The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20

expenditure during the first eight months Of
his administration to S450,000. as against a
trile less than 100000 for the corresponding
eight months Of the previous year. That 10.
he has cut IL down nearly $4,000. making
the extraordinary saving OF 25 per cent.
The other public officials have worked
along the same lines and have produced SINH
lar. though perhaps less striking. results IL
Tammany had administered tho government
OF New York city for the past twenty months
as the government Of the State has been adj
ministered for the past eight months It is a
| sure thing to say that your local taxes could
have been 20 per cent. less.
No more important measure. no measure
| more far reaching in its effects than the Fran
chise Tax bill. has been put upon tho statute
books OF New York state within the memory
! OF the present generation. 1t was framed in
no spirit OF revenge. with no desire to do
wrong to any class. but with the purpose OF
| preventing wronRdoinR by any class. to
provide that each man. according to his
ability. should pay his fair and Just share OF
! the burden OF taxation and that those who
| pronted by the action OF the State or the NUM-
cipality should return to the State or the 10 uni
| oipality a reasonable portion OF what they
| gained by It's action. Tammany in opposing
| the franchise tax adopts, OF course the old
| methods familiar to everybody who Ia ac-
| quainted with the ways In which reform
measures are opposed and obstructed. They
| dare not denounce the principle and so they try
| to defeat 1t underhandedly by attacking the
only methods OF applying 1t which bid fair to
| be practical and efficient or course in intro
| ducing SO radical and far reaching a change 1t
| 10 absolutely certain that there will have to be
supplemental legislation to facilitate the
| ascertainmsnt OF the value OF the fran
chises and the collection OF tho tax. II
you let Tammany Hall control the
Legislature you will give it an opportunity to
| interfere with. to hamper and obstruct the
| carrying out fthe Franchise Tax law. and tho
interference and obstruction will be none the
less effective because done under the hypo-
critical plea that Tammany Is in favor OF the
principle but against tho only method by
| which It 10 possible to put that principle into
practice prominent corporation stock
| holder and maRnate said not long ago that IL
was cheaper to pay black mail to Tammany
than to pay an equitable franchise tax such as
the Republican party would pass.
Il denounco in Tammany Hall what would
| not permit in our own party. Last Monday
there came before me tho case OF a county
treasurer up the State who had done things
which in Tammany Hall would merely have
caused an outburst OF moderation. Laughter
Those Tammany men who testified before the
Mazet Committee showed guilt divided
by an abyss OF shame from the little
misdeeds OF this County Treasurer. He had
put the public money out at interest and kept
the interest. and he had put some more OF It in
bond and received 500 for so doing He was
renominated. and whom found out about 1t
took off his head like that tslapp!ng his hands
together After attending to that m ote in the
Republican eve. I've got right to refer to the
beam in the Tammany eye.
own words. which he spoke before the Investi-
eating Committee. when with as cynical con-
tempt for decency as was shown In the other
famous remark OF What are you going to do
about r" he stated. Il am working for my
pocket all the time" 1t has been shown that
in every branch Of the city government this 10
the theory upon which Tammany office
holders work. Under great difficulties the
committee has persisted and has done work
which should bear in valuable fruit in legsla.
ton. And In order that 1t may bear such fruit
We must have tho Assembly with us. Such
remedial legislation will doubtless include a
building code; improvements in the tax laws
viii work with the Legislature to bring about
will approve. But i you put In Tammany A.
semhly We shall be powerless to accomp sh
Mazet you viii have helped the forces OF evil
=, IL you wish to have fair sample Of what
lammahy strives TO DO even now. look at Its
abominabla building code. drawn and passed
in utter disregard OF the needs Of dive Tors in
tenemant houses and against the protests Of
builders. We have right to appeal to YOU. to
appeal to all men. Republicans. Independents
Tammany's supremacy is an intolerah bic shame
and reproach to Democracy. and we ask your
issue OF right against wrong OF deceney
against foul corruption,
WI hal M Al lNy~
Hal these Sn It'll. are oatsds candd. s
warning for the forces OF evil and are showipS
in this crisis ,s Of the ctys need that they
n.r Last st year yea among all II. Democratic mem
dared to vote for decent reiorm measures Il
hsIys rssnominated this year that We. were
democrat. win the L.eisIst"reo1 ' the rhe sis
Hf reform nonr Ind Prosrnsnss win b
vote With us from the top to the bottom OF
the ticket. We have nominated Democrats as
Republicans in faet-because we want ticket
that 10 thoroughly eooc and representative
called aparty only by stretching the name to
include gang OF bandits who ROB in common
70 divide the spoils In common afterward."
4 number OF tn. audience left tho big hall
n close in order to follow the Governor to the
overflow meeting across the street. There
were enough left. however. to keep up the en-
thusiasm when the Rev. DR.. Thomas r. Slicer
OF the City Club spoke.
THE REV. DIR. sLIcER's SPEECH.
-, Il am a Republican in politics" he said.
because / believe in what that party stands
for. am glad that the Republican party has
shown snoarIt It's ynlGr In this campaign b1
TO beat Tammany and corruption. 1 live in
the Ninete zenith district; which Mr.. Mazet rep
good men. but who have little idea Of practical
politics. have named a candidate against Mr.
Ma, MazSt; Tsmmany hq, come out in support OF
suppose were called to church and / found
out that the church was aided by faro bank
or connected with saloon. How long do you
think | would remain in that church = That's
the situation OF Mr.. Stewart, tho candidate OF
this little group. and Of his friends"
DR.. Slcer made hit which the audience
appreciated when he defined Tammanv's idea
OF home rule Their definition, Of home
please" '
Whom Dr. Sicer sat down there were calls
for Assem- byman Fallows senator Ford and
frank Moss to speak. Senator Depew said that
" was time for the meetinR to end and he da-