New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF BETTER REGIS
TRATION LAWS.
MIR: HEyDRICKs's SPEECH AEoUsES THE SEN
ATE-CITY LEGISLATION AND 1HE
HIGH-LICENSE BILL.

ME-. HENDRICKS'S SPEECH AEOU>ES Ahb SLN'
ArE-cIrY LEGISLATION AND THE
HIGHLICEN>E BILL
trnoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or 1HE 1h'n'NEA
Albany. Feb o3-The declaration of senator
Hendricks OF syracuse. that he was In favor OIL the
ANIMAL registration OF every voter IN 'he Sia'c'
declaration made in the course oil TIE uepalc Oh
senator Chases Registration bill last thursday madc
a sensation in the senate. such diversity oil views
IN this subject was then disclosed that the senators
Thought il best TO defer final ACTON Oh The Dill until
Tuesday.
Tho imnortance OF senator Hendricks statement
lies in the fact that he not only represents the city OF
svrocuse but also the rural portion OF OnohdaSa
Comfy and the emlnently rural county oil 'oru"'u'
In other words he declared ii to be ms opinion tia1
he personal registration law Of Newiork and Brook
lvn should be extended rs to cover both the city
voter in syracus, aud the farmer voter IN Onohoaga
and Cortland countics In the course of his speech
senator Hendricks stated what has been apparent
IN every observer of the workings OF the election
laws Of this state for some tine past hancN' lhat
tbe registration laws of syracuse Troy, AlDN anu
indeed Of all the cities OF this state except Newfork
and brooklyn are fraud; and rather an ana 10
s,vindlnr nj The polls than preventive 81 IT, Tho
vcions feature OF these registration laws Is 'h'' inc
voter is not required personally appear and register
bis nar,e. il NAV be done for him by q friend the
names NJ Ncw-York repeatcrs therefore NAV be put
ON the poll lists of Troy. they were last fall more
over the practice of anSierrng the names vi N"''
on the poll list year to the poll I'l ol INC
next wear leads to the impcrsonation hN rcpc"'ci'
nj even those who have moved away from the 81 q
ton districts in which they lived, or the lnpeE'o"'o
even Of dead men, -,
REGISTRATION cause Is notable. especially because 81
its relation 10 senator saXtons Ballot REFORM a'l,
now about 70 be acted upon by the Assembly WI
readers Of the history Of the Australian secret p'o'
system must have noticed that an effective resl''r
ton system Is as necessary complement to The secret
ballot system. Indeed, I'm the English acts on inc
.n-iect they are united in the same act. senator
soxton did not have registration clause in hi, hll
smply because he perceived that there was no Su'h
rpiIv NJ feeling I'm the Legislature regarding regis
,roion AS there is concerning ohriel ballot ana
therefore the two acts might endanc"r c''h othcr'
Rut he is decidedly OF the opinion hai The registration
laws Of this state should be radically amended ana
made effective. The personal REGISTRATION law ot
New York and Brooklyn, In h.' oiHpioh'
should be extended u the smaller
cities Of the state In far he acrcc- with senator
Hendricks but he does yet sec the necessity ot
compelling the farmers 20 submit 10 rce tgaton TINS
view. Of senator SaXtOn's is -hnrcd Us all oil inc
senator, who. like him. r"prr-c1i rural coltmIni'''
almost exclusively. senator llcnfu.h'' n rcPN -
til, attitude. says:
The country voter now suffer. Frcluy BY the
fraudulent voting in the cit c. what vote, he Would
be compelled 10 personally register each year ne
would more than make up by Tie reduction in the
number Of votes cast by repeater IN the cite, Do he
names Of dead men and ABSENCE. We shAl h''
nut stop 10 the cheating at the polls unt' W.
compel every voter once a year {" show ms ia'c
AT a place Of registry and prove his right to vote
In view Of senator Hendricks statement ana
attitude the debate IN the senate on Tuesday "i
senator Chasc's Registration Act promises to Do Oh
The assembly, Judiciary Committee viii make {.
rcport upou senator SaNtonS Ballot Reform bl carry
M, week and IL +, hoped tina, before the vccH end
the bill viii be- passed. senator fas>'u 'tac- t'tt
in his opinion senator Chase kctlftiI'A .N'' WI,
also paeS both houses. Governor li! thcirioi' VIZ
soon have before him two reform mca'uira OF hsI'
Some action also may be expected soon from Tie
senate Committee ou cities i'm regard 10 the .'''-i
mcnt Of cities. IT viii hc remembered thii about
a month aeo th, committee wa, authorized 10 D..
remedial legislation. one OF thee remedial acts 81:
,c.tcd j. a general act under which the government
he calendar II the LEGISLATURE Is loaded down Win
If these acts that the Legislature !, SO
competent 10 pass Judgment upon a. the city govern
ton upon thi, subject as well Others related Ia
,ty government the senate committee on cue, hti
prepared list - questions ad1lc- cd Z" the Mayors
Of the various cities in the state When answer
lave been received b. thc-c questions the 'ommIt'""
VIII he more competent ~ bt-iH tHc INV 'N-hN'i
ordered by the senate
The ligi-Liccnsc iii introduced hy senator Hen
bricks j, meeting with considerable favor. Certainly
the authors OF 10 have laborcd hard To frame meas
that viii reduce druuk"nucs- ia tlli- ~ia'". The
friends 81 Hlsh License -hT!d be warned. however
! alt thc liquor dealers pc.hlly the "uehcv m'n
VIII make strong effort % defeat any lIith License
..l. The Retail Liquor Dealer Association Of Albany
! lately passed resolutions declaring that ever, AIuOr
dealer boo the state had better -tuk account af u'
.d Of l--t owing 10 Governor li, veto 90 III" High
| License bill ~ hst wear. In 90" same r0-oili n-
! h. was stated tlat the liquor detcrs Dad
ny union and Therefore must -'nd.a lar-" uTrH;
Of dolccat~s 10 the state Liquor Dealers t1uNrutoi
whirh is 80 boz held this ia-tl" third y"lr ~ The
! holding Of thee conventions. There .s -uM" h"p'
! however that Governor nm hay sign tho pre- a
| lIiglLiccnsc bill III, friends have intWated tht
he docs not wish 10 give up Office az the end Of al
labelled a "Whskry', Governor Moreover. hc /,
candidate FOR the Democratic nomination fpF Pre- .
! dent In 1872. lie has shown considerable tact lI
| changing any policy Ice may have adopted from
| time - time 10 10 certain politicd
! c0nditi ms. Last year he ref ed {, nominate ~rI
aOr ,adler brewer, FOR Secretary ~ state. +, tI
q sign If his desire 10 dscntanelr hin. Ell FROM ne
liquor interest! Having used the liquor dealer, 4
mount upward in politics b. Dc now about - d.cli'
| them and -cch better class ~ supporter n fh
| Ilgh-Liccnsc bill Of senator Ilcndr l.. which }, tl
most motcrntc ~ the ac.i', OF HlfhIi'cu.c hills. D.
passed by IN" LEGISLATURE. Co. ''r Gems likely. tlr
| political world can Il. trrWn" VI. lll'- pr.cnt at
t!tudc toward the liquor dealers by his course towar
that bill.