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o . in.; rt sii.irks and oxplanations of the fore
> 4iii to bf read carefully and digested by
• ,»i orlh Carolina. They are somewhat long,
aree t>lieii and they are accurate.-^
initifaiiij,:»iul ii •
?! al r- " - \NT GENERA I/S DEPABT-1
bhl-lllt: - nil 'II I . , .. , ~, • ,
; mffl fur io" the Adjutant General f
questions by •• 1 ito *6OO. This is exactly half j
ami (letr;;t li.: 1 •! > officer in 1869, jjnd it 1
N.»w i!i-' ti .salli-.-t salary paid to •
« irv • r s ate in the Union. 1
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r • c, but ihe !
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«!• '•* - ' *•» ' iit there had
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A i . f .'I O'tn
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thu R-f! i , | . ! j |,, ~a j i es
f'i'in !.» ,f • atoe, (••;■!! whetl
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• ! ion fanner
' ,i'!i of tVruli
the mav • -
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4. n tattlnr-.
• • . DISABLED
-a: who wo' . i
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extra>.mnut ! ;• : ;; '« A >''•"* !u ' Ul .
b
Tlie- i »«ii «ra nr \ ' t -
U» :iiAk« n 'if • «
fullest in*« ,«t i (| \ ;,i 1
■>lui«trAt:i):i, - ■ ; . ; ■
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B»tf Hpcn«''» ','rtwini. . ■ • * pow
raif !V' rf n:,-' ;u..\ I , . '« • v. b lie
•rati* rule • i s i6 ami ISV> i '.-.lt , , ... ■  ri ..
MmimH whi 1 follow re invito a cart ,
»Dd tbemgbifiu ]>*ru»»
SUPPL EflM E N T.
it costs money to transport them. •
11 —DISTRIBUTING LAWS—Small and
necessary.
18-DEPAKTMENT OF PUBLIC IN
s I'KI'CTK )X—ltepublicans spent money
for this purpose, but included it under
'■ >;oarii\s »f State OHiecrs and Em
ploye's." They spent money ONLV fori
the Department; they K ; tve the people
no aools. The increase in this expense I
it: lsst; over ls7i'. is due to the fact that j
th I. _;isfature allowed the Superinten- i
ileal a clerk, and | aid hi.> traveling ex- j
] uses to enable him to perform the* i
duties of hi> ofiiee more efiiciently.
!- DKI'MMEIi LICENSE TAX KE- )
! 1 ! ill!» l h:- is not an expense at all, '
bir nierel\ returning a receipt.
11 - iiDIT'ATh »NAL FUNI> -The liepub- j
Ileal:- spent nothing, so the record |
.how>, in the-e two years. Theysrjuan- •
dered a permanent school fund of I
■"> 0. Iho deerca.-e is owing to the fact j
that the taxi- for school purposes are!
now ] . 1 direct to the counties, instead i
of iat •> the State Treasury. The total;
ot ISST, paid to the counties, amount- i
i .4 as against *54,702.03 !
I ;d to the State in 1 s?(). The revenues j
to the school fund paid now into the
S'ate Treasury are derived from entries |
. f \ . eant lands, and the interest paid |
on a i i manent fund of J.'iO.ou sav- j
t-il to the -ehool fund by the wi.->dom of i
;i! » mocratic administration. The School
it.-ard de\■ loping public lands belong- j
:ng to the State; Republic,ins did not. I
try to iii ske this land available for school !
- purpose.-. The amount expended fori
-• he"!.-, under I'einocratic and Republi- i
can rule, i- contrasted in another col- j
num. To a careful perusal of that con-1
t r.t-t we invite every reader of the
( ::i;osh'l.k,  specially those who depend j
upon the public schools for the eduea
ti ,n of their children.
lEXECI'TI\ E I >EI »ARTMENT The
ii'-ni under thi- head in l s Gs '[) is in
hided tinder "Salariesof State  Mlicers
and Employees," There is no increase
in l^» over l s ?>, but a i>t:i HK.\>H of j
s i , ooii Tlii-table-hows an Al'l'ahf.nt
ia e. i'lie ait.\i;l.NT increase is due
to th.- cause tiov. Hrogden did not
. olh' t l;i- >al.nry in but held his
warrants for s:!.nno until his term ex
pircd. He also drew ••Jl.ooo fi: s last
j\ar.er's -liary, in (iov. Vance's first
ear.
JC EXECUTIVE MANSION I'nder Ke
publieau ride the Governor did not live
m the Mati-on. (iov. 11 olden preferred
to r - ie it: his own house. ''f course,
i.. it* v. no ( \pftise. Now weaarte t
bu.l r 4 :i (iovernorV House.
17 Fi il iIVE> FRoM .IFSTR'E- l*n- i
; ; !:••; iblican rule in IS6O this item was
sij.-- MI). In 17«' it was s7,i{).■».fiM.
1 - over - \ times a- much as under i
! i ' r." :■• rule.
1- iiEXfRAL ASSEMBLY T A'e have
•If - ?w.» y* : - under Democratic rule
wile:. ' ere wa- no General Assembly
t aii-e the Radical Retormer, to whose
. rt:eli we have referred, took these two
\ at-to I'ontrast I'emocratic with Re
tt rule. But on the cost of the
General A--etnb!y we are glad to show
a comparison. In 1868 "9 there were
three M'ssiotis of t!u General Assembly.
