The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-10
The Court House Question.

The Court House Question.
II may he permitted 10 have my ]
i,,ie say on this subject, would Ike /
q DO !, now. aud as the ministers man /
4 All work said. speaking Of the Rows
sermon, have il out OF my system.
/ notice the Willingness Of the Legs
Ature 10 vote appropriations, sind that
! the tendency Of the age. 10 go j1sf
tais farther than our circumstances
viii warrant. like 10 see nice, large
public or private, but what
would any Of us think Of man who
started in To build house without a
penny al the ontset' We would say
foolish. foolish man. understand that
il we build new forty thousand dollar
Court House, ii means money Ia raise
10 earn by DAYS works by many OF US.
II the Autocrsts Of finance IN this coun
rs want 10 spend their surplus IN that
way. none OF US have any objections. !
have seen the time when double tdrai'on
was burden 10 me. and | am not OBJ
liyious Of the fact that hundreds OF
hard working men in this county are
Obliged 10 90 slow in regard 10 what
they would like 10 give then families
by way Of luxurles or amusemenss. IL
Il so easy 10 vote away other peoples
money. Are those members OF The
Legislature who do not ever feel the
need of money, and who are interested
in business that the problem OF double
taxation does not affect, more interest
ed than some OF ms whose taxes would
be Just double on the dollar OF the
grand list 10 what theirs would bel II
is provoking 10 see how the legislature
will exhor their fellow members to
give their attention to bills OF MINOR
importance. and leave out matters that
would be of great value to their con
.tituents. 1t seems to me that IN the
matter of deciding in regard TO Court
House il ought 10 be left with the tax
payers of the county; just the same
principle acted upon IN town AFFAIRS
would raise howl of disapproval from
us all, but TO let the representatives OF
other Counties decide strictly county
affair is entirely wrong. We are too
independent by nature to submit quiet
ly to other people poking their noses
into our dish. So il the well meaning
gentlemen at Montpelier will kindly let
as OF Bennington County regulate our
expenditures 10 tit our income We wei
be under obligations.
have no personal enemies at Mont
pelier. but il is all wrong for any gen
tleman to east reflections on past re
preventative because their opinions
differ say that NJ. j. Hapgood has
inst MS much right to express his views
AS any other citizen OF the State. Mont
OF his maligners can say but that he y
a public spirited citizen, and nm read,
to believe that he is rs unscliish AS
whole bunch of some | could name
Reading the article in the Banner" o
December 2, causes me to make tn
above assertion. In regard 10 Mr.
Hapgood's threat that the mountain
towns might secede. be reasonable
look nj the inconvenience TO those cltl
zens in that section il matters take I
turn so the only Court House IN tn
County was located in Bennington, be
canse those towns are weak numerical.
and ms Mr.. Hapgood mentions, den
cient in oratorical talent, would tina
be honorable or justi We have othe
matters OF vital Importance 10 ever.
citizen OF the State, so leave alone sucl
questions that affect only small mum
DER. While | have mentioned the taxa
ton problem. ! do not consider mysel
competent 10 determine the prope
steps 10 take IN the premises. ] thlni
I however. that IL the other thir
teen counties in the State are bnlginl
out with 50 many enterprislng bushes
men as the editorial article in the Ban
ner referred to would indicate, thei
united efforts might eoncoct SOM
scheme whereby some would not b.
Obliged 10 pay taxes on what be owe
even If he does have possession. Tb'
Banner says the Bennington Count,
/ members ''are not afraid ~ stand NJ
and be counted on the side OF amy hon
est proposal that looks good for th'
progress Of old Vermont. s" Good. nov
let d. make that our text. We had
tax commission appointed FOR just tina
purpose. 10 bring forth some plan 10
the relief of our people, three OF Tn
best men in the State The writer ~
ferred TO praises the Bennington coun
ty delegation, ! am proud Of 1t, bu
what ia the name without The gamer
lie, them take initial steps for the solu
ton 81 the taxation problem, let ther
decide the Court House question b
gently declining interference from th
Other delegations. lis pity Il thl
section Of the State. Bennington cour
". cannot be relied upon 10 mansg
it, own AFFAIR.".
Respectfully Yours.
h. l.. TAYLOR.