The sun., 1900-11-14

ana the public documents ana fecoruS
their property for the use of which
they must be paid exorbitant fees. The (
Republican party is pledged to re-
form Of official administration in this
direction.
In legislation there is an opportunity
for liberality in tax laws regarding man
ufacturers. Hitherto they have been re-
pcllant and oppressive. They ought TO
he liberal and encouraging. We nave
no doubt but great injury has been done
by the retention Of the present system
of taxing or licensing manufacturers.
We have heard business men declare
that millions of dollars Of capital that
would have come here for investment
in business operations have been driven
away because OF the fear which the
owners ANA managers Of the projected
Industries felt Of adverse legislation from
o,ir Democratic legislators. First ana
foremost they objected y The polillcal
discrimination, and were unwilling to
bring thcir employees into y state u
which they would moi he allowed the
free exercise IL their citizenship rights
Secondly they objected to the char
acter of our Stata legislation rs he
ling rcpreSsiyc aud hindrancc g the
general progress ana prosperity We re-
nicnbcr hearing only recently, story
II, Which lie Late General Henry dn Pout
was Snid Is hayc Interested himself in
tAa location here Of 4 large manufactur-
ine plant. one that af.clward became
fyury large concern lhe parties came
hcr.. and Gcicrll dn Post entertained
theln. hiring tus boaa ~ inspect thc
Iciiy'~ river front and luok over The sites
available ror thcir purposes. The visi-
tors wrrr pleased with tbs city and the
facilities ii offered for their business and
satisfactory sites wcro found, but the
business plant went elsewhere.
Tie reasons given FOR the rejection Of
this city as location for the plant re-
fcrrrd TO, were what we have already
stated as Objectionable in our legislation
and adnIiniStration-thc projectors of the
enterprise were afraid Of illiberal and
Oppressive Democratic legislation. That
| there was reason for this fear is obvious.
Politically our laws have been and are
bad beyond defense, and even these have
been violated shamlessly to obtain adj
vnntages that could not be gained law
fully. In proof OF the possible treat
ment of new industries under the Demo
cratic regime that we hope has passed
permanently away, it is only necessary
to cite the case of the OXy-Hydrogen
Company, whose completed plant has been
kept idle for ten years upon Il quibble
about petty official authority.
II is reasonable to expect that under
Republican, control that an attempt at
least will be madc to reform some of
these abuScs-that the spirit and intent
of Republican legislation viii ~ liberal,
honest and progressive Il ought not TO
10 rApctrd however tlat the Rcplbli-
cans should completely nndo, ~ one Sos
sion II thc legislature ot siyty days du-
rfiou what lIp nenoral. have done
IL nugo tIan tvrntr sessions Of much
eatc .ur:t.op 'lHr Republican ctrolt
Iaad uaal thY do Wii hr IL tle right
dlrnrt4u.
1 vAiral- If politics ha~ lGouelr
u'E ~ ia. iite ~ nnttei
a lhin his tenure q ullier uay bc
wHl aInH. hcretftel H. hunwn Il,
"iai4o
'fbr ranrass ii tins hllloi~ cast ut zen
ctt clectipn il Ills STATE, ~ The Stat,
judiciary, lg,- proved uniformly dis
n-lrou- rnr ,hc Bcmocrut>. This woul,
! ,ceu q Indicate that honest elections
: are not ~ the Democratic line Of pro
rrtlnrc. AHy other conclusion base,
: ulon thn findings Of the court would h.
i IN Impeachment Of the integrity Of til
/ judges.
.
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L l-il" been scoldiny each other over wha
I. jh4 di'l ii announcin election return,
7 lhai The sun ann.un, !, that The Il,
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+. hayr ny found uu2 oHo rNrch Eve
A. Evening vlo doubts Mr. Alicks' clc
IT tion III The ltiul state senate. II
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h. lcat,s all the rest
+, We venture thc opinion that Colon