squandered the peo jt pie's money; - Democracy expends the y money raised by taxation for the betier ment and help of all the people, epe ;r cially the unfortunate.' . ' . . : - . 23 COLORED INSANE ASYLtJlt This .is si new expense, i.The" .Radical party got the negro votC It gave the negro r: nothing, and promised hun everything. 1 It allowed the Insane of the race to die in - jails and : poor-houses, because it '. couldn't pay Its legislators $2,100 a year, - and take care of the insane, too. It v chose to pay legislators big money, ... . and let the insane continue to suffer. V The Democratio party has made' toe '.negro, few. promises, but It has given v him an insane asylum, a deaf, dumb and blind institute, a normal college. norma schoolvand thousands of public ;. schools. And now Radicalism, with Us , load ot unfulfilled promises to the negro, - 'cnargea tne uemocratio party with ex , travagance because it takes care of the i insane negroes in the State. Well, the : Democratio party can stand such charges ; - as long as it is doing its duty to the unf or ; tunate of the Bute, and it will be upheld by the honest tax-payers. The negroes , mat continue to be hewers of wood and drawers of "water for the Republican ' - party, in spite ot the fact that the Dem- - ocrata have done bo much for their race. . They may continue to. thus, make fools of themselves, bnt the Democrats will . continue their appropriations to educate . and help the poor and unfortunate' of their race, and it will'do it at the risk of 'being charged with extravagance by Radicals. One of these days negroes will begin to think I . -, , - . 24 nfSTrruTiON for deaf, dumb : AND; BLIND The amount is larger than under' Republican rule because there is a larger attendance, and because the .Democratic Legislature of 1872 or dered the erection of a building for the colored deaf, dumb, and blind, - $15,000 was expended by Democrats to build it This was for negroes alone, and yet Radicals have the- cheek to .abuse the' Tltmnmtj , tnr ' turesl"" - - a trar .-itote. new ex- : as nt-.&.ry. It tr.evfcrt 1 the Vet, and tLa West Lis t to the Democracy ,an will contl; 54 THE STATE GUARD This penso was authorised by the vote of both , partieu in the Legislature, and ia ap proved by all who know the need of '-armed men in the case of .riot. You : - dont need 'an armed force often, but, . like: the nan out West, in regard to a Z pistol, "When you do need it, you need - It. d OnHr." ' Ttlv titn . on4nMul 'extravagant expendi- .SThe following reniarks and explanations of the fore going t a ule onght to be read carefully and digested by every voter in aonn Carolina. ;-xney are somewhat long, but they are explicit and they are accurate,. 't ct b i t laoney. expense for two years ot Jtepnoiican x s and 1870 and two years ol uemo &.: ral-187 and 1886. To It, and to the nwantt which follow, we Invite a careful . ?rt. ; kzI txgaml perusal?--:.. 1 ADJ UTANT GENERAL'S DEPART "MENT This increase is due-to the fact ' that -the salary of the Adjutant General was raised to $600. - This is exactly half of the pay of this officer, in 1869, and it is now about the smallest salary paid to : this officer in any State in the Union., i 2- THE AGRICULTURAL DEPART MENT This is a new expense, but -the expense is entirely met by; new receipts. Evert doixab spent by the Agricultural Department, the Labor Bureau the pub lication of the Geological -Reports, the Experiment Station and Farm, .and.Im migration'Bureau, and some to fairs, is ;'.'. raised, by & $50Q tax levied upon each . brand Of fertilizer sold in the State. This ! - amount was "never collected by Republi-f 43drtjMMISiI ...cans. uemocrais couecieu iluhu mey . expend it in the main, wisely. The po- sition of the Cheoniclk upon the expen ditures of the-Agricultural Department is well known. - Two years ago we pub Irlished a full statement of the affairs of : that Department, showing that there had -been some extravagance. What was the result? . Democrats corrected "their own t-- extravagance.:' At the last session of the . Legislature, the expenses of the Agricnl - tural Department -were reduced- by the sum of twenty thousand dollars - That Department now is run on $21,000, and - economy. prevails in every branch The Chronicle does not hesitate to call ex travagance by its right name, even when , , the Democratic party is : responsible for it. ' But the difference between the Dem ocratic and the Republican parties is " this:-. Democrats retrench their expen ditures; Republicans never retrench. This1 is a marked and striking difference .' between the parties., The: $21,000 of ' ' : money that remains in the Treasury from this Fertilizer Tax Fund will go towards the erection of an Agrictiltural and Me-J . chanical College, which is demanded oy .. the farmers and mechanics throughout the State. - For the protection of farmers ... there mustrbe an; inspection of 4ertili zers, and it is but just that the , makers ' if fortiliVelsi Khrmlfl TMiv'thin ATDMIflA: A i fM, A J ..1.1 V W WVrV. J ' . r ' , . S AGRICULTURAL SOCJ1ETIES This - money is given to encourage Agriculture ; al Fairs, and to thus improve our meth ods of fanning: The amount is not large tand we have oiever i. hear4 complaint made of this expenditure to encourage a generous rivalry among our -farmers. 