The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-24


state annually 100000. and ID this makes ~
the pockets Of the people Of this stat,
WoDS and Motg jsagms99
peoples money. And, therefore, aside from
any other objection which may exist upon tn,
Of the people Of the state, without regard L
| party, TO condemn the constitutional appOrtiOn
ment at, At the polls Not only have they done
have provided for the creation of fifteen Senate
districts with population greater than fifteen
scented a population in Democratic districts Of
l3i,0Q0. y overrepreaents Republican dis.
instfon against Democratic districts Of a6i. 6s5
of population. There is no defence 10 this. There
| was scarcely any argument presented In the
Constitutional Convention TO justify t. IL was
| revealed that the purpose OF this scheme was
State to keep control Of the legislative power.
| What further did they provide2 In order TO
Far virtue wSs sne for
all time 10 come, they provided that in the city
Of New York, that great Democratic stronghold,
! that no matter how much its population should
| increase, no matter in time to come TO what
extent IL should grow, that never should the city
| the Senators from the state Of New York IL
| provided further. in regard to your own
county OF Kings which is growing as fast as
any other portion of our state, that this county
should Increase should never have ave- to exceed
one-third OF the Senators OF the state. And
q SsS ,nH theis tw n
order to constitute Greater Brooklyn IL you
please-that the two counties united, IL that
the history Of Ss sae 10 exceed on
half OF the Senators of our state; thus overturn-
riding the plain. elementary doctrine that popu-
lation rather than territory should govern, and
thus discriminating against these two strong
holds Of Democracy in this part OF our state.
and making II certain that hereafter you should
not have your full and equitable share of repre-
spntatiOu In the law making 0pDartmpnt Uf
state.
you are either to approve or to condemn this
fall. Need tell you how important the matter
Is To our partyr .If we fail we shall he power
less to put our laws upon the statute books.
Although we might have the majority of the
state with us, we could not do anything of value
we could criticise the other side There was no
necessity for this scheme, and let me tell you
two short years ago. l am here to say that
that was an honest and fair and n just APP
et ns test This Of spsp Itg rst
went into operation in the fall OF 1892: The
Democrats carried the State of New York in
we carried the Legislature by about twenty
three majority on Join, ballot, and properly so.
friends, BY change in public Sno senii-
jo,ity for their state ticket. and under
this same charge abusing Democratic ap-
properly so. Yet ! cali TO your attention that
s livery victory which they have obtained WIS the
fairness and the business and the equality OF the
Democratic apportionment Of 1892;
| have made a careful calculation to see by
this State under, this proposed apporton-
troll OF the Legislature, and find in the neigh
borhood Of 10000 to 1000 majority in order
which could only be obtained in some years
s wmsTe net thsFs WAS Srsst political reySIu h
common fairness demands. is that whichever
party carries it's state ticket that party should
And that is right and just, and harms no one.
AN ABLE REprBLICAN PAPER.
spoke in the city Of Binghamton ten days |
ago, where i presented this subject in as
plain words a. could to a large audience com
on the next morning took up the Republican |
morning paper-the Hnghdn'fon Republican, |
the State. for the purpose Of seeing what il any.
criticism the paper had made of my speech, be- !
in whis Gan see that our RepuG
speeches. But what was my surprise to find
statement Il n. something ike his; That
this proposed apportionment. that I'VE Repub-
leans can see that that superintendent is wrong
this State" / welcome to our ranks this able
newspaper. In the same article 1t pledged for
proposed superintendent to the end hope that
u will not tire in its good work. but fear that
leader Of the RepablcaS party will crack his
party whip, and that the paper will wheel
rSnna again in asfsnsf Of this
hs paP our iTeD5.
have never known them To attempt To create
a non partisan city government in any other
han in Democratic cities. know the delegates
and the moment they were
he reform .guse and became partisan Re
publcans Of the worst kind and character.
and they remind sPf,f Ra st
he freshman and his wife. We always can
Illustrate a story by an M! Irishmsn or Ger;
'ard and there were some neighbors right
GG9ss the %ay ana Bridget came out i being
threw down bis shovel, and ran
eaily got ham and eggs She 1 says: Hush.
hat was for the benefit of the neighbors over
WHAT DEMOCRACY HAS DONE.
II has often been asked what has the Demo-
ratio party done since 1t obtained power in the
which It has done TO it's credit We are apt
o forget sometimes what our own party | ,
nnsS to for the es% 2Ps and and s
ism OF the other side. In our national plat form
sa3 sSg % the people that would
avs of the country. You recollect the circum-
e OF their enactment away back in 1871.
Q create new ofticials: and especially to help ,
hem In the control OF the carpet bag govern ,
nent OF the South. These laws extended over !
he whole country, and they provided for the :
prominent of numerous deputy United States
iarshals and Federal Supervisors Of elections.
hey were unnecessary officials. ! venture the
reelection that they have never prevented any :
voting that could not as well have
cen prevented by our State court. 4
Let me tell you the amount OF money that has ,
cen expended for the purpose OF carrying out /,
hese laws. There has been expended for fees ,
supervisors alone during this period s.. s54,-
OK, and for special deputy marshals alone there
as been paid out Sl.l27,5+5; and there was I
aid out in the city OF New York alone in the =
'st Presidential election OF 1892 for special :
equities and supervisors the enormous sum OF i
754, 900 in that one single election. say to !
on that II was a criminal waste OF the peoples
loney, and the Democratic party, in ODE a
latform, within ten months after, II y
anne into power repealed these Federal | =
Tvs, and they no longer disgraced the statute
Ooks OF your country This one achievement I
as worth all the labor. all the trouble, all the y
aims that we took when we carried the election J
1892. And to-day and the 9Th OF November, |
u the first time In twenty four years, my
lends, You will go to the polls in this city with N
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