New-York tribune., 1902-10-09

Mt Coler. our Democratic antagonist. says II
he is reported correctly in the newspapers. Half
TINS talk about trusts is fake, ana ne refuses
70 resign from them. and is president OF TWO
and a stockholder In an unrecorded number.
nope they are all good American trusts anu WI,
al pay him good dividends. for ne VIII nseu
thein next year, II not this.
OF the action of the Democratic State ConVen-
ton on the coal strike Mr.. Fassett said;
They have the surprise the CONSERVATION, the
Indignation and the contempt OF the wOIlu. Cn-
DER what inspirSIIOn We are at loss 70 hno"; ',;;
under the guidance OF a who was so SUN
democrat in 1Se6 that ne was roy S,aIaIts+ ne
from. they inserted leaf from the Socldlls'
Labor platform OF 1896. and, to the utter aIlazs-
ment of business men like j. Edward summons n ms
ana others, contrary to all the teachliSs OL az,
Democrats from the time OF Thomas JemSrson
and Andrew Jackson. down TO Sahuei InueH,
proposed that the United states tiOVeIiilens
should proceed to condemn. connscate ana
operate the coal fields Of PennsylVsanld,, s az. as
the right method to solve tne GlhcuieleS @
that are upon Pennsylvania MI. baer one
or the operators, in heWsPaReI ~ a.
view is reported 10 have SAID tnat n II
true that the coal strike Would nhdAe
a Democratic victory, as oidch Dello ~
crat ne was glad of IT, Controller Grout says;
We need not do q thing; the coal strike wiz
elect our ticket" David Il. Hill SAYS the SAM E
thing Frank Campbell has been told not 10
speak again because he said that the Demo
cratic party, true to its old TRADITIONS hopeu 20
extract life for itself out or tne 5n me-,
have is i'm public calamity ana misfortune.
They have no constructive sta-esInahsnlp 10
which they can point There Is no, ,1tIs sInse
ord of successful administration or puDhc ar
fairs upon which they can stand Ihey nave
never achieved anything in public administra-
tion but failure
The next sneaker was State Controller Nathan
L. Miller. who is a candidate for re-electoh-
He said in part:
All summer we we're told that the democratic
party was to be reorganized and rejuyenated'
the feat has been accomplished II has been re-
Juvenated the flag that has hung at hal1 mast
amid the stiffness Of six years at WoiIert
Roost has been taken down. and in its place
now suspended al full mast the OLD penant oear-
ing the inscription am the Zen to ,ara
vail and what harmony did prevail az saratoga
If Mr. Hills rejuvenatiOn was TO be harmonious:
his organization not in harmony with its heau,
and so following the injunction. If any MEMBER
offend thee cut IT on he ruthlessly cut on from
part in his convention, though they nad the fesu-
lar credentials the followers of that dis
tinguished Democrat and eminent jurist. ID.
Cady Herrick. Of Albany; the followers OF that
other distinguished Democrat and eminent
iurist ex-senator Murphy, OF Troy; the fol-
lowers of the man who had been twice honored
bv his party by the nomination TO the important
Office of ATTORNEY General Mr. Conway, OF Gin
ton; the followers Of that other distngulshed
Democrat DR.. Conway. OF Auburn ana IN I GraeI
to give character to these men ne went Dehlhu |
the returns as he did when he stole the Senate
and sent TO Join them that distinguished reHow |
Democrat Mr.. Devery- oo ~
that dav the books were balanced state 70
Won from actual knowledge OF the finances OF the
state that on that day the cash In the treasury
available for appropriations was more man %
10000 and the actual surplus found ny de-
Quoting the unused appropriations @ 2 aVaiIap.e on
tbat d9v instead Of being STO'Don as stated
bv ex-senator Hill. was more than Sls, S9Ooos",-
twice as much as the surplus AT the close OF any
- 5urtnp the entire Democratic admins
trat,on from 1883 20 1s94-and that increase
was not due 10 an increase IN the ouIoshs "a
taxation but 10 the prudent economy ehlOresu
nv Governor OdeII. Let Mr. Hill make al! lhe
tsrsa charges he may. and the fact remains thdt'
as a result Of the wise revenue laws reCoIn-
TeDded hv Governor Oden and the ousIHsss
mana cement enforced by him. dlree. taNS.,Un 1.Ca
tas hen abolished IN this state. ana we nave
&c an tba Treasury the largest surplus IN our
history.
The next speaker was Congressman George -
of Albany. Mr.. SouthWicK TOOK up
,,r Fassett's line OF argument resarding trusts'
,rd nointed out that all the trust cneeAns EsS
'tIor bad heen achieved by Republicans me
isst sneaker was job f. Hedges