New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-02

law applying to the whole State The Demo.
Gratis are in favor of this because they an
confident that it would help them roll UP biz
majorities. Practically, 1t would result In thu
Acknowledgement Of many rural voters who
live long distances from the places where they
have to vote. Will they support Democratic
candidates for Senator'S and Assemblymen this
year and thus virtually vote to disfranchise
themselves?
It is too late for the Democrats to withdraw
their tainted candidate for the Court Of Ap-
peals-the time expired on Monday. So they
have to carry their heavy burden to the bitter
end.
1.-THE Brooklyn Eagle" makes the positive ana
unqualified charge that on Monday each OF the
1.150 men in the Police Department OF that city
was assessed SO for the machine campaign
fund" and intimates that the iremen may
have been struck in the same ratio" This Is
an outrage. The inefficiency and incompetency
Of the Brooklyn Fire Department have long
been known, and in some respects. too, the po-
lice force has lately shown marked signs Of dete-
rioraton. Now it is evident that both OF these i'm.
nortant departments are wheels in the
democratic machine and that the policemen
and firemen are as much subject to assess.
ment as the clerks in the City Hall. And all
this enormous Doodle which the Ring has got
together is to be used in carrying the election.
II possible, by improper means. DO the peo-
nIe of Brooklyn intend to submit to any such
outrage. to any such perversion of the popular
will? The Ring should be taught lesson that
will last it for many years to come.
Scandalous matrimonial alliances and sensa-
tjonal divorce cases appear to have taken the
Mace OF diamond losses as an advertising
dodge for star actors.
It Is a silly trick on the part Of Democratic
campaign orators and organs to talk about the
lower tax rate" which they claim to be a
benedcent result Of Democratic administration
in this State 1t is absurd to suppose that they
can deceive anybody by such artifce. There
are few people so dull as not to know that
rate of taxation means nothing except in con-
motion with the valuation Of the property on
which II Is assessed Senator Hill, in his Brook
lyn speech made the point of the lower tax
rate" but he said nothing whatever about the
increased valuation. 1t Is true, as MI NH
saws. that in 1892 the tax rate was only L9S
mills while in the last year or Governor Cor
ners administration 1t was 20 mills. mat
would mean something ii the two rates had
been applied to the same valuation OF properly.
But the property q the State was valued IN
1881 at s26Sl PSI $685. while in 1892 1t was valued
at 1881 741, 499, the increase being ABOUT oo per
cent The essential point of the whole matter
Is however, that the total taxation OK INC
State I'm the last year Of Republican admins
tration was only sS,403,46s, while In $685. uhoer
Cocernor Flower and Democratic Legisla-
ture it had reached the enormous sum OF slo'-
1886, 1t is what the government costs IN act
ual figures that concerns the people, not the
rate of taxation. Senator Hill ought 10 DO
above attempting to impose upon the people by
a trick so paltry.
If every Republican will do his duty the AS
sembly of 1894 will be Republican. IL the he-
publicans have a majority next year III thae
branch Of the Legislature they can keep GOWN
Of