Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-08
STATE EXPENSES AND ECONOMIES
Pointed COMMUNICATION From the
State Auditor-Sioro Campaign Lies
Nailed

A Pointed Communication From the
State Auditor-Moro Campaign Lies
Nailed
BURLINGTON, Vt, Aug. 90 1892.
To the Editor Of the FREQ Press:
The democratic candidate for auditor OF
accounts has in a spasm Of partisan virtue,
been going over the whole subject of state
expenses and making liberal criticism of
every one who has had anything to do with
Che matter The result OF bis efforts ap-
pears in two long articles in The Argus and
Patriot and certain campaign circular
with which the State has boon flooded. Now
am too thoroughly pledged to and in sym
pathy with the idea of economy in state
linancos to say auEht against any sincere
and honest effort at Improvement from
whatever source it emonatcs. But my
friend takes occasion to arraign me so
pointodly that perhaps a word in reply TO
his criticism may be permissible, though
probably needless
His charges are that have been $50 viEi-
laut' rs TO raise my own salary 5000, have
ignored statutory limitations in allowances
to certain commissioners, and nave allowed
"eXecutiYe expenses 10 tho governors
without authority, etc, etc. Tho utter ub-
the governor Of his account for postage,
stationery and messages, expenses of govor-
nor and staH Oh state occasions, etc, -eX-
penses of the state HsHf-will lie so appar-
emit to him lin the COOP Of September :
that comment is unnecessary. rs to tue
expenses Of commissions to which he refers,
when he has studied the subject long enough
10 lonyn anything about 1T lie viii know
that the rule as TO payment OF that class of
commissions, whether compensation j;
named in the original act or resolution o.
not, has baen, uuul recent statute was
passed covering the sui ieCt, to make pro
vision for compensation through the join;
committee on claims at the succeeding Leg
islature. If he runs long enough to he
elected lie viii learn, too that bis voucher;
must pass the inspection Of an authority
less erratic than The anonymous writer Of
campaign literature, and statutory limita
tons will then have for him different
meaning. No lndWhori.c3 bNiS hare been
/ pqid But the only criticism really worthy OF
notice IS this. The impression is deliberate
| iy conyeyel-and BY one who knows better
that ! nave been paid - 600 and expenses
| for what the state had paid but ) 400 be
| fore. My well-l:nown relation to this sub
| ject has been such that | might well han.
my head could any one truthtuliy charg
that--by my own seeking or otherwise
| had been receiving an uureas enable com
ponsation, and particularly had | receive,
more than the state had paid others for til
| same service Let US examine the charge il
/ the light of the facts. IN 1850 the Office o
Court Auditor one in each county, wa
! abolished, and since that the law has re
aured a visit twice each year TO each couu
ty Since 1882 the law has required
visit once each year to each probate Office
twenty IN number.
Our new champion Of economy was on
Of these court auditors end claimants mus
have been ungratefui if he wa not popular
4 The following table shows the working O
the two systems 10 years EACH way frou
the passage of the act: