St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-08-28

Political Advertising
VERMONT TAXPAYERS!
HERE Is SOMETHING
PO RTAN
READ EVERY WORD

yau can find One who interested in the welfare Of all the
peoples who not controlled by obligations to the
political bosses; who viii upon the Ubiquitous
special legislation put through by the political bosses
will stand for the peoples rights all the time.
Harland B. Howe, the Democratic governor
IS such He has his the efforts
lie did not seek buy the nomination. him because
OF his ability and fearless work in behalf of people,
bosruled machinecOntroed The politicians against him.
ana therefore, you good citizen and should be
HIM There can be nothing in common between political boss
and a taxpayer.
There is something with good old vermontshe
not making the material progress she should
ural advantages She gaining in population
an increase Ia population means increased markets for agricu
tQa products and increased values for your propey good
roads the thing But population
mismanagement.
corrected long state affairs and law making powers
roLed by political ring and sold corporations taxpayers
the old party lash and regularity The there complete
change the administration Of affairs every
Among the greatest of the evils suffering from
unequal taxation between the people the corporations
Under republican boss rule all the special interests
railroads. telegraph telephone Insurance.
Pror car companies are not taxed appraisal OF
miles operated old avoid paying their just
of the burden of taxation If this good companies
then 1t should be good law for the farmer manufacturer
chant, home
republican commissioner reported to the legis
aon n to resoutOn that the tao paid the railroads
averaged $500 the $1,000 and that the people paid average
tar rate Of $1673 $1,000 still in force and
the difference the rate for the people corporations
is still the corporations $1673 for the
people Think OF that It square Is it just? Under this law the
highest tax rate paid aOadin 1909 $1,000
and the lowest paid by any railroad
$1,000 The other corporations pay the rail
roads, Compare these figures ($O6 $1,000 taxes
you paying and will the need of aboisng boss
Mr. Howe has been misquoted by republican spell binders
and the republican He does having
these companies paid into the town. He favors paying them
into the state done. He does purpose
issue Mr. Howe proposes only compel the corporations pay
the tao the people you pay yor farm
for the individual taxpayer
When this change made highway school tax
he ppnV Of
state treasury will then be provided with than sufficient
i ~ pay a 'ne Sae expenses DIlo sae mghWays ana
agricultural schools extending state forestry work. and for
such other purposes as the people may elect
Allen NJ Fletcher the ring rule candidate for has
some ideas OF his about taxation He that the equa
ton of taxation of the greatest problems of
the day Fletcher should richest
thirty way solved the equalza-
ton of taxation himself. He moved into Vermont from
From 1900 1909 inclusive Allen Fletcher
to make and swear to tax inventory the law requires He
allowed the listers to double all the taxable property they could
find the law Allows and result Fletcher with his millions
paid $335O his highest grand list and $225O his lowest
grand list during TINS period OF ten years When Fletcher com
menced to for the gubernatora he
ventOry and is paying grand list of $4785 Oh yes
Fletcher believes in equang taxation of the best
little equaizers the The corporations
duty and defeat him at the polls Fletcher been training
for the governorh and has been member of the house senate
all that failed
his equazng His lodging and trimming well
Fletcher
NOW THEN, MR.. TAXPAYER
If you good developed industrialy
population have good better schools you will
have eliminate the political Bosses elect honest and able
men to the state Offices and enact just laws alike for the people
and the interests This cannot be done through the rngued Re
publican partwhch has grown bold and defiant with long
years complete control Just think how the republican plat
promises have been broken during the decade. Who
that down the making speeches prom
Is every of them Office holder wouldbe office
holder under this ring rule trying perpetuate his ob
have than doubled in the past while
Vemont population has remained practically stationary Have
forgotten the scandals of the state prison and the astounding
graft connection with the Waterbury asylum?
gotten the diseased meat which Republican officials high uthO
allowed to be put upon the market? Who responsible for the
Ubiquitous system of double taxation still
On the whole Mr. Taxpayer would be better for
personally and for every Vermont hands with
Harland B. Howe his efforts to the bosses and give