The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-29
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GOVERNOR DANCE
ON HOT GRIDDLE
Foote and Proctor Answer Wom-
ems Questions
AT BRANDON LAST NIGHT
Both are Straightforward and
Largely On Agreement
On State Issues
AT BRANDON LAST NIGHT

brandon. June 2S.-Hon A. W..
Foote and Hon. Redhe!d Proctor to-
night answered the questions put TO
them by the League OF Women Vot-
ers. The audience was large ana
keenly interested. The questions
were.
"In the event Of your election wlat
policy or program have you in nina
for the Improvement OF state admin
istratlon? Are you in favor OF ap'
polntment of a commission or OF the
Legislature taking action upon reor-
gsnization of the state government
what is your solution OF the pro-
blem of controlling appropriations by
the Legislature with the object OF re.
strictIng them within the limits oil
reasonably expected income?
DO you favor the direct state tax
or indirect methods of raising state
funds?
what is your attitude toward ap'
preparation for eliminating boyin tu'
berculosis?
What is your view on the main
tenance or improvement of the eener'
al policies at present in effect in re-
gard to (a) education, (b) highways,
(c) heath, I'D charities and proba-
tIon? Do you favor increased atten-
ton to scientific forestry and refor-
estation?
"ls your attitude uncompromising
in demand for one moral standard?
Have you In mind any offices for
which you consider women especially
qualified? Are you in favor OF their
representation in determining mat
ters pertaining to state institutions
such as the industrial school, the
state prison, the school for feeble.
minded. the asylum for the insane
Should there be state as well as
national childrens bureau?
"Are you IN favor of abolishing the
direct primary and returning to the
old convention system?'
Hon. A. w. Foote'S Answer
In answering the proposed quest
ions 1t is understood that II am
nominated by the Republican party
In the primary | shall conform to the
platform made in convention as pro
vided by law.
In answer to question No. l.
would recommend to the Legislature
that the Board OF Control be changed
to a Governors Council to be com
posed to the auditor of accounts, sec
retary OF state, state treasurer, attor
ney general commissioner OF agrl
culture, commissioner Of education
commissioner OF highways and direC
tor OF state Institutions Tie differ
ent activities OF the state should b
brought under these department
heads as far as possible The cour
Gil should meet frequently to Advis
with the governor. The governo
should devote his entire time to IN
affairs OF the state, and should b
given the power to execute the law
as a business manager Then Tn
governor will be responsible for stat
expenses, and get better results wit
less money than we are spendin
now.
| am not In favor of commission
but think the legislature should d
its own work. No. 2. The goyernt
and council with the four member
of the legislature that now serve {
the budget committee should mai
t1e budget committee. They shou
have the same power and duties
the committee now have. The bu
get as reported by this committ'
should pass direct to the floor OF Il
House and acted upon early In Il
legislative session and the necessai
appropriations passed Special a
preparations f:1ould stand on the
individual merits.
No, 8. II properly managed | }
lieye we can raise our revenue vii
out direct tax We did 1t for maj
years, and can 90 1t again.
No. 4. am in favor Of such a
preparations. 1t is for the legls
ture to say how much the approp
alton shall be.
No. S. ,aj Education; My first a
as acting Governor of Vermont VIII
Governor HartHsss was i'll was
re.appoint Dorothy Garfield Fisher
member OF the state board OF edu
tion. The other members of the boa
are l.. Il. Johnson of Randolph q
OF the brightest editors In the sta'
Rev. A. w. Hewitt of Plainhe0 a
we'll favorably known; Fred A. HC
land OF Montpelier and Maryelle
Webber Of Rutland both men of I
ognized ability The criticism
been made that the overhead
penses Of this department are
heavy. think II can be safely left
this board, and the legislature to
tie this question The COVER
should take action only by special
of the legislature.
No. (b) Highways On
subject can speak from experieI
Sixteen years ago | built three
crete bridges east of my house. T
were the lrst permanent brid
built In our vicinity. Just east
these bridges Oh clay soil we b
one.halt mile of road the same y
After constructing bed \
thorough drainage we laid foul
tion of stone one foot thick. with
large end down and filed in ,
broken or crushed stone the s