The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-01
IREACHERY TO new YORK
On the Part Of Boss Platt's Chief
Henchman, ]. Sloat
Fassett.
Instrumental In Sending the
Worlds Fair to the Illinois.
Metropolis.
&3OO,0OO,OOO Thereby Are Allin
Favor Of Flower.

NEW York, Sept. 30.-The republicans OF
New York are having hard time in their
efforts to avoid the Worlds fair question in
their campaign for governor. Say what
they may in favor of their candidate, Mr..
lie is but tool in the hands OF Mr.. Platt,
and that he at Platt's command defeated
tho Worlds fair project of New York, for
them to avoid this issue in the campaign.
1t was very we'll known to everybody in
Washington when the fair bill was before
congress that but for the interferance OF
Mr.. Platt and his republican allies in the
senate assisted by the administration, the
Worlds fair would have gone either to
New York or to st. Louis. Before
Platt made his deal 1t was con-
ceded on every hand that one or the
other of these cities would got the fair.
But the republican leaders, acting under
the advice Of Mr.. Platt, determined FIRST
that the fair should not 90 to New York.
because he feared that in that great city its
mere existence with it's throng Of workmen
and visitors would have an unfavorable
effect in 1892 upon the prospects Of the re-
publican party. He had a similar fear as
to st. Louis. He gave his orders to MIR. j.
Sloat Fassett to defeat the legislation IN
the New York state legislature necessary to
secure the fair and made combinations in
Washington to effect the adoption of the
Chicago bill. His treaohery to New York
ia what he will be held accountable for this
fall. The means used for defeating the
fair in New York was the amendment to
the bill in the state Legislature add
ing number of names to the
list of commissioners, which the senate re-
fused to put into the bill that had already
passed the assembly lest it might be ac-
Cepted and tho bill promptly passed. A
separate bill containing it was sent to the
assembly, where the Platt republicans aid
ed in defeating it. A contest was kept up
for three weeks with conference commit
tees and deadlocks and delays which com,
this while the matter was under considers
tion at Washington and the friends of New
York were disheartened and dismayed by
the contest Ut Albany, while their oppo-
nents were cheered and strengthened.
Platt's infamous plot to send the fair away
from New York was working at both ends
of the limo with fatal celebrity.
Mr.. Depew. who is trying to defend Fas-
eett and assist in his election, urges in de-
fence that the difficulty in the way Of the
fair legislation in the state was removed by
his proposition that a thirds vote of
the corporators should be necessary to
make appropriation and appointments. The
Times, in speaking of this subject .editori-
ally, remarks:
'This would not have made the least diff
ference with anything, The dramatic in
cident at the Cooper Institute meeting,
whom Platt's assent to this proposition was
announced, may be remembered, and it led
to the passage Of tho bill at Albany. but it
was then too late. The fatal work had been
done. Platt had just returned from
Washington, where, with the aid OF Matt
Quay and President Harrison, he had
secured the assurance that the action Of
congress would be adverse to New York.
He knew that his purpose had been accom-
plished when he gave his assent to the bill
with the two thirds amendment. He made
sure that the fair would not come to New
York in any case. The great committee.
Mr.. Depew at its head, went to Washing
ton on what Mr.. Platt knew would be a
fruitless errand. The long delay and bit
ter contest at Albany were fatal to the
whole scheme, as they were intended to be,
and congress cut tho Gordian knot by send
ing the fair to Chicago. The history of
that exhibition of the power of Plattisn
and the subseryiency Of J. sloat Fassett to
hopes OF New York cannot be wiped
out. We predicted then that the result
of last years election would be
the strengthening of the anti Plat
forces in the legislature and the
defeat of Platt's expsetation of controlling
the election of United States senator.
The result was a democratic legislature and
the election of Senator Hill. Now the peo-
pie will have Platt's chief instrument in
that infamy before them for the highest
Office in the state. They will not forget
what they owe to him on the score of the
great Worlds fair enterprise"
It is we'll remembered here how earnestly
MIR. Flower worked to secure the fair for
New York, and this reason is sufficient to
secpfe the support Of the Times and all in
dependent republicans of New York gener-
ally for the democratic ticket. Reports re-
ceived here leave no doubt of sweeping
democratic victory this fall, and besides
being victory over Plattism-it will rein-
state in control of New York the best ele-
ments of the democratic party and bo II