Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-26

saiues OF ls7V were inflated values. We
had not at that time gotten over the war
prices for things. but suppose that Instead
OF increasing our annual state expenses
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars per an
mum, We had held them where they were
OF had voted the money which We have
sQuandered. for permanent Improvement.
In the % years we would have built more
permanent Toadwsys than any state In
the Union now has. IL that had been
lone, DO YOU suppose FOR ore moment that
our farms and other property would sell
at the low price IL now sells for? lbo
you suppose that there would have been
single aba ndoned farm IN all Vermont.
" We had spent In the last % years 3d.
rn.cg IN permanent roadwayS? Vermont
would be sridironed with beautiful roads.
and l believe that instead Of depreciation
IN values the old high values Of war
lines would have been practically main
tained; but IL is useless to Surmise what
would hsve been. except ~ IL may guide
Us In Ia- future.
NATIoNAL APPROPRIATION FOR
GOOD ROADS PROPOSED.
noticed the other day that a bill ha.
i'-en introduced into both houses of Con-
sfess. sppropriating .coa toward
the building OF good roads In this coun-
inense aud the ability to pay IL larger
than that of any other country in the
world. 80 ] say IL would be a proper
measure for Congress to adopt I have
40 unNnt Nht tndI Nlt1ln n bnpTl llmr
such an appropriation will pass
The present bin provides that Vermont
shall have 81, oop on condition that she
~ 'rihutes as much more toward the
building Of good roads. Let us get
ready to have that S250.0oo We can con.
triuu,e that much toward building good
roads without really costing us cent
that Is. We can save IL from our present
expenses. II takes time and IL takes a
large plant to construct works Of such a
a rtAit Al sfa
now and not De behind our neighbors.
WHAT OTHER STATES HAVE DONE
New Jersey has spent more than $500.
- and has l"o miles built and under
contract
Connecticut has spent s?sonUa
Msssa chusettS G.Oo,ooo.
New York t.6ao.oco.
And in order to begin let the matter be
discussed at home and in the stores and
n all places where men meet and then
send your mon TO Montpelier charged
with duty. Tell them what you want
and the rest will he an easy matter to
work out.
NO STATE TAX LEVIED IN 1902
In the year 1900 ! told the legislature
that no state tax was necessary. but they
did not believe H. In the campaign Of
1872, | called that fact to the attention OF
the people. and In the very next session
II the legislature for the first time In the
history Of Vermont the legislature did
not levy state TAX. 1 presume thHt the
politicians will say that my feeble re-
una rks have nothing to do with their ac-
lion; perhaps they didn't, but anyhow 1t
is a mighty strange thing that the legs-
lature should have gone on for the last 20
years. raising a lot OF money that the
state did not need and spending IT, and
then suddenly conclude that state tax
was unnecessary for the first time in 1872.
Whatever the reason was for that action
It was good and l. as vermonter. am
glad TO be relieved OF my portion of that
burden OF debt. which We have been stag
sering under for the last 70 years.
| am not criticising particularly the
legislature OF Vermont, nor the delesa es
to Republican conventions. The fault lies
back of all that. 1t rests with the people
and IL is TO the people that | appeal, and
il is from the people that relief must
come IL IL comes at all
The conventions were made up of good
| men, but men charged with nothing and
they did nothing.
The legislatures have been made up of
good men. but men going to Montpelier
| with no particular object in view The
trouble lies back of the convention and
The legislature 1t lies with the people
| Of the state II We want things changed
we have got to take hold of these matters
and instruct our legislators what we
want. and you need have no fear. OF the
result.