4 APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISABLED . SOLDIERS This is a -wisq" provision. It is a specific appropriation for soldiers T - who have lost both arms, or, both legs, X or both eyes,"" The partisan ''Who would " refuse this pittance to our brave soldiers, -, while every Yankee soldier is drawing a large pension,- is undeserving the respect ffood citizens. ; It is expenses .for the ; ' unfortunates of the State that increases h t&er toltal expentures.;7;;WbO will say V that, these .expenditures are not proper? - Who will advocate stopping them? The vIGhronicle knows IthaCt . ho good ; citizt-n fiwaLloso confidence -in tha Democratio r ' party because of such expenditures. isAUDITOR'S DEPARTMENT-t-Thein k : crease inthis department is occasioned v. by thfe xtra clerical iorcel required oh 2 account of the recent pension law. ; oBOARD OF INTERNA IMPROVE- MENTs-This is a very ismall. Amount i? and is' expended , under the direction of wthe 6otrernortt';. 'j'V v SvONVENTIONS-i-Thjs . only-; occurs when a Convention is called. . :Inf this M Convention,' whichlwas worth hiuch to - the State, the'Republicans. tried" to ad- ; C i6urn l without doing t anything.. - Xhe r Democrats succeeded in making it- of 5 great value to tax-payers by repealing -.. the '.Yankee sysfpra urjder which we were living. ; . - - 9 CONvTIN GETS CiJCS We can epeciai .' attention to the account for Contingent ciesUnder Democratic; rule in 1876 the amount was $18,054,62..- In; 1886, un der Democratic rule, it was,$19,411.S9. S This makes a total for two years of $37,- " 466.01. . Now the contrast:- In two years L' for Contingencies the Republicans spent 2 $134,391.46.'. In the two years the Ke--publicans spent" four times as much !" money as the Democrats, In other words A the saving ; by -- the Democrats in two If years in Contingencies is $96,925. 45. Z U i0 CONYmGVCONCrre'TO T s PENITENTIARY The Republican par--i ty begun the Penitentiary while in pow er. The Democrats filled, it .with . ReS ? TnbTieains. who aftet the tax-payers re fused to let them steal from the ,$tate Treasury, continued their depredations upon barns, hen-roosts, &o. : Of . course A it costs money to transport them. . . 11 DISTRIBUTING LAWS Small and -.. necessary. . r' ; . ' . ' .: c 12 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC IN- STRUCTION Republicans spent money :- for this purpose', but included it nnder "Salaries of "State- Officers and Em ployees." xThey spent 'money ONLt f or the Department; they gave the people no schools. -. The increase in this expense in 1886 over 1876 is due to the fact that . the Legislature allowed, the Superinten- dent a clerk, and paid his traveling ex penses" to enable him to perform the duties ot his omce more emciently. -, LICENSE TAX RE- -FUNDED This is not an expense at all, - but merely returning a receipt. v . 14 EDUCATIONAL FUND The Repub-iicans-.1 spent " nothing, so the record shows, in these two years. They squan dered a permanent school fnnd of $632, 7500. The decrease is owing to the fact that'the taxes for school purposes are -. now paid direct to the counties, instead of into the State Treasury. ; The total , for 1887, paid to the conn ties, amount ing to $653,037.83, as against $54,702.93 paid to the State in!876. The revenues to the school ' fund paid now into the State Treasury are derived from entries of vacant lands, and the interest paid ' on a permanent fund of $99,250.00 sav ed to the school fund by the wisdom of a Democratic administration. The School Board is developing public lands belong ing to the State; Republicans did not try to make this land available for school ; v purposes. The amount expended for - schools, nnder Democratio and Republi---. can rule, is contrasted in another col-.- umn. , To a careful perusal of that con trast we invite ; every ;; reader . of the - Cbbonicuc, especially those who depend upon the public schools for the eduoa tion of their children, ; : -: : 15 .EXECUTTVE DEPARTMENT The item under this head,in.l863-'9 is in cluded .under " Salaries of State Officers 'and Employees." There is no increase . in"1886 oyer 1876, . but a dicrkasi of $1,000.. This table showa an appabest , increase. . The- apparent increase is due to this cause :.. Gov. - Brogden did not collect his salary in 1876, -but held his - warrants for $3,000 until his term -expired.- He also drew $1,000 his last - quarter's salary, in . Got. Vance's first :.. year. -7., . v-"-" loEXECDTTVE MANSION Under. Re- publican rule the Governor did not live ,m the MansottT; Gov,-Holden preferred -to reside in his own house. Of course, - there , was no jexpense.-- Now "we are v"5 building a Governor's House Of. . 1 r- 17 -FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE Un- : . der Republican rule in 1869 this item was , $6,830.04., In 187d .it: was $7,195,68, -This is over six times as much as nnder .Democratic rule. . -7; -, V-,; 18 GENERAL ASSEMBLY -"We have - chosen two years under Democratic rule 5 when . there was no General "Assembly ; because : the Radical Reformer, to whose "'article we have referred, took these two v years to contrast Democratic with Re ; pubHcan rule. But on the. cost of the ;?GenerairAssemuiy we are glad to show y a; comparison. - In 1868-'9 -there t were f ; three sessions of the General Assembly. Itwas in session 304 days,.jind- seven 7 dollars per day and 20 cents mileage was the pay of representatives. The total . cost of that Legislature was $430,958. 