New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-19
MOCK-AUCTION METHODS.

David b. Hill knows that he cannot carry
the State this fall by fair means, and accord
ingly. he falls back upon foul ones. lie never
would have instructed his Democratic State
Committee to make bold bid for the support
of the LIQUOR interest in the call for the SYRIA
cuSe Convention if he had not realized that II
the Democratic party went to the ballot-boX
in November on the record which he himself
and the Democratic minority had made during
the wear it was doomed to defeat. Think of
call for State Convention containing n special
invitation to saoonkeepers to be represented
Nothing more scandalous in its way can be
found in the records of political parties. II
can only be explained on the theory that Vhis-
KEYS Governor took desperate view of Dem
ocratic prospects in this State. If he had not
been confronted by an emergency he would
have naturally preferred, as an adrot poll
tician, to make a still hunt for the influence OF
the rum power. As it was he had the call so
worded as to make it clear beyond peradventmc
that the convention would be primarily
gathering in the interest of liquor
That whisley's Governor is convinced that
he is leading forlorn hope is proved still more
emphatically by the manner in which the DEM
ociatic organs which he inspires are treating
the question of the taX-rate and the vetoed APP
proprations They are endeavoring to pro
duce the false impression that the taX-rate was
not legtimately increased. They are endeayOr-
ing to produce the other false impression that
the vetoed appropriations were either so many
jobs or so many pieces of extravaganza. with
a view Of gaining crcdence for these bogus
pretences they take precious good care not to
tell their readers what the items were which
increased the tax levy. One Of the items was
So 90, 600 for the Centennial celebration-they
suppress that fact. Another item was $500, 600
for State prisons-they suppress that fact An
other item was 500. 600 for new refOrmatOry
for women Of New York and Kings County
they suppress that fact. Another item was
81 90, 600 to carry out the provisions OF the
Compulsory Education Act-they suppress that
fact. Another item was $4,000 for the
Brooklyn armoIy-they suppress that fact. And
so in regard to all the new items of the Supply
bill. The Democratic press suppresses them.
1t paradeS the increase of the taX-rate, it pa
rades the sum total of taxation, it parades the
amount that each county will be taxed, and
suppresses the rest. Democratic organs are
aware that every fair minded Democrat would
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Just and proper-hence they take the precau-
ton to suppress them.
They adopt the same discreditable tactics
with the Governors vetoeG. There is not Il
Democratic journal in the State which has eX-
planned to its readers that the appropriations
for armories, killed by the Governor, were all
recommended by the highest official military
authority in the -Adjuant-GeneIal Por-
ter; which has explained that the appropna-
ton for an eTectric-light plant at Auburn
Prison, killed by the Governor, was recon-
mended by the Superintendent of State PIis-
ons; which has explained that the appropra-
! ton to pay counsel employed to defend the
rights of the State in mandamus proceedings
/ against the Buffalo Asylum killed by the Gov
ernor, was approved by the Attomey-General
who employed the counsel in question, as he
had perfect right to do. These and the Gov
ernors other indefensibe vetoes they say moth
ing about. They parade the figures and shirk
! the rest.
The TRIBUNE has already styled the Dem
Ocratic campaign in this State campaign Of
rum and false p:etences. The further it adj
vances the more accurate appears the char
acterizaion.