Evening journal., 1896-08-26

them tho active support Of every Republican
within the borti.'re Of Now FORK
We commend the WISE dig hihed and popular
administration Of GovcrnC 3 Lcvi p. Morton |
and call attention to the contrast IL affords /
with preceding Democratic administrations IN |
the freedom OF every form az public scandal. |
BY the daily performance of duty in an hon |
orablc, efficient way, 1t has swon the esteem OF
AL the people.
With especial yride and 81 ,tisfaction we call /
attention to the excellent record OF the last |
legislature and TO the splen did vindication Of |
rs work in results already accomplished.
Rsines' Liquor Lay Indorsed.
The Republican party ihas redeemed It, |
pledge to enact just me lsure Of excise re
form. The Raines liquor tax law. passed by |
Republican votes as Re publican measure |
against the bitter opposition Of the Democrat
ic party. has won,i ias 1t Yhas deserved the
warm and general APPROVAL of public opinion
Nearly threefourths of the liquor tax Ger
tificates have been graniled for only ten
months, and yet the revenu rs to the state are
more than $S50O,o 600. The ttc of taxation foi
state purposes Is two and sibty~nine one-hun
dredths of mill, and at thu. rate the receipts
from the Raines act are equi valent TO the plac
ing ON the tax rolls for state ltaxation the vast
of 81 800 600, 900 OF taxabl y property More
than $4,000 moreover, ha We been placed by
this law in the local treasr ries Of The cities
and towns. and that is equi' talent at the same
rate TO the placing on the rolls for local tax.
alton Of the further sum of 81, 600 100000.
The Ranes law has reduc d the number OF
saloons throughout the stat nearly one-third
II has reduced by nearly one-half the mum.
Der Of arrests for offenses proceeding directly
from the liquor traffic, and TO that extent Il
has reduced the expense Of the people for, the
administration Of justice.
IL has been productive ,of public order
throughout the cities and villages oi t'e state
Through the closing of'the saloonsun unday.
It has abolished the odiolis SPY 81 stem by
d1 ing away with any oecasic for its'omploy.
M mt
Il. has emancipated those cngared in the
liqu or traffic from the oontr)l of political or.
gankzations and from a position Of dependen-
cy upon the influence Of spoAticiaiA n TO secure
the privilege Of conducting the liquor busi.
ness. The saloon keeper weTrepeat is no lon.
ger the puppet OF a ward politi siam. So long
as he is obedient TO the law he stnnds In fear
of no man displeasure. In, every practical
result the Rnines,act has disa ppomted its enc
mics and grntified its friend Ii is a monu.
ment to the good faith. sagac ~ and courage
of the Legislature by which iGwas enacted.
The Democratic party would mot dare TO TO.
peal 1t If they could. It is a iahs In the inter
est of the taxpayer and equallyNo the interest
ofmorality, temperance and 20 b I government
In the interest Of communi aition between
the counties of the state, we favor the i'm
propement Of highways and Ii " construction
Of good roads.
In obedience TO the public winL expressed in
gNmaisirity of about $4,000 in a pte of the peo-
pie coT cerned. the last legislatu re established
the municipality Of greater New York. The
Reuubli can party does not fail TO appreciate
the seril us problem of the government that
has thus, been imposed upon tl1e legislature
sucoeedin,r In order that IL m light have the
advantage Of the best suggest ons, greater
New York commission was created aIsd Is now
at work pro viding a charter fot the new inu-
Ia k.~n l.. .AnI4f 4ff.l -. ~.
layymaking DO wer These steps lave een care
fully taken in the interest OF thus prut lent. con-
servative and w,sll considered sction.. The Re-
publican party, which established tho sprinciple
of home rule in the state constitu tion, reaf-
firms its faith in that principle hd its pur-
nose to confer upon .the,people Of q eater New
York all the rights OF self govern nnent that
are consistent with the dignity and safety OF
| the state. It Is the manifest dest my Of this
new municipality tofbecome the m etropolis OF
| the world and to 3ustify the act OF its crea-
| ton by Incompatible achievement.
The Candidates.
The speeches placing tho can1didates In
nomination were above the Average a.
auality. and few OF them were TOO long
| In the order of merit of their efforts
Judged from the Viewpoint OF effectiveness
as votege tiers the orators woro: william
la. Sutha-land, for Aldridge Anson S
Wood for Saxton; J. Sloat Fassett fo
Baxter: Juiin e. Pound, for Ellsworth
n. W. Norto n, for Roberts; Judge Cady
for Black; William Wood. for Fish; ,Judg,
Coyne for Wndl'worth; Senator \ uss baum
for General John Palmer. and dsGenera
George s. Batcheldor, for Senator
| Braokett
The voting Their began, the following
being the result of 6he' FIRST roll call: AL.
bridge. ee4; Fish, III; Roberts, 95i Sax.
ton. ~; Baxter. 50; Wads worth 55; Palm
err SO; Black, 80; BrnchettA 88s Fassott, sl
Ellsworth, IL.
The following was the second ballot
| Aldridge. 227, Fish, 1913: Roberts, 81
Saxton, 6l Baxter, SO; Wadsworth, 81
Black, 81; Brackett, 3d. Palmer, 81
Fassett, 80; Ellsworth. 10; Odell, .; Lex.
ow, 8 Hiscook. 1.