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' , money 'lie' ■ is ' Slftif fijien«. ifir uvn\i. * . ■ ■ p .\v taie 188Wanit s 7o ami t\\ • with i;.- •rat'.« rule J s .6 t iol lss*"- i „ rt ._ •ommtnW which follow w«* .a :t« u J . , • »oa l>«?rVifcMi _ it costs money to transport them. 11—DISTRIBUTING LAWS—Small and necessary. 12—DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC IJs T s nil cTK )N —Republicans spent money !' r tliis purpose, hut included it under '• Salaries of* State Officers and Em ployc*'->." They spent money only fori the Department; they gave the people no.- hooK The increase in this exj>ense in l.ssO over !»:«; is due to the fact that ! the l. allowed the Superinten-1 dent a ierk, and [ aid his traveling ex- ! j n.-i-s to tnahle him to perform the ' . th.'iif -of hi- oftice more efficiently. ! 1»1I( MMiai I.lt KNSK TAX: RE-| I I 'l'hi-U not an oxpeuseat all, ! inn im rely returning a receipt. ! t EDI'I'ATH >NA FUND -The Repub- | lican.- s]>ent nothing, so the record j .li cAs. in tln- c two years. Theyscjuan- I uc!vl i permanen: school fund of ! vhi. Ihe deen ase is owing to the fact | ih:i the taxt for -ehool purposes are! ■ j {direct to the counties, instead j u : nt i the State Treasury. The total: or ls>7, paid to the counties, amount- i gto -'. vi.e:.? as against $54,702.93 | 1 id lo the State in The revenues 1o t.Jie school fund paid now into the j - ate Treasury are derived from entries ; tf \ ant lands, and the interest paid ! on a j i maneut fund of !?{>U, J50.00 sav- i ctlt the school fund by the wisdom of aIK moerat u atlinini-t ration. The School ! Board developing public lands belong- 1 ing to the State; Republicans did not! 11 - \ to make this land a\ai able for school : purpo,-es. The amount expended fori school*, under I'emocratic and Republi- | can rule, i- contrasted in another col- j uinu. To a careful perusal of that con- j tra>t we invite every reader of the! Ct'iioNK i.k, espeefaily those who depend | i.pun the public schools for the educa t; ai of their children. Ir. 1: XE( • TTIVE I»1:1 'A RTM ENT The i;>'!ii under thi - head in " ( J is in- ' eluded under "Salaries of St ate Officers and Employees." There is no increase in IsHi o\er l s 7's, hut a I'KCHKA>H of si.ooo. This table >ho\vs an ai'Paukst ner. a-e. The aim-akknT increase is due to ih. cause (iov. Brogdeu did not colic, t ins-alary in ls?(X but held his v. arrants for £0.01.10 until his term ex j red. He ai.-o drew SI,OOO. his last 1 .j'larter".- - tlary, in Gov. Vance's first _\ 1 ar. 1C EXE( UTIVE MANSION Under Re- j publican rule the Governor did not live in the Man.-on. Gov. llolden preferred to n -,. Ie in his own house. ''f course, there no expense; Now we are bu:i ;:.g a (iovei hor.- House. 17 Ft'tiITIVES FROM JUSTICE Un-1 di r Republican rule in fhisitem was j -i. In l"»7o it was ••i7.iy5.GS. Ii: - over si\ times as much'as under 1> tiENMIAI. ASSEMBI.X —We have eh *'• i a 1 ye. i s under Democratic rule v.,;. 1 (icw.,- no (ietieral Assembly beeaiiM the Radical Retormer, to whose] . •* d. w«- have referred, took these two x-ai-to 1 citra.-t hemoeratic with lie -11 rule. But 011 the co-t of the (ieiie" d A--einbly we are glad to show . a comparison, in '!.» there were thre» >es-:..ns of the General A-sembly. It ua> in -e.—ion ;!04 days, and seven do'.' - p.-r day and •>» cents mileage was ■ .e pi\ • : representatives. The total . st of that Legislature was $430,958.60. This was an average pay of awout $2.100 f•: • .til member. L-t us make the con trast . ia "tit!,. Legislature wa.s in --- t; 04 day> Tiie members received ( s: 00 j. ; da\ and. ten cents mileage. lie I-'d cost" was S•".,2MV7I. an aver : -;IJ s j ji, ;• member. Intheone ; cost of the General Assembly, , • e session, the I>emocTata saved to the • •. ; aver- s.iTJ.COl.sy. iy t; IV. CALDWEI L'S FUNERAL—A ! sina v ucher. oh GEt>L«H.*ICALSURVEY—UntiI Prof. K. rr'.