New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-26
READY FOR HILLS TACTICS
REPUBLICANS PREPARED TO MEET COR
RUPTION TRICKS PRACTIsED N 1891
CoLER WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT INHERIT
ASCE TAX DREAMS
THAT HE MAY HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THEM OFFICIALLY"

The strange secrecy observed by the Demo
cratic campaign managers since the Saratoga
convention was accounted for yesterday 70 the
satisfaction Of Colonel Dunn. chairman OF the
Republican state Committee. The dlH men,
working from Albany are making fun prepare
lions 10 hire Republican voters TO stay at home
IN the farming districts az the State. TINS was
the game used by the Democrats in le9l' when
Roswell p. Flower was elected
The Republicans are not going 10 he caught
mapping second time The HIN men in 1891
actually bribed thousands Of Republicans 70
STAY at home. using all sorts Of specious argu-
rnents 10 persuade them that they had been
abused and that il was time TO vote for the
farmer candidate Mr.. Flower. The Republican
managers are alive 70 the danger of such tactles'
and viii devise means 10 block them.
The downtown Coler headquarters In the
Mutual Life Building are strangely active these
days When the ca4rpaign started MI Coler
said that the corps Of stenographers there "ould
be employed in answering mis- personal CORE
spondence. Il develops now that the bulk OF
the work done by Mr.. Colers friends IN this city
is being looked after the Mutual Life bnlla-
ing personal" headquarters of the Democratic
candidate.
Ex-President Cleveland has not as yet
promised 10 make a speech Tor the Hill ticket.
Mr. Cleveand's personal friends are not en-
thusiastic over the way in which liill Is run
ming the campaign. Mr.. Cleveland wanted iaTlft
revision made the predominant issue of the cam
paign. Hill seemed to assent, but when the
State platform was brought out Of the dark
room 81 the Saratoga convention IL contained
the socialistic coal plank. That vas clean
cut affront 10 the Cleveland men, who have
since witnessed Mr.. Hm's efforts 10 get away
from il with IN concealed delight II is doubt
f,n II Mr. Cleveland viii favor New-Nork
audience with one of his speeches this fan, al
though he VIII ind time to lend his voice 10 MT
Flanagan. Democratic candidate for Congress
al MorTistoWn, \. J.
Mr. Coler yesterday attacked the State ad-
rninistration for its alleged extravaganza IN
collecting the collateral inheritance tax MI
Coler's contention is that the legal expenses Of
the collection Of the inheritance tax by the
State Controller. have increased in the last few
wears from 81 a thousand to about $50 a thou
sand while the amount Of money collected has
not increased in proportion. Mr.. Coler says:
In 1893 the amount collected for inheritance Tax
was SCI On 6S7 o. The legal expenses were S-ysl ~
sbsrif.ne fs was 81 dSa S66 s. ana the LEGAL
penses N4s.575 lo or So a t6oQsahe 1,..ti tho IN
hertsnce tsx i'm tees about $500 or an average
OF SIS 90 a year most Of which was expended in
Deducting average Of 5000 from LhSSe l-= ~ -
lshment Of the ice system IL would stil leave the
legal expenses al over 50 a Thousand LOT ooli70
Who gets this graft? To what class q men
have these questions answered, so that the puollc
and myself may be enlightened wnen we come 20
6eal with the question officially. Do they turn the
fuil amounts al the taxes into the state treasury
ana then nay out the expenses, or DO they oedlcL
an expenses and turn in only the net returns.
Another question ] would aSk-lf II was not a Iact
+bsf in 1Ss3 The number Of employees for the state
al Albany was approximately 51l and are there not
l09i. increase in the number or en-
poyes of 81 per cent? And al an increase in sal
aries paid TO them Of SS405I So about the sum per
Rnnum they Ce5 out Of the savings banks.