Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15

blu soon nau more strength. Then the
swelling in her feet and ankles began to
: diminish and the pain gradually left her.
She kept on taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
until she was completely cured. She has
o had no symptoms Of rheumatism since. -
a WILLIAM F. DAVIS. Remember
2 Hoods SarsapariIIa
lsthe best-in factthe One True Blood Purifier.
Hoods Pills p S n s,S 1. ass s,te,d'nnsT
r 81 5000 found and intimated by the com
mittee as my total expenses; and tl2c54 o.
= OF this sum was actually paid BY some one
= for Gov. Dillingham's trip to New York
o with guard in 1889; subdivlded as follows,
, s9l4OO governor and staff; $3ig2G, two
days pay allowed the guard; $3.50 90
popular subscription; $500, assessments
/, paid by the companies of the guard, and
D - 1880 individually paid by the members
OF the guard and the same character OF
D expense as suggested by the committe e
as the basis of House bill No. 345.
This calculation. however, is not right
and is only carried out to illustrate the
, findings of the committee; the relative ex-
= ecutiVe expenses of our terms should he
S.22O.W and s. 169. Oh as already stated, and
, upon this basis let the reckoning stand.
The committee was requested To consid-
I er and report that many important invi-
tations of a public character had fallen TO
, the lot of my administration, and that
these, together with the Spanish war had
utavoidably and necessarily increased Of
fetal expenses very considerably. and TO
: an amount not less than $1,000 /; was
also asked that 1t might he considered and
: reported that $20lj.O0 had been passed TO
nN
and at my solicitation: and also that i'm
portunitics for guard organization. af-
, ter the Vermont regiment left for the war
had been refused and the expense OF such
, an organization and a muster in 1895 saw
ed to the State. which can not be consd
cred less than $4,000. but these sugges-
tions were not regarded important.
Therefore. since economy of administra-
ton seems to be the nip of the investiga-
ton. you may as we'll know just how
much. as governor. I really cost the State,
and whatever | directed out OF the treas
ury officially more than l directed into II,
shall be considered the cost. Then from
/, S5lbS 90 total official draft from the treas
ury deduct $2.0l5.D which sum / solicited
received and turned to use in connection
with permanent State Improvements: and
further to put my administration upon an
, evener with the other administrations
within the period of investigation: also
deduct the sum of FIVE hundred dollars as
unusual expense because of the war and
then. really, as compared with ordinary
administrations in an all around general
expense way you will see that l cost the
State S26540O.
Gov. Dillingham; raised by popular sub
scription *26sO.0O which went toward ex-
penses of his trip to New York and so
saved the State so much money: what /
raised Wen, into permanent State i'm
provements and expenses similar to his
were also provided for BY private contri-
button. The State thus having full bene-
fl; of the S2ol5.O0. 1 ask credit as above
stated.
The committee were informed that Gov.
Dillingham; took the guard to New Yo. X
In 1889 and allowed it two days pay as u
militia expense, but this statement receiv-
ed no attention and no intima ton of IL
appears anywhere in the report. but we
are carefully told of the prudence with
which ha executed many public
functions. paying the expense from
his private purse, and that the
Gettysburg trip was authorized in
the acts Of 1883, and so / am led 10 say
that every public function suitable for
tho State TO undertake. II accepted by the
governor and all necessary expenses in
CURED In carrying out such function
are authorized under the practice SO long
sanctioned in this State, much as
though directed by special act. Such
governor and after understanding the
subject all seem to recognize authority
Tor what the governor mas done.
| wish to say that l see no excellence in
a governor because he pays or asks his
stan TO pay the expenses OF State func-
ton. III II is the governors private func-
ton let him pay the bills. on the other
hand, II 1t Is q State function and con-
Quoted by him officially let the State pay
the bills: in other words the State should
pay its own bills and in such matters the
duty of the governor is to exercise good
judgment in undertaking and economy in
dscharSing such requirements so that
that they may be kept within reasonable
bounds.
Perhaps II will be conceded that moro
was crowded into my administration tn. n
into the average administration and pos
siby it would have been wiser to have
sighted more public eNactions, but fol-
lowing the light as IL was given in each
instance | sought 10 do the best, and as
1t turns out cost the State a few hundred
dollars beyond the ordinary record, which
appears to be the rub.
he three affairs occasioning this excess
We're more than other governors have I'M
dortthen and from their Importance re-
Guired expensive representations. The
state was called upon 10 be represented
ON TWO occasions In professions the equal
OF any ever seen anywhere, and i lid not
thlnk the people would want its represen-
tat!ons at these demonstrations In u bug
sy or located with a colonel or TWO at
same hotel for the sake OF saving n few
dollars; so l provided according to what
seemed to be better judgment assisted
by one of the most prudent State on cials
am aware of the disposition to make
the governor who costs the State the least
the greatest, but you will excuse me from
any share in that thought. Such "A gov
ernor may be the best or he may be the
poorest. My ambition was to give the
State n suitable service i'm every public
particular and have IL cost as little MS
possible, To put II in commercial phrase,
give the State straight goods, all wool
and yard wide at the lowest market
price.
| compare accounts with Gov. Dilling-
ham only because our administrations
were nearest alike in execution OF public
functions. manner of conducting hem
and volume OF expense incurred in dis
charging them We are responsible for
having done the most in certain way
for the State of any of the governors ask
ed to render an account OF their steward
ships. and having used the talents en-
trusted to us as best we knew how, have
returned them and await the judgment Of
n progressive people in a progressive age
Ihen discardng intimation and i'm
proper classification and allowing prom
er credits, comparatively, upon a fair bn
Sis the official cost to the treasury of tho
last hve governors relatively. was as fol-
lows:
l)ilihgham .,..,. 49,. =. ......... 20 opO
tase''''''' ''''''''' .'''.'.'..'.......... 939
ruheI '''''. ''.... .........,,....... l637
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