- -urvev 'iiere w as no accurate map l N-.rth t aro ina INSANE A>Y EE M AT RA LEIGH More money was of course expended for ; •; -tit at ion bef re the completion of : , W, -;ern A-vEim at Morganton. and th. t'o'.ored Insane A-ylum at Goldsboro. R »th these were built by Democrats, j I iuhr Republican rule the whites and j necroe- were a", in the Raleigh A.-yiUui. j ' 'cue rats or in other words, the w hue men -of North Carolina put a stop to thii It io related that a white attend- 1 SUPPL lIME N T . ant at the Raleigh Asylum resigned be cause he wa# compelled to shave a crazy negro. The I>emocrats made ample pro vision for bol h ract-s of this uufortu' ate class of our population, but pnmded separate buildings, as was proper, a IN>ANE ASYLUM AT MORGAN- T« )N iif c .rs this is a t.e** • xpeti«e under Democrat ic rule. Bad '-a :-»iu tlid not place on-: brick upoti another it) North Carolina Dem.-erat- built the Morgatiton In-a-e A-ylnm. and it .-t nds as a monument to 'i:e devo'i- 11 of the Democratic party to the duty >f ameli orating the conil:M»n of the unfortunate insane. We rejoice that ih ■ i-anew and an inert-a>' i • \peiis *. I tie people never object !■ -uch expenditure- of public money, demagogue- to the con trary notwith.-ta: lr , '-'adi'-alism left the insane to die in poor-house.- and county jails while it >quaud r« d the pre pie's money: Democracy expends : ht money raised by taxation b>r the tiet.- r ment and help of all the people. > so cially the unfortunate 3 COLORED INSANE ASYLUM- This is a new expense. The Radical party got the negro vote, it gave the negro nothing, and promised him everything 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 in-ane, too It chose to pay legislators big money, and let the in-ane continue to sutler. The Democratic part? has made the negro few promises, but it has gi\en im an insane asylum, a deaf, dumb and blind institute, a normal college, normal schools, and thousands of public schools. And uow Radicalism, with it.-, load o! unfulfilled promises to the negro, charges the Democratic party with ex travagance because it takes care of the insane negroes in the State. Well, the Democratic party can stand such charge.- as long as it is doing its duty to the unfor tunate of the State, and it will be upheld by the honest tax-payers. The negroes MAY continue to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for the Republican party, in spite of the fact that the Dem ocrats have done so much for their race. They may continue to thus make fool of themselves, but the Democrats will continue their appropriations to educate and help the poor and unfortunate ol their race, an-l it will do it at the risk ol being charged with extravagance by Radicals. One of these days ncgroe? will begin to think ! 24—INSTITUTION Foil DEAF, Dl'Mt AND BLIND —The amount ltt largei 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 tin colored deaf, dumb, and blind. $l5,O0( was expended by Democrats to build it This was for negroes ALONB, and ye ! Radicals have the cheek to abuse tin Democrats for "extravagant expendi t tires! " 25—INDIGENT PUPILS AT D., I>„ ANT R. INSTITUTION—This amount wa repaid to the Treasurer In the counties 20—INTEREST ON 4 PER CENT DEBT- The money to pay this was derived fron a tax on drummers, all but $7,000 o which came from non-residents, an from certain specific taxes, and not fron tax on property. At onetime there wa ft i/roiiid ijftPWiidtftiu iMAi'iAftyti'li the interest on the four per cent, debt This surplus was wisely invested by th State Treasurer, under the direction o the General Assembly, because, under; constitutional provision, it could not b applied to any other purpose than ih interest on this debt. The saving to th State up to this time, on this investment is over f.>0,000. 