New-York tribune., 1885-10-24
PHASES OF STATE POLITICS.
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN LIES EXPOSED.
THE TRUTH CONCERNING THE CONTRACT "iih
WEED PARSONS 90.

THE rRuTH CONCERNING THE CONTRACT WITH
WEED PARSONS 90.
Albany. Oct. % tSpeciaD.-The attempt or
the Democratic state Committee to show tnat Messrs'
Davenport and Carr. as Controller ana secretary Vi
made a contract for printing with Weed, Parsons 20
which vas the public pocket has been the
laughing stock Of people In Albany to whom the iac's
were known nsppears that Governor Hill, on super
fetal examination OF alleged facts, submitted 70 h py
rival firm in the printing business. directed the attack
70 he made careful eIamin alton OF all the facts shows
that Messrs. Davenport and Carr acted whoiy IN inc
nnhlic that they followed Democratic prece-
dentst that their action was indorsed by Governor
Cleveland by veto, aud that when suit was brought 10
review quash their proceedings they we're emph"t
icay sustained by Supreme Court both on the law
and the facts Their action saved thousands OF dollars
TO the public The following is explicit statement OF
the tactsi
FrsThe State Of New; York is not the purchaser oi
the reports of tue Court of Appeal, not 70 exceed
opes for the couaty clerks etc. are furnished
without expense to the State by the persons puoshns
secondEThe publication of the reports part of the
public printing and they are published for the benen
OF the State. The contract for the publication Is lS
undor section 21i of the Code of Civil Procedure when
laws down as only requirement that the contract
sai be let on terms e most advantageous to The public
regard sg 20 s s dea1. or sHSe % S%f MT
less han pe hundred pages The law does not require
the contract expressly or by implication to be let tohe
Third~Contracts have let by Democratic officials
FoTrth-The reports are rnted the direction OF
the state Reporter and all the contract provides the
aWvers Of this STATE and Of the United States being the
purchasers and the only ones affected by the price M
FfthPrior TO the year 1850 contracts had been icy
fixing the price much less than the actual cost
publication The PAID mo %en;U% S 1s
to pay such prices as they saw ut to charge Many ss
furnish the books at contract prieews In isso PsS
Ss%YorS e0 y 1t and s. So GSVeTsd
United states, the late Judge Foger having advised
that he let to no one at less thah sr
The let In 1850 WAS for three years was i u
fully kept by the contractors and the DOCKS so 10 az
AT the price named In the contract In 1888
the contract again let To Weed Parsons 20. ~
81 per volume, aud the price OF delivering hc %
work executed was so entirely Satisfactory 70
the lawyers and lawbook sellers the Only people inter
ested and the price reasonable that the secretary
OF State and Controller were In receipt or large mum
ber OF letters from lawyers over the country requesting
that the contract with Weed Parsons IL Co Should DO
si1tb"Banks Bros were dissatisfied with the action
OF the State officers and caused action to be brought
against the Secretary OF state. Controller and state c
norter to have the contract cancelled and annuliod
That action was tried and decided OF the state
officers and their action In the letting OF te contract Ws
sdjudgcd TO be IN all respects Legal rI ana % t"% tc
! supreme Court. Third Department. In May, lSo4 ana
was nnapTo%s fHsss lnS sanse. concnrrng
| seventh-ln 1883 bill was passed ana cent 10 tne
Governor for his approval ch0nging tne Jaw snt vi VA
| OF Wecd Parsons Il Go. Governor Cleveland a. law
yer had had experience in purchasing the reports wne
by ana was welt
fed with tho price and manner In which mo WORK was
being done bJ Weed Parsons < Co. that ho vetoed the
| bill
III. probaple that no attention would have been paid
by ANYBODY TO the Democratic charges but for the fact
that they intend 10 deluge the State with number OF
similar Campaign cries the last week Of the canpagn
open of the public AS o the character OF A that
| may fOll0W