60. ; 7 This yraa an average pay of about $2,100 r .for. each member..; Let txs make thi&con trast f in I885-'6 the Legislature was in , 'session 64 days. 7 The members received $4.00 per day, and ten - cents mileage. 'The total cost was 33,286.71, an aver- age of $342.82 per member. Ia the one item oi cost ot tae lieneral Assembly, . one session, the Democrats saved to the - tax-payers $372,661.89, ; .' - ; : 19 GOV., CALDWELL'S FUNERAL A small voucher . ' - " " 7 ; 20 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Until Prof. 7 ' Klerr's survey there was no accurate map ;t-of ITorEh Carolina -7- :-c, ; 21 INSANE ASYLUM AT RALEIGH More money was of course expended for .X this institution before the completion of :J the Western Asylum t Morganton, and 7 the Colored Insane Asylum at Goldsboro. V Both of these were built by Democrats. - 7.lJnder Republican rule the whites and 7-1 negroes were all in the Raleigh Asylum. 7 Democrats-r-or in other words, the white wmen of North.' Carolina put a stop to . tnis, is reiatea tnac a white attend' 25 INDIGENT PUPILS AT D. D AND 7B. -INSTITUTION This amount, was repaid to the Treasurer by the counties. 26 INTEREST ON 4 PER CENT DEBT c The money to pay this was derived from .7 a tax on drummers, all but $70t)0 . of which came .from non-residents, ; and from certain specifio taxes, and not from tax on property. At onetime there was ' - a surplus from this - particular fund y which the law said should be applied to v the interest on the four per cent. debt. " This surplus was wisely invested by the State Treasurer, under , the direction of ; the General Assembly, because, nnder a - constitutional provision, it could not be applied toany other purpose than the ,. interest on this debt. . The saving to the - State up to this time, on this investment, . .is over $50,000. ; - .. 27 INTEREST ON 6 PER CENT. DEBT The State owns $3,000,000 stock, in the N. C. R. R., the dividends "on which 7 amount to 4180,000 per year. Under - the suit, known as the 8wasey suit, de l cided in 1874 by the U.S. Circuit Court, - a Receiver was appointed in behalf of - the bond-holders. The Receiver reoeived -- these dividends and disbursed the same . in the payment of the interest on the old ' bonds. The bonds having been redeemed nnder act of 1879,' these dividends, un der an amended decree of the court in 1883, are now payable to the State v Treasurer, and by him disbursed to the ; extent of the old bonds taken up and ' new ones issued to the holders of the new bonds. ' 'This is not to be consid 7 . ered a part of the regular revenue of the " State. - The Receivership-still existing, : he receives a part and the State Tress , urer a part. - The Treasurer only pays - 'out what he receives' from the railroad ; company. -The -Receiver pa vs interest on such old bonds as are still outstand ing and unchanged. , . ai--INTEREST'ON.W. Ifo. R. R This -.. interest was' paid by the Democrats nn ; til they sold the road.- The sale of the road relieved the State of a heavy yearly expense, and insured the completion of 7 the road. --';; -;-. -; ': " . 29 INTEREST, ON- SPECIAL TAX r BONDS This expense no longer exists, These Special Tax' Bonds, . -offspring of the , Republicans, wen - conceived v in sin, born in iniquity, - reared upon v rascality, -. and 1 - strangled - to de.ath by the ; hand - of the ' honest Demo cratio partyr; If the Republican party ' 'had continued in power, this expense would have continued throughout all the years from 1870 to -1887, and been a ' . never-ending burden on tax-payers. The - Republicans issued the bonds. They "were the children 'of Radicalism,' and - the father could not disown the child. . The Democrats repudiated the. whole "Issue of these Special Tax Bonds, and j thus relieved the. people. There Is now ' litigation pending to compel the pay ' . ment ot these fraudulent bonds. 'If the 'Radical party -should be restored to 7 power, there is no assurance that they -7 would not pay these bonds. .The Dem ocrats will ever refuse to pay -these " iniquitous ana -unjust claims. -By re 7 fusing to recognize these bonds as bind ing, . the .Democrats - saved - the State $681,960 a year, it being the interest -alone on the face value of the issue of -'special tax bonds, not including accumu lated interest for. nearly U0 years For ' the seventeen years,' in interest alone, : this saving is $11,593,820. ; Every voter 7;ougat to stick a pin here ! 7 '.i..; - 80 JUDICIARY The" Democrats have -. decreased: the expenses, and they have increased the efficiency of the .benclu AIL our: judges are now men -of high 7 character- and integrity , ' We have no 7 ignoramuses, such as the Radicals gave 7 us, nor any men who sell justice, ' as in - the days of Radical rule. Our Democratio j solicitors prosecute faithfully,' an4 in : conformity - with their oaths. None of ; them have to resign to escape "impeach '. ment, as was' the case in Radical rule. i "Tbere is no brighter page in our history of to-day than the purity of the bench - ia North Carolina.- It is tha crowning glory of tbe Siate and the Democratio party Is entitled to all the credit. It is not expensive. ' Perhaps we do not pay '. our judicial officers enough. But Radi cal "justice, so called, was dear at any ; price. - Under Democratic rule it is never said -."the",. Judiciary is 4 exhausted." ;NeverI-- 7.7,7 ,' 7 '-v - 81 KEEPER OF CAPITOL The Repub . licans embraced this expense nnder an other head.