27—INTKKEST >N K PER CENT. DEBT- The State owns $3,000,000 stock in th N. C. li. It., the dividends on whicl amount to SIBO,OOO per year. Unde the suit, known as the Swasey suit, de ciilcd in 1874 by the U.S. Circuit Court a Receiver was appointed in behalf o the bond holders. The Receiver receive these dividends and disbursed the sam - in the payment of the interest on the ol bonds. The bonds having been redeemec under act of 187'J, these dividends, un der an amended decree of the court it 1 sB3, are now payable to the Stab Treasurer, and by hiin disbursed to tin extent of the old bonds taken up an new ones issued to the holders of thi new bonds. This is not to l>e eonsid ered a part of the regular revenue of tin State. The Receivership still existing j he receives a part and the State Treas urer a part. The Treasurer only pay: out what he receives from the railroac company. The Receiver pays in teres' on such old bonds as are still outstaud ing and unchanged. 28 INTEREST ON W. N. C. R. R. —Thi: interest was paid by the Democrats un til they sold the road. The sale of th road relieved tho State of a heavy yearlj expense, and insured t!.e completion o: the road. 29 INTEREST >N SPECIAL TA3 BONDS—This expense no longer exists These Special Tax Bonds, offspring of the Republicans, were conceive*: in sin, born in iniquity, reared upoi rascality, and strangled to deatl by the hand of the honest Demo cratic party. If the Republican partj had continued in power, this expense would have continued throughout all th( years from 1870 to 1887, and been i never-ending burden on tax payers. Tlj» Republicans issued the bonds. Thej were the children of Radicalism, and the father could not disown the child, The" Democrats repudiated the whole issue of these Special Tax Bonds, am: thus relieved the people. There is now litigation pending to compel the pay ment of these fraudulent bonds. If the Radical party should be restored tc power, there "is no assurance that they would not pay these bonds. The Dem ocrats will ever refuse to pay these iniquitous and unjust claims. By re fusing to recognize these bonds as bind ing, the Democrats saved the State *G81,!»!0 a year, it being the interest alone on the face value of the issue ol special tax bonds, not includingaecumu latcd interest for nearly 20 years. Foi the seventeen years, in interest alone, this saving is $11,593,320. Every votei ougiit to stick a pin here ! 30—JUDICIARY -The Democrats have decreased the expenses, and they liavt increased the efficiency of the bench All our judges are now men of liigl character and integrity. We have nc ignoramuses, such as tho Radicals gave us. nor any men who sell justice, as it the days of Radical rule. Uir Democratic solicitors prosecute faithfully, and ni conformity with their oaths. None ol them have to resign to escape impeach m nt, as was the ca»e in Radical rule. There is no brighter page in our history of to-day than the purity of the bench in North Carolina. It is the crowning glory of the State—and the Democratic party is entitled to all trie credit. It k not expensive. Perh.-p- we do not pay our judicial officers enough. But Radi cal justice, so called, was dear at any pri' Under I »emocratic rule nis never said "the Judiciary is exhausted." Never! 31— KEEPER OF CAITD »L-The Repub licans embraced this expense under an other head. 32—LUNATICS SUPPORTED BY COUN TIES—The Democrats take care of the insane, and ALWAYS will. "Ibis expense :s not n"'.v necessary because other asy lums have been erected. Wo—MARION AND ASHEVILLE TURN PIKE—The Democratic party paid this 1 for th* convenience* of thw \\ wst as lou^ )ary. It has ever been liberal to t, and Hie West has been true rooeracy.and will com inue to be. TATE (il*AKD—'This new ex ,s authorized by the vote of both in the legislature, and is ap v a!! who know the need uf uea in the case of riot. You *d an armed force often, but. man out West, in regard to a When you do need it, you need quick. 1 hey have rendered tvice mote than once. Tin is abou' the smallest of any 1 the I ■ i South Carol - ling tv>; ,• much. The little ■an Stat- ..f N'. ,v Hampshire early The gieat Re Slate oi Pennsylvania s[>end -1 a year f«»:■ this p irpose. In arohna. when the Radicals rul >rgauized militia c - f th- State 70 in one y» ar. It" th> is deni refer to the official report of et ban Al it. Genl . A W Fish :d Jan. -7th. TH> is a itic saving to the tax paw r- in ■ of 7 74. a> in North t«r 1 now spend but $3.7u0.6u. Not but through the gross neglect ficiency of the Radical Adjutant ■i and Gov. mors, a fund am Hit ;23,i22.'2") was I.st to the State -ar Department. This fund was d after years of effort by the and endeavors of our Demo. rat ;ant General. And worse than 1 more disgraceful: When the itie Adjt. General took charge there were more negro militia lites in thi.«> s;.r • N>w there r ,. . white c »u;paii ~| 2 colored t , : , nies. Ihe Radical militia was w , -I han worth!.-s to the State while tij. i 1 inocratie sra'e tr'ianl is an or , lion that any >• ate might be proud of, i d ha> « repii:ti >n twyond our l»or! '*■ Aj in, and more terrible still: Under al rule the first Adjutant Gen»»»i»l v. , 4 -, i imported cat pet bagger who knew nothi Jg of our people and cared less, whi'-t under Democratic rule this officer is a t fttive North Carolinian who know anl 1 >ves the State >uce more: When thej Udical militia •as employed t stiflflp* l an insnrreeli >n. a cut-throat froriv renness»e had to he imported to conn: North Carolinians, while un der I lemocratic government, whenevet theS 'ate Guard has been called out, it is coi omanded by citizens of North Car olina X.j >'( diMAL SCHOOLS This it a ncn »xpei ordered by I)ein K-rat*. Th* Dein 'eratlc party bHiuv.-, in public schcx Is. There can le no efficient pub lie so hools without goo-l 'eactiers. I'arl of th 3 money goes to the w mtes and [>arl to th * negroes, ai d yet Itadical cheek put* his down .-. ••Democratic extra? ganei :st;__(i| ( PIIAX ASYH MS- This is a n«»w exi -i ise, ordered by Democrats. Kadi call* a says it is "Democratic extrava gam So be it. The Democratic part} luo this appropriation, am ie aiding the orphans than dialing their just claims or To be sure Radicalism die the orphans. It was not it ar line. Orphans are neithei ;ers, nor members of the legis negro politicians, nor ar NTIAKY—Months ago th said that it did not intend t t until the penitentiary ws supporting. Nor do we; an ieve in looking at things a ather than as we would hav ll we had a Republican part Carolina we neither had n lenitentiary. They started i iiton a big scale. Ihe appr as reduced at the last sessio era! Assembly from fl'Jl.'Ji ) |loo,or.it, but no further r ere made. Why* Lead by D Republicans almost to a mat giving away convict labor an ppropriations to the penitei * was not a political queslioi not desire to make it one.ln üblican to charge the Deim y with extravagance when n ARCiKLT KESI'IINSI lil.K Foil IT. ; only a Radical could shov sici.K lias no disposition i ie members for their vote convicts on Internal Imptov ybe wise. We arc not no that question. We only set that it doesn't come wit je for a Radical to talk nee in the management Bntiary! We say this: II ry MI ST BE MAI.K PF.I.F si jut we recognize that the P ,nnot make it self-supportir the Legislature compels it or which ii gets no pay. i' ntiary a chance with the co it will pay money fj'rj rr: r treasury. Again: The Ra ! te no right to complain. Tla ;the penitentiary. They ha roted for convicts to roads at snu swamps, and they furtn ths of the inmates. Dem crat rs may complain and seek reduction of the expenses rentiary —and the Chroxh : them—hut no tax payer, w! idiot, will for a moment drea lies in the direction of Rru 'ess. TENTIARY SI'NDAY SCHO — r is small item and we supjxise .'ill raise objections to it. 1 its are trying to teach Radii s the command "Thou >halt i. Ix. t | "Thou shalt not lie," a lar ary subscription could easily ay— PRINTING —Notwithstan i Q gl I e fa. t that the Stat Supreme Court Reports, and l.:fl iher work not required in 1! o, the cost for the State prim; i s ialf what it was under Rad • ru »CT THAT ImiWN. 