It wa- in -e.-sion days, and seven
do. - pet-day and 'JO cent - mileage was 1
the ptv of representative-. The total
, -• ,t L. gislature wa- 4=4JO,9,*.s.'ji).
'i -wis an avenue lay of about $2,100
f r i aeii metnbiT. Let us make the con
t:a-t in l v> "' the Legislature waa in
- .n 01 days. The numbers received ,
st per day and ten cents mileage.
The total cost was #58,286.71, an a\er- I
ai; • s :i2. 5 2 per member. In the one
item oi co.-t of the General Assembly,
one session, tin Democrats saved t> the >
t \ payt :- s "72,•>♦.> 1. SO.
Hi in i\ , L> Fl NERAL—A
.-n:.-. I voucher.
(iE >L X: ICALSURVEY - Until Prof. .
Kerr's survey there was no accurate map
l N .rth Carolina
21 INSANE ASYLUM AT RALEIGH—
More money was of course expended for ;
t'a.- it -tituiion before the completion of
We-tcrn A.-ylum at Morganton, and
th. Cole red Insane Asylum at Goldsboro.
Both of the-e were built by Democrats. :
I tider Repiiblii an rule the whites and ;
negroi - were all in the II deu'h Asylum. |
' temecrats —or in other words, the w bite
men of North Carolina put a stop to
t his, it is related that a white attend- I
ant at the Raleigh Asylum resigned be
cau.se he was compelled to shave a crazy
negro. The Democrats made ample pro
vision f«r both races of this unfortunate ;
class of our population, but provided
.separate buildings, as was proper.
22 INSANE ASYLUM AT MORGAN-
T >N Of cours' thin is a i.e*' expense
uuder Democratic rule. Kai '-ali.-tu did
not place one brick upon another in
North •''arolina. Democrats built the
Morgauton Insane Asylum, and it si S nds j
;t.- a monument to the devoti n of the i
Democratic party to the dutj of ameli- I
orating the condition of the unfortunate j
insane. We r>-jo e that th -anew |
and an iuerea-> 1 • \p'-n-•. '1 n« people
never object to such expenditures of
public money. - to the eon
trary notwith.-ta:.M* "adi-ali>m left
the in.-sarie to die in fioor houses and
county jails while it squandered thepeo |
pie's money: Democr ac\ « xpewis 'h |"
mom>\ raised by taxation tor the (tetter
merit and h» lp of all the people, • spe
cially the unfortunate
-COLORED INSANE ASYLUM -This
in a Ui w 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 it» legislators $,'.100 a year,
and take care of the insane, too It
chose to pay legislators big money,
and let the insane continue to sutler.
The Democratic part? has made the
negro few promises, but it has given
i:iui an insane asylum, a deaf, dumb
and blind institute, a normal college, j
j normal schools, and thousands of public j
schools. And now Radicalism, with its '
I load or unfulfilled promises to the negro, i
charges the Democratic party with ex j
travagance because it takes care of the ;
insane negroes in the State. Well, the !
Democratic party can stand such charges j
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
my continue to be hewers of wood and
drawers of water for the Republican
party, in spite of the fact that the Deiu
| oerats have done so much for their race.
They may continue to thus make fools
of themselves, but the Democrats will
continue their appropriations to educate
and help the poor and unfortunate of
their race, ana it will do it at the risk of
I being charged with extravagance by
Radicals. One of these days negroes
I will begin to think !
| 24—INSTITUTION FOR DEAF, DUMB
AND BLIND—The amount ia larger
t • than under Republican rule because
, there is a larger attendance, and because
| the Democratic Legislature of or
. i dered the erection of a building for the
, ! colored deaf, dumb, and blind. $15,000
j was expended by Democrats to build it.
This was for negroes iUiNR, and yet
liadicals have the cheek to abuse the
j Democrats for "extrafaguit expendi
tures!"
25—INDIGENT ITIMLS AT D., I>., AND
B. INSTITUTION—This amount was
repaid to the Treasurer by the counties.
" 20—INTEREST ON 4 PER CENT DEBT —
j The money to pay this was derived from
' a tax on drummers, all but $7,000 of
which came from non-residents, and
r from certain specific taxes, and not from
tax on property. At one time there was
* Kiirnlns from this nartieiilar fnnrl
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, under a j
constitutional provision, it could not be
applied to any other purpose than the
interest on tins tlebt. The saving to the
State uptothistime, on this investment,
is over $•'50,000.
27—INTKREST  >N 5 I'ER CENT. DEBT—
The State owns $.3,000,000 stock in the |
N. C. It. K., the dividends on which
amount to SIBO,OOO per year. Under
the suit, known as the Swasey suit, de
cided in 1874 by the 1 . S. Circuit Court,
a Receiver was appointed in behalf of
tlie bond-holders. The Receiver received
these dividends and disbursed the same
in the payment of the interest on the old
bonds. The bonds having been redeemed
under act of 187y, these dividends, un
der an amended decree of the court in
l v s:i, are now payable to the State J
Treasurer, and by him disbursed to the
extent of the old bonds taken up and
new ones issued to the holders of the j
new bonds. This is not t6 bo consid
ered a part of the regular revenue of the
State. The Receivership still existing,
he receives a part and the-State Treas
urer a part. The Treasurer only pays
out what he receives from the railroad
compan). The Receiver pays interest
on such old bonds as are still outstand
ing and unchanged.