--- : ; 7 82- -LUNATIOS 6UPPORTED BY COUN- : TIES The - Democrats take care of the 7 Insane, and always wilL ; This expense is not now necessary because other asy- lams have been erected. 83 MARION AND ASHEVILLE TURNv ,7 PIKE The Democratio party paid this - for the coTenience of the West as long Ther have - tendered good service moie than. once. -- The expense is about the smallest of any ' 8tate. in the .Union,- South Caroli na spending twice as much. The little T. Republican State of New : Hampshire spends yearly $30,899.5L The great Re-, publican State of Pennsylvania spends $400,000 a year for this purpose. . In - North Carolina, when tbe Radicals rnl ' ed; the organized militia cost the State ; $74,867.70 in one year. It this is deni . ei, we refer to the official trport of " the carpet-bag Adjt. GenL; A- W. FUh- er, dated. Jan. 27th,.1871.' This iii . Democratic saving to the tax' pa; ere in -one year of $69,6t7.74, as in North Car- olio we now rpend'but $3,70a60. Not ; only" so; but through the gross neglect and inefficiency of the Radical Adjutant Generals and Governors, a fund amount- ing to $23, $22.25 was lost to tbe 8tate 7 in tbe War Department. This fnnd was ; recovered after years of effort by the ; wisdom and endeavors of our Democrat . lo Adjutant General. And worse than that and more disgraceful: ..When the - Democratio Adjt. General took charge in 1877 there were more negro militia -: than whites in this lit at. Now there 7 are 25 white com pan en and 2 colored - companies.- The Radical militia, was worse than worthless to the State while ; the Democratio State Guard is an or- ganization that any State might be proud of, and has a reputation beyond our .borders.', -.7 . : . . Aain, and more terrible still: Under Radical rule the first Adjutant General , was an Imported carpet-bagrer who knew nothing of our people ana eared lees, . while nnder Democratic rule this officer 7 is a native North Carolinian who knows . and loves the State. - Once more:. When - the Radical militia as employed to suppress an insurrection, a cut-throat , from Tennesm-e had to be. imported to command North Carolinians, while un der Democratio government, whenever the State Guard has been called out, it is commanded by citizens of North Car olina. - ,- . '- - ... 85 NORMAL" SCHOOLS-Thisis a new ' expense, ordered by Demo rat. The Democratic party believes tn publie schools. -There can be no efficient pub lic schools without good teachers.'. Part of this money goes to the whites and part ' to tbe negroes, and yet Radical cheek puts this down as ' "Democratic extra v - gance." .". ; - ." '- 85-ORPHAN ASYLUMS This is a new expense, ordered by Democrats. Radi calism says it is Democratic extrava gance. n So be it. The Democratic party will continue this appropriation, and ' prefers to die aiding the orphans than to live repudiating their just claims on .the State. vTo be sure RadioaHsm-did nothing for tbe orphans. It was not lo -their peculiar line. .Orphans are neither . carpet-baggers, nor members of tbe legis- Iaturevnor negro politicians, nor are ". they interested ia special-tax bonds. , - 37-i-PENITENTIARY Months - agoj the . Chronicle said that It did not intend to r keep silent .until -the penitentiary -was made self-supporting. - Nor do we; and ' -yet we believe in looking at things as they are, rather than as we would hare. them. Until we had ft Republican party . in North Carolina we neither bad nor needed a penitentiary. ' They started it, ' and started it on a big scale. ' Tbe appro- priation was reduced at tbe last session . of the General Assembly from $121,900 per year to $100,000, but no further re- - auctions were made. . Why? Lead by Dr. 7 York, the Republicans almost to a man, " advocated giving away convict labor and then big appropriations to the penitea- tiary, -This was not a political question, - and we do not desire to make it oee,but for a Republican to charge the Demo cratio party with extravagance when his party q largelt responsible for it, is cheek that only a .Radical could show. The Chronicle has no disposition to criticize the members for their votes. ' ; Tbe use of convicts on Internal Improve ments may be Vise. We are, not now discussing that question. We only seek to show, that it doesn't come with good grace for' a Radical to talk of extravagance in . the management of the penitentiary! We say this: The penitentiary must be -xape . selp-scp- porting; but wq recognize that the Di rectors cannot make it self-supporting as long as the Legislature compels ; It to . do work for which it gets no pay. -: Give the penitentiary a chance with the con victs, and it will pay money, every year into, the Treasury.- Again The Radi cals have no right to complain. They founded the penitentiary. .They bare " . always voted for convicts to roads and ditches and swamps, and tbey f orniah - nine-tenths of the inmates. Democratic - tax-payers may complain and seek to secure a reduction of the expenses of . the penitentiary and ' the Chs05iclb will help them but no ' tax-payer, who , ' Is not an Idiot, will for a moment dream that help lies in the direction of Radi cal success.- -. 7' . 