Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-08-28

a more uniform and ardent whig, and as
evidence of the estimation in which he is
held by his party, we will state, that he
was appointed, and attended, as a dele
gate to the National Wing Con- at Balti.
mere, in the spring of "A which nominated
Mr. CIsy Cor President, He can be re-
garded as nothing short Of one Of HE lead.
erS q the whig party; who, it is apparent,
would make such declaration with ex-
IRENE regret and reluctance, and only
when impelIed by a strong sense ofpublc
duty. He is man who is in the secrets
of the party, who attends upon the sessions
OF the Legislature and is cognizant of all
the drains and sponges upon the treasury.
In the face Of all the assembled wisdom of
whiggery-of delegates representing the
whole State, he boldly proclaims that he
believes THERE is SOMETHING ROTTEN IN
THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR STATE FINAN-
CEs!' And has he not good grounds for
tits belief when he looks back and sees
that the expenditures Of the State, which
amounted to 249, $40 ,4G, in 1926, rose to
$l35, 10 Sc, in 1913, or an increase of
SEQ, $780, 10? When he seas that the ex-
penses of almost every department of the
government and every office have nearly
doubled in the last few years. When he
sees the expenses Of the State Prison,
which were $3,973,0S in 1926, IS 200 in
1889, run up to Sl4,99I,26 in lS43?-
When he finds the amount paid the Messrs
Waltons for printing, &c. in 1889 81 ,953-
"a, in 1910, 2,309,3S, in l64I 2,002,96,
in 1912 1850, 10, and in lS43 1862, 1897
When he sees the amount OF orders drawn
by the Auditor run up from 1914 SO in26
to l3,262, 40 in lS43! The amount paid
Sergeant-al- arm, Gncuding stationery
help, &c we suppose, in 1913 l,ll0,6l?
The amount paid the Auditor of accounts
for his services running up from SIS, to
some 700, or 500 in 1913? When he
sees $500 drawn from the Treasury by C.
L. Knapp, for service worth halfthe sum
perhaps, if it had been we'll done, but
which was never properly compared and
finished by him? When he sees the STATE
DEBT verging fast upon $3.50, oOO?-
When he sees near 5000 paid John Spald-
ing, Treasurer, for extra services" SC, in
1913! a
Had not the Doctor good grounds for
the belief that "there was something ROT
TEN in the management Of our state fnan-
ces?" And under such an alarming state
of circumstances was it not his duty, and
the duty Of erTy honest man, 10 proclaim
the danger from the very house-lops-to
cry aloud and spare not? 1t is in vain tina,
the Waterman ascribes his course to feel
ings of personal hostility to the treasurer,
for 1t is not the Treasurer alone who has
'the management of our State finances"
it is the Auditor, the Legislature, and in
the case Of Mr. Sampson, 1t seems, the
Governor, also! 1t is in vain that the
Waterman shuffles and peltIfogs to palli-
ate, TO mystify, and cover up these matters,
strong as is its interest to do SO. The peo-
pie, the TAXPAYERS, must agree with
DR. Dewey that there is something wrong,
if not "RoTrEN" here; they cannot fail to
echo the bold and manly declaration of
Capt. TAPLIN, made on the same occas sion,
that, "IF THE PARTY WILL PER-
SYST IN RUNNING SUCH MEN
FOR OFFICE. FOR PLACES OF
HIGH TRUST AND RESPONSE
BILITF, / he NUS ST FOR ONE
WHEEL OUT OF THE RANKS"
And who is Capt. TapIn but uniform.
stern and devoted wing and highly respec.
table citizen?-Pdtriot.