The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-24
O1ELL AS A TAX.INVENTOR.
EXPERIMENTS THAT ARE SERI-
dos MATTER FOR THE PARTY.

More Besides the 100 .OOO Voters He
Lost Between 1000 and lS07-Cracs-
ers and Cheese Also Hurt-Platt
ami Others 10 Discuss Legislation.
In the campaign OF 1900 President MoKin-
lev scored a second great triumph In the
State Of New York when he carried the State
by IA, eo8 plurality, and Gov. Odell was
eIec, ed by a plurality Of III .i2e. On last
election day Gov. Odell was reelected by
the unhappy plurality OF s,s03: and even
this was due first 10 the treachery Of David
r. Hill TO his party in naming Bird s. Coler
as his candidate for Governor. and second.
10 the treachery OF Democrats in Clinton.
Rensselaer, and Albany counties TO Mr..
Hill. who after a dozen years seized the
opportunity 10 strike Hill through Coler.
Republicans and Democrats outside OF
the two great political organizations in
the State have been discussing since cleo
ton day just how this moment Gus change
in the appreciation OF Gov. Odell came
about within two short years. The opinions
OF Democrats as Democrats does not bother
Republicans, but the sentiment Of Republic
cans themselves, often expressed. is that
the Governor from the hour that he became
the Chief Executive Of the ST ate has assumed
10 believe that he is the Republican party.
While the legislation he has advocated has
every hour brought solace and comfort TO
the Organized Democracy OF the State.
Tie Republican comment all along the line
is iand II ia not a question Of Plat or anti
Pla,t. for the reason that among the Gov
ernors critics are some very close to him)
that the Governors dangerous little
knowledge about great tax problems Ia
driving his party on the rocks OF destruc-
ton.
Republicans talked yesterday about the
Governors first tax bills two years ago.
when he got up certain crude bills which
were to tax the insurance companies. the
banks. the savings banks and the trust COM
ponies When criticism was passed on the
Governors bills he was very much nettled,
and vet he was compelled to bow to this
criticism and readjust his tax bills. There
vas no objection or little objection on the
Part Of tho insurance companies. the banks,
the savines banks or the trust companies
TO the Governors idea that they should be
taxed, hut they did insist that they had
certain rights and privileges In the matter
Of taxation. and the Governor, fearful OF a
storm, accepted the situation.
II was understood then. and II has been
understood since. that with these various
interests paying the tax which the Gov
ernor levied upon them they should not be
taxed further. but now the Governor has
rot I'D Mort age Tax bill which drives HE
friends to say that he has gone mad on
taration.' All Of the institutions, other
vise taxed. mentioned invest In mortgages,
sud The argument b made that the Gov
6v66fNxNnEU3E1a1kh1uul Sftemuf-
ing 70 put double tar upon theso insti-
tutions.
Republican factionists who are not
friendly to the Governor cay that from
the hour Of his first Inauguration he started
IA 70 build an Odell Republican ma chine
Outside Of the charge Of personal ingrati-
tuds to Plat, who u getting along pretty
well in years, there IL no objection in po-
lticai machine life to Odell's alleged oon-
duct. a. in the estimation Of many ma.
chinists ingratitude 10 the cornerstone OF
politics. But Republicans familiar with the
history Of their party In the State are very
free these days to point out that William
n Seward did not succeed Thurlow Weed
nor Reuben E. Fenton succeed Seward,
nor Roscoe Conkhng succeed Fenton. moi
Platt succeed Conklng by the practice
Of inEratitude. But that 10 not to the point.
Platt has been . good fighter and Is quite
competent to take care OF himself. or ought
10 he. The question that concerns Repub-
Icans who want TO carry the State next
year in the Presidential fight turns now
on the attitude OF Gov. Odell on economic
questions
senator Plat Ia to meet Q few Of HE
friends AZ the Fifth Avenue Hotel tonight
Tor the purpose OF discussing legislation
affecting the Republican party II h
srpected that II this conference u held the
Morgage-Tax bin viii come In for some
confederation, and that the proposed 81
pr cont. increase ~ the liquor tar VIII
sso he taken up.
Many Republicans who have nothing 10
hops from organization Affiliations are
cory tina, Gov Odeli, while Governor 81
VI. STATE Of New York. has been engs ged
N commercial and financial enterprise
They say that other Governors. Republicans
Add Democratic, within their kno~lsdse
solns h~ck 60 1850, have Kept fre- Of such
sotsnsIsmsnis willis ih offios fbs oon'
ne~ion az Gov Odsll with the trm ~
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