New-York tribune., 1891-10-16

refused TO permit that committee to make an investigation
Then when they sad there charges OF corruption
charges corruption up from the whole State all
along the line Of the canal They said they did not wsn'
these charges Investigated anyway. We should not In
vestlgate, and did not
Then the Legislature prepared adjourn Then these
Democrats. whose very soul turned pale with the thought
OF partisan committee. committee made up OF four
Republicans and three Democrats Immediately appointed an
alleged canal Investigation Committee, composed OF
Gve Democrats and Republicans. Qaughvcr) They
substantially said 1--WE did not want you Ropueiicans 70
investigate the canal We will investigate it ourselves"
(Laughter) Governor i'm they objected to the
methods, not TO the results OF the investigation sud-
NIT to you how absurd that Do you know that when
they come to investigate this canal believe 1t Is true
they did not find thing. daughter and applause Your
Mayor a witness before that investigating com
mittec and when he wanted to tell tfem soous
q stagnant pool that had boen condemned
bv the Board OF Health and obtain an appropriation
for it they invited him into another room and did hoe
want to hear any more. daughter and applause L
told that the Canal Department rested idle with ref
that appropriation and that the sagnant pooi
WAS allowed TO rexa!n through the hot months when
breeding. but just about caucus time Zoo
produced to 70 work OH the canal (APPu7o
and laughter. Then after caucus time 200 men were
discharged (Laughter) understand there IS enough
money left to employ 200 just about election
time Laughter understand there canal au-
thore here who explain these matters II they wsh'
You know about that than do.
Governor Hill saws the canals shown 70 have
been economically administered. At Kingston, when the
directors exhibited the OF that bank which was
robbed they the bank had been Administered
economically but somebody else had investigator those
books who in the ring perhaps they would have
discovered the state Of affairs in time 10 nave saVeu
some OF the hardearned money OF hundreds
OF deposltors. Perhaps. they could nave
had a Republican Investigation they might have dis
covered whether that the whole power OF the
canal from Buffalo Albany being used for political
purposes. They might have found out whether IL was
true that the payroll who never did any
work for the State They might have found out whether
IL was true before Governor il would sign canal
bill he would send for Democratic local leader and ask
whether he wanted 1t or not. (Appsuse)
Governor Hill had great deal Of sport with me the
other night He spoke OF fact that the Republicans
in New-York City had nominated man named silver
Dollar Smith for Alderman. and he wanted TO know
approved Of the nomination. Ny answer is most en-
phatieay ''No' But, unfortunately for the Governor,
this ersat good who nominated had left the
Republican party month ago, and was nominated by
Tamnmany Hall applause and lauehter) Now
have been endeavorlng TO confne my discussions TO
State issues, not TO individuals, not to plat
forms not to candidates. L do de-
sire to be drawn aside from the straight
path my present would say to my friend the
who Governor has an income OF about
and Senator 1000 that all OF his time belongs
TO YOU and to me as Democrats and Republican, have
nothing say he thinks 1t perfectly proper thing to
go up and down the country and make bitterly l"r
speeches In defence Of Tsmmany Hall III he
thinks that is proper thing to do, l say
God speed him in his work. 1 presume that 1t
the best possible defence that can be made OF Inan
Hall. Every time he uters word in defence OF ram
many Hall L than pleased, and every time such
men as Bourke Cochran Thomas J. Grady ana Coionel
Fellows sent by the who represent the inter
ests OF Tammany Hall and every time they get up here
In the country and tell you the reasons OF the vast ex
penee OF Tammsny Hall and the methods Of their work,
saw God speed them and amen. (Appause) The ques'
tIon Is whether a party controlled by TamInany Hail.
planted upon a Tammany Hail platform, against Civ1l
service reform and against reform. shall be
I'm the chair Of the Of this State whether
Will trust government OF this State to the party OF
Seward Lincoln, Blaine and Harrison (Grest applause
As Mr. Fassett finished he presented with
a hig bouquet AS he received it the senator
held it aloft and exclaimed These flowers are
pure, fragrant and beautiful: There is nothing
of Tammany about them" This sally provoked
tremendous applause Messrs. VTooman, Baxter,
Coggeshan and Payne made brief speeches. The
meeting was said by veteran politicians TO be
the largest held in Oneida County for many a
year. The Fassett party goes TO Saratoga and
Sandy Hill tomorrow.