Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-15

leads in the most caUseless and wicked
bolt known TO political history.
He attacks the financial mana cement
Of the state and yet his convention ac
cepts as its Candidates the nominees Of
the Republican party who are tile re
sponsible financial mana gers Of The
state
He diSc0urse~ upon the increase
state EXPENSES, expensive commits
slonS and unnecessary Offices bur names
ne change except u establish another
salaried state hoard TO be it. purchasing
agent with large array Of clerks and
assistants. fer nj the different tnstitu-
tons Of the state.
No one denies that the state expenses
have largely Increased during the years
OF Republican asceudeucy but II is be-
cause Of the settled policy Of the state
regardless If party requiring such e1-
penditure> and shifting large burdens
OF expense from the town. 10 the state
and not through corruption Iueltici-
ency, prodlga!ity or misAana-emeur
Which pagS u this settled policy
would Mr.. Clement repudiate:
We have now hospital for the insane
owned and equipped by The state,
equipped with modern coaven.ences
and conducted in accordance with ad-
vanced and approved methods for the
safety and recovery Of these unfortu-
nate members Of our society. answering
the proper demands Of a sympathetic
and philanthropic people,
We have 4 House IF Correction for
the less incorrigibla law breaker where
reformation may be secured; We have
the industrial school for the young
where virruous manhood and woman
hood may be wrought ont Of what would
otherwise become fixtures among the
criminal classes. Our Colleges ara
aided from our state treasury in order
that poverty shall not prevent the am
bilious youth from obtaining broad and
thorough culture. We provide instrUe-
hon for the blind. the mute and the
weakMiuded We raise 4 > percent
state tax 10 distribute among our towns
which are richer in road mileage than
in grand list. We equaIize tn degree
The burden Of ~ehoo, taxation by an
eight percent STATE tax. WeI1ake ILL.,
erai provision for our State Normal
Schools We care for tie insane poor
at tia state expense and thus rrlieTe
each town Of this burden ani secure
better treatment and care. W. expeui
a considerable amount upon cur state
militia and our Soldiers Home
All this and much more i lone be
cause the state has approved Of il and
yer this Isr-e expenditure 4as been 81
provided for by our system Of corpora
ton taxes HAT the state TAX assessed
upon the Grand list IS less than IT was
twenty years ago Undoubtedly this
method u corporation raxat5ou can b
improved upon and extended and the
state rax he still further teS~eaeI and
even entirely dispensed with
A commission reporting when MI
Clement was in tie senate -hat the cor
pora-tans were bearing only bout one
fourth # their fair share Of the burden
# q xation an effort was made 20 III
crease corporate taxation, bur Mr. Glenn
ent was strenuous il opposition and il
was defeated He was then President OF
the Rutland Railroad system. h now
q SSarr, that no state tax waS needed end
thar he voted against increased cor
ro-at3on taxation because n additional
reverne was required hit as the chair
man = the Senate Finance Committee .
- 1910. lie ia fact recommended The
vary lay, h. brought abou. the defeat
~ rht- corporation tax bill the very
tx Aioh Won ara now paying.
H. describes -ha method ot Iqgar law
n his city ana draws many
Illustrations tAecefrosu- H. has for
taa-y years been IN Influential citizen
n Rutland and has been = Mayor aud
vet these abuses continued without cor .
veS-iau when be- had official power. ani =
without rebuke from him q, 81 man.
Mr. Clement alleges rhs- be doubts
.hs sincerity ot rhe Republican party in
-e-Ugnr in it. plank concerning The sub
mission II The license local option law
To tile vote Of The people and seeks thus
70 Justly hj, secession But when was
he Republican parry of Vermont or Of
h natioa uur-ueto Is pledges From
= inception 70 The present hour has the
parry II liberty under Fremont. Il the
Constitution and Union under Lincoln
i-a Grant. q sound Mna-T ami rrarec-
tea so American Industries uHd-r
Hayes Garfield. Arthur. Harrison and
Mckinley. crowned by l. honorable
ru7 rhsleurhrl7,t. rsa>'tt0u towards
-uta and THE Philippines when and
Wherein has II in either state or nation
ra-rayeI il trust or wandered from
h. paths Of honor. Justice and racti-
udes In the light ~ IL history then.
la who would lmru=n the honor and
.ood faith OF the Republican party I'M
peaches his own.
The Convention favored the Submi~-
Ion To the people of ihe question %
cenSe and local option 9r state pro
ibirion because II was deemed wise
nd proper concession tea growing nd
nSls-eut demand for such q reference
-hich came alike from the friends and
b. foes Of he prohlb'ro-v law.
Those who opposed prohibition a.
erred thata Ioeal-op5ton law would b-st
ontrol and would best restrict the sale
Z intoxicating liquor. and that a refer !
nee 10 the people would show 4 ms {
1r.rv favurah BILE TO such law. Friend,
7 State prohibition claimed that such I
reference would show that the PEG 7
le were not in favor u license local {