The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-01
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

A certain Democratic advertising
agent has so thoroughly covered the
State with assertions concerning the
increased expense Of Nermonts gov
ornment and inasmucn as these asser-
tions are entirely misleading, the Repub-
lican 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 Il.
Bacon, State Treasurer, and Hon.
Horace Il. Graham, State Auditor, TO
furnish n 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
agent 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 $780, 71.47 in 1882, to
S73S. 36S. 80 in 1904? If this is correct
statement please verify it; if it 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:
eve 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, S00.S9 instead of
S255,271.47, as asserted in the statement
| referred to.
with regard to the statement that
| the net expenses for the year 1903 were
| S73S, 36S.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
a 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 S6O4,-
477O9, 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. .$29S, SOO.S9
| Total net expenses for fiscal
year ending June 80, 'O4..... GO4, 477.O9
Total net increase $500, 616.20
1.-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, $147,-
2596S; increase, $110060.90.
Soldiers Home-1904, 81, 2S7.50; in
crease, $11 ,2S7. 80.
Pensions-1904, $4,000; increase,
$4,000.
Noxious Animal Bounties-1SS2,
$4,000; 1904, S12,744.40; increase, SILL
Oh. 40.
|
1904 500, 6G4 &c; increase $29,66466.
Normal Schools-1SS2, 81 ,524.55; 1904,
SIS, 237. 80; increase, $11,713,25.
Summer schools-1904, 81 10000; in
crease, 100000.
University of Vermont-1904, S6,-
OO0O increase 100000.
Norwich University-1904, 100000;
increase, 100000
Middlebury College-1904, $4,000;
increase, 100000
Libraries-1SS2, 81, S44 81; 1904, S5,-
1926; increase, $3,S4I4O.
Laboratory of Hygiene-1904, So
OOO.0O; increase, $10,OO000.
Construction and repairs at State
Institutions-1904, S15,31S17; increase
$15,31S17.
Dairymen's Association-1904, ST.
10000; increase, 100000.
Maple Sugar Makers Association
1904, $4,000; increase, $4,000
Town of Goshen, Highways-1904
100000; increase, S1,0O0.00.
Portrait of Admiral Dewey-1904
100000; increase, 100000.
President Arthur accommodations
$1,O1S.00; increase, $1,O1S.00.
Other Extra Appropriations-1904
$4,000; increase, $4,000.
County Court Expenses-1SS2, $50,
850.O7; 1901, SS1 9s7. &c; increase, $40,
637.59.
Total--1SS2, S6,71s.26; 1904, 1855,
. 35O.13; increase, $26S, 631.S7.
In 1882 the expense of the insan,
was borne entirely by the towns ex
cept in cases of the criminal insane
and those having no legal residence il
. any town. The State now pays tn
, total expense of teh care Of the insane
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