The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-29

has been good binder gravel, ana
with all the heavy traffic between
Middlebury and Bridport this road
has never broken down in any way or
shape. The cost was less than $500,
or $1,000 per mile. We will allow
that it would cost $4,000 per mile
now, and compare it with the FEEDER
al Road being built from New Haven
Junction towards Vergennes. This
road Of four miles length will cost
over $4,000 and for this amount
road such as / have described could
be built seventy miles long or from
Rutland to Burlington.
| do not believe in digging up a
good hard foundation and substitute
six inches OF crushed stone even with
special surface. A good stone bind
er to hold up heavy traffic can be
built as | have described, and with
our rollers and stone crushers
think we can build good stone roads
for $4,000 per mile. | believe stand
ard specifications for bridges OF a
gwen length can be used in most
places and save the expense of a
number of engineers.
The present method of taxing au.
tomobies Is unfair. ! am not parti-
cular whether the remedy is gaso.
line tax or a registration fee based
on the value and weight Of the car.
Our present system based on the di.
ameter OF the cylinder is not even
indicative of the actual horse power.
No. (d). Charities and Proba.
tion. | have only words of commen.
dation for the work accomplished by
this department. do, however,
criticse the method of maintaining
the parole and probation work. This
is not the fault of the probation OF.
ticer but the law The change from
county to state supervision was made
without suitable changes in the law
and now probation officer is sent
from Montpelier to Island Pond or to
Wilmington as the case may be to
look up parole when II TIE matter
could be left with the local munici.
pal judge thing better results could
be obtained and for fraction of the
expense.
| favor special attetion to scientific
forestry and reforestration.
No. 8. Yes, most assuredly.
No. 7. Mrs Fisher, on the board
OF education; Miss Ross, superintend.
ent OF the women's prison at Rutland
and Miss NJ. Pinney, factory lnspec.
tor are all shining examples Of what
women can do Women have as
good right to be represented on
state boards as men. Women are
probably more interested In child
welfare, health and, morals than
men.
No. 8, am not in favor of abol.
ishing the direct primary system.
The candidates for Governor In this
contest have each referred to thelr
record In the legislature | have al
ways voted for the direct primary
and universal suffrage. They go to-
gether, and | have noticed that
those who oppose one generally op
pose the other. The direct primary
has been called "a Rich Mans
Game, ,'1so is tho old law. In the
| last twenty years Vermont has only
had two governors who were moi
rich men that paid heavily for the
otice, the exceptions are the two
farmer governors. Charles J. Bell
and Charles W. Gates. Expenses o
the state have jumped from $1,000,
O0O to S5,OO0,000 in this time Car
you expect anything else when III,
governor Of the state pays anyyher,
from $4,000 up to 100000 for tn,
office.
House bill No. 1s9 of IN
1921 legislature would limit the @,
pense OF a candidate for any stat
oliice to a sum equal to the salary O
the oflice for one year. This bill
came very near becoming Law
Thirty'threo states have substantial
ly such laws. Some states allow a
expenditure of only 10 per cent q
the salary, and the penalty varlc
from fine to disfranchisement
make The pledge now that will nc
spend In this campaign directly or II
directly over $4,000 or the salary ,
the office for one year. My exnense
!, up to the present time have been les
tam $500. quote from my origin,
statement Without campaign ma
$ ayers or the means to employ pu
llcity bureau, | appeal squarely
e The people of Vermont.
{ Mr.. Proctor's Answer
1. ~ The reorganization of the bu
e ness OF our State government aloi
Q simple and sensible lines Is one OF Il
e most important issues before us. TIL
y should include the consolidation OF
p. number of commissions and OF son
II OF the smaller departments. There
we can save overhead. simplify al
O. centralize administration of state
h. fairs and gain both in economy and
" ticiency. No patchwork or piecome
tinkering will accomplish much. '
p can make serious progress only
a taking up this problem as whole
Il do not favor the appointment Of
commission to investigate such
ct organization because IL is practica
m impossible TO get effective action
to the same session OF the legislatr
a authorizing the appointment Of I
"A. commission. The incoming Cover
ro can and should be able, after care
ne study Of the existing conditions,
ei make suitable recommendation ale
so these lines.
W. t0 am In favor OF an Execut
" Budget System rather than the b
so get system now in force in Verne
as Under an Executive Budget Syst
aN' all needs and requests for approp