Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-29
THE LAST CARD OF LOCOFOCO.
ISM

{ A short erpose Of he management ofhc f.
nGnces The = ate If Veanioni, addressed
10 the freeman aud taxpayers, by a mem
| Der Of the late legislature"
This is the title of pamphlet, which we
call the "lus, card Of locofocoism" au.
thor is anonymous. Somebody-we know
not who-sent US copy Of this precious
| document, but nj so late an hour as 10 pre-
clude detailed exposition of the rascalny
of this pretended "exposure." We shall
merely touch npon the principle points so
far as 10 show the character ofthc document.
| There is first compa rative statement OF
expenses from 1926 TO 1880, and 1889 10
lS43, tits a grossly deceptive statement
For instance: the "ordinary expenses" of
lS43 are set down at Sl30l79 56-when
the author knows if he is not more ass
than knave, tina, during that year the debts
OF the state prison, accruing for years past,
were paid, making for the prison alone an
expense ofl4,9ol 26, and BY the adoption
ofthe new financial system, funds were ad.
vanced to "Clerks of courts for court ex-
penses' to the amount of Sl3, 279 90,
! There IS sure test to show whether the
vanced beyond the natural increase of popu.
latlon, governmental business, &c and that
is The amount of tanes Have the taxes
been increased, or do the ordinary means
OF the government fall below its ordinary
expenses We answer.-No.
The writer has selected sundry items for
special animadversion. AS illustrating the
knaverv of the whole pamphlet, we will no.
tlce the principle ones
DeJentures of The Legislature. From
'26 10 80 this item was S65, l73 As from
80 to '43 Ssl ,479 65-beng an increase
offs ,306 IL infve years, or S3,435 20
per year; but he conceals The facts that in
the latter period we had Senate of 80 in.
stead ofthe old Council, and in that period
also occurred the extraordinary long session
in which the whole statute was revised Iii
addition to this it should also be remember
cd, that the increased population and bust.
ness of the state would naturally produce an
increase of legislation.
An allowance of 1854 sc to the treasu.
ror is the subject of great flourish. The
simple fact is that the treasurer was rdeuir.
ed 10 re-divide and re-disrbute the surplus
revenue to all the towns in the state pure
ly extraordinary service, not coming wiz
IN the duties he is usually required and e.
pected to perform, and for which it was
perfectly just that he should be paid The
knave, however, does not corlescend to
give the reason of the allowance, which
was made with the approval ofthe Commit.
tee of Claims, of which nearly one hall
were locofocosl This very Committee, 10
cofocos inclusive, were in favor of paying
the Treasurer a still further sum last year
though no, asked to do so by the treasurer
and the proposition was prevented BY a
vote the House-aye, and by Wig
House.
A similar allowance to the auditor is an.
other bug bear. The fact was that the
Auditor was required 10 perform an extra.
ordinary labor. covering the whole fnan.
cal system of the state and embracing the
investigation of accounts for years Should
he do it for nothing The Committee Of
Claims thought not-and every reasonable
man will say that it was bu. right for the
State 10 pay for services which were re-
quired.
The Auditor is charged with making
liberal allowances to political friends
This charge is an unn. :igated fasehood -
a libel upon that officer We venture ,c
say that every man who has passed through
his hands will testify that he has been toe
rigid rather :han liberal. That is our ex
experience.
This anonymous slanderer then make!
an onslaught, upon the eargean,.at-Arms
and absolutely represents him as receiv
ing for his own services--a. "costiug tn,
s,ate"-- Sll00. This officer receives III,
same pay as a E.cmber during the session
!, and the expenses actually incurred, which
for repairs Of the State house. furniture
stationary OiiJor lamps. dc. These item
all went in 10 make the sum of 81 100, anC
vet that sum is knavishy represented a.
The PAY of the ofiicerl
The next item is the state printing, which
is set down n, the enormous amount of g.
500 to So, 500 per year (lcss, we have No
, doubt than any other state in the Union O
equal population, pays, - and the people
: are told that this enormous patronage" =
paid 10 our firm ''to ensure the prGdoml
nence Of the Wing party" and ito disirlb
ute gratnitOusiy, Wing papers among the
: freeman OF the state We know not the
author Of these charges; bnt be he whom
he will. we pronounce these charges Ut
TERLY FALSE. We refer the readeI
to page 81 OF the Reyised Statute for the Law
} which regulates the principal part OF th'
State printing, and assure him that VIC hsv'
secured that printing only in accordance
with the law, and because we offered to dc
, it cheaper, better and quicker than ~
compe t,ors We distribute no papers r
our IN expense for political purposes 4
together The representation Of this pamphle
is VillainousIy false, aud base imposition
ubon the nublir