Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-02-25
HOW TO RAISE THE MONEY.

that's an well. but where are you go-
ing 10 get the money! Wei, VII |
show you.
have been looking over the auditor
report Of the state Of Vermont, ana
find that 80 years ago. that's in 1870 OF
1871, il cost TO operate this state szs8,-
600 In 1881 il cost 100000. In 1881
$751; 600 In 1901. $685. .000.-an increase "a
that period of 1856. 900 a year Tor run
ming expenses, or more than l25 per cent
Now a good many Of you can remember
our conditions in 1S50-lS1l.
WHERE DOES THE MONEY co?
What have we got now in the state Of
Vermont more than we had thenR " nat
are we spending this money forI W mere
does the S355.0O0 that II required III lyVl
more than il required in 1871 TO run ne
state Of Vermont, where does II go 10
| A careful analysis Of the expenses shows
that the expense OF the executive de-
partment has remained about the same
| In 1871 il was $4,000. in 1891 II was Sla'-
/ 600. The expense Of the legislature mas
/ remained practically the same.-S59.oo9
| in 1871 SCI. 900 in 1891; but the expense OF
| the courts during that period has N
| creased tremendously. In 1871 the net
| court expenses were $4,000 In 1891
| they were only $4,000, In 1891 they
/ were $4,000, and in 1901, Slt9'vV9.
/ From the period Of 1881 10 1891 there y
an increase Of more than 100000 III me
/ expense Of justice in this state, but we
are told that litigation has not increased.
| Certainly the population remains ABOUT
| the same In 1881 il was 3320o0. In
| 1901, 343 000.-only an increase OF ABOUT
| II 600.
INCREASED COURT EXPENSES.
WHY this tremendous increase in the
| expense OF operating courts them IL
| can be charged only 10 one thing,-the
| cost of prosecutions for violation OF law.
| The most Of these prosecutions were
against violators Of the prohibitory law;
We had the prohibtory law in 1881 ana
we had it in 1901. but in 1881 apparently
the prosecutors had not awakened to the
possibilities OF making money out OF
prohibition With the law repealed we
shall make a great saving IN the ,, eN-
| peuse OF operating the courts. Inc
| expense Of conducting institutions dur
ing this period has remained about me
same.-there being an increase OF ohly
about $4,000 or $4,000.
OTHER INCREASED EXPENSES.
The military in 1871 cost 81. 900; in
1891. s25 O00.-that has doubled. rem
sions, including soldiers home, cost
IS. 200 IN 1871, was before the sol
diers' home was built,-and cost ss,eoo
The state paid for the care Of its in
Sane IN tS7l ne 600. and in 1901 the pau
Nor insane account was Sl5s 600 In 1871
The Waterbury asylum was not punt
and we were maintaining our insane az
Rrattlebor0 II the state Of vermont
had put the promoters Of the Waterbury
insane asylum in Brattleboro before they
got that bin through, apparently the
state would be better of by more IMAM
500 OO0 "a wear: however. IL is too late
10 talk about that now: but the expense
of the insane In this state is much more
than Il should be. and more per capita
than it is in other states, as you WIZ
| see.
sachusetts-Average per capita
! per week. 1892; average per capita per
onnecticut-Average number Of pa
tients 2l92. 90: cost Of maintaining
same. s33ll2 cost per capita pei
New York-Per patient per week
,s19. per patient per year. sl65.93.
Rhode Island-Average number OF pa
tients. asa: cost per capita, slS5.zt
Vermont state h0spital-Average num-
her 81 patients. 1894; cost Of maintain
ing same, sil5,s69.3s; cost per capita
! s234S6.
INCREASED COST OF EDUcA-
TION
Money devoted to educational pur'
noses has Increased from $4,000 TO SCI;
Doc by payments 10 the agricultural col
lege az burlington and normal schools
" EXPENSIVE COMMISSIONS.
In 1871 an Of the commissions in thu
, state agriculture and railroad ah'
, county commissioners. etc, cost th'
/ state 50 600 The commissioners haN'
! been increa sed by the creation OF new
! nfieers in insurance. taxes, health state
i Midway special fish and game dairy
! men maple sugar. towns and cores, IN
til II cost the state in 1891 $4,000 Z
maintain these commissions. Now whlli
hi not favor abolshing all Of thes'
commissions | would certainly advocate
Inc consolidation Of them with q view 2
o reducing the expenses TO the slale. =
@ increase from $1,000 TO S65 600 IN m
o exnense Of maintaining commissions !
I too much for the benefit that the star
: receives.
a AN APPLICATION OF BUSINESS
: PRINCIPLES.
4 II proper accounting and audit wer
4 kent of the moneys received 10y the stat
n and maid out and il the business OF IN
: state was transacted along the sam
, lines that any successful corporation ~,
: lows we could certainly save ehousl
Il eoch wear from our present running eN
4 | nenses 10 build so miles OF maeadanll1t
road In FIVE years we would have nv
Of such roads. running across our noun
tain ranges. cast and west, from "
< Canadian line 70 Massachusetts, ana
ID would not really have cost us anything
n WHERE THE BLAME LIES.
1, You may say. What has the stat
: NJ Vermont been doing all Of thes
. wears 10 allow such an increase IN stat
i expenses?'' Well. my answer is that
Il l. nobody's fault but our own: ai
% sneaking as a Republican to Repubn
h cans Every two years we attend
10 state convention and nominate state ON
N Gers There has been. except two year
ago. no particular platform upon whic
: campaign for state officers has pee
= based. merely the time had come ar9uh
"a when we needed some new men, ana
e have assembled and nominated theu
1nce in a while the convention VIII pas
resolution advocating economy IN star
pxpenses. and then after the suhnils
= campaign we have taken that old resoi.
e lion and hung il up behind the door
II serve for the next convention v
n would have our election, send lot
= Jew green men up 10 Montpeher'-i y
i usually who had no experience IN legl
a Int In "A