Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-10-28

in the letter and which we will now :
take up. This is the part of Mr.. Turn
bulls letter about which we are sur
prised.
It speaks of the corporation taxes
paid the state but especially of the
tax paid by the banks of the state,
which is tenths of one per cent.
He appears to advocate a two-tenths
of one per cent tax instead. indicating
that banks might then pay higher
rate of interest or loan money cheaper.
Mr.. Turnbull is president of very
prosperous bank and also president of
one of our largest Orleans county cor
porations. Naturally these interests |
come to him first When he was a |
member of the house in 1906, Mr..
Turnbull on two different roll calls !
voted against law compelling COR
porations to pay wages weekly. The
Monitor believes Mr.. Turnbull an
honorable, upright and independent
man but where ones interests lie
one instinctively sees things in light
favorable to him.
To speak again of the banks. It
would not seem to the layman that a
bank starting with $25. 900 capital
nine years ago and carrying surplus
of $35. 900 now (the case with Mr.. Turn
bulls bank) has any cause for COM
plant. Piling up surplus of almost
$4,000 year would not indicate that
the banks needed any particular favors.
A lower tax on savings deposits has
been advocated by bank men in our
legislature heretofore and the Monitor
believes they have not done it as public
philanthropists. Banks are neces-
sary institution to our modern business
: methods and the Monitor believes in
them but does not believe the banking
y business is suffering at present in
!. view of the fact that this county has
seen new bank established within
# two years and still another inside of
ten years. By the way, does Mr..
r Turnbul stand squarely upon this plank
in the Progressive state platform,
''We favor the adoption of tax law
which will enable private citizens to
l. loan money on the same terms as a
bank?" Or does Mr.. Miller, bank
director, stand on this plank?
Mr.. Turnbull speaks in a sighting
ID manner about the probability of the
n Republicans adopting a direct prim airy
e should they control the next legisla
as ture and refers to some town which helt
ne Republican caucus where a resolution
ty .tying up" the voters. but for tn
n rescue by another party. was adopted
ed If this alludes to meeting of Repub
We licans held in Barton early last sum
mt mer, it shoots very wide of the fact
he If not we know nothing about it. bu
ce venture it did not and. could not b
more binding, or sign and seal wit
or the attempt to deliver the votes NOR
lie completely than a document circulate
ID. two years ago by leadingP rogressives i
We this town and signed by eager hands
nj. The card referred to was without dat
Ill and closed with these words. II agre
10. to support the candidates of this part
rs (Progressive) at the polls.'' Not tn
n PRINCIPLES of the party but tn
les CANDIDATES of the party. N
.st matter whom, or what they stood fol-
lid If Mr.. Turnbull or anyone else ca
he show the Monitor any political effron1
ng cry in the Republican or any othe
ak party, even approaching this it viii
expose the whole thing in a doubl
lse column article on the front page. Ca
he this be the freedom from polite,
,et yokes which is promised by the Pr
,se gressive party?.
Of Mr.. Turnbull wants to be senate
~ badly, and is spending consider
,on able time and money to get it. TIL
nh is in marked contrast to the Reput
+ lican candidates. They are willing
les leave it to the quiet verdict of til
~, voters of the county without undu
,.,, solicitation.
''' But if Mr.. Turnbull is elected h
will find no better supporter in whs
~ seems right to us than the Monitor, b,
~ the Monitor does not approve his cours
- in trying to reach laudable goal, ar
A cannot believe that he or his fusie
~ ticket represents the interests and ain
~. of the everyday voters of Orlear
oI county.
lb-
ms c. S. Parker of Glover nominated {
we the Progressive county ticket for his
'ur bailif. has notified the proper autho
COR tiles that he declines to run. M