The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-12
sps.er,pt,ou w Mai,-Post.paid.
The Measure OF Mr.. Fassett.

The Republican candidate for Governor
10 making donkey OF himself In his CAM
paign tour OF tho western counties. This
IL harsh nsscveraton concerning q hand
some young man. but the facts warrant II.
When Mr.. FAssErr undertook to discuss for
the benefit Of the farmers Of Niagara and
Gcnesee and Alcgany md Steuben the
alleged evils OF what no cnlls Tainmany
rule In New York city. he apparently forgot
that the telegraph brings the two ends OF
the State very near together.
At Hornclsvlllo on Saturday night Mr..
FAssETr presented for tho consideration OF
voters this contrast between the cost OF
government north of tho Harlem River and
In Now York city:
"Under tho Tammony inil rnle Of New York city the
taxpayers nj that city pay s5+ 900 600 year for their
government. That comprises only one.third or the
porulation Of IN. State There four millions OF
people north Of tho Harlem River. and tho cost OF the
under the ot Republican Legislatures
10 only S13 900 QUO year. Would you like to have the
sxtrnvsgrnt sn corrupt Tammany methods ot govern
ent extended tho State. and tbs tax rate In.
creased accordingly: lCries Of No! kofl Then vote
the Republican ticket cries Of 'fou bet We will and
ehscrs"
Tho same rccklcssness Of consequences to
himself had bcen exhibited by Mr. FAssErr
two nights previously in an address to some
Of the German and Polish Republican
voters Of Buffalo:
wherever you touch rauImary Naturalization In
New York city you touch tho Same kind Of extrava.
sancc In 1852 for all purposes OF government II cost
them ~ New York city SS%.OOO,OO0. - They say
Aguros won't lie. They wont unless skiful men make
thsm liz. Thu cost to run the state Government In
1889 was shout $4,000. 600. =. outside Of New
York twohrds Of tho people Of this State North
cf t- larluu River wcnyesht cities Of the State
four millions ot six millions OF people: yet II costs
50 100000 Taminany Hall to New York city
alone and Sl3oOoOo for tho State to govern itself
north OF the Harlem River. tApplause.T
The astonishing thing Is that when Mr..
FAssErr had onco made up his mind to
stoop tn this childish and utterly futile
trick OF Misrepresentation. he did not play
IL for all that 1t was worth. To the $54 .OOo.-
900 which no says 1t cost New York city for
government in 1882. he might have added the
Sl6.839. CTS which ROBERT p. PORTER says
was tho amount OF Brooklyn's municipal
expenditures In that same year: to-
gether with an additional million or more as
Brooklyns share of tho State taxes.
Thus Mr.. FAssErT could have alleged a
&. total Of S12.O0O.0OO us tho annual cost OF
government under Democratic rule south
OF the Harlem River: against q total OF
$4,000. 900 for oil the rest Of the State under
Republican auspices. But this Is not all.
As Democratic New York and Democratic
Brooklyn contributed more than ne-half OF
the 3.0OO. 900 required for State purposes.
and as this $7.OOO,OOO or thcreabouts is in
cluded in the total Of $72. 600 900 for New York
A,,I Iva nj, ~
he deducted from the cost Of government
IN the State north OF tho Harlem. Tho
conclusion. therefore. according to Mr..
FAssETT. is that while Democratic govern
ment for about two million people south OF
the Harlem costs $4,000. 900 year. Repub-
llcan government for about four million
people north Of the Harlem costs only
S0,O00.OO q proportionate cost Of twenty
four to one chargcnhle to Democratic dis
honesty and extravaganza as against
Republican honesty and thrift.
Is 1t conceivable that a person In whose
discipline and discretion TON PLATr had
confidence enough to trust him four hun
drcd miles away from his master. should go
from stump to stump uttering such child
ishly mendacious stuff as this? Mr.. FAssErT
is thirty-eight years old. Ho may think
that he can deceive fcw farmers OF Gene
eco and Steuben and few Poles In Buffalo
by comparing the total expenditure. mu-
nicipal expenses. county expenses, State
tax and all. OF New York city, with
Z the stats expenses Of the rural coun-
ties, emitting from the latter the enor-
NOUS aggregate OF county expenses.
& township expenses. ard municipal expenses
in the tweaty.e!ght cities north Of the Har-
lem, and drawing from this pretended COM
parison u lesson favorable to Republican
management of public affairs. But how
could he suppose that so ilimsy trick
would escape exposure for twenty-four
hours. ar that. having been exposed. it
4 could fmil to rcnct terribly upon himself az
evidence OF the poverty OF his mental equip
nent. the f0o-rashness OF his glib tongue.
and his utter lack OF candor and ordinary
intellectuul honesty?
e Mr.. FAssErr put himself upon the stump
In order that his measure might be taken,
aud we are fast getting his dimensions.
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