New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-02

hes s,ngo Isrnanse cond see what canaand see
before Il completed S Sn@ york; Sel0re sSte Sss
S Sesp peopled|what a canal could do and woald
do for the development OF TINS eenntbSti"ns
20 The population and the wealth OF the cry anu ,I
State how many people are there 'nS %Se see that
csns after built and while IL is workngls use
full Thing 70 this great state ana 70 n g1S' pease these
great that can not see things after they are GO se
and Ssy w ,heg pS aonS one ppa@se
TIE canal finished In 1873. IL hau cost e1,e
ss %SRs e at tue and feet
deep II had been built at the cheapest rate nv
one is wise enough to understand ts' 11 would re-
pay tenfoid and n S oi tba, was ex-
psnsd O. on it, But it was built this printing form
in the cheapest manner. and at that low nSo c IL
%ss nshed and It became the channel OF trade
that built the cities on ITS nanks increasing the
taxable property OF the state; ana rom SS
This Gas certainly was the Gpop Iaeplause and
this little canal that had no great West pe1n el had
is wealth thTongn and Interest," by year 1888
Ever there may have been Geo SoohEeepng
ms canal debs but they were not tue deot OF Una"
canal trat had paid for Itse Another note
TO made Of this early canal @ y, The YEAR
1se % dr ' fhs Gs Is ten year It's ehe
cents and revenues OF the canals had pseh
Of received from c the PeGH S state ia the Shape Of
imnosiuons OF so much upon people of this state
nsneS these Immense Collateral advantages without
bearing any form OF taxation for the supPoiwx 81
Sesud ns is built Up when as far Dakota and Mon,
tana bring beef and grain to De tram who are
paving for the use Of this canal and are building up our
wealth here are not our own ciulgns an ynere came
motion that we needed 10 enlarge the cana-anu "" s
certainly did The business Of the state tue business o
the country had been enlarged ana the canai Mi
rhe great chanuel for railroads rad not men
,est m Ibis state as how were 10 enlarge ~ now
little we should enlarge II, how much we souiu e, g.
10 be OF no use or whether should be adequate 70 the
enlargement of 1t promptly ana rapiuD'
TWO FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS.
Twill not undertake TO review the party discussion Iii
which men Of ability and OF intelligence
and OF patriotism espoused this or the other
side but | will say that all through from the be-
ginning from Clntons first project TO its complexion
from the plans for its enlargement to Their comeuon
the treatment OF the canals ever Since vas 70
max. tue canal profitable AS private enterprise uelV
ing revenue ior s own support sn" and inst in
proportion the transportation OF UNI
canal could be hurdened and burdened with tolls
In the sense that private proprietor could exact from
his propertyall that could be got from lust an pro
men and of economists thought that they were serving
the state best Tue other was to treat we canal -
the people OF the State Of New-Yok and not as private
PTOPer to have St III" %ean and rhs
prosperity Of the State. lApplause.l Fortunately
Ior US with many ees sV r sm"6ered AS private enter
prlses. They have been, when the ume ana me neeu
came, oeiehdeu anu ptrt iv Of wealth and com
merce as thar which found It's revenues III the pros
pety wealth That it spread throughout the state
'l Here cannot forbear to say word in
behalf of eminent public man OF our
day. but lately departed mean our fellow-cltizen
Samuel B. kugges apRause VINO VIII aS s o SaTS
in respect enlarge ment OF the cana IN respect
theii Jealous 1eenct IN espGGo 20 oh .T Them ana ter
results-w stand in the opinion OF our cluzens OF the
WSrib, suecessor of DE witt Clinton and promoter of
the work Which he founded aDpause; ana snotner
stim lives, with his wise counsel anu his
vgsnt e, and his courageous front to protect the
canals against all narrow policies and all narrowing
Well the canal was finished, the enlargement
1 49, tne legislature declared that the
over II was DONE aud this enlargement principal
aud has been paid off, out OF the revenues OF
Of the canals. aud above their sup
Interest IRON the htle OF the past lApplause
Now that we have got canal that has oeen pain ior
against it, we come to different situation Of az
own income, but in preventing other means cans
OF transportation from ta1ng Ine ,Ips oo
Ne have a new school OF Darrowness tina: wants 10
choke canals bee iuse they do not earn enough 10
Sep support the millions of people that Ave in this
State 10y keeping down the exactions Oh eorpOLaie
the hand of living statesman that could protect
yOu the mOnopoles, and won't you MAINTAIN a
canal that pTOIect you more thau all Tue HVNS
statesmen that you imagine can dos lAppause'l
A SERIOUS COMPLICATION.
Now this canal besides running through this state,
and besides carrying influence upon the cost OF
RECOMMENDATION by competing means-I mean
r,lroads-also represents this state In
very serious complication which is carrying and is
Oh sill more sharply III tGe dnne, th s
great Dega bOrs the dominion ol Saiaua on we norm,
and Pennsylvania ana Maryland on tDe soutn. II you
to ask the vd people on Oh o sno'e canal
ments OF yours. how do you tmhR t1ey
eope i'm Canada be asked next Tuesday whether
the be taken oh of tue canals Q! or
piause why would they keep them ON 1hey 10 not
pay them and they are not benefited Oy taSng tnfm
the transportation on our canas-Why would
n1y whole He Of the queens dcmnicns On continent
10 take of tue 9lls from youl cahais anu Low
Tie 5TIes of PennsyIvania aud Mary lana and those
routes across the mOuntalnsl Ii lemsyIVahahs ana
Mary anders and vgnsns were s 10 Se a6eS
should take the tolls of OF the canals
opinion among themf guess not lLaughterl think
wAen the coun I'd IN those states Ihey would
AnoiIer thing; surprising you get together all the
presidents ana ali the inanagers ana al Tue conductors
and all the brakemen lianghter ana all the |
they asked 10 vote next TUESDAY /
whether NewYork should take tue tolls OF OF these |
canals or not you think there would be any don0t III
their minds Laughter. .
Nell Is fhs state uf NewYork, chat stands right in
the midde the problem that Is wei understood on
DO a sides vi its the State OF New-fork the broad
that have vote and no choice on the
subject is it not as clear as taat next Tuesday VIII
come, that when II comes tine people OF
the state OF York will all unanimously voteexacty
the opposite way OF what the people In Tue dominion
people in Pennsylvania ana the people ia Mary land
and railroad conductors and brakemen, would vote
Applause. 1t " me they Will, and 1t would DC
10
payer you OF this state the other cities
OF state, parts Of the state, Will save as
much on a bushel of wheat a barrel of -four viii
equal your taxaiOnf Well, the first place, thei are
great many people that consume wheat aud -four That