The sun., 1902-02-22
CANT REDUCE YHB BUDGET.
TAMMANY FIGURES WILL HAVE
TO STAND, SAYS CANTOR.


Declares That They Were Made 50 Small
for Election Purposes That Money
Enough Was Not Provided by Van
Wyck Administration TO Run the City On
President Cantor OF Manhattan and John
c. Sheehan, the leader Of the Greater New
York Democracy. were the star speakers at
the anti-Tammany and anti-Croker Demo-
Gratis meeting last evening at the Broadway
Democratic Club. Twenty-seventh street
and Broadway. Both Of them urged the
Democrats to stand firm at the primaries,
elect anti-Croker delegates to the State
Convention and help to put Richard Croker
out Of the Democratic Leadership forever.
Incidentally Mr.. Cantor said that he
was convinced that Il would be impossible
for the Low administration to reduo oe the
budget for this year TO any great extent.
and he said that In this particular the ad-
ministration would be unable to keep good
Its promises made before election. Con-
tinuing, he said;
During the last few weeks we have been
going over the department estimates that
we're made previous to election by the Tam
many heads OF departments aud approved
by Tammany Board OF Estimate we
have found that most peculiar condition
Of affairs exists We have found that In
many cases the estimates made by the Tam
SnS 6oa1s mere not sa snous to pay e
aries OF the men who had been appoli ted TO
We have found that in order to make the
budget compiled before election day as
small as II was possible to do, the lammnanfy n,,if
administrator deliberately provided so lIttie ie
not have been able. had the 1ammany ticket
been successful at the polls, TO pay the wages
OF the men whom they had themselves ap-
pointed to office.
This situation has made It apparent to
US that we may not be able to deer ase the ne
board TO the extent that We thought before
election that we would be able TO do.
OF economy to the people. but can assure
you that in all the departments that ] have
cosnizance OF the people viii receive at least
they expcnd than they have in the pnst
This was an, nnte-election trick OF Tam
many. by which It kept from the knowledge
OF the expenses OF the government We
have now got to dismiss all the lncompetents
OF the citv. and keep only those who are ne
cessary to the work Of the city.
Personally shai u adhrTH ,Sa 70 the er pedS pwSSS
! was elected. was elected by the vote,
Of many men Of many minds. for the good
OF the city, and TO that all OF my Efforts shall
be directed At the same time, It is for all
OF us to work for the time when true Democ-
racy vii! control the party in this city and
power in the State and in tho nation.
Mr.. Cantor said that he went to Albany
this week and found condition of affairs
there that convinced him that the Democ-
racy had a fighting chance to win in the
next State election. He said that Gov.
Odell had usurpcd the powers Of the Legis-
lative branch Of the government. and that
an unprecedented spectacle was presented
in the capital. He continued:
found that there was being held caucus
Of the majority members Of the Legislature.
II was not being held with the caucus presided
over by a member Of the Legislature. IL
was being presided over by the Governor.
and he was there 10 see that what he wanted
was done and that the projects that h be-
good OF the Republican party were put through.
There were rumblings in the Republican
camp and rumbliugs that were plain TO al,
that showed that. with clean. Democratic
ticket and the Democrats OF the city and OF
the State united, there was a good chance
Of Democratic victory.
President Cantor said that the Governor
was trying to get control Of the charitable
institutions for partisan purposes and that
he had put out his hand TO control the ju-
dietary. He declared that the control OF
the State Insane Asylums had been put in
the hands of the State Lunacy Commission
so that the Republican party and the friends
of the Governor might profit by the patron
age 10 be derived therefrom, for the reason
that few abuses had crept into the man
agement of them.
MIR Sheehan was cheered from the time
he entered the room until he left IL. He