The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-16


that Mr. Clement would have us believe
that it WAS simple question to dis
pose Of, but he has only told you that
he favors q law that will do away with
tht evil The Republican party has been
ready for years To do away with this
evil, but the question has been discussed
By the leading men in the state, by the
press, and by the Judicial body, and no
ono has yet been able to solve it. In
bringing his address to close, he said
that the Republican party did not claim
perfection. Where in the world is per-
lection We have bettered and enlarged
orr institutions, and who will begrudge
the money spent to care for our help
lessY He said II elected governor lie
would manage the affairs of the state
with all the economy that would do
for the welfare Of the state.
His remarks were vigorously applaud
ed at the close.
State Auditor Graham.
State Auditor Graham was the next
speaker and for twenty minutes he dealt
on the reasons for the increase in state
expenses and created laugh when lie
stated that he did not want to take
up a great deal Of time hut that he
had had it rubbed into him for the
past two months and he wanted lit
tie change to get back at them. The
increase IN state expenses, he said, was
due largely TO the raise in the salaries
oi the supreme court Judges, the abol-
ishing Of the fee system and The states
attorneys put on a salary; and the
judges Of probate now receive n salary
instead of fees. In addition TO these,
he said that the greatest increase since
1852 had come through the extra length
Of county court sessions. For example
the court In Washington county averaged
between the years Of 's2 to '92 to be
ia session about SO days. but since 'a2
it has now increased to l40 days. He
said he could not see that the Republi-
can party was to blame for that. IL
was due to the people who continue
to sue each other. Add to this il the
Ancreascd witness fees from 81 to ST..
Another large expense item il due I'd
changes in system by which expenses
formerly borne bv the counties are now
assumed by the state. One group 81
these items alone, the heating, lighting
and care of court houses, cost the state
$1,000 s3 last year, while in 1852 this
expense was borne by the counties. MIR
Clement charges that / am no book.
keeper. | will not dispute that, but
challenge him to show where one dollar
ever got by me that did not have a
lawful warrant for its payment. Mr.
Clement is palading up and down the
state posing as the poor mans friend
but when he became president oi
the Rutland railroad he found out that
the section men were being paid S1.25 a
day he immediately had thein cut down
TO sI.l0, and when be became mayor
Of the city Of Rutland he cit down the
wages Of the laboring men from $3.50
70 SIPS, and is now posing as friend
Of the laboring man.
Clement Didn't Pay Subscription.
G. II. Darling was the last speaker
and he confined his remarks to thirty
minutes, concluding shortly before ten
o'clock. He said that Clement had
started the cry Of 10 much Proctor,
tlte same IA the people of old had said
that they were tired of hearing Aris,
tides called Just Mi. Proctor, he
said. did not become ambitious to be
governor until the people spoke to him.
Mr.. Clement. be stated. two years ago
pledged himself to the support Of the
Republican party and subscribed 500
to the campaign fund, which. by the
way, he never paid, but when he found
that he couldn't carry the convention at
Montpelier be bolted and started in on
his own hook This year be said that
his horns were too large 70 90 under
the Proctor yoke. SO he yoked up the
Independents and the Democrats and they
are staggering along like two inebriates,
each trying to hold the other up. The
Democrats who have gone hungry in
this state for the past fifty years did
not at first take strongly TO Clement,
but they finally concluded that it was
better than nothing and certainly would
not do any harm.
He urged the Republicans 10 think
twice before they left their party, FOR
some of them, after leaving Il, would
never come back, and there is ma
tional election coming on, when the par
ty will need all its strength. He con-
clnded BY paying a great tribute TO
Senator Proctor, President Roosevelt and
the great advancement that this coun-
try has made under the administration
q the Republican party.