Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-23

Inc spirit oil economy III AL matters Oh state
government Is wise, but IN everyday lie we d"
not coniound ayaiice with honorable acquisltlNe-
ness nor pinehng parsimony with thoughth
economy. tSeems to us that the gentlemen WIN"
have Introduced bills in the Legislature proposing
to further pare down the present very measrt
Saiaries oil our STATE ollriaIs are IN danger oil
doing the state serious injury rather than al
important service The salaries OF our state OIL
GERS nave already been cut down to the Lowest
point That Is consistent with prudence or justice
Inc state treasurer, measured by the amount OF
bonds he has to furnish and by his financial re-
sponsibility is now paid salary about equal t.
that OF first-elass clerk in Vermont who lar
nishes no bonds at all, and whose responsibility
Is neither as various nor ~ onerons 80 lar rs ca
pacity and thoughtful care and accuracy is con
cerned' AS that oi our state treasurer Gu
Quartermaster-General has to give u oond fol
$4,000, is responsible for over s2OOOOO worth OF
state property, and his present salary Is, IN view
of these facts, contemptlbly small and yet II l.
proposed to make 1t stlll smaller Our AdJutant
General administers a variety OF duties That re-
qure for their satisfactory discharge no small de-
gree OF tact accuracy intelligence and painstak-
hrSt cost OF the merely clerical work performed
me same Is true oil all our other state officers
thelr salaries are all at present quite rs small a.
the safety oil The state VIII permit we mean by
TINS that 'here Is limit IN TINS matter oil salary
reduction beyond whlch II Is not true economy Il
go. Ihefe Is danger III degrading the oiiice to u
point "here the state pracucally puts up It's places
Tor SAFE TO the lowest bidder, or IN other words
insists 'hat the state oil vermont snail nave IT.
WORK uohe lor hotnihg' ana that the incumbent
shall 'ake MS pay IN the pubic honor OF the Of
nee ms means tlat the ohlces are To he hHed
ior inc lutuie ny pol'tlcahS rather 'hah business
men as hitheFto' ana wheh mat d"y oil Chihese
cheap iao'r arrives the state VIII oe III con
stht peru OF mortihca'loh py tle Diuhuers Oh Oh
heiAi ihcompetehoE' OF Vi loss ny Tue crime o'
some sreat ueHucatloh such as mas dlsgiaced the
legislative annals oil our western ana southern
communities governor PROCTOR urges that th'
business afairs oil our state he Conducted by ousl
ness men iather than professional ponueans' ana
yet the state expects that the services oil conpe
tent business man OF sooriety' character and tnan'
ca responsibility can he obtained Tor little or moth
ing No good business man VIII put himself under
heavy bonds, and give considerable portion OF
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exercise OF ability that always commands good
price in the labor market, and be content to take
his pay in the very superficial and slight public
notorety rather than honor that attaches to these
minor state Offices II the Legislature is seeking
to save money Tor the state effectively 1t Will not
do 1t IN TINS campaign after candle ends ana paper
clippings the legislative wind that VIII be emit
ted IN the debate over these bills VIII cost the
state, in the hours that 1t Will add to the session
more money thah lhe state VIII secure III MY
years II the pill becomes law lhete Is an ou
story told oil the man VINO experimental IN TIC
matter oil housekeeping oy gradually reducing
the animals ieed daS by day until ne got th'
brute down to a single straw, ana then, ana thel
the horse died. The Legislature has reached very
near the noint of the single straw in the matte,
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but do large amount Of absolute labor Tor totally
Inadequate nav. and further descent in this mat
,or oil, resrlt In their official death nv resigna
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ton or refusal 10 compete longer ior once on th'
part of the men, who are Of the best bushes,
an,lit, Tor tho work We are in DANCER of de