28—INTEREST ON W. N. C. R. R.—This
interest was paid by the Democrats nn- I
til they sold the road. The sale of the j
road relieved the State of a heavy yearly j
expense, and insured the completion of |
the road.
29—INTEREST >N SPECIAL TAX
BoNDS—This expense no longer exists.
These Special Tax Bonds, offspring j
of the Republicans, were conceived j
in sin, born in iniquity, reared upon
rascality, and strangled to death i
by the hand of the honest Demo- :
cratio party. If the Republican party ;
had continued in power, this expense j
would have continued throughout all the I
years from 1870 to ISS7, and been a
never-ending burden on tax payers. The j
, Republicans issued the bonds. They I
were the children of Radicalism, and
the father could not disown the child, j
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-1
ment of these fraudulent bonds. If the ,
Radical party should be restored to j
power, there "is no assurance that they:
would not pay these bonds. The Dern- ■
ocrats will ever refuse to pay these I
iniquitous and unjust claims. By re- j
fusing to recognize these bonds as bind- |
ing. the Democrats saved the State;
*681.000 a year, it being the interest '
alone on the face value of the issue of j
special tax bonds, not including accumu
lated interest for nearly 2o years. For ,
the seventeen years, in interest alone,
this saving is $11,593,320. Every voter j
oue.it to stick a pin here !
30— JUDB'IARY The Democrats have
decreased the expenses, and they have ;
increased the efficiency of the bench.
All our judges are now ineu of high j
character and integrity. We have no
ignoramuses, such as the Radicals gave '
us. nor any men who sell justice, as in
the days of Radical rule. «>ur Democratic
solicitors prosecute faithfully, and in
conformity with their oaths. None of
them have to resign to escape impeach
ment, as was the ca*e in Radical rule.
There is no brighter page in our historj .
of to-day than the purity of the bench
in North Carolina. It is the crowning
glon of the Stat* —and the Democratic
party is entitled to all the credit. It is
not expensive, f*• Thaps we do not pay
our judicial offi -ers euough. But Radi
ca. justice, so called, was dear at any
pri'-e. Under Democratic rule it is never
s ;i id "the Judiciary is exhausted."
Never!
31 KEEPER OF CAPITA 'L—The Repub
licans embraced this expense under an
other head.
32-U'NATICS SUPPORTED BY COUN
TIES —The Democrats take care of the
iu?ane, and ALWAYS will. This expense
is not now necessary because other asy
lums have been erected.
—MARION AND ASHEVILI.E TURN
PIKE—The Democratic party paid this
for th« of the W«st as long 1
!ry. It has ever been liberal to
, and Hie West has been true
10cracy.and will continue to be. -
. AILGI AKD—This new ex
i authorized by the vote of both
i the legislature, and is ap- .
r all who know th® need of
e:i in the case of riot. You
1 an armed force often, but.
nan out West, in regard to a
\ iien \uu do need it, you need
uick." They have rendered
■vice moie than once. Tin
is alKju' the smallest of any
the I • ! . South Carol -
ing tw;ie as much. The little
tn Stat. ~t N. ,v Hampshire
rarly s:;o.sM» The gtcat Re
State oi Pennsylvania s[>end.-
a year ft.;- tins p irpose. In
■rolina, w hen the Ratiicals rul
rgaui/.ed militia c the tate
oin one year. It thi- is deni
refer to the offic.al ivpoit of
t bag Adjt. Genl . A W. Fish
1 Jan. 27th. TH- in a
tic saving to the tax pavers in
of #69,617 74, as in North Car
now spend but $3,700.60. Not
but through the gross neglect
iciency of the Radical Adjutant
and Governors, a fund am* unit
!'.5,122.2.j was lont to the State
ar Department. This fund was
1 after years of effort by the
ind endeavors of our Demot rat
mt General. And worse than
more disgraceful: When the
tic Adjt. General took charge
there were more negro militia
,tes in this Staf* N>w there
hite cou:p;iii ■> and 2 colored
as. The Radical militia was
an worthless to the State while
ocratic Sra'e Guard is an or
>n that an v >'ate might l>e proud
has a reputation beyond our |
, and more terrible still Under i
rule the first Adjutant General '
aportedcarpet baggT who knew
of our people and cared less,
der Democratic rule this officer
re North Carolinian who knows
s the State. Once more: When
ical militia • as employed to
an insurrection, a cut-throat
mess, e hud to he imported to
cou:i 'and North Carolinians, while un
der 1 'emocratic government, whenever
the s (ate Guard has been called out, it
is coi nmanded by citizens of North «'ar
olina
'4s NC 'RMAL SCIItX'LS This u a new
expei ise, ordered by Dem >c-rat4. The
Dem ••ratio party i>elio\vs in public
schix Is. There can tie no efficient pub
lie sc hoola without goo'l teachers. Part
( ,f th a money goes tothe wnifesand part
: to th ' nagroes, mdv. t Radical cheek
puts ihisdowni's •"Democratic extrav
ganc >•"
!;}(}_(»{, PHAN ASYLI MS This is a new
expei ise, ordered by Democrats. Radi
cals i says it is "Democratic extrava
gant •"So be it. The Democratic party
I will lontinue this appropriation, and
j |, die aiding the orphans than
their just claims on
i the Bate. To be sure Radicalism did
notSng for the orphans. It was not in
thci Jpeculiar line. Orphans are neither
car Jt-baggers, nor members of thelegis
latnor negro politicians, nor are
i ARY-Months ago the j 1
I that it did not intend to ; v
itil the penitentiary was | 1
>orting. Nor do we: and i j
in looking at things as | f
)r than as we would have > r
eJiad a Republican party s
lina we neither had nor r
entiary. They started it, n
on a big scale. Ihe appro- t
educed at the last session j i
Assembly from $liil.!»o) t
00.000, but no further re- t
made. WhjT Leadbyl'r. 
