Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-02
Treasurer Bacon and Auditor
Graham Give Some In
teresting Figures.
DEMOCRATIC ADVERTIS-
ING AGENT EXPOSED.
The Real Truth About the Net
Expenses of Vermonrs 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 Nermohts gov
eminent. and inasmucn as these asser'
lions are entirely misleading, the hepup-
licon State Committee believes lhat
the voters and taxpayers of the STATE
are entitled to a truthful, report OIL the
matter. Acting upon this Dellef Ihe
Committee requested Hon. -Johh L.
Rocou. state Treasurer, ana hoh'
Horace +. Graham, State Audltof' 10
furnish a 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 us
advertising matter, that the net eA-
penses of the State government nave III
creased from S255, PLAT in lSS2, TO
S73S. 3GS. 90 in 1904? If this is correct
statement please verify it; if it is I'M
truthful and misleading correct II, ana
I'm either case kindly furnish a table
showing the real increase in state eN-
uenses during the time mentioned, 10
cether with the causes therefor.
The reply of Mr.. Bacon and Mr..
Graham is as follows:
I'VE 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 Tor the
wear 1882 were $29S, SOO.S9 instead OF
S25527147, as asserted in the statement
referred to.
with regard to the statement that
the net expenses for the year 1903 were
! S73S, 36S95 we can only say that IL is
impossible for us to identify the fig
ures. No such balance occurs in the
State accounts, but we may not have
/ 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,-
477.09, 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 i'll
crease in State expenses between them
| Total net expenses for fiscal
year ending July 81, 49,. sos ,SOOS.
Total net expenses for fiscal
year ending June 80, Oh. 6O4,411O s
Total net increase .S3O5,616 Y
"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, STAT,
259.6S; increase, $l1O.O60.90.
Soldiers Home-1904, $11 ,2S7.50;> in
crease, 81 ,2S7.5O.
Pensions-19O4, $4,000; increase
$4,000.
Noxious Animal Bounties-1SS2
$4,000; 1904, $12,744.4O; increase, $11,
, 044.40.
Cattle Com'rs and Cattle Killed
1904, $29,G64.66; increase, $29, 664.66.
Normal Schools-1SS2, 81 ,524.55; 1904
$19,237 80; increase, 11,713.25.
Summer schools-1904, 81, 10000; in
crease, $1,500.OO.
University of Vermont-1904, Sc,
10000; increase, 100000.
Norwich University-19O4, 100000
increase, 100000.
Middlebury College-19O4, $4,000
increase, $4,000.
Libraries-1SS2, $1,S44.S6; 1904, So,
69226; increase, 1884,. 40.
Laboratory of Hygiene-1904, $40,
10000; increase, $10,000.00.
Construction and repairs at STATE
nstitutions-19O4, $15,31S.17; increase
$15,31S.17
Dairymen's Association-1904, 81,
10000; increase, 100000. I.
Maple Sugar Makers Association
1904, $4,000; increase, $4,000.
Town of Goshen, Highways-19O4
100000; increase, 100000.
Portrait of Admiral Dewey-190d
100000; increase, 100000.
President Arthur Monument--19O4
$1,01S.00; increase, $1,01S.00.
Other Extra Appropriations 1904
$4,000; increase, $4,000.
County Court Expenses-1SS2, $50
350.O7; 1904, ,$S1 .9S7 sc; increase, $40
G37.59
Total-1sS2, $s6,71S26; 1904, 1855
350.13; increase, $26S,631.87.
In 1882 the expense of the insan
was borne entirely by the towns eS
cept in cases of the criminal insan
and those having no legal residence Il
any town. The State now pays tn
total expense Of teh care of the insane
How much of the apparent increase II
accounted for above is shown by thu
following:
Apparent increase from 1882
to 1904 Observation-Disclosures 1906, 676.2(
Items of increase shown
| ABOVE .................... ZOS, 6ol q
Increase not accounted for. 1904 81
'The increase in expenses of thu
courts is large one, but it can be ac
counted for in the greatly increased
litigation in few counties, and in Ger
tain changes in the method of conduct