The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-03
BEFORE THE BATTLE
4 Glance Over the Field Laid Out
by Party Generals.
CORNELL, ROBINSON, KELLY.
Claims and Counter Claims Advanced by
Their Respective Adherents.

the State government the LIST of January next.
Tho battle has been very hard fought. The strife
has been kept up from the time the present Execu-
tive again placed in the gubernatorial field and
there confronted by Mr.. Cornell and MI. Kelly The
belief that New York this year decides the national
struggle to be fought year hence has lent unusual
Importance to the contest and has been tho motive
for all parties and factions. in whatever part Of the
State to work most strenuousy for the success Of
their favorite candidates. The fact. too that both
of the great political organizations contain mutt
neers. ready at whatever sacrifice to destroy their
parties. has had q most wholesome effect on tho
supporters of Mr.. Cornell aud Mr.. Robinson
and has at the same time served to further
increase the excitement the result of
to-morrow's election. All these facts have resulted
In what is. perhaps. the most thorough canvass Of
the State that has been made in any contest for
many years past. The most conflicting claims
behalf Of the different candidates have been put
forth. and it would be very difficult to discover
where lie the falsehoods For this reason the
HERALD to-day gives space to an epitome of the can
behalf OF the three anticipatve Governors,
In order to simplify and otherwise assist much
possible the voters who to decide VINO is to be
tho next chief magistrate of the State
WHAT THE REPUBLICANS HAVE DONE.
The canvass for Mr.. Cornell first commands atten.
ton. principally because Of that gentleman having
State Central Committee have had their headquarters
at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL and all of Senator Conk-
hng's friends in the State have had hand in
ing votes for the republican nominee. The campaign
has been waged unremitingy, and nothing has, far
as known been left undone to the Of
the candidate OF the Saratoga Convention. Tho
friends Of Mr.. Cornell possessed Of great ad-
vantage in having that gentleman first in the field.
1t enabled them to make the initatory preparations
to carry on q vigorous fight in his behalf even be-
fore any of his competitors pitted against him.
Then. again. it had the effect of showing bod de-
termined front to their opponents which had
most stimulating effect the party workers and
brought many stray sheep into what they believed
would be the safe fold. In q struggle such the
present one every point tells. and the organization
that does not appear be afraid of the result OF the
Eight generally gathers in number of the wavering
and uncertain voters. The campaign has for the
most part been fought national issues The Oft.
repeated arguments about State rights been
made use Of. and the "blocdy shirt" has been
haunted at every opportunity The conduct of the
democratic members OF Congress at the extra
session has been pointed to showing in
tention their part to overthrow the government.
But estate issues" have not by any means been neg
looted by the Republican Campaign Committee.
When the leaders of the Cornell movement that
the supporters OF Governor Robinson would not be
driven into discussion Of national questions,
when they that it the intention the pres
ent Executive to fight the gubernatorial battle on
the cry Of retrenchment and reform in State az
fairs. they decided to dispute some of Mr.. Robin
sons claims to public favor. The various counties
in the State flooded with documents showing
the alleged 'fallacies of the Governors assertions
of having reduced the debt The republicans alleged
that ne was deserving OF no credit whatever Tor the
Quoted. and attempted to show, by carefully pre-
pared statistical tables. that all the praise for the
present condition OF the state finances ought to be
given to the republicans
CANAL MANAGEMENT.
AS q part OF this programme the republican and
democratic administrations of the canals
trusted. 1t will be recollected that the former were
In charge of 1862 till 1862 This
interval period OF eight years. compared with
the years between 1869 and 1877 when the democrats
were in power. The republicans have attempted to
show that during the eight years of republican rule
the canal debt was reduced by S1l. 446.99O rs. an
average yearly reduction of sl.43O.s73 rs. During
the sway of democratic power the reduction
only S2,OG6.220 or yearly average OF s25S277 so.
The amount paid to the Canal Commissioners
the democrats expended in this manner some
S13. .ss7 AZ. The aggregate surplus revenue
republican control was s25.277. 653 "a. while the
democrats in their eight years or rule only had o
tue canals during republican Administrators was
S9,6lS,i9S 81. while during the democratic eight
years this item amounted to sl2,s6o.274 A. The
aggregate amount of tolls collected from 1862 to
loU9 $34 437 1853 20. In the period from 1870
ls77 the tolls amounted to $40 S. Thefgures
given above are only resume OF the statistics this
question: furnished to the country voters outside
Of New York city, by the Republican Literary Bureau.
OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The conclusions which
they draw from the figures are. of course. not
favorable to Robinson "When the republicans went
canal debt a. the rate Il year, HAD o
rule been continued they would by this time have
wiped out the entire debt. as they wiped out the
bounty debt which created in suppressinp the
rebellion and in 1868 amounted to SIS, S07 800 In
four years the republicans paid of sieoS4s7s So OF
$5.546744 o."
ment OF the current expenses OF the State govern
ment during the administrations OF Governors Dix
Ttlden and robinson
1S73-Governor Dix ...................s3 1914 1876
1S4-Governor Dix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3,253, 9G1
lS.o-Governor riiden ................... 3l25.y9S
1S76-Governor Tilden ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1924 251
1S77-Governor Robinson. ............... 37O7,724
1t will be that in these expenses which, it is
claimed. are within the immediate control CT tho |
Governor. the amount expended under Tlden |
larger than under Dix, and that for OF Gov
Robinson 1t larger and for the other year
Il was about the same during Dx's admnstra-
ton. In conceding that Governor Robinson has
duced the state debt by considerable amount. the
managers of Mr. Cornells canvass insist that he
able to do solely by of the passage OF laws
BY republican legislatures Tho three
amendments. they say which enforced economy
IN state siairs were hrst proposed IN the convcn,
and encountered solid democratic opposition. Tho
republican counties regularly voted for them and
shc uemOcrauC cOuutlcS aRainst tucui. ihc uomo-
Gratis carried the election. and the amendments
were defeated They rcadopted by the con-
stitutional commission of 1875 and defeated by
the Legislature in 1S1i-ony democrat
IN the Senate or Assembly voting for them.
In 1876 these three amendments were again brought
forward by the republicans, carried. submitted to
the people and ratified. They abolished the old plan
OF canal management, improved the prison system
and prohibited all taxation tor canal expenditures.
TIE YOUNG REPUBLICANS ''scHATcnERs.
The opponents of Mr.. Cornell in his party |
have had their headquarters at No. Union square,
and have made a most active campaign against him
ana Mr. Soule the candidate tor Stale Engineer and
surveyor Every county in the state has been at
tonded to- and 1t Is said very formidable opposition
has been developed against tho head of the repub- |
lican ticket. The reasons why these 'scratcllors'
refuse to vote their party ticket straight" arc thus
summed up by them
l. because object Of his election would bc effected
As we'll BY tho election OF the republican cKet without
him. S' "'S"'
because he nominated tho interests of sen.tor
Conklng o,discpno tho party NOT in tho interest
OF the republican party.