88 PENITENTIARY SUNDAY SCHOOL - --This is small item and we -suppose no r man -will. raise objections to it. Tbe Democats are trying to teach Radical inmates the command Thou shalt not steal." If tbe leaders of the party, could r j : u,. r-. .:.J. -J cl.v' Im i. '-'.-.'. 47 STATii Llir.'.AIiY TV.s U a v - incall tooia!laa ; ; 4 -'-i -r Lbrary. 43 STATE BOUND ART Nce5Ary. 49-TATE CANVASSLNO.' BOARD I cntTeectibUBbTlg7X tl xteoe&sary. ' 50 8TATIONXRY Neccsary . -81 8ALARTES OF STATE OFFICE, AC. Under the Ecru b Mean rule all are put " under one bead. The Democrats -v tac expense In -each Department " I tZrnTTZ0?'1 former- separate place, showing a.oecreae. h i - v -: - --ra 1879 and ISSOw ie?cVofthcfPut 3 1:vJ!l eoU tch wrrc to it, t- ?"TOeS of tkc IL-rVju-,- 1 t? ie bad not 7T -Uel 1875 aiwl la-r. BeOU 901 LecislUurc of mt-I. mi lccuv-:e inirr7aadir?!i' - I lecU tare Lfgiorc of 1S79 (IaUtnre met In 52 STATE LOANS PAID This wasln Radical da vs. Now we have no such " entry in our Treasury books. " . 63 TREASURY DEPART HE ST In 1879 the Democratio Legislature made the ' State Treasurer, Treasurer ex -officio o( . all the penal and ebantahle Institutions . of the State, thereby saving salarke to , separate treasurers of these institutions, and a savi ng to the State of over $3,000 a vear in the wav of aDDropriat tons to these ' institut lonv After doing this, the Leg islature allowed the State Treasurer a - clerk at $300. - This makes thediZereace t between 1878 and 1884V 54 TAX OOMMISSTON Thk "wu the T expense of the Tax Commission author ized by tbe Legislature. Not permanent. 53 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CARO- - LIN A Carrying out the requirements - of the Constitution, the Democrats hare appropriated a sufficient amount to en- ' able tbe -University to do good work. ' Under RadioalUm the doors of the Unl- - Tcrslty were closed, They neither fos tered public schools, nor the University. The Democrats foster both. 88 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Tb is expense fluctuates, owing to the needs ' of the counties, . -87 OTHER GKNXRALCXPENSES. Wc , call especial attention to this expendi- - tnre, ,other general expenses. What . may sot be Included tn tost Ural Uow many white Denoerats were arretted . nnder "other general expensrsP How much money was stolen under that am biguous term! . In two years $53,290.47 were spent for t(other general expen- :' see. What a happy way to keep cx- - pen see! Under Democratio rule not a dollar has been expended voder such a bead. It Is suspicious to say the least of it, to spend $58,000 ia two years for . "other general expense after epeadiag $184,801.48. fer "writing contingencies." .So much on the Use ef expenditure. Now let us eenslder. .' . : : Ilr V:". tub RBCEirrt akd tub un- PLV8W - ... It is charged that the receipts for the year 1878, under Brogden (?) were $785, 017.86, audio 1887 nnder Scales $1,052. 88.62. and that the increase in 1687 was $387,630.90, aad that -notwithstanding hard times, the Democrats keep a surplus in tbe Treasury. Tbe sly immpression tried to be left, by using the expression "under BroRdeo" and ,4uoder Scales'. is that in 1876 the Republicans controlled the fi nances and in 1837 tbe Democrats. While Brogden was a Republican, yet be had no connection whatever with state's finances.' - AH matters concerning tbe levying and collection of taxes were in the hands of a Democratio Legislature and had been since 1870. Tbe proper test would have been to compare with tbe year 1869 the last of Republican misrule. The f Tinted reports rrom which the person re erred to took his figure, do not shew tbe receipts to Toe whst.be states them. He seeks to mislead tbe publio by s false ar rangement cf figures. - He make the bal ances of the educational and publie fund, to seemingly appear ass part of the- re ceipts forth tUcal year 1876, and SO bo through tbe ten years which make' np bis table of - compariBOu, . bringing' forward each year's balances and adding them again to tbe subsequent years incomes, thus practicing a deception for' the pur pose of endeavoring to show an unneces sary increase of receipts under Democrat re role for each year. W will show the falsitr of the' Azures as must clear iv an- pear eves to the author of the . reckless charges of. Democratic extravagance. If be will read our figures more carefully than he did the 'Official records1' from which be alleges to have obtaiurd his in formation. -'..---.--As tbe years 1876 " under Brogden " and 1887 under Scalo ar used as comparisons, let us look 'at the figures in regard to receipts: " 187S Tas RaU, Sf CM la, JLwmd Uoa of prop ft 7 , . , 416M1 00 BMrtpu ol Public ao Edoeailooal Karxli tor year KC8 MJB 7 IW7 Ta Ral.as ecnta A 1 aloaUoo o proprtr . tlnojXA HM1 a ..... tie la 11 and IS' 6 ceTtTcwlS Were to Jy interestoa tbTnel f rr cent, sdjaed bonds W Lef7 of 1881, 'eenU for all PorT W tn 1888, saswnded a 14 and not collected. LegSS?, - Legislature of 1887, 20 cents coectihU IalB7Ead lss. couecuw !afr!,m ftJ Democratic ml thf rxu wa higher than It now lT and ther UthJwbeoUmcraU cams into power they were eompeidto T Jce which the PpubScanl hU contracted. Let as cee bowthisw- on every band red dolUrc worth of prooer- ,y. Ia w were locloded eighteenu for the aaylama, ten cent to meet PKnctxxcT a iov. m. u wsteacTS MADI IT Rxjtrm. LiCAXt ia 189. and twelve eeou for the incomplete penitentiary smix et Repvs ucajts. . -r: Citd-r Beeipu et PabU k4 EdaeaUanal Pna4 tot rr istf7 , anww U rroia ihu msoirI mntlb deducted, M ltjr ltrml . eaneftbc rKtpiao . ' " irATlciilitiml Dpr en aeeanl ot lodleaol pplUtInl.D.D. AB, tttm H.O. R. K. dlTldcmdi lo p7 - lourait no UmI prit ; bosda laaae oa oouot - of . C K. H. aad pld o - - . BtAie by tbe I umtm of aald rod WJBi M Balaofoldaodaarlcaaannc - ontrtboiedby L.8.UOT.. S tflUIMI,.,,,..,, mj7 so Led U on ml ReMtaU of PnbUc juaeaueaai nui tor io I foexsaocs be taught "Thou shalt not lie," a large - voluntary subscription -could, easily be praised. 