Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-11


monters, are in agreement. Both be-
lieve in the enactment of laws that
shall equalize the burden of taxation as
far as possible and both favor the
continued Improvement of highways so
far as the work may be carried on
without the inf1iction of excessive tax
es for the purpose. Both are support
ers of the progressive school legis-
| lation of the more or less immediate
past and both argue for its continuance.
Both emphasize their attitude toward
watchful economy in the administration
of all state affairs and a consequent
careful expenditure of public money.
Aside from these questions, Mr..
Stanton favors a further reduction in
the number of state commissions. Up
on the questions regarding which the
candidates agree, Mr.. Prouty is I'M
doubtedly more explicit than Mr.. Stan
ton. AS the presiding officer of the last
senate and as an active factor in much
of the good work of the present admin
istration, the former may be presumed
to be in closer touch with state affairs
of the present and with having on that
account a clearer insight into the
details of state needs. This, of course,
can be said without rejecting upon
the general merits of Mr.. Stanton S
candidacy. AS. an example of Mr..
Prouty's definiteness . of statement
there is to be noted an outspoken,
emphatic and uncompromising position
against corporation greed and like
support of all steps thus far taken to
protect the people from corporation en-
croachment, like the increased powers
given the railroad commission, laws
against discriminating freight rates,
laws providing for court inspection Of
corporation books, and all needed legis
lation of the future that shall serve
to keep corporate power within just
limits.
1t is we'll known that the reorganizeC
judiciary system authorized by the las
Legislature is making a much larger
draft upon the state treasury than wa
expected. Mr.. Prouty believes tina
eve have not solved the problem in
vOlved in the attempt to reach tn.
economical yet effective administra
ton of justice," and the best informed
men of the state know this to b.
true. Certain it is that any change
giving reasonable promise of an ad
ministration Of justice as simple AM
as inexpensive as possible would have
Mr.. Prouty' support. AS an aggres
sive business man. he certainly coulC
not be charged with having lawyer!
: interest in making court procedure
any more unwieIdly. or costly than il
absolutely necessary to the efficiency
of justice.
There is no question but that thu
legislative session is an expensive
thing, although only of biennial oc
currence. AS the pay Of members il
on a per diem basis, the longer it con
tinues the more it costs. AS an eX
perienced legislator, Mr.. Prouty see
the need of further curtailing in tn
] introduction Of needless bills and bill
loosely prepared, that no time b.
, wasted and the length of the session
correspondingly shortened. This is il
line with the best thought Of the hou
and is an argument for economy of tn
most practical kind. The money save
: by a session one week shorter than is
ual would pay the salaries Of the fiv
principal officers. and of such saving
: only the lodging house and boarding
t house keepers Of the city would com
plain.
In thus speaking directly to tn
specific questions here noted, Mr.. PROT
e ty plainly has the advantage Of MI
O Stanton. The honor of the stat
RS would be wholly safe in the hands c
"a either, but the preservation of thu
l. article is not the whole duty of the e3
ecutive. The man of the times awak
h and alive to the issues and demands {
j., the times can be of great service
in in the gubernatorial office aside fro
is conserving its traditions. The presel
OF incumbent of 1.-THE place has ,prove
u that. In their announcements. M
Stanton has given generalities kwhi
' Mr.. Prouty has spoken specifically
the questions now uppermost in tt
minds of Vermoters. That is the diffe
ence between the two men :, as the
announcements leave them. Fro
as this papers poiut of view, the a.diffe
tie ence is wide enough to determine Whi'
te is more likely to measure UP to tt
l. Office as Gov. Proctor will leave it..
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