The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-01

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-
tions are entirely misleading, the Repuo-
llcan State Committee believes that
the voters and taxpayers of the state
are entitled to truthful. report on the
matter Acting upon this BELIEF the
Committee requested Hon. John l..
Bacon, state Treasurer, ana 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:
"Wul you carefully examine the
statement made 10y 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 nave IN
creased from $255,2T1.47 in lSS2. to
S73s, ,36S.95 in 1904? If this is correct
statement please verify ii; if 1t Is un-
truthful and misleading correct it, aud
in either case kindly furnish Il table
showing the real increase In State eN-
penses during the time mentioned, to-
gether with the causes therefor
The reply of Mr.. Bacon and Mr..
Graham Is as follows:
1--WE have examined the statements
referred to by the Republican State
Committee and find that it is mis-
statement in so many ways and so mis-
leading generally that it is entirely un-
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
S255,27I A, as asserted in the statement
referred to.
with regard to the statement that
the net expenses for the year 1903 were
S73S, ,3GS.95 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 real
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 $604,-
477.O9, for purposes o. 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, S2.....$29S, ,S00S9
Total net expenses for fiscal
year ending June 80, o.. G04,47709
Total net increase ......$305, ,676.20
"The following will show the prin-
cipal items which make up this increase
In State expenses from 1882 to 1904:
Insane-1SS2, $37, 7,19s7S; 1904, $147,-
25968; increase, $l10.06090.
Soldiers Home-1904, $11, ,2S7. so; in
crease, $11 ,2S7.50.
Pensions--19O4, $4,000; increase,
$4,000.
Noxlous Animal Bounties-1SS2,
$4,000; 1904, $12, 744.40; increase, $11,.
04440.
Cattle Com'rs and Cattle Killed
1904, 500, ,664.66; increase, 29,664.66.
Normal Schools-1SS2, $7,524.55; 1904,
$19, ,237 80; increase, S11, 1925.
Summer schools-1904, $1,50000; in.
crease, $1,50000.
University of Vermont-1904, &c.,
10000; increase, $6O00O0.
Norwich University-1904,$ 100000;
increase, 100000.
Middlebury College-1904, $4,000;
increase, $4,000.
Libraries-1SS2, $1,S44S6; 1904, So.
1926; increase, $3,S47. 40.
Laboratory of Hygiene-1904, $1O,-
10000; increase, $10,O00.00
Construction and repairs at State
nstitutions-1904, $15,31S.17; increase,
$15,31S.17.
Dairymen's Association-19O4, 81.
10000; increase, $1,000.0O.
Maple Sugar Makers Association
1904, $4,000; increase, $4,000.
Town of Goshen, Highways-19O4,
81 10000 increase, 100000.