üblicans almost to a man,
ng away convict labor and t
ipriations to the peniten- |
is not a political question,
desire to make it one.but
canto charge the Demo 1
ith extravagance when HIS j
KLY lIKSPONSIISI.E KUlt IT. Is 
y a Radical could show. I
K has no disposition to t
nembers for their votes,
victson Internal Improve- I
wise. We are not now
t quest ion. We only seek j
t it doesn't come with 
nr a Radical to talk of ; 1
in the management of
lry! We say this: The I
HI'ST BE MAI»F. SF.I.F Sl !'-
we recognize that the Di
t make it self-supporting .
legislature compels it to
hich it gets no pay. (live j
ry a chance with the eon
rill pay money erery rear ,
sury. Again: The Radi .
right to complain. They •
penitentiary. They have
for convicts to roads and
,wamps, and they furnish
f the inmates. Dem cratie
ay complain and seek to
iction of the expenses of
ary —and the ('uronmi.k
a—but no tax payer, who
t. will for a moment dream
in the direction of Radi
TARYSUNDAY SCHOOL
II item and we supp.s.- no
se objections to it. Ihe
i trying to teach Radical
ommand "Thou shall not
• leaders of the party could
hou shalt not lie." a large
bscription could easily be
RINTING Not withstand
that the State publishes
:ue Court Reports, and s
work not required in isOD
> cost for the State printing
rhat it was under li s lt> d
I.\ r tM»wN.
AX REF! SUED Tl..s
>TOCONFEDER \TE > d.
[J WIDOWS the Demo
increa-es the expens- - to
iese deserving disabled soi
iir widows. We  an'l give
8 much as the fipients
jhtto have, we gn'e
liat are yearly a| propria
'ar.kee soldiers, an 1 com
> pittance our own brave
ir widows receive, we tind
,ve any respect for South
i oppose our small appro
,o. ratic extravagan el The
:hde c« »mmis>iosers
;pcnses. Not permanent.
TINE REtiUI. \TI« »N>
no one. except ii: ignor.mt
lid call this "Democratic
e." It keeps disc t-e ' r «:n
i TAXES- Sheriffs former!}
igh to settle their taxes. ' u
■atic rule, they deposit in a
; expenses of a trip to Rul
d.
!i >ARD '>F HEALTH—The
party has a just regard tor
f the people of the
Radical reformers c.dl this
extravagance.
APARTMENT—Under Dem
;he Secretary of State gets
no fees as formerly. The business of the
office has increased.
17—STATE LIBRARY—Thus is a *ery
smad —toosmall an appropriation for the
library.
tS STATEBOUNDARY Necessary. Not
permanent.
49 *TATE CANVASSING BOARD-
N.s.essary.
"i 0 STATP >NERY— Necessiry
■■» l —SALARIES t »F STATE OFFICES, A.-
l'uder the Republican rule all are pu T
uiider one head. The Democrats t
the expense in each Department in a
separate place, showing a decrease Bt "
52—STATE LOANS PAlD—This was in
Radical days. Now we have no such
entry iu our Treasury books
58—TREASURY DEPARTM EN 1 In 1879
the Democratic legislature made the
State Treasurer, Treasurer e\ officio of
all the penal and charitable
of the State, tl.erciy saving salaries t••
separate treasurers of these in-t:tut ioi:s.
and a sav : g tothe State of over s;'..uoo a
year in tlu aay of appropriations to these
institutions. After doing thus, the Leg
isiatjure a .owed the State Treasurer a
clerk at This makes the difference
between lb7o and 1886.
r.4 —TAX C>MMISSION -This was the
expense of the Tax Commission author
i/ed by the Legislature Not permanent
55 UNI VERS II Y OF NORTH CARO
LINA —Carrying out the nvjuirements
of the Constitution, the l>emocrats have
appropriated a sufficient amount to en
able the University to do good work
Under Radicalism the doors of the Uni
versity were closed. They m ithei
tered public schools, nor the Uuiversitj
The Democrats foster both.
r,r, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Thi
exjtensi'lluetuates, o« ing to the needs
of the counties.
•i 7 — >THER (iENERAL EX PENS We
call espeiial atteution to this expendi
ture. "other general expenses." What
may not l>« iticlodetl in that t«rm' How
many white Democrats were arresfotl
under "other general expends'' How
much money was stolen under thnt am
higuous term? In two years 4 7
were spent for "other general expen
ses." What a happy way to keep ex
peuses! I uder Democratic rule not a
dollar has been expended under such a
'lead. It is suspicious to sat the least
of it, to spend $58,00U in two rears for
"other geueral ex[*nises after spending
$181,H91 4«. for "writing•ontingenci* , s."
So much on the liu# of «tpenditures
Now l«t as consider.
11.
tii k itm ami Tin; si it-
I'M N.
