The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
Seeks Vermont Governor
ship Nomination From
Republican Party
ECONOMY CHOSEN
AS ONE ISSUE
He Advocates Budget and
Favors Continuance of
.
Road Policy

Rutland, Aug. 6.-Pereival w. Gle
ment, once candidate for governor Of
Vermont and since then mayor of Rut-
land, to-day announced his candid y
for the Republican nomination for gov
ernor. His announcement was as tol-
lows:
ITO the Republicans of Vermont
Through the newspapers and in many
private letters my name has been sug-
gested as candidate for governor of
Vermont. If nominated by the Repub.
lican party, | should like to make the
campaign.
I'm Republican form of government
political parties are necessary to good
administration of public affairs.
"A partisan candidate is like 2
privateer in time of war Responsible
to no party and therefore not to be re-
lied upon to assist in constructive legis.
lation- for that is the work Of parties,
not of individuals he must remain n
political privateer until some party -
developed to fit his principles, or until
he can adapt his principles to SOM 81
fective political organization.
"The executive head OF a state should
have the support of dominant party
and be accountable to that party for
his official acts In this way only can
responsible public government be cstah-
lished
Some Changes He Has Proposed.
I'm times past | have made some
proposals for changes in state govern
ment and public policies which have bten
adopted, and among them proper sys-
TEN or accounting Under the direction
of the auditor of accounts we now have
a complete statement of the state re-
ceipts from taxes and its expenses, but
we fail to make the best use of the
knowledge we have at hand. We ought
to get this information to the attention
of the legislators before they convene
to take action on the state business.
"0ur legislators are honest men, thor
oughly imbued with the Importance Of
the work they have undertaken, but for
the most part they are inexperienced m
legislation, and consequently the first
part of each session is occupied in get
ting acquainted with the needs of the
state. and the real legislative action is
crowded into the last days of the session
when the voters are calling for adjourn
ment When sessions have been pro
Ionred it has been because the legisia-
tors through being unacquainted with
measures proposed, have been at loss
to know what should be done, and not,
so far as | know, because the members
are inclined to spin out the time of the
session for the per diem compensation.
A Budget Needed.
"A budget should be irepared from
the auditors accounts, showing on one
side the income of the state from all
sources and upon the other the expenses
which must be met, such as court ex-
penses, the cost of the state hospital,
prisons, etc, and in addition the ex-
penses of the schools highways, etc,
which are somewhat more open to leg
islative action. and lastly the balance of
income which is at the disposal OF the
incoming legislation.
IF such budget were properly pre-
pared and placed in the hands OF the
legislators thirty days before the leg
islature convenes, the members corld
inform themselves upon the general bus
mess of the state and be prepared Tor
action in the early DAYS of the session.
81 believe such plan would be wei
coined by the legislators themselves, ard
such budget would aid in cutting down
the state expenses, which have reached
a formidable sum.
"In 1908 the general expenses of the
state government were S567 900; in 1905,
$500 in 1907, $67e000; in 1909.
so42.O 900: in 1911, sI,O77,O0O; in 1913.
81 .493.0 600. These were all legislative
years. and do not include the cost of
the administration of justiee-the courts.
"The expenses of the courts show a
steady increase also. In 1908 the courts
cost s23s. 600; and in 1918, s3sS,000.
The salaries of the indges have been
properly increased. but that will not
account for the increased annual cost
of $4,000 court expenses with litiga-
ton remaining about the same.
1T is apparent that Notwithstanding
the high character of the judges the
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