Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-18
WHAT our NEIGHBORS SAY
Economy, Not More Tax, whnt Il
Needed In the Green Noun
tain state.

the bennington banner:

says the Bennington Banner.
we believe that the natural increase Of
the States income during the next few
years VIII do half Of this and probably
moro ana that the other half and some
more can be saved by looping off $4,000
Ia @'"W n year In court cxtravaganocs'
10000 to 10000 year In doing away with
fee evils; and $4,000 to $4,000 every two
years by Introducing decent business
rules and procedure for the conduct OF
legislative sessions
we DO not know exactly what the Ban
ner means by natural increase" but 1t
Is proper to submit that. In the opinion OF
conservative men, the State has pretty
nearly reached its limit of indirect taxa
ton, which means, in effect, taxing her
corpora lions The contemporaries ebsSr-
vations about Topping on extrava-
Eances are absolutely correct. The DIM
Guilty that Immediately confronts the adj
ministration with ideas Of economy. how
ever, Is well illustrated in the following:
When the next legislature meets there
will be plenty of schemes for spending
tho available State money. The lesisla-
ture will be asked for money for trunk
line highways. for n central normal
school. 10 boost up the present normal
fund. to build an addition to the state
house, for increa sed salaries and new de-
partmenis. for the suppression Of tuber-
losis and other conta gous diseases and
for numerous other purposes that cannot
now be foretold.
Vermont ha. gotten into the vicious
habit OF spending money on the easy
come, easy-go" plan. simply because the
taxation therefor falls indirectly on the
people OF the state. Politicians and
office-hod~re ere to blame for this. IN
their anxiety to excuse the era OF extrav-
asance inaurureted in 1876 they have Eon"
! too far: they have implanted the serious
error in the minds OF the taxpayer that
tho "other fellow" pays the freight.
, Then followed 1905 and its scandalous ex-
Cesses.
II is high time for an administration
headed by business man, committed to
business principles, who will at least
I Use his influence toward tho operation of
| the state on the same lines which he en-
ploys in the conduct Of his own affairs.
When that happens, few score small
grafters and political paupers will rnn
! their comfortable hcrths at the public
trough replaced by thin air
! kEIOKI oE III IL t'DM MISSloNE Of
AGRICULTURE
From the fIardwick Gazette.)
O. L. Martin. State commissioner of
! agriculture, in his first report makes g
plea for agricultural education in the
public schools. lie also suggests the
aboltio, of state agricultural institutes
and recommends that movable schools
OF agriculture he established in their
places. These schools would be several
days in length and would he held in some
centrally located town where the best in
struction could be secured
During this year the commissions has
published a list Of available Vermont
farms The demand for tho list has heen
general and inquiries concerning it have
como from many large western States rs
we'll as from many points in the country
Mr.. Martin believes that many will frd
purchasers for their land through the
medium of this publication.
|, Although the apple harvest is light this
year. Mr.. Martin believes that we have
tie soil and climate favorable to the cul
tuie of this fruit He speaks OF the in
creased interest in apple growing ant
mentioned the fact that 700 trees hav'
recently been planted In Brattlboro BY
Young men who took up the work as
business proposition.
, Concerning stock raising the repor
J says:
Vermont keeps more dairy cows thar
any other State Vermont produce.
: nearly as much butte and three times
as much cheese as the othcr Ave New
England States. Vermont furnishes ,
per cent of the dairy cows for the Boston
markets. So Vermonts future develop
ment must be largely along dairy lines
sheep husbandry is coming back to Yer
, mont somewhat, but cannot secure IT.
former prestige until our legislature hal
enacted more stringent dog laws to en-
courage our farmers to oAcc moro habl
: tate our green hills with the producers o
the Golden Fleece. for such indeed the,
are with the present tariff rates retained
and our proximity to the mutton marke
of the metropolis OF the United States"
MUNICIPAL COURTS.
From the Rutland Herald)
No man however talented or homes
he may be, can safely carry on genera
, law practice within the limits OF his ju
: risdiction whilo holding the ONCE OF judg
Of the municipal court without mourning
some suspicion at least Of his ability o
intention to render impartial DECISIONS
particularly when one OF the parties t
t the suit happens to be his client in othe
litigation. This suspicion may be an
I doubtless is often without just ground
@ but under such circumstances II is boun
q to exist,-Springfeld Reporter.
: The Reporter points out circun,
+ stance that has given many layman
sensation OF vague wonder. Just how
lawyer can conduct an apparently foui
ishing practice get on one side or an
other of his full share OF local litiga;io
and still preserve his professional char
acter fair and unspotted from suspicio
is something that few OF us can under
i, stand.
Q The fact is, perhaps that judge of an
g established court ought to do nothin
i else, and one of the early reforms" c
:, the judicial system should be to stop tn
:. continual duplication Of expense cause
q by paying salaries to municipal coul
@ judges and foes to justices OF the peac
in territory in which the former have ju
e rlsdlction, thus requiring them to ear
k their salaries by doing all the work
l. their section, or increasing the salary
= the work Is too great.
y The Herald does not propose to Over
e look the scandal OF decapltating the bi
d which sought to do this, In measure
Ia and urges the early passage OF law
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