The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-28
IN TAE HANDS OF TORIES
Eber L. Taylor Of Manchester Has
Something to say about Legislature


sing my wrath" for to be honest l |
have been trying to curb my indigna-
ton since our legislature finally ad-
journed Take it from Mr.. Straight
from the Shoulder" and never mind
II ! do not confine myself strictly to
| the text, either. The last two issues
of the Banner, nearly the whole OF
its editorial pages have been extracts
from state papers condemning the ac-
lions of our lawmakers and editori-
al comments on the same. d. d.
Wait in the February 18th number of
the Londonderry Sitter, expresses
himself rather forcibly and the arti-
Gle is a better specimen Of literature
than this will be.
1t looks to me as If our people are
getting in nearly the same condition
as the residents of Vermont and New
Hampshire were in 1775 and 1777 or
Whereabouts, with this difference that
the oppressors were then called Tor
les" Over in Brattleboro, VT, the
other evening the citizens plainly ask
ed the lawyers to keep their fingers
out of every pie that we may wish
to concoct, and | am of the opinion
that we common folks have a little
sense lett. | noticed that Gov. Mead
was pleased with some OF the act
ions of the legislature. What do
his actions in the last six months es-
tablsh by way of precedent? Re
fused to give an itemized account of
his election expenses. When the
progressive spirit all over the coun-
try calls for it, gave $4,000 four
thousand dollar ball to show the cit
liens Of Vermont what money will do
and to check the ambitions of any
citizen who is less than a millionaire.
Is that in keeping with the resources
of Vermont? Take it by and large"
as an old friend of mine used to say,
1t looks too much like snobbery.
Now am going to forgive about
nine-tenths of our lawmakers for
such a COMPOUNDED condition of af-
fairs. They were too honorable and
upright to be in such company. You
see the point? 1t seems incredible
that the voters of our state would let
themselves be humbugged in such a
way. or all the dillydallying, lob
bying, wire pulling, don't give a
rap" what their constituents sent
them there for. / doubt il the oldest
voter ever saw the like before. AS
) Mr. Wait suggests how much better
purpose the thousands could be put
to. Look at the time land that
meant money! frittered away to find
out whether a brook trout was bet
ter to eat at six inches in length OF
/, five and a half. We used up a hall
3 days time OF the body Of men most
z noted for wisdom rehearsing Elroy
y Kents degeneracy. 1t made me
n laugh to read George NJ Walls re
N marks at that time After all the
Il time and money spent in Kent's tria
3 to suppose that the legislature
8 would have any chance to try the
Y case. Mr.. Wall was right in that h,
u didn't want to condemn a criminal un
q less he was sure he was guilty
N Such law as that should be drop
n ped.
e Commissions. commissions An.
g more pets? Appropriations, yes. o
q whose money? OF nonproduoers o
y OF the men who buckle to and work
n Who makes the money, not Away
N the men who gain IT, What II W,
n have two hundred thousand dollar
e in the treasury IL we owe II ALL WI,
q didn't we do something about doubl
y taxation? II cannot be done the
y say. II was an appraiser and wa
N unhampered by law ! know coul
N get the poor mans list so that h
Al wouldn't pay taxes on what he owed
x The right OF intelligent people an
Y taxpayers TO vote. A primary law
" no, no. That would take some OF tn
M politicians pull away. Let Il
M analyze the selectmens warning 70
III town meeting TO see II he town wi
All authorize the sale OF liquor. W
ri maintain good schools for the pui
VI pose OF uplifting, OF raising the int
VI lectual and moral standard OF on
M young people, and then We purpos
IN to do that which can have no othe
All purpose than to throw down sti
Al lower the effect. What can be NOR
70 foolish. Our legislature couldn't d
" thing to remedy this difficult
W Oh, no.
IN To see n the town will authors
AN the soioctmpn 10 afypOintn the hirhWn