7. i. 89-PUBLIO PRINTINCr-NotwUhaund . ing the fact that the State publishes larger Supreme Court Reports;' and is - - doing- other work not- required in 1869 ; and 1870, the cost for the State printing is not balf what it was under . Radical 7 rule. . Ptjtthat nowK.. - . 40 PUBLIC TAX REFUNDED This is not an expense, y "- jj . . ."'- ' 41 PENSIONS TO CONFEDERATE SOL , DIERS . AND - WIDOWS The ' Demo- eratic party - increases the expenses to "give aid to these deserving disabled sol- .diers and their widows. We cant give h much not' as much-as tbe recipients need ana ought to nave, - but w give l something. When -, we - think of tbe 7 great sums that are yearly apropria- ted to the ' Yankee soldierv end com - pare It to the pittance our own brave -- .men and their widows' receive,' we find it hard to have any reepect for Sonth ern men who oppose' our small appro ' priation. ' This is one of the causes giv " en for "Democratic extra YaganceP the : Cubomcie says: Let ns keep up such ex travagance as long, as is -necessary to - keep want from the door of our pen--. sioners. . .. ". - ... - --.- 43 PAY OF CODS CO lONEI.i 7 Necessary expenses. Not permanent. 43 QUARANTINE EEGUL VTIONS. We suppose no one, except nti ignorant - Radical would call this "Democratio extra vaganc. It keeps disease from our doors. 44 SETTLING TAXES SherifTs formerly -. came to Raleigh to settle their taxes. Un- der Democratio rule, they deposit in a J- bank and the expenses of a trip to Ral eigh is saved. , - ' - 45 8TATK BOARD OF- HEALTH The - Democratic party has a just regard for - tbe health of the people of - the Bute, but extreme Radical reformers call this . Democratic extravagance. . 48 STATE DEPARTMENT Under Dem- " eeratis law the Secretary of State gets - It will be seen that the increase in eleven years is only $96,033.92. The tax rate has further been reduced to 20 cents, . The talk about large amounts lying In the Treasury as a rurplus is not the truth. There has never been a large surplus In the Treasury, but there has usually been about $30,000. . . This was applied to buying btate bonds, and the State Treasurer, by ao tbority, expended lo 18S6 $247,818.98 for purchasing four per cent, bonds, as we have stated elsewhere. - " '-. The appropriations hare necessarily In creased. The 4 per cent,' debt has been satisfactorily adjusted and interest prompt ly, met.. -Asylums hare been built and maintained. The wounded Confederate soldier -and the 'widows of soldiers have been given something. ' The Orphan Asy lum, pot upon a sound basis i . taxes re duced 9 cents on the $100 valuation of property; railroads have been built; val uation of property increased $83,000,000, and all aceompliabed since tha State- was " Umdeb Bkogdxx." . -' . , IT. TUB RECORD O EDCCATIO. . Republican impodence stop when ft come M s eomparijoo of the Educational rocoru v me iw0 parti. W do not proP?T l?.allow "7 dodglBf, Th fol low ing is the record: -TV'pnb,ica me I centrol of all detartmeou of the government J aly 186S sua continued to exercise this control wnta tbe meeting 'of tbe first Deaocratks General. Assembly of 18: 0-71 - period of about two and one-half years. Al though their (Republican) General Assem bly was la aeaaioa for a mxm thi period, the only fnods that earn lntp the Treainry for school purposes were one hundred thousand delUra etpecially appro- pnaiea vj act ot 1S70 and thoae that the CossTrrrno!! iet Apart, mainly poll tax. Indeed much of the poll tax collected tn the counties nctefeand its way into tbe school fund as U evidenced by the follow log statemeot made by Bopc Ashley In his report Sov. lit, ib7l: "The county capitation Ux U to be coiltcted and paid la by the same persons who collect the State capitation Lax. The law has not been observed. In most of tbe counties seventy-five per cent of their couoty capi tation tax has been retained." The Lit- ntes at that time reouired aeventv-nTarwr cent cf eounty capitation tax to be paid Into the Bute Treasury. All tchool fond at that time aere required to be paid to the Stat Treasurer, and to be apportioned to the COOL! te by tbe State Board of Edu cation. ; . - In Nov 1W9 an apportionment was made Of $163,740.50 but opto Oct. 1st 1370 there had been paid of this to the counties only 842,0 69 leaving still doe them af ter almost a yrar had elapsed $112,233.84. . In Nov. 1870 aod March 1971 together there wu again apportioned to the cogo ties the same amount $163,740.30 which together with the balance ef 8U2.2S3.84 still doe was paid in 1871 and 1872. Ia 1870-71 the Democratio Legislature bad levied a tax of 6 cents on fiOO of proper ty and 23 ceou on polls for schools. This they collected and applied together with the capitation tax and