It is charged that the receipts for the
I year 1*76, under Brogdeti(?» were $765,-
i)17.6G, and in ISs7 under Scales $1,052,-
CsS 62. and that tlie increase in IhsT was
$2*7,630.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. h" and "untler Scales" is that in
i 1*76 the Republicans controlled the ti
| nances and in 18*7 the Democrats.
While Brogden was a Republican, yet
jhe had no connection whatever with
| state's finances. All matters concerning
had been since 1870. The pro[>er test
would have been to compare with the year
1809 the last of Republican misrule. The
printed reports from which the person re
ferred to took his figures, do not show the
receipts to be what he states them. He'
seeks to mislead the public by a false ar- j
rangement of figures Hi; makes the bal
ances of the educations! and public funds,
to seemingly appear as a part of the re
ceipts for the ti-cal year 187(5, and so on I
through the ten years which make up his
table of comparison, bringing forward ;
each year's balanci s and adding them ,
again to the subsequent years incomes, |
thus practicing a deception for the pur
pose of endeavoring to show an unneees
sar\ increase of receipts under Democrat
:c rule for each year. We will show the
falsi!} of the figures as nnist clearly ap ;
pear even to the author of the reckless i
charges of Democratic extravagance, if
he will read our figures more carefulh
than h>'did the "oflicial records" from
which he alleges to have obtain- d h'.s in
formation.
As the years IS7C "under Brogden "
ami 1887 "under Scales" are used as
comparisons, let us look at the figures in
regard to receipts :
lv., Tax Utile, ceils. Aaseiwd valua
tlon of ®i"
Heeeipth o! 1 'II MIC aml KdliealloUMi I wild* for
vMr I S7i> #586,271 .0
lss7— Ta\ Ilat« *nta. Assessed th! nut I' >ll
Of property r*-'.""'.'""
lleeejiiiH ol I'lilillc aiil Klueiitioiii»l I'uinl
▼ ear ls-T is
Krom tins amount limit l»e
(leilucted, as they formed
no pnrl of lh» rwlpnof
llT'f.Aerleullnr»l
mi nt sale ol I.le«n*e« t *♦
\mount r»»Pi 1 • irt•• Ito Sta'e
on account  r liulijient
pupiisat 111 si. 11 , 11. lv, •#
N.l It. U. rUvi'U icls to p»y
inti res! on tlie'; pereeiit.
tioiuls ls»ui*'l oil oe'met
ut N.l' 11. It. ami paid to
Svta" I>> the 1 -M-tii ol
►.aid ri>ttd l.jl.l"! i* l
Saleofold and uselessarms
cfintriliuted lijrt .S.iiov
(•rument 'i.'fU mi
!>*l,7>i7 0 
1 eci till lilt e Herelpti .f I'lllille and
Klueatieiial Kumti for
It will be seen that the increase in eleven
years is onh f , j6.05. r ).y2. Ihe tax rate
has further been reduced to 20 cents.
The talk al»out amounts lying in
the Treasury as a .-urplus is not the truth
There li.ts never been a large surplus m the
Treasury, but there has usually lieen about
$"0,00(i. This wad applied to buying Mate
Ixtrids. and the State Treasurer, by an
thority. expended in $-47.ht") !»b for
purchasing four per cent, bonds, as we
have stated else when*.
the appropriations have nee--ar;!y iti
creased The 4 jht i:ent. debt has been
satisfactorily adjusted and interest prompt
!v met. Asvlums have b««-n built ai.d
lipuntained. " The wounded (' [.federate
soldier and the widow.i of soldi' is ha\e
been given something The Orphan Asj
lum put upon a sound btsis; taxes re
-1 duced yJ cents on the flbo valuation of
'l'opert} ; ra' roads have been built . v:tl
uat ion of'property increase*! $&, 000,000,
.rid .ill accomplished since the Mate wa*
•• I'MiKH Bin > .of N. "
111.
Till: RATE OF TAXATION.
The third allegation made by the R. pub
l;caLS is The representations of th
Democrats that they have decreased taxa
tion is false. I>'t us .see ab»ut it.
The be -1 and fairest way to compare th
Republican and Democratic adru.ii-tra
tions of the State's finances is to tr:ve th
rate fif taxation for the yean* under th
rule of the two parties. The Republican
who falsely charges that the Democrat.
party has not reduced taxation, is invite*
to read the fohoAing tables. I tie* te
the truth U-cause the} are from th- record
I nd«r Rrpnblican Rule:
In for lB?y. the l'e f» lblicans iev ie
a tax of -oc on #IOO worth of projx.rty.
Under the levy of l s 'j'J the Repubii' an
collected over one million dollars >v I'ltoi
KRTV AIJiNE: and although more ttian h.«
of it was designed to pay interest on spec.;
b tax lx>nds, they applied less than one-ha
the amount collected to that purpose.
I nder Democratic Rule:
The Democrats had control of the
r latore in and afterwards.
The levies the Democratic in
■ ma ! f * are as follow®, and are on every #K
worth o." pr iperty
legislature of 1 o- cents, tax co
. lect:ble in ls7l, 6 ttnla of whith w»re t
meet a deficiency of the Republicans.
S'>sum of i>>7i t in,,. Legislature. J 1
cents. collectible in I&TJ
U-cislat ure of l*7->, 4J entn, collect ibh
in 1873. 17 cents «»f whii mere t«> mwi
: The detbiencies of ti K. j iblic.tna, f- > Ui
j * Inch tin* >• it.- had n*v r. >vered.
