The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-31
RAILROADS ARE FAVORED.
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under which all lawyers practicing i
this city should pay 21a rate
this city should pay a 21s rate on thei
earnings and keep their own books?
Here Mr.. Howe gave figures to shoy
what railroads are paying with compari
son to the 1923 tax rate OF Barre, accord
ing to the copy of the tax commission
er's report. The Barre. & Montpelie
Traction Co. pays $751;, little less thai
one-third as much as the people of Barr,
pay, the Central Vermont pays $9.l4
and so on down until we get to the Man
leicester a. Granville road, which pay
s2.43. The average tax rate paid by al
the railroads of the state is $780, Will,
that of individuals is s1673, both OF
81 900. And the disparity is quite al
great with the telephone and telegraph
companies, which prefer to pay on theil
gross earnings, rather than so much pei
81 900. / say to you citizens, the laws
of taxation for the Interests" are un.
fair, manifestIy wrong, dishonest and
/ oppressive to taxpayers Can the farm
ers OF Vermont prosper under this legis.
lationf | ask you what we are going
to do about it. What are the interests
going to dot They are going to spend
their last dollar to keep the law, AMI
this they viii do as long as our govern
ors are taken from the millionaires' club
Republicans or Democrats never passed
this interests-fa yoring law, neither did
the farmers. But / understand Redmond
has told you people that the railroads
are to be taxed as the people. Our heads
are not all jelly. Redmond has the
power to fix rates. Have you ever heard
of him fixing ratesf John w. Redmond,
the man whom you are paying $1,000
per year to stand between you and the
| interests. He has gone back on the peo-
pie because he wants to be judge of the
supreme court and believes his appoint
ment will come from the interests. Mr.
Redmond says that If my proposition on
taxation were adopted, the railroads
would pay their taxes into the town
treasures, according to my statement. I
never said it. Let us see how this man
serves the people. He told q Barre
audience, understand, that the Rutland
railroad puts its profits back into roll
| ing stock and improvements. Yes, and /
am putting profits back into improve
ments on my farm, and what about the
taxes on my property
The speaker intimated that railroad
property in Vermont was not properly
assessed and said that 70-mile-per-
hour ride in car with the road direct
ors constituted the assessment in one
case and that sl3,000,000 of property
value was overlooked in the appraisal.
He said if the campaign lasted much
longer and Mr.. Redmond was allowed to
h. 80, H.
surely be elected governor.
Later Mr.. Howe told of how his tax
bin was treated in 1910 The House
passed it, but the Senate, controlled by
the interests, killed. it. Frank E. Howe
introduced bill which compelled rail
reads to honor all mileages. The House
and Senate passed it, but according to
the belief of the speaker railroad coun-
sci. namely w. b. c. Stickney and
G. B. Writers, appeared and within three |
hours the bill was dead. Hamilton S. |
Peck OF Burlington secured the passage
Of an inadequate workingmen's compen- |
sation bill, said the speaker, and claimed
credit for it. And they claim the ex.
emption of the wages from trustee proc
ess plank was accidentally left out of
the state PLATFORM
Attacked Fletcher's Tax Payments.
They say that Allen NJ. Fletcher, who
came to Vermont ten years ago, is going
to be governor Mr.. Fletcher says am
all wrong on the tax question, said Mr..
Howe He promises equalization 80 peo-
pie can secure money from individuals
as well as from the banks. Who fixed
1t so they couldn't? The Democratic
party or the Republicans? Other people
have made out their tax inventories, and
yet Mr.. Fletcher hasn't, according to
report. Why did not Mr.. Fletcher equal
ize taxes while in the House and Senate
all these ten yearsf tell you, gentle
men, as long as we continue to elect our
governors from the millionsire's club,
the average man has no chance. Re-
member the futile attempts of Stanton,
Fleetwood and DeBoer. And another
non member of the club, Charles j. Bell,
was elected only because the taste of
The Mccullough affair hadn't disappeared.
Let us arise, not in wrath or hatred or
anger, but in sober calm and deliberate
sense, and do our duty to our families,
sur commonwealth and nation at the
polls next Tuesday.
Malone Took Roosevelt to Task.
Hon. Dudley F. Malone was greeted
With an ovation as he responded to Rev.
Mr.. Reardon's introduction. Mr.. Malone
that he was a progressive,
nut not a Republican or Democrat.
i'm La Toilette Republican and VIII
on Democrat; they are the same thing,
aid the speaker. The situation in Yer.
mont may be verify likened to that
which Wilson and the Wisconsin fighter
in their own states. Progress
ivism means that we are trying to 9
make Of government what we thought IL +
vas and found it wasn't. If Washing /
on, jefferson or Lincoln were here to-
ay, with whom would they stand! As
ley foresaw the future, the progressives r
t to-day are looking out for the coming 4
lie
Continuing, the speaker said he had a 4
reat regard for President Taft and he
elieved that any man who held the
xalted position should be accorded re-
pect. Mr.. Malone did not question hts
atriotic motives or genial disposition.
Tut do question his knowledge of what
! going on in this country, added the
peaker. What is Progressives One
hose figure extends in shadow out over
he cool and ripping waters of Oyster
lay, and who is hitting the high places (
A Vermont? He says he is against the
osses; but there is Bill Finn in Penn
ylvania, Tim Woodruff in New York
nd George Perkins. Mr.. Roosevelt has
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