The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-29
What's the Matter with Vermont ?

What's the Matter with Vermont!
is
not making should with all her natural
advantages gaining in population she should An
population increased markets for agricultural pro
duets and your the
population will not until the
state political and msmanagement
corrected but they will be
making controlled
nv political ring and sold to corporations taxpayers
this and breaking from the
party The there complete change the
affairs the better for and M
in the state.
Among the greatest of suffering
unequal the Under
republican special viz rail
express
appraisal the people
their earnings number of miles operated
avoid their share the burden of
should be
good merchant home
republican commissioner reported the egis
ure lin to a resoiution) THE
RAILROADS AVERAGED $500 ON $1,000. THAT THE
PEOPLE PAID AVERAGE TAX RATE OF s167S ON THE $1,000
is still and the difference in the
the corporations still grea$SO6 for the
corporations $167S for the people Think of that fair?
paid railroad
1909 was $Oss on the $1,000 and the lowest tax rate paid by
$1,000 The
railroads these ssO6 the
$1,000 with the taxes paying and will the need of
abolishing boss in Vermont
republican spell binders and
republican the these
He paying the
He does changing the
this The politicians couding issue Mr.. Howe
proposes only CORPORATIONS
AVERAGE THE PEOPLE PAY-AS
YOUR FARM HOME FACTORY OR STOCK OF GOODS He only
taxpayer Every
taxpayer should help bring this about
When this change highway al may
abolished
will provided with money
build highways very
forestry work. and for such other the
Tax Dodging
NJ. Fletcher governor
ideas equalization of
is of of
Fletcher should IN
has had great experience in equzng both here and in Indiana
The republican multmlionare thirty
millions This is the he has solved equalization
for himself years
agoprobably with the idea of
inclusive Allen NJ Fletcher refused to make and
inventory the law requires He allowed
The taxable they
suit Fletcher with his millions, 1891 grand
list and 1922 go his lowest period
When Fletcher commenced the
race he mad change OF heart and gave in tax inventory and he
paying list $47s75
equalng axationhe is
corporations him do all their equazng
the don't do their duty defeat
training the governohp
past ten years but during all that time he
ability duckng lodging and
trimming ability of the
house and senate for the mast ten Years Ask vur t,,
senator-he knows about Fletcher
Now Then Mr. Taxpayer
you want to good old Vermont developed ndusrally
population schools you will
have to TO eliminate the political Bosses elect
the offices who will peo
the interests This ringruled
republican parwhich is under obligation
bold and defiant with its years Just
mink the republican platform curing
past going up and down the state max
speeches and promises? Is spebind an
office holder woudbe Office holder ring rule
trying his job? doubled
in the past while Vermons pa
Ccaly stationary. Do
scandals the astounding graft in connection
with the Waterbury asylum? Have
which republican officials authority upon the
market? Who responsible niqutous system of double
taxation still in Vermont?
On the whole Mr.. Taxpayer, would be
personally and for Join hands with
arand B. Howe in his efforts TO clean us
equal taxation and other laws which
you think vote for governor-yoe the
straight democratic ebuke the republican BOSSES
who turn their law making corporations and
the governorship to alien muIionares.
We repeat vote for vote the whole dam
ooac state ticket Send able to the leeisar.
this year Bring friends with polls Talk this owe,
with neighbors. -
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE