The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-05-31

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In passing, let US hastily draw one OF
two conclusions from these figures
Moral No. /, is that Kentucky and every
other free trade state may profit by this
better style of farming in a state where
the people believe in protection. Mora
No. is that Vermont farmers should
understand that they are doing better
than is done in states the fame of which
is far greater; that they have right tc
be proud Of Vermont, and, to save heT
from the reproach of small delegation
in Congress, should stick by her and
help swell her population.
Another noticeable thing is, that
though Kentucky has one and one. hall
time as many milch COWS, yet Vermont
actually makes the most butter and
cheese-one and one half times as much
butter and 81 times as much cheese. Ii
Vermont ll5 pounds of butter is made
from each COW, in Kentucky 60 pounds
This shows difference between peo
pie who believe in protection and ont
that believe in free trade. As explain
ing this in part, the table shows tina
Kentucky has 1876 dealers in oleomsrgar
inc. while Vermont has none.
Mr.. McCreary. Will the gentleman
inform me whether you have any publ,
fund for education in Vermont, LnC
whether you have any institution fo
the deaf and dumb. l assert you hav,
none.
Mr.. Grout. cannot yield, but will
say Vermont has a school fund
Mr.. McCreary. l want to ask tn,
gentleman from Vermont one question
Mr.. Grout. Very well; l yield for {
single question.
Mr., Creary. II the population OF Yer
mont at the beginning OF the century
was 152, 900 and that of Kentucky 1853,
900, and il now the population of Yer
mont is 332, 900 and that of Kentuck!
1,64S, 900, do you not concede that thes
| figures show greater progress in Ken
lucky than in Vermont
Mr.. Grout. 1t shows, perhaps, tina
the people are more prolific in Ken
lucky, though l am hardly willing t.
admit that. The true ground, asid
from area, on which to account for thi
difference in population is that larg'
numbers Of our people go West. W.
have, IN fact. a larger population out
side OF Vermont than in Vermont, ant
have constituents all over the West
Only yesterday l was called on by tw,
such constituents, one a Vermonter il
Illinois, another ia Wisconsin. who hav
not lost their interest in Vermont.
Not only do Vermont fields wave will
grass and the cows give down their mill
in that protection state, but the sheer
also know their friends, and yield So
pounds per head Of wool in Vermont
but only four pounds per head in Ken
tucky, whose statemen think the plac,
for wool is on the free list. Thus ia
Vermont is ahead, but candor compel
me to admit that there are three thing
in which Kentucky takes the lead
namely: Illiterates, saloons and mule
and asses. [Laughter.I
MIR, McCreary. | deny that your fig
III es and comparisons are correct.
MIR. Grout. The figures are takeI
from the 10th census. Those relating t,
the relative corn, wheat and oats crol
come from the agricultural department
There is no escape from the figures.
Vermont's per cent. Of illiterates i
S.6S: Kentucky's, 1919. In Vernon
there is one saloon for every 667 popu
Vermont has 2SS mules and asses Ken
lucky, 1l6, Laughter and ap
plause.
These figures also show that with one
fifth the population Vermont has NOR
than onetalf the capital in manufac
lures. And yet che is an inland, noun
tain state, with neither coal nor iron
Give her the one hundrelh part Of tn
coal and iron of Kentucky and she woult
show what could be done with it. Thinl
of it! Ten thousand square miles in on
coal field. A larger area than all Yer
mont, and 1000 in another. This ough
to make Kentucky mistress of the South
west, Some one has said that coal il
empire, and on this formula, that Goa
is heat, heat Il power. and power is em
pire. Let but Kentucky vt herself abou
the development of her iron and Goa
and the creation Of home markets fol
the sale of her agricultural products
and a more than regal crown awaits hel
in the day OF her industrial activity now
near at hand. Indeed, the light is already
breaking on her hilltops and she il
stirring herself for the morning. She
Already has three Republican members
upon this floor who are staunch believers