The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-06
STATE EXPENSES

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ing TO the showing to be made ne,
year. Isn't 1t time for halt in III
states eXtravagant expenditure? ?
| Fair Haven Era.
The Banner does not want TO b
understood as saying that next year
expenditures will be SO tremendousl
Digger but'lt will be enough NOR
to be plainly visible Nor should any
body make the mistake of thinkin
That the states yearly expenses ar
three millions or anywhere near il
In fact the actual amount is less thar
half that il we read the figures cor
rectly. The three millions includes
temporary loans paid back and 9th
er matters of bookkeeping which il
statement OF this kind appear twice
and might lead those not familiar
with the method to think that the
total is a good deal larger than ii
really is.
The point, is, hat the expenses o.
the stale are very much larger thar
they were a few years ago and are
growing rapidly and no one has YET
shown any feasible plan to stop thu
increase
1t is absolutely idle to froth al
each succeeding Legislature for yot
ing money that there is a tremendous
popular pressure to have voted. In
spite OF all talk TO the contrary the
legislatures OF Vermont are made NJ
OF pretty decent representative clti
zens who want 10 do right and who
succeed more often than the folks al
home give them credit for. Like all
bodies made up of imperfect human
beings they make some mistakes and
foolish plumbers and we are all ia
clined to dwell more on those than
on the good things done.
The increase Of expenses has been
IS. ana will be inevitable, Probably
the expenses OF the editor of the Era
and OF every other citizen of tbs
state have increased Just MS marked
" during the past few years as have
the expenses OF the state.
The citizens of Vermont alone
with those of other states have more
things than they used to and what.
they get costs more money. 1t Is ex.
aetly so with the state and before a
man criticlses the state he should
look over his own expense account
and see If he isn't doing exactly what
he blames the state for,
We demand more and better things
all the time from the state and Then
we grnmble because we have TO pay
the bills. 1t is human nature even if
II isn't good horse sense.
The difficulty is to find an adequate
remedy. We have one theory In the
matter and others nave theirs. but
n order to put any theory into op
eraiieh it must have the backing OF
popular determination.
The Bsnner is proud CT SONG of The
increased expenses that Vermont has
incurred during recent years.
We are proud Of the care the state
6 taking of the insane poor Of the
state and the splendid institutions
hat haze been built up for this pur
pose. No other state has done bet
en-
We are proud OF the progress the
tale is making in building improved
Dads. even though the cost is now
'round q half million dollars year.
We are doing as well as our sister
tates and paying the bill as we 20 |
long, while the other states are go |
ng steadily into debt for this pur. |
,osc.
We are proud Of orr new weights |
-N H'Ne''"iNS u'Hul thtlli. III COSTS /
IS q few thousand dollars year. but |
Indirectly it saves our people many |
imes its cost
We are proud Of our new state. in.
titniion Tor the education OF blind
nd deaf and dumb children. We |
you'd rather pay little extra tax
han TO save money and see these I
DOR uniortunaies uncared fer and
differing.
We are proud Of The money we arc
pending at Vergennes for the state
ldusirial school A state that issrt
iling to spend money in cause
Ike ibis. Is a mighty poor stare.
We are proud OF the state for The /
Ioncy she has spen; in education Of
er children and in the training CT
.achers. We hope To see more done
this line in the near future.
We are proud OF the states gener-
lily toward the old soldiers and
lPe to see the day come when every