40-HBrtl'lC TAX REFI. NDKD T1 - aiS TO Cu N K Kl' KK\ 1 L > WIDOWS crati give «h—r\ mncl mucti as the re. ip.e. nif.-i ■ -ehtto L' me When think are yearly appropr their widows receive. Ae n TvM '■ to have any respect lor >ou who oppose our smal ■ I F'P ' This is one of the e.iu-. - j m as long as is m-e.-.-ary from the door •: -ir p« siont^H* 4 - OF C »DE O »V! M 1 —l' »NKR.- expenses. Not p- rn. ttieii 4:t cRANTIN E P.H'. \ 1 I'» N > NVe no one. except .•: gt.or v our 44—SsMfTLING TAXES- sheriffs forme *o Raleigh to settle their .axes. Jer rule, they deposit ir the expenses of a trip to i. eigh saved. 4j—Sr^B v TE BOARD »F HEALTtI- party has a just regard the of the p»-ople o? the >t. but Radical reform'-rs call t rata extravagance. 4g DEPARTMENT —Cnder IH law the Secretary of State ; no fees as formerly. The business of the office has increased. 7—STATU LIBRARY—This is a rery stua.l too small an appropriation forth, library. 8 STATE BOI'NDAEY Ne essary. No! permanent. 9 -STATE CANVASSING BOARD- Necessary. ■0 —STATI >NEUY— Necessiry il—-SALARIES OF STATE OFFICES. l'uder the Republican rule all art? j> :• under one head. The Democrats the exjtense iu eaiii Department in ; separate place, show mg. a decrease. er >2 -STATE LOANS PAlD—This was ii Radical days. Now we have uo suet entry in our Treasury books >3—TREASURY DEPARTMEN! In IST! the Democratic legislature made tin Mate Treasurer, Treasurer e\ officio oi all the penal and charitable institution of the State, '.i.i-tviy saving salaries t. separatetr* -tourersof these institution?, and a sav : g to the State of over $;!.oo»i year m tin aay of appropriations tot lies*, institutio: After doing this, the Leg i.-lature a >wed the State Treasurer clerk This makes the d.fferenci between 1870 and I$S6. ".4 -TAX COMMISSION—This was tht expense of the Tax Commission author i;'«'d by th'- l egislature. Not permanent. ">5- CNIVEIiSITY «>F N"i»ltT EI CARO LINA —Carrying out the requirement.- of the Constitution, the Democrats havt appropriated a sufficient amount to en able the University to do good work Under Radicalism the doors of the l'ni versity were closed. They in-!: h-» fon tered public schools, nor the l'uiver«:t\ The Democrats foster both. r»r, WEUiHTS AND MEASURES This exjiense lluetuates, owing to the needs of the counties. 57—(>THKR (iENERAL EXPENSES We call especial attention to this expendi tnre. "other general expenaes." Wh.v may not !>* iucladed in that term' How many white Democrats were arrested under "other general expend**" How much money was stolen under that am biguous term? 1 n two years s''>s.'„"jn 47 w.-ie spent for "other general expen pes," What a happy way to keep ex penses! I uder Democratic rule not a dollar has been expended under such a head. It is suspicious to say the least of it, to spend $.">8,000 in two years for "other general expenses after spending $184,391 4« for "writing•outingencies So much on the line of expenditures Sow l«t ut» consider. 11. THE It E EIPT* \\ I) THE SL It- P LI'S. It is charged that the receipts for the year 1*76, under Rrogdeu(?i were r »,- iilT.tlC. and in 1887 under Scales $1,0.Y2,- 6®B f,a. and that the increase in 1N S 7 was SJs7.l3o.ttfi. and that notwithstanding hard times, the Democrats keep a surplus in the Treasury. The sly immpression tried to be left, by using the expression "under Brogd- u" and "under Scales" is that in 1876 the Republicans controlled the ti nances and in 18*7 the Democrats. While Brogdcn was a Republican, yet he had no connection whatever with state's finances. All matters concerning ; had been since 1870. The proj>er