The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-28
FLETCHER ysiAALT!
Ex-Governor Declares State Expenses
Must Be Cut.

| Must BE Cut.
Lake Dunmofe, July 2d. IN a talk
before 100 and more members OF the
Rutland Rotary club and their ladies
this evening on the verandas OF the
Lake Dunmore house, Ex-Gov. Allen
Fletcher Of Cayendish dive at length
upon the menace Of paternalsm in
the country and criticized the profit.
gate appropriation of stat efunds by
the last legis ature, his address end.
ing with an appeal to the women of
the state to remedy conditions; de.
claring; "Lad.e,, you hold the key
to the situation IN this country. You
know what book agents, sewing ma
chine AMI lightn ne rod agents are
and when you enter your political
life you wi know what to do with
them
! 1--WE are suffering from fever of
lpaternalism and paterna ism leads to
social SIN and to everything that will
make this country other than what il
should be- said the former executive
in his opening, following the state
iment that he believed the paramount.
issue today Is the mental condition
OF our people and our economic cond
ton
! Addressing hmse to the ladies'.
who followed him with the keenest In
terest, the speaker said. Lad es, you
can be force-yes, the balance of
power In this country. | thank God
you have the privilege and | know you
are going to use it.
I The speaker declared I'VE must
bring cond tons back to normal
without strf e but It is going to take
good deal of time"
lie cited the activities Of the war
period and called attention to the
heavy taxes imro ed upon the people
He said he believed the country's fac
tory product on is sufficient for II
years and in this connection re
marked; I'VE have been taught that
we need more factories. We don't
need more factories for the next five
years
II was during his reference to pro
duction that the apeaker found an op
pOrtunity TO shoot a shaft of scarca M
at the HARNESS plan SO widely ad
vert sed dur ng the asst gubernatoria
campaign, in an Il lusion to the fact
that the people CT Vermont had beer
preached to REGARDING plan fol
stimulating industry. Though no li
rect reference was made to Gov. Hart
/ ness, the audience was quick to ap
prec'ate his allusion and a tttcr raj
around the tables.
The speaker said 1T will rcquir,
courage. patience and the power o.
example to get back TO normal bu
he was satisfied that the poop wer'
equa to meeting the situation. "Ther'
wa never time when the banker,
should face the slat on as the,
shou d today was statement whci
brought hand clappirs from the mali
part Of the aud 'ence,
Gov Fletcher dec ared that he con
, sidered the federal reserve system
President wilson greatest mcnu
, mcnt.' hut with as much emphasis in
, sisted 1T must be divorced from poll
tics He said that the system has
? made profits Of 100000 600 in on,
year and that il was not the intention
of the trainers of the bank.ng plan o
the county to permit such profit t
be made.
The speaker prefacod his allusion
, to state-eNpendturo by referring L
, tho fact that Vermont and Miss SSH
pi were the on state to show dc
crease in popu alton during the las
census period l9lOle2O. He WAS Civ
\ en- hand when he, sad. IN referrin
to p edges made by leg sIators no
kept We ia for bunk of variou
> kinds. either business or politics.
Calling attention to the fact tha
-. tie expenditures by the state vii
!. reach S10.000.000 during the biennia
@ term and declaring "a deficit OF 81
A 100000 will face the next administrs
r ton" the speaker asked can we o
:. should we afford it,"
The speaker was applauded as h
S swept the tables with his eyes an
a said in answer to his own question
y 81 don't think we can"
( Continuing his criticism OF the po
o icy OF extravaganza which he insiste
: prevailed during the last legislature
S the former executive SAID, the tim
r has come to halt We have got I
1 stop somewhere have an idea W
can elecet leg stature pledged I
J. economy He said he could, by res
Q son Of bis experience as a legislator
$ and governor, appreciate the problem
d which would monfront the next excel
tive.
The speaker said that today he ha
receive in response to telephon
message, information from state Aud
for Benjamin Gates that the state ha