The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-03-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
"The RefOTmer, At Least, is Done"

"The RefOTmer, 1T Least, Is Done"
March 14th, 1888.
To The Editor of The Banner DEAR
SIR: In looking over the account of our
last town meeting as reported by the
Reformer, so-called, one is forced to
come to the conclusion that there is
something "rolten in Denmark" for in
that we are told, and it is advertised to
the world, flor that part of the world
which does not read the Reform,r so
called, lis of very little Importance THAT
Bennington has reached the zenith of
its ambition, and that now it is ready
for retrograde movement that will
land it back among the dead and dying
communities of the east" Exactly
what is meant by ''the East" is not easy
to comprehend. Some intelligent peo-
pie believe that the. enterprise of the
East is not all dead 1t is sad to know
that because the people of Bennington
have not regarded the advice and adj
monitions of the Reformer, so.called, in
exempting certain industries from taxa.
ton, that our town is doomed to certain
destruction.
The editor of the Reformer, go called,
has claimed that all the booming" Ben.
nington has had since he came to town,
has come through his efforts and the in
fluence of his paper. The question nat
urally arises with persons conversant
with the situation, how far and in what
manner Bennington has broken faith
with those persons who have come
among US. and have established enter.
prises and industries which by law can
be exempt from taxation If the town so
vote, in not exempting as the law per
mItsI
In looking the matter over we find one
OF two things is certain: either the voters
of Bennington do not generally read the
Retormer, so called, or, if they do read
il, its arguments have very little if any
weight with them, 1t says: THE Re
former has unremittingly advised and
thoroughly discussed this matter lex
emption so that no intelligent voter
could plead ignorance of the Subject in
all of its bearings 1t is high compli
ment to the voters of Bennington to be
called ignorant.
One would be glad to know who au-
thorized the Reformer, so called, to
pledge the firms referred to in its report
that their plants should be exempted?
The pledge must have been given some
months since so that it is not to be pre-
sumed that any of the fathers of the
town that have since become bail for the
editor. gave him any such authority
There is, however, one bad feature IN
the situation, for we are informed that
Bennington need not look to the Re
former IN future for any aid or ADVICE,
for he says: He is done and will have
no more space to waste on questions Of
growth and prosperity of the town. "
Therein the people are lonesome for the
space heretofore devoted to that cause,
while 1t is evident by the votes of the
people that it had no influence upon
item. yet it affords better reading mat
ter for the young and rising generation
than the filthy and obscene reports of
what is claimed his and other crimes.
that have filled the columns of the Re.
former for some weeks past.
But the ReforIner is not. as the editor
now admits, always right in its predic
tions, and possibly he may be mistaken
in this instance as to the future of Ben
nington as he was only few months
past when he prophesied that not farm.
er would come into the village of Ben
nington because of the suspension of the
rum traffic, KY.