test ; would have been to compare with the yeai I 1809 the last of Republican misrule. The ! printed reports from which tht; person re ] ferred io took liis figures, do not show tlit t receipts to be what he states them. Ht seeks to mislead the public by a false ar rangement of figures fie makes the bal ances of the educational and public funds, to seemingly appear us a part of the re ceipts fortiie ti-eal year 1870. and so on through the ten years which make up his table of comparison, bringing forward each year's balanct s and adding then, again to the subsequent years incomes, ' thus practicing a deception for the pur jiose of endeavoring to show an untieces sary increase of receipts under Democrat :c rule for each year. We will show tin falsity of the figures as must clearly ap pear even to the author of the reckles? charges of Democratic extravagance, if he will read our .figures more carefully than he did the "official records from which he alleges to have obtain d h\s in formation. As The years lß7fi "under Brogdcn' and 1887 "under Scales' are used a> comparisons, let us look at the figures in , regard to receipts : IsTi, Tux Hate, IV--, cei.lv. A**e«*ed valua tion of property ?l'S'.i,'.i.v,,;M i» ltt*-«-H>th of I'uMir ond Kduoalloual 1- unil« f«>i |s.%7— Th n Itate. St cents. Assessed ▼ alualloi: of property. r.*'.', 1 ' 1 iec#*iptm o! I'lil.ltr and t.'l uc.i t iona 1 1 mi l fol i Tear l.s-7 ."■'H 1' i Kroin tliisamonnt innst t>e deducted, us they formed no pari of tht of ir»;,AertiMillnr»l inf nl sit!© oi I.letnwe* * Wl.fca# •• i \mount refunded to State * on account "f Indigent pu pii sat Ins i. I» . I>. A 1 1., »w N. ' H. H. dlvidimls to pay I lnt resi on li.e'ppe: c ut. bonds on oeoui't nl' N. I' It. K. aml paid to hlate lis tin- I. -s.st-uH of ) Kilid n 'ltd I'll,!" 1 .. Saleofold and ti.tel. ssurins ' contritinttd I'J I • s>.' iov- K eminent 'I,OOO mi » IW.T'C » liecitlmate Hi-relpts •.( I'uUlle and KtucsitiA!»al Fuiiit* f«»r I*^7 It w ill l>e seen that the increase in eleven years is onh $ , J6,05. r ),92. The tax rate " has further been reduced to 20 cents e The talk a'nout large amounts lying in ■' the Treasury as a rurplus is not the truth. There has never been a large surplus in tin 1 Treasury, but there has usually l«-enal>out '' 5:,0.0u0. This was applied to buying State r bonds, and the State Treasurer, by au thoritv. expendod in i purchasing four per cent, bon.ls, as ■s have stated els*-where. s Ihe appropriations have ne-~-at i'y in -9 creased The 4 j>er cent, debt lias been _* satisfactoriij adjustt d and ititerest prompt ,| i v met. Asylums have b» • n buiit and maintained. The wounded ' nfederate s.,idler and the widows of '»i« 1:• r> have been given something Tn«- Hrphaii A-y lii in put upon a soutid basis; taxes re ■ ' dueed '.(5 cents on the £IOO valuation of i- propertv ; ra' roads havi- l>«-t*n built . " nation of property in reased |0;>,t»ou.0oo, and all accomplished since the State was •• L"MiKIt Bit'' »I>F.N. 111. Til E R VTE OF T A \ VTION . The third allegation made by the Repub '* licaus is The representations of tht j' ! Democrats that they have decrea-e.i taxa tiou is false. I>-t us see ab>ut it. The be-t and fairest way to compare th» Republican and Democratic administra 1L tions of the State's finances is to give th> y rate of taxation for the years under th«: role of the two parties. The Republican. '' who falsely charges that the Dem«»cr»i:' party has not reduced taxation, i- :'ivited 1,, r. fj ' ' foliO A itlg tattles. i f lef t **. the truth U-caus- the\ are from the recyrd. I nder KcpoblicHii Kule: nt In I-0-, for the Kef» iblicans Sev.'-o ic a tax of B')c on t!'. l " worth of pro[--rty. L nder the lev v *»f i s '> 9 the ati collected over one million dollars o\ pitoi'- kkty aU'NE: and altlfiugh more thaii ha ' u- of it was designed to pay interest on sp« c;ai tax lx»nds, they applied less tnanone La.. the amount collected to that pur{*>ne. I nder Democratic Rule: he The Democrats had control of the r or lature m IS7O and afterwards. 