New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-03
Philadelphia.
WARNER MILLER'S CANVASS.
SPEAKING TO THE VOTERS AT CORTLAND.
BRINGING GOVERNOR HILLS LIQUOR RECORD
BEFORE THE PEOPLE IN STRONG LIGHT.
JBY TELEGRAPH TO TRrBuSE1

BEtOkE THE PEOPlt IN a
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrDUSEl .x
Cortland, n. Y, Oct. 2.-Warner Miller added an.
other county to-day the long list Of those IN which
he has made speeches since he nominated for
Governor by the Republican party. This time IT was
the Republicans Of Cortland County who heard his
appeal for protection to American industry, the maldng
of great effort to reduce the number of liquor saloons
in this State by passing high-license law. and for
the passage OF a law which will prevent bribery AZ
the polls In travelling from Hamilton here this
morning, Mr. Miller encountered one OF the members
of the Republican County Committee OF oDondaga
County, who said to him.
"Many Prohibitionists who were former Repub-
leans have decided TO return 10 our party since We
have taken such stand for restriction Of the num-
Der of saloons and there is to believe that
some of the Democrats who arc denouDcng Governor
Hill for vetoiDg temperance measures VIII vote the
Prohibition ticket There is proof of that in the fact
that every of six converts made in the Prohibition
tent at Marelus, few days ago. was Derocra:.
The Prohibition leaders had lighted mp their tent for
another evening meeting when they apparently re-
cevcd orders from somewhere which caused them 10
put out their lights, fold up the tent, and abruptly
depart from Macellus / presume the Democrats
desired them TO leave
Mr. Miller laughed upon bearing this statement
and said 1t has been my belief for several weeks
past that whatever gains the Prohibtionisis make
this year will come from the Democratic party, gwen
by the temperance Democrats
Here I'm Cortland that noted Prohibition leader,
John p ST. John. spoke last Friday night In the mead
quarters of the Democratic party here with portraits
o: cleyeisnl, Thurman and that champion OF the
yh!skey Interest. David T. Ill., looking down upon
him from the walls Of the hall
Mr.. Miller was accompanied here by the Morton
Glee Club OF Malone The travellers were met az
the depot here by encouragement r. Holland Duen,
ex-Assembymsn r. A. Carley, J. f. Ee5lcston, men,
Der of the Republican state Committee; r. T. Peck,
tba lican for Assembly and other
leading Republicans. The Cortland Opera House, In
which the Republican mass meeting was held, was
packed with several thousand ephbi,eans ats O'clock,
when Mr. Miller entered fB han to mako s speech.
1t is needless to say that he received royal well
come The Malone Glce Club started the ball roll
ing by singing one of their songs which was APP
plauded tremendously and demanded again Mr..
Miller then began his address. lie said In part
know what the position OF the Republican party
issuesthat it favors temperance reform ana
baot reform l In favor OF High License, and II
| had been Governor OF New-York last winter should
have signed the bill which Governor Iiill vetoed
submit that the Republican cause is the cause OF the
people Governor Hill have dragged this question
into politics. lie has been in power In this State
four years. In this time has vetoed every bill OF
value. by speech Of his the other DAY that he
fclicitaed himself upon having signed the Fivegaon
bill The Liquor Dealers Association, his master ala
not onnose this bill and therefore signed IT, But he
did not the temperance bills that he vetoed
Now take the ground that the veto power shouid %
exercised with great 1t should De tue presumption
that the Legislature expresses the wishes OF the peome
when 1t passes bill The veto power Is gwen TO ths
Governor to be exercised solely In the interest OF a
peope but otherwise he happens to be or one potea
ror,v and the Legislature another, he should not
exercise that power except to protect the people ia
covernor Hill veto the bill foFbiddlng the sale OF liquor
within half a mile OF willard Asylum because tho
oo,la ~ the State demanded the vetof on the
tho only person State who asked for that
,o,o was the auor.dealer whose establishment would
have been broken up the bill had become law Then
he vetoed bill prohibiting the SAFE oil liquor In the
sato Capito lie vetoed the frivolous ground that
&, woud prohibit him from giving wine or beer to his
Guests at the Executive Mansion. He added that the
form alcoholic beverages would prevent the sale OF
,enonade I'm the Capitol and some absurd reasons OF
hou,s. why lemonade should be considered an alcoholic
drink ~ -
Then he vetoed the High License bill and he charges
that support that illiberal BILL Is 1t hhberalf
II cows that the minimum fee for beer shall be
sno and the minimum license for all kinds or liquors
400 Does any sensible think that illioerai' Let
covernor Hill tell us wha, thinks would be liberal
,,oon-c ,es Is rs too lowe Is SIS too hight He
~als in CONGRATULATIONS but this is year for such
etoceiure Plainly he vetoed the High License bill
beceusa his nasters the hQuor.dealers OF NewYork
demanded It, This liquor question will not be settled
until IL settled right Great applause) The liquor.
their boasted that Tor four years
bach they have Centralized tbs legislation regarding excise
matters and will control II for three years II
that boast be made year from It will be made
because David D. Hill Ia Governor and myself This
High License law Is not experiment 1t has been
tried In other States and every proved
success
Mr.. Miller, then explained the features Of to
Saxton bill to prevent bribery 81 the polls. ard
denounced Governor Hiil for vetoing that measure.