other taxes, to dis charging the two apportionments that had been made in 1869 an J 1870. So that tbe Republicans while in power made, during tbe first two years, two sp portlonmenu amounting in the aggregate to $331,481 a laree part of which was paid in 1871 and 1872 out of fnods raised by the Democratic Legislature of 1870-71. Very little of the funds set apart by the Constitution during tbe two 7 ears ot Re publican rule found its way to the educa tion of tbe children. . Besides: There remained of the perma nent school fund accumulated before tbe war stocks that were valuable, vis: 4,000 shares ia the Wilmington 8c Weldon R. R., 2,000 shares in the Wilmington Man chester R. R , snd 63 shares in the Cape Fear Navigation Company. AH these stocks the Republicans sold for th son of $161,230 tbeir race value being 1332,300. Of the $161,250 they invested $130,000, in special ux bonds which are worthless. - What tbe Republicans did for schools while they were in full control may be summed tp in this statement: Tbey aquaa dertd the permanent school fund that re mained after tbe wsr, and collected bet little for school porpcee except what tbe Obnstltattoo required snd large part even of that tbey applied to some other purposes The Democrats in 1872 increased the $6. 1 on property and 20 on the poll levied by them in 18 70-"71 to 8 cents on proper ty snd 23 cents on polls, and in 1831 they Increased the levy to 134. cents 00 proper ty and STi cents on polls. From these taxes and from floes, forfeiture and penaltie, liquor license and other sourer, they have collected and spent th follow ing sums for public schools: Ia 1871, disbursed for schools, $177,487.84 - v. - rotVM IT ALL VT. . tb0MivW- It Ul .iwl. .... "JIM I1HT. .V. ..ciUTu dollar,; U.V J? rU ol But taxatioQ joo was iAtl nu .the cue tsndreJUrTtc w til's dn' lh ZV?t , m two buodrvd and eight thouaand dolUr, raid la iJw Tear from a tmpo,. rUKd pJZ. ,r ! Purest 00 thi. ,nlq,ir. Jl eharltal it.-i.aHoo. rrl, rtt pro, vsteraa or his widow; cii,. Xorth c baians were fwcntl frooi official r ice, and-carpet bwra and Lracraat negrce a err eWvatrd to rlitiocsof tru.t were Uakrupted;' . Ta 'thet and inflictioo upoo ih au thaa if rshabiliuunt measures wtTZmla er ewcoermged 87 Iheou Let ns Urn te a brlfiter Craw the contrast.' ff, a4 r- , . ty . . " uisrCT in Ui otat. for fund has grown la 1872, la 1878, Ia 1874, Ia 1878, 1 la 1876, I Ia 1877, I " la 1878, la 1879, " ' Ia 1880, ' IalSSl, I In 18S3, . " In 1888, IalS84, in Ia 1886, 1 " la 1887,- These tgsres, if near 171,273.83 " 191,873.07 M - W7.394.83 No report. 884,168.14 " 819,818.07) " 824,287.10 " 826,040.83 833,882.63 409,638.83 " 809,736.02 " 623, 43a 93 " 640,243.20 " 630,832.82 671,115.63 " 833,037.83 not exact, are a very some- counties ' not "'v; -:in. r'VTUB RATE OF TAXAflOir The third allegation made by theRepub I licans is:' The representations of the Democrats that tbey have decreased taxa tion is false: ' Let ns see about it. ' ' The bet and tarrest way to compare th Republican and Democratic administra tions of the Bute finance is to rive the rato of taxation tor the years under-the rule of the two partifS. The Republican, who faW-ly tharsr-i thnt tbft IVirw stic ;fr K.i 1 lr--;.. 1 lt .', , ., i L, r.: I wrt.il tli3 Ih ir.ty U.i the truth btcauss t.oy are from tLe record. TJader Itepealleaa Ilat: ' In 15M, forl8C9, the R-ublicaua levied a tax of 80c ou 8.100 worth of property. Under the levy of 1869 tbe Republican collected over one million dollars oh raop xrtt aLo.vk; and although more than half of it was designed to pay interest on special tax bonds, they applied less than one-half tbe amount collected to that purpose. L'adsr Demecratle Balet -" " The Democrats had control of the Legis lator la 1870 and afterwards. - The levie the Democratio Legislature made are as follows, and are on every f 100 worth of property : Legislature of 1970, 63 cents, tax eol lectiUe in 1871, 6 eeut ef whisk war t arproiimation, reportingi . " The AsUmbly of 1881 directed that the funds that had been aocumnlaiingin the State Treasury from fines, forfeiture and penalties 'should be-distributed to the counties, LhislegUlation being autborixed by the amended Coostitation. . Two dis tributions' were made from this food one ia 18 31 amounting to $114,688 applied In 1SS2 andi 1883, and the other In 1888 amounting to $74,443, applied ia 183 aad 1&34. Xicept as modified by these distriba- toc,' which Increased the avtBable funds for "lSS2," 1S83 and 1834, these tg-ares show a gradual; and money disbursed for 1 t.r rv: yearly Increase cf schocU. Ia"lSS7. PTf-r, tbe re ts a .. -l t f fro-n : . i u a-- . ...1 1 r j t :. f.A.,-1 t.r')' ;h aLicb e uvl wL;ch c red tavire per-r ! ncabl to ray tteir iaico, soi lj u.a u--c:.:on ct rvupreme Court in tbe cae Barks- ale vs. Commis sioner ox cam peon county limiiicg taxa tion to 64 1 cents for all pnrpcee of a gen eral nature including schools. The Chsomcli commend this tbocgbt w i trciui consideration or everv reader: The Democrats have steadilv ia M . V . V . . crcaaeu a 1 ana, ana every year the schools Lave been better. What has been,is an indication of what will be,dene if the Democratic party is gives cootina anc; of power. Nothing ought to hav more lnfiu"- wkh vtera,wao have ebil dren to .educate, tbaa the educational poUerof ry. .We urge them to re metaber tL.M