'e. The levies the Dem'Xiratic I>eg-s'.ature« 'us ma !e are as follows, and are on every HOC worth of pr m- legislature of I*7o, 3- cents, tax coi ' le-t:ble in 1371, G eei.ta of wh.th w«r# '« u-*« ' ad- fil; 'ij of the krj .b s '">f I*7l. i ime Legislature, 31} lents, collectible Hi lj>7J 1/ c sUture of 1-72, U cut*. collectible in 1871. 17 cents of wti; ti w.re to uie« i 'he defu iencies of 11 Republican*. f r ., m which the State had not r- >v*-? -Same l/vi-lature. - —i on of rents. collectible in is7l. L-gisUiture -f 1-7} 75, 2i>| wur , lectible in 1875 and i-7» Legislature of 1,876 '7. 29§ cents . !**otin 1 *77 and 1-7- legislature of is7;i Legislature !n> * inn iry instead of N .vein!*! as >} 24 cents collectible in 1879 and 18S0 legislature of 1— 1. •*«« tents, . . ble in 1881 and 1882, H cents of wl . were to pay inter* on the new four cei'.T. adjust' d Im>: U of i-v,. •»-, , vn ; s »,, r • purposes, colli, ■•;bie m l--;. in 1884 and not collected. l>>g in . J '• 2> i-'-ntsco! i ":bii i--', and l legislature of I—7. 20 c« :.!s ,i . in ! 8-7 and 1 --- 111 the tir-t few y. ars of I>, m , ra T u rUic tin' : .ite via* h g a-r than .' a and the r« a>»n is that when the I'ctu. rat» iatne into jiower they were comp lied t.» !>ay amounts for vvh'vh tl «• Up ■'i id i !itta ted. Let us how tr. - .» i> lake the year 1871, the rate wa~ . "ii every hundred d . ar- worth of; r ty. Iu this were included eight cents f :t.-Viunis. ten cents to me. • iu;m ij \ y rUKAsI'KV ON i o\ru.vt'Ti MiiiK HT like Li i av- in 18'»y. an 1 twelve, f r ncompielc peUiUntiary unln tr ukPii* LK AXU. IV. Til F K !■:« "Oil IION KIM ( \II«»V Republican impudence .-to; ■. when .•onus to a coin par - n of the llduca' oi..d records of the "two part.ies W« do not >ropo.-e to alow «• » loderj. Th« f ow ing l- t he record l't>. Republicans fame i .:o f s ■» >f all department-of Ihe g ver Me i;t.!v 1888 and continued t« exercise this • mtil the meeting of the fir-t l»etn rvnenl Assembly of l-7o 71 ■~r >f atxtut two and one-haif j.ar- \ hough their 1 Kepnliliean 1 r.-m-ral A »ly was in session for a large portion of his period, the only funds that c oi.e he l rea.-ury for >eh.«il purpos - were 'luudn d thousandd* lar-«•»; 1 \ apt •riated !>y act of 1-70 and li-nwe ■ it he ( • iNM ITI 111 .N -el Apart, 111 A ll.il p '. '..1 ndeed much of the poll tax I'olie. led lie counties inner found rii n,.i mii> th 'chool fund as is 1 rideneed I>T the f..i'ow ng .-talement made hv Supi. A-hle\ in lis report Nov. 1-!, lß7u -"The c.unn apitation tax l? to l»e coMi et« l ainl pa d u bj the same persons who cOlleej the »tate capitation tai. The 1a.% In- i.oi M'e 11 observed. In most of the 1 >unt ■ - eventy live per cent of their e. unt\ ■ . 1 alion tax has iieeii retained.'" Ihe -1 1 ites at that t line !• iiuired mv ill \ \ p. r vnt of county eafiitntioii tax to !»• paid uto the State Treasury. All se 1 fut l it that time were rtspured to be paid to he State Treasurer, and !• be appori iotied o tlie counties by the Stale Hoard of Edu ai ion. In Nov 1f»69 ail apporiionuieiit was made f SIG. r »,740.50 but up to Oct. l-t 1-7U liere had beeu paid of this to the counties mly $43,856 i(i leaving still due them af there was again apportioned to the coun ties the same amount $16'),740 50 which together with the balance of $122,283. Nt stil! due was paid in and 1H72. In IS7U '7l the democratic had levied a tax of »ii cents on * 100 of proper ty and 25 cents on polls for schools. This they collected and applied together with the capitation tax and other taxes, to dis charging the two apportionments fhit had been made in l-ii'.i an i 1-7" So that the Kepublieai s w hilt 111 power made, during the tirst two years, twoap portiotimeiits amounting in the aggregate