The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-31
DEMOCRATIC ADVERTIS-
ING AGENT EXPOSED
The Real Truth About the Net
Expenses of vermont's Gov
eminent Arranged For the
Benefit of Vermont Taxpayers
---Why we Have No State Tax

certain Democratic advertising
agent has SO thoroughly covered the
State with assertions concerning the
| increased expense Of Vermont's gov
eminent, and inasmucn as these asser-
lions are entirely misleading, the Repub-
lican State Committee believes that
the voters and taxpayers Of the State
are entitled to a truthful report on the
matter. Acting upon this belief the
Committee requested Hon. John l.
Bacon, state Treasurer, and Hon
Horace r. Graham, State Auditor, to
furnish clear and simple statement
OF this question that all might readily
understand it. The request was as
follows:
sWill you carefully examine the
statement made by an advertising
agent OF the Democratic State Commit
tee published in various newspapers as
advertising matter, that the net ex-
penses of the state government have lin
creased from 1886, 271.4T in 1882, to
S73s, 1896 in 1904? If this is correct
statement please verify it; il it IS I'M
truthful and misleading correct it, and
iii either case kindly furnish a 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 Mr.
Graham is as follows:
ave have examined the statements
referred to by the Republican state
Committee and find that it is a mis-
statement il SO many ways and so mis-
leading generally that It Is entirely I'M
reliable iii every respect
eAs win be noted in the table which
follows the net state expenses for the
year 1882 were S2aS, so0S9 Instead Of
$255, 271 Al, as asserted in the statement
referred to.
with regard to the statement that
the net expenses for the year 1908 We're
S73S, 36s.95 we can only say that it is
impossible for us TO identify the fig
ures. No such balance occurs ia the
State accounts, but we may not have
correct understanding Of the real
meaning Of the assertions, as no partleu-
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 $604,
47T09. for purposes Of comparison.
.That the matter may be clearly
understood we give the following
table comparing the two years mem
toned and showing the apparent IN
crease in State expenses between them
Total net expenses for fiscal
year ending July 81, 's2 S29S ,S00so
Total net expenses for fiscal
year ending June 30, o. 604,47709
Total net increase ,.,,... $305,6T6.20
"1he following will show the prin-
cipal items which make up this Increase
iii state expenses from 1882 to 1901:
Insane 1882. $37,19S.TS; 1904. STAT,
259.6S: increase, S11O.06090.
Soldiers Home 1904, Sl1, 2S7.50; in
crease, $11.2sT50.
Pensions 1904, $4,000; increase,
$4,000
Noxlous Animal Bounties 1882.
$4,000; 1904, Sl2,744.40f increase, Sill 4
044.40.
Cattle Com'rs and Cattle Killed
1904, S29,664 GO: increase, $29,664.66
Normal schools 1882, S7,524 80; 1904,
$40, 23IsO; increase. S1fTt3.25
Summer schools 1904, $1,50000; in
crease, $4,000.
University Of Vermont 1904, $780,
10000; increase, S6.0o000
Norwich University 1904, 100000;
increase, 100000.
AIiddlebury College 1904, $4,000;
increase, $4,000.
Libraries 1882, S1,S44S6; 1904, S5,-
692.26; increase, $3.S47.40.
Laboratory Of Hygiene 1904. $40,
10000; increase, $10,00000
Construction and repairs at State
Institutions 1904. S15,3ls.17; increase,
El5,31s17
Daiymen's Association 1901 ST.
10000; increase, ST 10000.
Maple Sugar Makers Association
1904, $4,000; increase, $4,000
Town OF Goshen, Highways 1904, |
100000; increase, 81 10000.
Portrait Of Admiral Dewey 1904.
S2.00000; increase, $4,000.
President Arthur Monument 1904,
$Is01S.00; increase, 81 ,01S.00.
Other Extra Appropriations 1904.
$4,000; increase, $4,000.
County Court Expenses 1852, $780, |
85007; 1904, Ssf.9s7G6; increase. s42-
63I.50
Total 1882. sS6.71s.26: 1904. s355.- |
850,l3: increase, S26S, 631.s7
In 1889 the expense Of the insane
was borne entirely by the towns ex
cept in cases Of the criminal insane
and those having no legal residence in
any town. The State now pays the
total expense Of teh care Of the insane.