New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-22
OF Interests the polls. could not bnt hc prejca
TO It's interests ut The November election In 1872.
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TO It's interests at The November election In 13j2
EQUALITY IN INSPECTOR. REFUSED.
With the aim Of giving protection to political
parties, and assurance that votes for their candi-
dates VII be counted the Republican senator and
Assemblymen introduced bills giving an equal num-
Der CT election inspectors TO political parties NJ
every polling place in the state. Ia rural ntiehbcr-
hoods, as Is we'll known. Republicans are usuniy in
the majority in boards OF election inspectors In
the cities. the other hand. Democrats are usually
in the majority. No measure better calculated TO
inspire confidence In the announced result Of an
election could have been passed. and the Eepubh-
can Senators and Asscmblymen believed that II
would be accepted without question by their Demo
crat associates. Much to their astonShmcnt TINS
lust measure which was introduced by senator Van
GOrdcr and ASscnibyman Wheeler. rejected by
both the Democratic Senate and the Democratic
Assembly: Notwithstanding the fact that the Demo
cratic leader OF the. Assembly, who had seen the
bcncfcent effects or the law in his own county OF
Kings in the city OF Brooklyn where the election
boards are non partisan, commended in debate III
the Assembly the principle Of the bill as the best
method Of preventing frauds at elections. The lead
crs OF the Democratic party would not surrender
the opportunity yearly afforded OF falsely stating III"
vote OF New-Y0rk City. and counting in Demo-
cratic Legislature and Democratic state officers.
AN ATTEMPT Ar sEMENT.
An act which failed in the Legislature OF 1893.
owing 10 the opposition OF the Republican members
will be pressed again In the Legislature OF 1894 II 1t
shoIld happen to he Democratic. This Is an act re-
quring every in the State to personally register
his name in order to gain the legal right TO Vo'c
This measure should be entitled AN Act TO Dlsfran-
chse the Rural Voter Its aim Is to make II
difficult matter for farmer to vote The Demo
cratic party. through Its possession OF the eecuoh
inspectors in the cities. thinks IT can ruc the state
and the Legislature: and that obstacles, therefore,
should be thrown in the way Of the farmer voter
whether IA Democrat a Republican, for he might
overthrow even n government that should seek 70
keep power ly election frauds in the cities. The
farmer voter should vote for Republican candidates
at the November election In 1898 II h. wouih derat
this scheme to disfTanchise hin. This Personal
Registration bill passed by the Democratic AS
sembly every Democratic Asscmhlyman voting Tor
it, 1t would have been passed by the Democratic
Senate bit for the illness OF Democratic Senator,
which left the Democratic majority with lees votes
than are required to pass bills in that body. but
the measure is favorite one with Governor Flower
and ether members OF the Democratic state Regency,
and II there should be Democratic majority III DOM
houses Of the Legislature Of 1904 II VIII surely De
come a law: and Democratic and Republican farmers
will find that the burden has been imposed upon them
of personally registering 10 gain the right 10 Voe'
INCREASE OF OFFICERS.
her of State officers and State employees In the course
Of the Democratic Administrations OF the past
Ten wears In 1888 when Grover Cleveland assumed
Office as Governor, the special commissions were an
expense 10 The state OF only $G7,4i4. In the nrs'
year OF a!r. Clev-iands Admins raon moro commits
sons created, and the total est OF them went up
TO Slos,56 20. IN Mr.. Ceveland's second year.
1854 the expense Of the commissions was SJo0'-
942 G1 David Il. I'LL. the next Democratic Gov
ernor in 1855, increased the annual burden OF the
commissions to s37snI7 81 IN 1856. he increased
them 70 S4cO2IO So In 1887 TO $IS0,le5 II; In
1883. 10 s5s6.347 %; in 1850, TO s66s,ooj 30 In
1890. TO S74O442 As. and, In 1S0l, to SS4."2o 20
Governor Flower. In 1892. signed acts which brought
Nh the cost of the commissions to s11SO,i13 A. IN
the course OF the Administrations OF Governors C"vc-
land Hill and Flower. the last three Democratic
Governors OF the state. tue enormous sum oil
S51527e4 Al has been taken out Of the States
Treasury by these commissions created by them The
increase in the expenditures for state commissions
and bureaus persisted In the present year, ana
large addition was 10 the grand total OF such
expenditures. \ large proportion OF the States re-
ceipts from Republican Inheritance Tax law and the
Republican Corporation Tax law has thus been swal-
lowed up, and the peoples burdens have not been
lessened Us they should have been.
The Republican Senators and Asscmblymen submit
this record OF the Legislatures extravaganza, inva-
sion of the rights OF cities and neglect TO pass roform
atory taxation measures the people OF the State,
confident that they at the polls will pass righteous
judgment upon IT.
Charles T. saAton George z. Erwin, Joseph Mui-
lin. Senate Committee.
George II. Malby. Hamilton Fish. tr.. Danforth
f. Ainsworth Howard COnkling william L. Wheeler,
Assembly Committee.
Albany. Nay 81. 1893.