Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-09-02
DEMOCRATIC ADVERTIS-
ING AGENT EXPOSED.
The Real Truth About the Net
Expenses of VermOnts Gov
eminent Arranged For the
Benefit of Vermont Taxpayers
---Why We Have No State Tax

A certain Democratic advertising
agent has SO thoroughly covered the
State with assertions concerning the
increased expense of Nermonts gov
eminent. and inasmucn as these asser-
lions are entirely misleading, the Repup-
llcan State Committee believes that
the voters and taxpayers of the state
are entitled to a truthful report on the
matter. Acting upon this Dellet the
Committee requested Hon. John l..
Bacon, State Treasurer, and Hon.
Horace f. Graham, State Auditor, TO
furnish clear and simple statement
of this question that all might readily
understand it. The request was as
follows:
will you carefully examine the
statement made by an advertising
egent of the Democratic State Commit
tee published in various newspapers as
advertising matter, that the net eX-
penses of the State government have in
creased from $3.50, 271.41 in 1852, to
S73S, 3GS95 in 1904? If this is a correct
statement please verify it; if 1t Is I'M
truthful and misleading correct it, and
in either case kindly furnish table
showing the real increase in State ex-
penses during the time mentioned, to-
gether with the causes therefor"
The reply of Mr.. Bacon and MI
Graham is as follows:
I'VE have examined the statements
referred to by the Republican State
Committee and find that it is a mis-
statement in so many ways and so mis-
leading generally that it is entirely I'M
reliable in every respect.
"As will be noted in the table which
follows the net State expenses for the
year 1882 were $29S, SOO.S9 instead of
1855, 271.47, as asserted in the statement
referred to.
with regard to the statement that
the net expenses for the year 1903 were
S73S. 3GS95 we can only say that 1t is
impossible for us to identify the fig
ures. No such balance occurs in the
State accounts, but we may not have
q correct understanding of the reaI
meaning of the assertions, as no particu-
lar fiscal year is mentioned. Not being
aware of the exact time the compiler
intends to cover in his statement, we
have taken the fiscal year ending June
80, 1904, with net expenses of SCO4,-
477.O9, for purposes of comparison.
THAT the matter may be clearly
understood we give the following
table comparing the two years men
toned and showing the apparent in
crease in State expenses between them
Total net expenses for fiscal
year ending July 81, 80. sos, SOO.Ss
Total net expenses for fiscal
year ending June 80, Oh. GOA, 477O9
Total net increase .S3O5,6I6.2l
THE following will show the prin
cipal items which make up this increase
in State expenses from 1882 TO 1904:
Insane-1SS2, $37,19S.7S; 1904, S147,
259.6S; increase, $l1OO60.9O
Soldiers Home-19O4, 81, 2S75 in
crease, $11,2S7.5O.
Pensions-19O4, $4,000; increase
$4,000.
Noxious Animal Bountes-1SS2
$4,000; 1904, So, 744.40; increase, $11,
O44.40.
Cattle Com'rs and Cattle Killed
1901, 500, G64 &c; increase, 500 ,6G4.66.
Normal Schools-1SS2, 81 ,524, 30; 1904
$40, 237 so; increase, S11,713.25.
Summer schools-19O4, $1,5OO.00; in
crease, $4,000.
University of Vermont-1904, Sc,
10000; increase, 100000.
Norwich University-1904, 100000
increase, 100000.
Middlebury College-1904, $4,000
increase, 50, 10000.
Lbraries-1SS2, S1.S44SG; 1904, So,
co. 2G; increase, S3,S4740.
Laboratory of Hygiene-1904, SO,
10000; increase, $10,O0000.
Construction and repairs at Stat
Insttutions-1904 $15, 31S.17; increase
$15,31S.17.
Dairymen's Association-1904, 81,
10000; increase, 100000.
Maple Sugar Makers Association
1904. $4,000; increase, $4,000.
Town of Goshen, Highways-1904
81 10000; increase, 100000.
Portrait of Admiral Dewey-1904
100000; increase, 100000.
President Arthur Monument-1904
S1,01S00; increase, S1,O1S.00.
Other Extra Appropriations-190i
$4,000; increase, $4,000.
County Court EXpenses-1SS2, $50
85O.07; 1904, SS19S7 &c; increase, $40
637 SO.
Total-1ss2, SS6,71s26; 1904, 1855
85O13; increase, $26S,6 81.
In 1882 the expense of the insan
was borne entirely by the towns ez
cept in cases of the criminal insan
and those having no legal residence i
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