TLat the Kadk-aJ party rav aescasels aa4riaard fa tercet cniurea: th school teadilv until rn wards of six hundred thooaaad dolUrs a Poded for paUie tchouls; the Uf1latur etl878pedsa act autbor isinc a settlement of th Stat debt, atd oodr this set th 8tt red need, fcy oa teal agreement wtth tbe Nate ad the bood holders -the deU to $3,369,000 bearing four per cent interest sod rya bl in thirty years; THX U&muTtrxs cos- TKXIS 131 BIXXXIaL SE&atnM OF 60 DATS ASS THE rav or tacw LSOtSIAToa ts SOT vs $323 fob the tmiox; the rat of taxation for tUte pcrpcMe ha steadily decreaeed from eighty eecu oa th oce hundrvd dol Urs worth of property until tt is now oo ly twenty eenu, one-fourth the rats a der RepubtVcan rule; two inaanasyloma one for tbe white aod one for th ne groes and one InsUtntioo for tbe deaf amnsoahUnJ,rorthnegroe, have been erected; th penitutiary has been built and supported, and the labor of the cue vlctc has been usedto bni'.d railroads and ether works of Internal improvements; a small pension has bra given to seedy ex-Confederate soldiers and their wid ows; the orphan anylora has been giv en an approprutioa sufficient for all its needs; th State Guard has been streegth eoed; the University ha btva foterM; the Agricultural Depart ment has .wrought a good work for agriculture, sad porvhaaed a large build ior for Its dm; the Bu reau ot Laoor Ms tu lira has been eatab uahed;the Agricultural Mechanical Col lege has beea provided for; th Superior aod Supreme Court of th tt hav adminiatered even snd exact jus. ice to all, and no breath cf sujpiciua has attached to' any Democratic Judge; a new Supreme Court and Library budding has been erected, snd a boo for th Governor is nearly completed; themanty finance have beea, in the mala, wise'y and economically managed; native aoutftata loving North Carolinians hav edmt&ia Ured the government affairs, ai J oo state in the Union has aad cheaper r bet ter govern meet; in a word the !ao crsts bar given low taxes, good govern ment and originated, and carried iito ef fect, measures for th betterment U the people. It has made some mistake, bat tt rectifle them. It is in North Carolina the only party of lionrsty, Economy and rrogress. rrom the RaLuea Stats Chbojtki r. YALUABLE FUBLICATIO . Tbe CBXOjrictt was the first ps;er hi North Carolina to advocate the establish ment of a Bureau of Labor Statistic. We hailed tbe action of th Legislature la making aa appropriation for this needed work with Joy, and w hav watched the progress of tbe work with gratification aod satis faction. The department started with out th endorsement of th whole people, sod without their co-operation. It had no enthusiastic backing. It had no army of correspond en ts or helpers. It was a pioneer in a new country. It bad to eat down tbe forces, make tbe roads, aad ' erect the first habitation. What to do to make tha department of value to the peo ple was tbe question that confronted tbe Commissioner. Be cams into tbe office with no enlbosiastlo applaoa. Us beard only muttering of dlsoonUnt and predic tion of failure.. Bach was the begina'.sg of the work oo short year ago. - Commissioner w jr. Jones La woo tbe confidence of the people, shown that his department Is valuable and aeoecsary, and is entitled to that praise dae to aa booest, industrious, and efficient man for faith fully performing difficult, untried aad delicate duties. E has beea aided by hie efficient Secretary, Hr. J. VL Broegtton. W have on the Csaoncu table a copy of the Tint Annual Report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Stat of North Carolina. It Is a valuable publiaatiou and teaches valuable lessons, and ia a credit to North Carolina. Speculation, soppoced conditions, aad gencraUtic mislead. There was some wisdom ia tbe words of Tboc&aa Grad grind, La Hard Time, when he said; Sow. what I want is, TacU. Taach these boys and giil nothing but Tacts. Facts alone are wanted in Lu'a. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing els will ever be of any service to them. . This is the principle oa w&ica I onng up my own children, aod tt is the principle on which I hail bring ep the children, f tick to Tacts, sir" . j Gen. Francis A. Walker nre sti3 more wisely when be declared that it is only by statistics that the results of a wide and varied experience la any department cf Uf can b collected, classified, and stud ied. "Tbe country," said this eminent statistician, is hungry for laformatioa; everything of a statu. teal appeannce Is taken op with an eagerness that is almost pithetic" ' This first report fairly bristle with facts 1 u .:. .r.r:4 of tbe M:v Z . .. a r.eod to be studied, and fp'.oyr aJ ecr '.oyer will do wel to giv tb.r djs ani night to a careful examination of tie facts elicited and printed. If the Boreaa has rendered bo other servie. th pcUi catioa of thi book JustiSe its etahlih ment aad eoatiauaae. W eocfratalata the Commissioner upoa the f nlioea ana accuracy of the information the pport contains. It establishes a basi f knowl ejre upo which eaicnlatkxu may be mad. Ueretoforevre bar known Bothicg of the wares, numbers cf boar, aad such facta la rewd to th wage-earoer la U State, and aa theorte have beea based cpoo crroesn eooditioo. Now we data for exact caJcnUlwo. - Cnoia- -r. ib UltC . TCStSSl. cu expects to ost&xe3 rt7 and to shtwtly ms a.HrMffartWccttfi i0. 7v'i 1