•Same Legislature, session of i>:.s ju
cents, col':cc:ih!»' in 1874.
Legislature of 1874 "75, 29| centa col
lectible in 1875 and 1*76.
L-olntutv of ls7« '7  -jj} Cl . 0 ,
lecti>»!»- m 1877 and I^:>
legislature of ls7y legislature m. * j
January instead.of Novembet .is former
Ij ; 24 cents collet ttitle I s ?;' and 1880
i-ewishiture of l*M. 2*> eents, . . .
We in Inland 1882, cents of a hid
were to pay inter* st on the new four per
cent. adjust* i !».i U
1-eg.slature of 1 -j:, t( . nt s 'or a
purjtoses, collectible in li. susinuidtxl
in 1884 and not collected ! ire ol
1885, 85 cents collet tible in 1885 .it.-: i»- j
legislature of ls*7. 20 cents c >llectibh
in I *-7 and 1 «•>-
In the tir>t few y ars of 1». ui . r. t \,
rule the fate was higher than it n> w >.
and the r ;t>on i- that when the l>eni ra'
rattle into power tin-\ ro com pi U*. d ■
pay amounts for which the . Republican:
had co!itra> ted. Let lis st— how th> va>
lake the year IST 1. the rate was '> ■
on every hundred doliar* worth of pr -
ty. In this were included eight cents f ■
asylums, ten cent- to tne: i»kki« ikm t i?
I HKAM liV UN tIINTU.UTs MlltKltY Ktf !i
I.K AN> in lSfiy, and twelve cents f r t
incomplete penitentiary uikils «r Uetiu
Lit ANV
IV.
Til E K I-:I (lit IMIM KIM ( VTH >t.
I Republican impudence when f
comes to a comparison of the Yldueatioua
record> of the two jnr «. \V« do-no
propose to allow m * dodiprg. 'lho fo'.
lowing ts the record
I"h > Republicans eame iuto fu e#ntro
of all departments of the sc vert m.-nt.! ,
l ami continued t«i • xer. tse this .t«tr ■
1 until the meeting of the flr>{ I'em > r
(reneral A->i -mbly of
.| of about two and medial!" y ar- A;
though their 1 Keptibliean> (reneral A*-
• bl) was in session for a larg* port »:i .
ttu- period, the only funds that c r!.*
1 the Treasury for school purposes-w ere
' hundred lhoitsanddollar- c-[ « \ ap:
priated by act of I*7o and those ,
the! 1 >Ns I ITt I'll 'N set Apart. lIIAIII i v {>..11 ' ,i
; | Indeed much of the poll tax coileeled 1
the counties nwer found r« way t
school fund as is evidenced by the f a
mg statement made hv Supt. A.-hle\
i his report Nov Ist, l;>7u "The count
capitation tax is to l>e co leeted and pa
ill by the same ptrsons who eolleet ti,
State capitation tax The law ha- m
, | Ik'en observed. In most of thei uiit:
j seventy tive per ceiit of their ei nutv iaj>
i tat ion tiix lut.-> lieeti retained." Ihe m i
, j utcs at that time rnjuired si vetity fhe p.
r j cent of county capitation tax to be pai
! j iuto the State Treasury. All s .>• i fin
j j at that time were required to lie paid t
. the State Yea si! it r. and t> be ap; • »rt ione
j to the counties by the State Hoard of lvh
j cation.
In Nov Infill an apportionment wastnail
t of $105,740.50 ljut up to Oct. Ist
j there had been paid of thisto thccountit
only $42,850 (i« leaving still due tbcm ;i
there was again apportioned to the coua- [
ties the same amount $165,740 50 which
together with the balance of $122,2N3.84
stil! due was paid in 1871 and I*7'.?. In
IS7O "71 the l>euaocratie legislature had
; levied a tax of 6j cents on *HHJ of proper
!ty and cents on polls for schools. This
i they collected and applied together with
| the capitation tax and other taxes, to di>
jcharging the two apportionments that
had been made in I stil) an 1 l s ?n
m> that the Republican- while in power
made, during the first two years, two ap
portionments .imounting in the aggregate
j to fUSill ,4H a large part of which waspaid
in I*7l and lh?2 out of funds raided by
j the Democratic legislature of l s 7o 71
, Very little of the funds *>■: j«( art I»y the
j Constitution during the two years of lie
; publican rule found its way to ihecdiica
I tioti of t he children
Hesid- - There remained of the perma
i ncnt school fund accumulated I" lore tic
; war stock- that w. r- valuable, \iz 4 (inn
shares in the Wilmingt' ii .V Weld >n U It .
ij.ooo shares in the W llmingtoii .V Man
chester 11. U. and »'••* share- in tin t ape
I Fear Navigation Company. All these
stocks the Republicans sold forth" sum
of llfil.srio their face \alue l.eing*-Cr'.-',"»oo.
I Of th" they invested *l">oinu,
i in special tax bonds which are worthless.
What the Republicans did for *• >Jk
(While they were in full control may be
| summed up in this statement They squan
der* d the permanent school fund that re
rnained after the wnr, nnd collected but
I little for * 1100 l purges «jecpl what the
' Constitution required und ■ large part
'•▼ en of that they applied to fume other
• ptirjKJSe.
