New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-25
HJLk'S PROMISE AND DEMOCRACfS PhH-
FORMANCE.

FURMANCE
What would the Democrats do il they she
ceeded in getting control of th" L"gi>lat''fe'
In his stulnp-sprcch in Brooklyn on Iucsda!
Governor Hill answered this question. Here
is what he said
What are the mt I'D evils" which our opponents zeal
woud accrue 10 the State upon the advent II Demo
cratic Legislature! Let III" tell yon SOME "f the Ter
riblr evils which wonN follow An enumeration ~
the inhabitants would De Immediately ordered follower
bv an honest and fair rapporohineiit "I IN" Heh''c
md Assembly districts ~ the STATE" a. required d! INC
Constitution. \ Just aud equitable Exci-c law would
be enacted Rapid transit would be given 10 Now I"rh
CIV Tie tan law, would be revised. Laws g''arTin
teeing home rule To every mihl'lpalHv """" "
passed. The proper labor measures d'~i''' "' 'nc
workiucmru would become laws. The farmers Wo'"
he afforded means and methods for better h'eh"'''
Arbitration Of labo: disputes would be made CON
pnl,oy The power and growth Of mon"polc' "ohd
be checked Unnecessary special legislation would bc
avoided The refreshing spectacle would b" pressure"
Of a legislature not controlled by the coipori'lohS 81
The state Lu, one In which the peopl" would have
something 10 "A, concerning their own lrgI'lati"l'
This indeed would bc new departure
Talk is chcap-partlcularly the partisan falN
of the official head of this great Commonwealth.
There is an excellent VA! OF determining WHAT
4 Democratic majority al Albany would be
likely to do by recalling what Soit "t "a record
il made for itself when II last held the rln>
there. in lSs2-'S3. There was a good reason
vhv the Democratic S"na" and Assembly "i
;ho~. years should take special pains tn earn
the public confidence. Previous I" l>A2 there
had been no Democratic senate sine" lS'"- !
of which Tweed and Ham! Genet were III m
hcrs-and Only one Democratic Assembly.
Naturally the Democrats who shaped III" h@'"-
atiun Of lSs4'S3 ought 10 hay" been anxious
10 wipe our the rcjronch of III" Tweed Legs
aturcs b. b,in.ing forth fruit meet Tor ir-
pcn;anc".
\.ycrihplc>S. the fact remains that IN" Sos
.ions Of lsS.-'s, were +, the last deere" dis
rcdtahlc. In ls~: the fight of the Tanmany
and Anti-Tanmany factions i'll ia" A>>cnhl!
led to the notorious scandal Of the dcad!"ck
no public business Of any account WAS trails
acted for five weeks after the House was first
called 10 order. all that time beng waste" III
filitc>S efforts 10 elect speaker ana agree
npon a division Of the spoils And even aitri
.h. speaker had been elected fh' d"adOrk WAS
prolonged two weeks more over IN" NI"'
4 the minor officials. The general tenor o.
| the session was worthy OF TIN, vulgar BEGIN
ninc Private and local bills received the first
mace while mca>iIr.s Of general Importance
| ,,cro ignored The committee charged with
,rparing a Congressional appointment sub
nltird prcpo>icrous g"ri; mand"' re-
| vision Of the tax laws had been Undertaken IN
good earnest by the Republican Legislatures "'
lSSU-'sl but this Democratic Legislature oI
| ISIS. n"ycr'rl to caIIy forward III: r""d
work. IL further illustrated lis lneillc"ncy and
| uutrl,tworthinc>S :" Sinking the prison Labor
n,oblcln by failing 10 pass general tNcIN"
aw. and hy KILN. the bill reducing III" fare
IN III" elevated roads 10 five cents. y we'll
,,uown public man who had been familiar with
the achievements "f our legislative bodies t"i
| more than a quarter of Il century. sad 81 the
Legislature Of IAs2. the day il adjourn"I sine
| die: "This is the worst Legislature ] ever
lknrw." Nor was lSS3 an Improvement upon
| lsS! The Democrats IN the senate Wcr" con
,tmtlv uuarrolliny with on" another. and Gov
rrnor Cleveland was 80 inrcnS"d 10y the c"'liS'
uIrsucd bv some ci them that hr adopted the
l.xtraoldinay course Of rcprmandng them in
one Of his State papers. III" crrrymnndcr OF
the Congressional districts which was Isii
through was 50 papahy unfair that Demo
Graf denounced il on the floor Of tn" AsscInh y
Il. = very great outrage. Nothing WIS don" fci
temperance reform: no attempt was made L
.c",Ie high license hui the liqnol dealers were
m>dr Happy By tn" passage Of Law solely II
IHor Interest. over half Il million dollars wM
7 added 10 the ,ax burdens Of this city Ia in
crease the salary of local officials, u jobbinl
| \uucdud bill was enacted. and Il pawnbrnkc
mon y ,ly created. In word as we have said
80 was OF a piece with 50.
Now unless il can be proved that the De
} mocracy Of 1890 is a decided Improvement il
spirit and tendency upon the Democracy u
1882 49, the Governors fine promises in IT,
behalf are resolved into lslncoinb. BIT il can
not be proved the fact being that under th'
leadership Of Hill tn" Democracy Of this STAT
is steadily retrognding. 50 il is safe Ia As
sumo that the Legislature will remain whcr
it is, in the hands of the Republicans. tx
pcricncc has taught the people that they canllo
afford t. send Democratic majorticN t. Abany