Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03
still Lying.

1t is a matter with which we do not feel
justified in occupying valuable space, but we
are nevertheless constrained to say that
Chas. N. Davenport is still going about the
county rehearsing the most glazing falsehoods
and misrepresentation about our State finan-
ces, notwithstanding the fact that these lies
have been repeatedly shown up in The
PHOENIX, and 10y Hon. j. L. Martin on the
stump. At Marlboro the other evening, for
instance, Mr.. Davenport told an audience,
consisting of four Democrats and rcspecta.
bic number of Republicans, that our State
expenses in 1860 were only S1GO, OOO and in
1866 and 1867 only $3.50, 600, and this in face
of the fact that he kHOirS there are no figures
in any State officers report justifying such
statements. Mr.. Davenport knows that we
showed in our issue of last week that the
State expenses in 1850 were S221, 1919, Il
sum larger by SCI, 737. ~ than he states them
at. lie knows that his stated sum of $780,
600 for the expenses in 1866 and sG7 is false
and fraudulent, and has repeatedly been
shown to be so. He knows, too, that Mr..
Martin has shown by figures not to be dis
puted, that, when just balance is struck, the
financial showing for the year 1879 is better
by more than 500, 600 than it was in 1896
or 1861 This statement neither Mr.. Davcn-
port nor his DJdm0 can disprove, and they
dare not undertake to do so.
Another statement made by Mr. Davenport
on this occasion, for which he ought to blush
with shame, were he capable of such au emo
ton, was that the State tax of 40 cents on
dollar of the grand list was not only used up
in paying the State expenses in 1879 but
that, in addition to this, a sum of $3.50, 600
WIS borrowed Mr.. Davenport ktoUs that
this is utterly false lie kHotrs that the State
Treasurer has not borrowed dollar during
the past year and that, moreover he has a
sum Of more than 500, 900 saved and in hand
to apply toward reduction of next years
taxation. He knows, too, that this sum Of
$3.50, 600, which he names, is a sum which
the Treasurer was authorized to borrow, a.
has been the inyariable practice in years past,
in case money should be needed for this years
expenses before the State tax of 1850 comes
in and such portion Of it, if any, as may be
borrowed, will be paid out Of this year 5 taxes
without constituting any debt upon the State
Mr.. Davenport had much 10 say, as he has
in all his speeches, about our prohibitort liq-
our law, which Democrats equally with Re
publicans helped TO put on our statute book,
and have helped to keep there. Through
abuses under this law, Mr. Davenport said,
States attorney may become rich enough
to retire in two years And, gentlemen,
he added, IF you live ten years and | am
not greatly mistaken, you will see such things
done in Windham county A legitimate an
swer to such gross charges and insinuations
is to challenge the production of proof and
such challenge We here and now make. Fur
ther than this, no intelligent man can be so
blind as not TO see that the question relative
to our prohibitory liquor law is one which
has nothing to do with our State politics. and
that, if the people want this law repealed. it
must be done through the men whom they
send to the Legislature. A governor. wheth-
er Republican or Democratic, has not the
slightest power in the premises.
Another feature of Mr.. Dayenports Mari
Loro speech was his TRADE. with which ev-
erybody hereabouts is familiar upon the sub
jet of the First National bank disaster. This
TRADE, 1t is needless 70 say, is solely intended
to injure Hon. J. NJ. Tyler in his present
candidacy, and is therefore unworthy Of seri-
Gus attention This Marlboro effort is a sam.
pie of all Mr.. Daycnport's speeches. and our
object in this writing is to show once more,
and for the last time before the election, that
this ceaseless Democratic D,Jdmer huaba-
loo, about our State expenses and Republican
waste and profigacy, is intended solely for
partisan effect, and that it has, positively aud
literally, not a particle of truth or fact to
stand upon. That the intelligent, sclf-con-
tanned voters of Windham county 50 regard
it they will show by their votes next Tues
day.