The Democrats in increased th*
i'i son property and on the (fill levied
1 by them in 1 **7> 7 1 to hi cents on proper
jt\ and rent- on polls, and m Ib'sl they
increasi d the levy to I'.'i cents on propei
jty and :17i cents on polls From
i these taxes and front fines, and
' penalties, liquor licenses and other sotm
thev have collected and spent the folio a
ing sums for public schools
" In 1 h7l. disbursed for s s'. • 7,4'»7 Ji
1 ' 1 n 1 'J 4
■ ]„ j*';>, t " " 1¥1,W7'».1»7
In IH7-l! " -".#7.->'j 1
u In 1H7"», " " No report
In 1 s 7>. " ' Mi'..: !4
-I |„ 1*77. • -us.",
t )[, is:- • :* ~~~ 1"
!• in I*7l' •' ."iopi.s;,
i In ■'
r| in i*si, Ai'j
i- |n I—j ■■ -,o'j 7::0.0,'
In l- i. ' r -' 4
I ]., ih-i •• r, l i
i i tJ 4.,4
In ] HMf, • i 1*» f > •
1 i rt I-H7 ~',.i.-i.;7
'' 1 Tia e fig .. if not « ia-t, - t r. t very
j near appro- in t' t- -me countnot
•- report ■ 4
>f The yof !--! d;rc It. it •i.
fund.- ' nat had 11>- '. a -nr i ,'.g .n th.
h, r r
Stat' 1r» v-.iry torn an
penalties -hould be distributed to th
counties. this i»g.-lation '»• ng author !/.••
bv the amended ( on-tution. Iwodi
! tributious w.-re made from th - fund oti
, f jin 1* *1 amounting to sll4,ap[..»*ln
, e • and and the other :n 1-:
it' amounting to #74.44-. appnedin ;aa
: 1--F E\ ep! a- mo-Jified by l rn-sediatribu
tioris, wh • h increased the available fur.fi
,e for 1l"- ; : and 1— 1, the-- tigirc
ie 1 show a gradual and yearly ,ncrea-«- o
"■ money di-burred for school- In l--
•' however, there is a slight falling off froi
"1 t--0 which is accounted for bj 't.e har
time- thro .gh wh.rfj we p•. -• d v.:.
'■ rendered morej»«-opie urable to pay t• *•.
taxe-, atid by the d'c;,ion of .-uprem
j Court iti t fie ca-- Hark-dale v-.  ornrn
s:on»T.- of county limiting tai
tiou to f't-'s for ail purpose of a .«'
r ? ; era! nature including schodk
■ f The CuitoM' I.E commends this t'.o .gr
' to the careful cons.deration of *■ '. • r
reader The l»-rnx;rat- bar.- ».•
k " creasvd the school fund, and every y«
the sclkk/is h&v» I*-' '*i w r.at
1 wen.is an indication of what wi! \»
if the rar.c pxrtr « gtfn ■■■■■
anoe of power. Nothing ought to iai
■es more infl lenee n tf wh ha*e t
00 dreii educate, than the .duct: m
fs>licy of a party. We urge them to r
ol- uieml>er this That the 1«» lical par'
to gav* u« *_m»« » and aqaaadwrwl
l; 1 '" 1 -;'' i Miicnua .
the "chool tu.d aiei . ,. rti
V.
TO SI M IT Al l. I r.
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iaitiga >e*t;i s:t of :f,.- v ,j, ; . j
titidor this Set the State reduced, t » mil
i t in! ag: m. Nt w it!, S'.tte 1 e
• h.vl. rs tin di !■' ■ $' .s V
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! j bio in irty y>n r- rut t i;i . s
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f I'll: 1 i -I >|. N.t he , ,t.,?
•'T MS | e. : v , , .hI
from e;g: !\ ~ j «,,n j| lf .
lars Woi
• ' iv twenty r. :n- oni ' .r; . he re'-
-
n one for the ..j, ,• i . • ~
> groi and • i: st • f,.j : , a j
'1 dumb an ! M .'• r t li■ v• « IV , i.. .
e creeled; tin , ei,;'en' .• v i .. i.e. a
it . and support, d. a; d • • :; .. ,
■s \ ets his !« ,II •. 1 , I . .1' I
i iii ii. r wn!ks of if :■ a! in:pru\ en."' 's
a sinal p■ . has 1m . . •. t, (j, c, j
r e\ t onfeiiet 'e s,,|d ~r , -llu j t■ i r w d
d ow>. the orphan asylum hn.. I gW
- en an approj • ,n t !li« . t f »
0 needs: the t, .i. J | la> (» . k ,|
d died; the I niveisit} hisi . . f.» t. I
1 the Agile iltuiii. I »ej tit inei.t i. w .--ight
a good work loragrii ultiire ;ti. 1 pur haul
ic a large building for its u . th Hu
0 reau of l.ahor Statistics ha.s l« en • -tab
;« j lished; the Agricultural Mtvhanicai Col
f- lege has been provided fof; the Sujierioi
i all, and no breath of suspicion han
(attadun] to any Democratic judge; a
! new Supreme Court and Library building
has been erected, and a home for the
Governor is nearly completed, the. unity
timmces have been, iu the main, wis. and
I economically managid; i-aliv. am St.iU
loving North * arolmiaiis hiv. n
tered the government afl iirs, > l i
state in |ht 1 nion ha> had ■ia iprs !■ i
ti r niiie iil iii a «. :.l the i.i"
cl'at -la ve given low taxe-. j; li* >i ill
Uie'it .'l'l ■>! i_'i!.ate«l. anl .u; ud . >*'
feet, Ile a arc- !oj the betteiiucnt f I ■
p. Oj ' It li t - 111 id- s due III" \\
it r.  t ifn - t hem !' i in \ ctii 
'
1' rot; re
: I mill the ItAM Kill Si A I ' ia
A \ VI. I \lt I. I I't lll.H MM «.
