The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10

Could our President have appointed man
TO that vacancy, who believed that " n
black man has no rights which white man
is bound 10 respect ?" What is the differ
ence, then, whether you elect man whose
legal opinions are known to accord with
yours, Or whether he be appointed TO the
place with the same knowledge of his pre-.
conceived opinions? 1t is difficult to see
any distinction, and it seems to me. fair to
conclude that If the one case is proper and
right the other must I've also
But, as began to say, if it is fair to AS
sumo that there are good and valid reasons
for the establishment Of Oranges in the
west, then there is greater reason for TAX
ing them to our hearts here and making the
effort TO work ont through them. the prob
lem of equal taxation demanded here alike
by the spirit of our constitution and laws
and the best interests Of our citizens.
think | am not mistaken in the statement
that there is but one other state in the
United States beside Vermont where rail
road property is not taxed. If am, you,
with your extended statistical knowledge,
can correct me. The principle, however.
is the same, whether | am right or wrong
An inequality and injustice is none the less
so, because it is widely patronizcd and APP
proved. IF the proplc of the west were
laboring under the evils they are, and to
these was added the fact that every rail
road was exempt from taxation. We should
have insurrection added to the incidents of
this Farmers War"
propose in this and my next letter to
speak somewhat in detail of this question
of railroad taxation, the burthcns of the eX-
cmption and the Righteousness and relief
of its imposition. As was said in 4 former
letters the founders of our state govern.
ment considered the matter of justly levy
ing and collecting taxes of so great impor-
lance that they imposed upon the council of
ccnsors the duty every seven years Of in
vestigating the question whether the pub
lie taxes have been justly levied and col
lectcd. During the scvcn years preceding
1859 there had been some discussion Of the
injustice of cXcmpting the millions of rail
road nropertv in the state from taxation.
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subject. As it cannot bc said in any way
to have been inspired by the Farmers
War and is especially good reading tor
'hese uays' l '''hc INC n"cr'N VI 'N''"c''ns
from it here and there such points as bear
most directly ON the subject
Within tho lost ,,ve,tv.Gvr v.,rs thorc
tan,, a,oa'a'1 MINK ti,o st.,tn ,.,r;ons
,";,rood tolor,a,,h ond oy,ross co,,nanins
cnr,oroto ho5insr oxtnndinI thnir franchisns
o,d ,,ro,rc,t,, ,I,romr,, snveroI toyns which
in ,u prodo;,,od ,ho;r nx;storca tI,oir r;nh,s
,5 ,lr,,;Io,ros fro,,, tha hand IF no 1,a,o
,i . ,lra,,;n7, 81 ,,haen c,,or,n,s ,tn so,,i;na
.I " - ,;5,,,,s n,I ,,.;,.;Iras onI ,Io,,r,,
,not;an of ,tioso ,rlnar,v h,r" cnu,,;oI
w We pno,,nn'o ,ho Tina nnd
nt,on,;on o'f ,ho logs,at,,re and ,hn cou,,s
"nd iarrol,. ;ncro7sod tho oynonsn. and
tanas 81 ,ro etatn rhoso !, ,Ionld senn,
-, ,,,a ,,|,.;s;on 81 ,,n oone,i,,,tinn
eiN,,i1 Wv. i;i',,n ,i,a;, t,,,,nrd,
,ho oxnonsas and tayos 81 tho eto,c
Wy probahI,, rat r o,a, 900 hnndroi,h nav, of
cha oas,, ,,oino ~ ,,o ,,ro,,o,.,,, nnI fr,,,
oh;sos Of these cornora,;ons Zoe tIrs fn,.
contrihnted to thc ryncnsos If tho State
rio os,;r,otod valno az ,i,;s Glass ~ ,,rn,,-
crtv in the State is from fifteen IN t,rcnty
n,,ilinno ~ doi,ors Rocn;,;n,r ,he;r oT
;stanon ,;',,,,S AMI ,rivilolos ,hnir o,,,
nrotect,on and that df thcr nroncrt,. from,
,,,o S,ato tho ooret;,,,,io,, ron,,;ros ,i,osa
cnrnorot;,rs 70 contr;h,to tha;ri ,,onor,ion
of the cxnensc Of that nrotnciion The
,ronert,, ord froncb;sns IL thoso corrora
,;ons yol,od ON tho so,no I,asis an ,iL;ch
thn reoI nronertv of Tho state il NOW valued
would amo,int ~ moi lose than fyo rn;llions
of dollars md tavcd as other nroncrtv i
tavod wonld nav in taves mr. ANIMAL sun, IF
NOT Far fron, ana hrndrod thomsanG dollo,s
Wnarlv th;s SIM, has hnen Tins far ANN
oilv lost 70 tho state and consequently, a
heavier burden Of tayotion imnoscd mon
otbor c,assos If nroncrtv ond that loo
while under the fdsterino cara If tho state
the eorninrs IF these cornorat;ons have
heen stcodiIv and yearly INCREASING
Tn tho oninion III the committee tho host
,yav If effccting n inst contribution from
these cornorations towards The rvncnsn of
tbcr nrntection ia for tbr State 10 treat
them in his resncct os if treats individ,
nails tav tbom direc,iv and NOT ,hro,,gh
their Stockholders constitute the fret lis.
for Of each town tbrongh which the FRAN
chisc and nronnrtv of Tho cornoration cw
tends. or a select number Of men n board