The Portland daily press., 1888-10-10

The most scathing arraignment of Gov.
Hill that has yet appeared comes from a
Democrat-William N. Twins of New York
city. Mr.. Twins says:
You claim to be the friend of the workinpman.
and the liquor dealers of this State claim YOU as
their friend. Is the liquor dealer the friend Of
the workingman? Ask the workingman's wife
and bis children of the school age. There is no
doubt as 10 the answer. 1t Is an emphatic "Nov
Bat y you are are the mainstay Of the rum power in
ingman? Your opposition TO high license means
the perpetuation OF the low GROCERY the disrepu-
table dive, and the cheap dram8hop, where adul-
terated liquors sold at the price of the genu-
Inc article and where TO the sin of destroying the
poor man mentally, morally and physically is
ADDED the crime OF fraud for purposes of gain.
Will you tell the workingmen that in the CITY of
New York there is one liquor store 20 every %
voters, and will you explain to them out of whose
small and hard earned wages these places live
and thrive, and will you tell them that YOU in
your proper person stand between the atomna-
tlon ana any effort TO eradicate or remedy IL
whatever? Are you prepared to tell your hearers
what you did in Brooklyn to fasten the electric
light monopoly on the helpless community in de-
fance of the petition Of the people and the mayor
for relief? Are you prepared to tell your hearers
what unheard OF and exceptional privileges you
gave the Standard gasllght company in this city;
why you authorized James w. Hustled 10 buiid
bridge over the Hudson river at Poughkeepsie
without proper compensation 10 the State; why
you relieved the life insurance con panies of milf
lions OF dollars OF accrued and unpaid taxes by
signing the insurance tax bill why you placed the
number Of corporations ultimately controlled by
the great Bell telephone monopoly? Will Won tefI
of your Sh meleSs part in the letting of the con-
tract for section - of the new aquednct to Clark
& 0'Brien for $4,000 more than the bid of the
lowest bidder, and how Clark & 0'Brien straight
way sublet the contract to one of the lower bid
defs for clean profit of $4,000, and then paid
your personal note of $40 00U, the original pro
ceeds of which were taken by Muller the lobbyist
put Tour days before election for use in political
campaign In which you were the most deeply
saSn snSefesed party? Will you tell them that this
same " Brlen was made receiver Of the Broadway
railroad by Mr. Parker who was chairman 81
your campaign committee, and whom Won subse-
9sridg 9ussnag mac made supreme court Judge and that
snnontment ~ ss pay pay muller $1,000 TO secure his
app apponIinent as such receiver? Will you tell why
you condoned the offences OF District Attarnayy
hhl1gSway of OF Kings; why You acquitted Sheriif
have kept false accounts and made ~ plyveu 70
against the city, and now fugitive In fnraE Ees
parts; why you held the charges apainsr IL ~
eAclDe commissioners OF this city and county until
their terms OF office had expired by Limitation os
law; why you made corrupt compact viii,
Squire and kept him in Office until you were COM
PEELED by an angry public sentiment summarily to
more than year after his trial ON his Indictment,
although he was so clearly guilty that you finally
removed him? Why you have kept Brumelk lkamp
~ the once OF salt superintendent in Syracuse,
altnough II IS now two years since the testimony
was taken by your referee showing him to be
guilty OF the grossest misconduct In office, and in
the suppression Of which testimony you have
taken an active part?"
The worst thing about this arraignment for
Hill is that 1t is truth, and admits of no
truthful answer but confession II has been
exceedingly rare in the history of politics in
this country that any party has nominated a
man SO thoroughly discredted by his own
acts as Hill. Were he not a regular candi-