to $331 ,-1h 1 a larce pari of which wasj a.d in l s 7l and ls7v! out of funds raisi-d l>\ the I'eiiuM'i'alic l> , gis!atute of I s .o 71 Very little of the funds set apari b\ the Consti! ut ion during Ihe tw > y irsol lie publican rule found i'.s wa> to Iheiduea tion of 1 he children Hosid'- There rema ned of the perma nent school fund ae umulated b> lore lh war stocks that wet valuable, \n/ 4 olio shares in the \Vi!miiigt n Will nii U , -.001) shares in the Wilmington «V Man Chester li. U , and .shares 111 the ape Fear Navigation Company All th* ->• stocks the liej iMuaiis >old forth' 1 slim of $161.250 their face value I» :hl' '.J.500, 1 if the $101,250 they invested fls'i omi, ill special tax Ikiimls winch an wortlih - What the Republican* did for sel..»-U while they were in full control may i.e summed up in this siaternei t I hev sipian rler. d the pernianent sch'M»l fund thai re mained after ihe wnr, nnd colleete.l but little for * hool in p' what the C>>listitution required «ml * iaiirf part CTeii of that they applied to me oilei purjKJße. The democrats in 1-7'-; incr«mm d th» $U son proper' v and on th* poll levied by ihem in l-7o 71 to h; centson prop'-r tv and 25 cents on polls, and in ilu v increased Ihe levj to 12; cent ■> on propei ty and :i?s cents on pollh From these taxes and from fines, lorfeil u res and penalties, Ifqyor lieei.-es and othei sonr * thev have coll" led and spet.l the f01.0.v liig sums for public si hools In IH7I. dihburM d for s -h'»ois. $177,4!i7 Ji In 1-72. •• " 173 2 75 In UI, > 71»7 In 1*74, ' " 2H7.5W1 -5 In 1H75, " ' " No repot:. In 1-7'.. " " : 14 In 1*77, Hl'.'-M.O) In I*7- ' - 4 1,1 In W. ..-roto-', In 3" " •' ' - ItllHbl. 4«i> -- In 1-- 2 ".o'j 7-; C 02 In I—3 ' "-'J ln 1 —l. •• Mo. 2H. 20 In 1 -- 5, "* In 1—1; f.TMi'.r/, In 1-H7. o:j7 The-.* • if not 1 x.e .'i r• • 1 very near ap| ro> ma' on. - ■me count •• - not reportn The .-W-'-ml. >of 1--1 dire. I that !!.. funds 'hat had tc*-n a ■ inr> i ;ng in ih -late l r».i.-nry from »i'n- . fo-'• iturc- and penaltic- should be «; stnbut-d to th counties, this legislation being authorized hj tlie atneiided ' onsti!ulioti Iwodi tributioi.* w'>-re made from t.v- fur I on ill 1--1 at: out." " 2to $1: »,"-•> H[ 1 -i! I—2 and 1-r.;. and the other ::i 1-:-: amounting to =.4. »4", app ,»'d in 1- •> and 1«»4. Kvcp' a- mO'lifi'-1 by tre-sedistrsbu lions, wh;' h increa.-' d the available funds for 1-- 2. I—3 and 1-81, thtve Jig .re show a gradual and yearly incrca-e of monev di-buwd for -ehofil- Iti 1--7 how. VI r. there a • .ght fa l.ng off from !-»•; which 1- ac mterl for by the hard t :f!)i s ' !.r ■ .gh Wt: . h we p d w : •*1 rendered more p»-oj..e i,r ibU: to pay f • r taxe-, and,by the dnasion of Supreme Court in tfie Bark-dale v- ( omrn - - oners of - itnpson county limiting ' ii 1- • or, '•> •'».; ' - for a. 1 purpo v '.- of a „••• era! na? r • " h'/ols. The ( lIHo.SII I.K i.-orilUiend'* thin C 0 to the careful con-iderat on of e.-ry reader The l»-mo«.Tath ha*e steadily .n created fund, tnd »Tery y-ar the seh'r '.s ha'. • et. !* •'*! Vf r.a* a* been,is a:i indication of v*hat will be.dane if the I ►etn'jerat;c party :« cot •mi anoj of power. Nothing o i»rht'o h more Infl lenee with ve'ers who ha»e eful dren to educate, than the edneat .a. |>olicy of a party. We urge th. m to re member thin. That the i«t .ica. par y and sqmaßd»n»d th« ••h»« " •.«!. V\ . he school fa . . ' v , l > tmm * ———— * M ;■ rti. V. T > Ml U IT AH. 1 P 1! *r »• . V • i«»! ITi;i tliele vv. .• . »''• 1 . I hou> 1 v , 4f , , 1 * 1 « •••-. , *• "* • • H M W s •' i ** i•' '> « ' f ' '■ « "*T !! * V v»; ♦*' \. • • •. , • i\ n * •. •-t'A •• i , . , . he ( .' I • . !it * !*t . 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Hickory Democrat (Hickory, N.C.)
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March 15, 1888, edition 1
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