New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-09
HELD UP TO PUBLIC SCORN.
MR.. FAssETTS MANLY COMMENTS on HIS
VILIFIERS.
PETTY LIES THE ONLY MATERIAL, IN A CAM.
PAiGN FULL OF LIVING AND IMPORTANT
IssUES-sPEEcHEs BY THE REPUB-
L1cAN CANDIDATES IN BUFFALO.

nean candidate for Governor and John W. yrooman.
the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
remained in Buffalo to-day pushing the Republican
campaign In the Western end Of the State. All day
their headquarters at the IroQuos Hotel were crowded
with leading Republicans Of Erie Niagara Gcnesee.
Cattaraugas and Chsutauqua counties Measures
were concerted at this conference TO further the inter
ests Of the Republican party in every one OF the
counties mentioned
Tonight Mr. Fassett and Mr. Vrooman continued
their campaign In Buffalo itself by making speeches in
what Is known THE East slde." q section
OF the city which is mainly inhabited By Germans and
Poles. They delivered speeches to hundreds OF aud
itors at Harmonic and Lincoln halls. E1Mayor
Philip Becker Of Buffalo escorted Mr.. Fassett TO both
these meetings, and delivered speeches at both OF
them, favoring MIR. Fassetts election as Governor.
One Of Mr.. Fassetts interested hearers at the
Harmonic Hall meeting his venerable mother,
Mrs. n. p. Fassett who is in the city. Mr.. Fas-
sett took occasion at the Harmonic Hall meeting 10
express his sentiments concerning some Of the cam
paign ISLANDERS which the Democratic party leaders
have Just set anOat concerning him. lie then gave
scathing account Of Tammany Halls spoiatiOn of the
Treasury of NewYork He spoke in part follows
My friends: You will hardly expect me 70 make en-
extended speech tonight. 1 VIII not undertake 10 go
over all the issues Of the eampa and yet there is
hardly an issue in which you, as patriotic American
citizens, not interested. There greet question
SOoAA
or later with less force come home TO each
citizen of the State. The question Of pure and
trammeed ballot IS question which. properly under
stood comes home with tremendous force 10 man
In the state Of New-York The question Of good gov
eminent in cities is one which properly understood,
home every taxpayer and every rentayer and
every purchaser OF groceries and dygoods In the State
Of New.York The question OF proper administration OF
state departments the Governors Office the Lieutenant
Governors orice CONTROLLERS office, the office Of the
of ldutaQt- Generals Office,
the Treasures Office, the Attorney Generals
ohice Insurance Department, the Bureau
Labor Statistics Dairy Department. the Forestry
Department. and forty fifty other departments Of
the State Is a question which, when properly estimated
comes home individual taxpayng citizen of the
State OF New-York Bad government is the most eH-
pensve government. Good government Is the cheapest
mean measured by that standard which we can all I'M
derstand without much effort the money standard When
you have government that means wasteful admins
tration; that means money be raised In taxes
you good government that means less money
TO be raised, that that every dollars worth OF
money raised in shall be used 10 get dollars
worth in return and that large percentage shall hnd
its way pockets Of interested parties by tho way
Of commissions.
So the question Of good government is which we
should take up and discuss business proposition we
may may do It without passion without anger, personal
feelings, individual viHcaton Misrepresentation OF cand
dates or revamping OF old campaign ISLANDERS. Ihey
have no place in far-minded straightforward discussion
Of the State campaign between honest ana
larmnded citizens Of Ny Democratic friends
ID 10 within very days have treated me very fairy
but recently see evidences Of tremendous paucy Of
campaign possession OF Democratic nanasers
passing solemn procession before the pubic gaze
up the columns Of the opposition newspapers OLD
stories that invented and exploded years ago. Gu
campaign ISLANDERS invented by vicious campaign liar
which II true admitting them all, have no mor'
to do with the Issues In this campaign
than the 10 the moon ha' 70
DO with the price OF roc dolls. daughter Why, do
Won know one OF the stories years said some
thing about railroad "a glneer being greasy throttle
jerkerp Il was the first time knew what throttle
jerksr'' Wei, the story originated out OF htue
heat and disappO Of who subsequently was
confirmed BY the Senate Of which was member ana my
vote was cast in the Affirmative and made Railroad
commissioner because 1 and my friends consented
% It, 1t was q Republican Senate And that
was nvented 1885 and that ghosty yarn IaTades no"
ND and down the columns OF Democratic newspapers
Another story /. that 1 guilty Of holding coueuses
On G,usA- tIAugher.) never hcid any
caucus on Sunday Another story was that hhd beeh
guilty the OF receiving the private secretary Of
President Harrison I'm my room. (iaughter) Another
story was that President had committed that
awful offence against decency ard propFiety Of taking
o. interest in the campaign In THIS SAle u
yolee-.Fassett favored Home Rule for ireland
Yes 1 believe in Home Rule Ireland and believe In
Homo Rule for every city In this believe in Home
Rule for every country and every county and every city,
Great applauseJ And do believe In Tammany rule
anywhere. (Grcat applause)
MY friend. Amos Cummings, OF 'The New-YOrk Even
ing sun" IS one Of best-nstured ever knew
and a most eminent authority agricultural subjects
lie said the other evening that owned "Ihe Elma Al
yertlser" which was rat" paper and had re-
fused to employ union printers. never had
printer working paper that was not union man
except the foremen Of job department and OF the CON-
room, and they al good union men nov" lie
said that 1 refused to employ union printers NOW ne
did not mean to faehOod he had been misinorned
But just imagine the utter paucty Of campaign manage
ent that has to resort these little shosty odfash
ion,d wornout campaign lies in campaign that is fun
Of living issues, in campaign where We ough'
10 discuss Ballot Reform and the sscredness OF The
ght OF petition and home rule for cities and the proper
administration OF the Governors Office and the Lieutenant
Governors Office and the Controllers office and the
proper administration OF all the departments OF the state
When we with questions that AFFECT the life Of great
community think Of wasting time In inNenuns h'Is o's
OF ridiculous lies candidate. Is 1t not sosuru'
The next thing you know they VIII be inventng stories
about my stealing sheep and before the campaign Is over
they win prove it. applause and langhter)
Americans have something more TO do than handy Idle
epthets 70 talk and forth imaginary statements ana
you and want 20 know L. From
which Of the parties in against each other are
we likely 20 get the governmntl say the Repub-
can party have more economical govern
merit than the Democratic party, especially the IanH"y
END Of IT, viii give you one or two simple
Down in New-York County ir the Registers Of
fee and in the County Clerks Office and
in the Surrogate's office, they hired lou
f Tammanv heelsrs clerks 70 the ancient reeou7
These records are composed Of books whose pages are
about "a large as this page and there are about a.
many words on page there are in this little pamphlet
here and the average cost Of those nbers runs from
5000 Hber TO 1925 nber. In other words II cost
over a. 10 and 81 IS and 81 40 page. Inc ehuF9
nancy expended for the copying OF the ancient records
was s3ss 600 That is oily little steal That Is 50
snail so Insignificant a Tammany steal that eould
hardly get the New-York papers to give the facts "he
they were unearthed room IN their pages now supi
Ts.,v NIL had troll OF the state Your County
, ONCE is filled with ancient records at the tune Of
5000 a volume for volume Of 800 pages and s'OO
volume for a volume OF GOO pages.
wherever you touch Tammany administration IN new
York City you touch the same kind OF eXtravasanee "
80 for ali purposes Of government It cost them IN New"
-, c,tv s5t 100000. OF that about sl7,OoOOoO was
used mn in salaries and wages Now they tel me tna'