New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-26
OFFICIAL TRUSTS ABUSED.
BUREAUS AND COMMISSIONS AT ALBANY
USED To AID THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY.

THEIR STATES MADE Up OF DEMOCRATIC
"WoRHEEs' NoT Qualified 80 DISCHARGE
THE DUTIES FOR WHICH THEY DRAW
SALARIES FROM THE STATE THE BITTER
AND CHEESE "ENrEETs" WHAT THE
LEGlsLNTrEE MAY TO-
lFRoM HErEGrLAnco CORRESPONDENTS or THE rRInrNE.l
Albany. Nov. 25-When the Republican parry
comes into power mere in January with r."
publican Governor and a publican Legislature
To- execute It's policy Of government. one If the
questions OF importance which its leaders will be
called upon To- answer ut once will b. whether or
not laws should be passed ablidglng the terms Of Il
good many Democratic STAT officials VINO have
debased their official positions by converting them
into mere bureaus Of the Democratic state Com
mittec. and thus have diverted them from their
legal purpose Of being departments of the peo-
pies government The terms # most Of these
incriminatcd officials extend beyond that Of Gov
ernor Morton.
Unqucstionably the Railroad Commission the
Department Of Agriculture. the Bureau % Labor
Statistics. the Bureau OF Factory Inspe ction. and
the Prison Department. have all been active
agencies Of the Democratic party fos several
years: and little thought has been given 10y their
chiefs to the public service. In addition. thes"
departments have provided sdstenance for host
Of Democratic politicians. who were labelled
factory Inspector OF dairy expert or stats
tic!an." had salaries awarded them and then
were put in charge If some part of the state by
tn" Democratic state Committee. Thus ihcir 'N-
pcnsos upon political missions ~ IN" commtt""
were paid. they were abb. to lay aside money
for political rainy days and the commtic" iis"ii
had larger sum left for other campaign pGr-
poses I'm every way the Arrangement was salts
factory. except 10 the taxpayers. They paid tn"
bills but received no return for their ouig'
THE DEPARTMENT or AGIICULTrkt
The Department Of Agrie uturc has as rs head
Frederick G. Schraub. Of Low1ile. Lewis County.
Mr. S,hraub is a lawyer what singular cn'i'e
for the head If tho States agricultural depart
mont, Bui M Srhrauh has the merit. I'm IN"
eyes ~ the leaders ~ the Democratic party. ~
h,inc thoroughly acquainted with She p"r"-
cratic politicians Of IL. interior of the St.c. ana
of being .oyaI To- David r. iii ana x swell J
Flower In MI HENS and Mr. Flower interest
be- has p.a 'oi at Stratcgi. points about me Hl"'
various Democratic politicians. ana nag t'N'',
them the titlc ~ dairy expert rf expert anu
agent These men AN Ct liberal salaries. lh'l
All ~ hard work for the Democratic Stat" NM
rui'tca. ana 'ittlr for the farmers. Las "'N''!
AssomblvmAn Hamilton Fish had C'mni.-si 'iri
Sehrauh max. report {. the Assembly regard
ing fh. business occupations OF his employees.
Tn. abslirt.'y . having . lawyer AT ~" h'tI Oh,
tho D,uartmcut ~ Agriculture is clearly r"Nfaol
in The character ~ the ordinary cmploym"nis "t
lis experts and agents" l. II a. i- "Nl "''.i
hat fhc following employees - Nj Sofrauo "oaI
- ,4 Judges .r hiif.c, AMI cheese. and v.gi any
IN the farmers lnt-rcs; & stop the sale { o"o-
ir4rgariu."