Th.  HttiiMri.K wa- the T;? t |> r
\ I ' a t'l a I ' I ' the 1 '
meiit ill a H.nin of 1,i1.0r Matt t ■
hailed 'he action (if the I •». i it
makiiig si. appiopriat ■ n forthi *>ld
Work Wll j y . AU 1 V e h.iVi wd.te •! tt.n
; . . . ft h- w ■ .rk
•
out th' e..i| .r»einent of (lie n!i • people,
and without their o operation It had
no en!husia 'i ba* king 1' had tionrni '.
of e ,rt I jW»nde!|t* ■! he pc| 1 ' W l I
pio! eel ill new O" .litt • it ha •tot it
down th f ir"*u». II kk' ; !:• ; ar 1
tree' th. P.. !. ibltat. oil What 'odot
makt the d. pai t merit « f \ * .' t - ' • j
j,.i w.l t fie qu« Hon t hat o- '• d •
 'on in. a-ner He  arie ,!.«•» ti • • flic:
v\ hno > nthuna-tii q.j .. . I'- la anl
only muttering* of discontent and predic
ti . of failure Mi' i th ' „ nu£
o' t in- work oiie »hort )« a a.- .
 ornin.-." ner . N ! ha* w ti tl •
i. iitidi ae of th' Jteopl. «hown t hat h »
department is valuable and necessary and
I* entitled to that prai-. due to an I ' • 1
md istrr im and •Pa .nt ma: '
f. T perform:; g d'l e-. ", it.'Va , an !
de ate d lit |e • • lie ha* been a ded 'V i.,»
> P.. :.t r« far) ,Mr J M Bronghto
' \\>• have on 11.. >m ■a r tab ;t"prot
' the Fir-' *.nri ;ai U. port •? the Hur* a. • 1
Statistics .1 th»* >tafe .■} N'.ith
. ( > !• r a \al .ah e j lh 'a*, ti Al.'l
leach' - -, valuable ies-io:.- and I- a* : d' ' ■
, Nor - : ' i '■■■■* S|«  »tin, -M i
t ..:,o'. an 1 get,, r a ;.'a m. .ad h.*>
' .
; ira ..." ■'l in Hard Tinn when h«* -.i '1
N a hat 1 want i-, I act -. • "I •a« ii
, i . - 11 and g: i- : '' :.g bu' I••
jai ' a n- ar> '.vanted in life I'lar.l
. .'! \g « m*, and root. it everythitig.••. •
'• i , • • o: >\ form the trotid-of ira-on ;.g
■i, , ~I c ' nothing ' v, - ... . •
i ■,.•(' ,• . •■ r v • Tl l S hen. lii - i" t !.»•
•-a j ..• on v h I bring up my ■>■ u
and it . the prim ipW- on w • t
■l i br.r.g up thc-e ( hiidr* n r-ti •
» ie'e r
„ Gen. 1 rara - A Walker spoke w
. . w !;• n he d ■ lar.-d that it is only by
-■a* -I - 'hat the re-u!'s of a wide and
" ' vaneil per.»■:.•»* any dej-nrtment of
id J,f,. ,an ,e CO ; -ci, .la • d ."id -tud
u led. "1 h'- • i 1 "■■■■ ' minent
j_ -'a- «t k a!:, hungry for information
every thing of a *'ati-t:• ai apjf-arai.ee j„
' H | t«.-'i ,r» with ar. eag* " a - that is alriio«t
. t '
' pi"h' '
I'iis n r.-t r' por' fair br .st • - v..' !a ' •
rn abfi'.l 'be e- :  t tic wrk • • n
rd and man . f a' '/ir;e- of ' t.' -' t'e 1:.«• f • *
•j fie* - ' 1 to tie «r nd.«*d, and '!.'.;• .y-.-- an 1
r empio'.'r- will do wed to give rh.-ir day*
ae ■ and night - to &  areful examin it >n of th»
- , fact-ela l'- d arid print' I lf'hc :
a- { has rendered no other service, th» publi
cat 1011 ' b r. Is' e-tab •
men! arid eon".nuaic ••. A. • a gr.r • i'»
.nt the Corn on.--.oner upon t 1 •• f . r.> - ann
rv a' of the i'jfonna' ->n ' •• •'J >t'
u contains. It e-"tblish» - a ba- -of know,
ar edg.,'upin wh.c.n c ih-ula'. ■n-'fnayb. rn .
a* Heretofore we have known nothing of th*
• » vr age' ''i riib»Ts 'hi.'- an!*, h ' i ''
u in regard '• the wage earner* Hi the "-tate,
v arc! a., theories have been baaed upon «
efj'f*.i.-rj» condition. Now th.
ti'. data for exact calculati'.ns In.- f hhosi
(ILK ex J t.-, to Use ! ht' fact« g".en. tl ' ' ■
ty r»-port and to shortly make them the text»
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