The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
: CU l ii 3 n SCORES iO)DELLISM.
HIGGINS CANNOT CUT HIMSELF
LOOSE FROM HIS CHIEF.
Graphic Arraigpment at Big Turnout In
brooklyn OF the Grocer and His Meth
0lls--JObs Created 10 Perpetuate the
Rule OF the Governors Machine.

Rule Of the Governors Machine.
Attorney General John. Cunneen spoke
before 1000 Kings county voters last night
at Atlantic Park, in Ralph avenue, Brook
Ign. He got an enthusiastic reception
and after the speechmaking hundreds
stayed to shake his hand and give him
personal pledges OF support.
Edward kaulm man, County Clerk OF Kings,
presided, and introduced MIR. Cunneen.
The meeting was held under the auspices
OF the Parker and Davis campaign clubs
OF Kings county. In addition TO Mr.. Cum
neen, senator McCarren, Frank II, Mott,
Luke d. Stapleton, j. Grattan Mcmahon
and W. G. Burton made short talks to the
voters.
Mr.. Cunneen's speech was devo ted al
most entirely TO Condemnation OF Odelism
He said:
.kepu bluan members Of the canal board
have refused to adopt my motion That
CONTRACTORS he required to offer unit prices
and a lump sunr at which to do each piece
Of the canal work, giving the State an oop.
ton as to which TO accept. Even 30 able
q newspaper az the New York Tribune has
endea yored in it's news columns to create
the impression that was urging the lump
sum plan in the interests of rich CONTRACTOR
as poor contractors could not do all the
work. 1t must know better than this,
and it Is strange how far these great papers
20 in attempting to mislead the public.
1t is well known that the law requires that
tie canal be divided into contract sections
and let separately. 1t is contemplated
at even parts of sections shall be let
separately.
what 1 contend for is that II lock or
fridge is to be let the contractor shall bid
a definite sum for which he will do the
work, The Republican members allow
him to bid unit prices, sum per yard for
excavating rock, another sum per yard for
excavdting earth, a sum per yard for stone
masonry. another sum per yard for con-
crete masonry. This allows the engineer in
charge 70 classify the material excarated
into rock or earth, the masonry into stone
or concrete, and to estimate the quantities.
1t opens the door for repetition OF the same
fraud in classification and estimates, from
which the State has suffered in the past
Special laws are becoming very fire.
q9ent under the present admini Il, alton
are adopted under the guise OF general
statutes. They are likely to result in abuses
and In partially to favorite communities
or communities that give large Repub-
lican majorities. don't know why it
the purpose Of clearing the channel Of
Neversink River. in Orange county;
$4,000 was appropriated to regulate the
was appropriated to construct dykes In
the same neighborhood. to turn the waters
OF the Delaware River.
Il examined the natural histories Of the
tate, encyclopedias and similar authorities,
Int failed to discover any mention OF Never
sink River as an artery OF commerce. l.
finally wrote to a responsible citizen OF
Orange county and asked about the char
acteristics Of this channel. He responded
as follows: The Neversink River in this
county is not navigabe in any sense; they
don't even use it to float logs. 1t Is not
large enough. No one ever uses 1t ex-
sThere can be, therefore, no justifoa-
ton for expanding this large sum OF money
In the Improvement Of Neversink River.
While these large appropriations are made
in Orange county, to protect the property
in that vicinity from being flooded at times
Of high water, appropriations for drain.
similar improvements in Ulster and Seneca
counties and elsewhere have been vetoed
by the Executive. -
THE Odell 7machine1coatroHed the Re-,
publican State convention. boasted Of its
achievements in the government Of the
State, nominated it's candidates and went
forth boastfully before the people. II was
the n called to account for having abolished
the control of State hospitals by boards Of
to the work because OF love for God and
humanity and having substituted for this
control mercenary polite ia rs, under whose
rule the expense Of the institutions has
annually increased and the character Of
the care Of the inmates constantly has
1T was called to account for having
allowed favorite canal contractor SIS 6l8
extra compensaticn for alleged canal work
in violation OF the Constitution and Of the
count for having paid to favorite corpora
tions in aid Of the private enterprise OF
manufacturing beet sugar $270,s76.82 Of
the peoples money. contrary to the Con-
stitution of this State.
1T was called to account for having
created unnecessary offices for the purpose
Of terrifying It's political machine, par
tcularly the Board Of Canal Appraisers,
at an expense to the State Of $25, 600 year,
and for which there has been nothing to do.
1T was called TO account for having
attempted to- impose tax upon the farms
of the State of over $37,50O, to pay for a
Highway Manual that was not needed, that
was not demanded; but solely for the pur-
Committeeman which would net him over
10000. i
st was called to account for having ex-
pended the peoples money on the pretext |
Of operating canals that are not in opera
ton and have not been for years.
1T was called to account for having set |
up numerous different schemes of taxation |
which operate upjustly, each of which re-
quires separate army OF officials for its |
enforcement, who are not elected by the |
but are appointed under the direction and |
influence Of the Governor, and who be- |
come his partisan and political agents in |
operating his political machine, at an ex-
Pense TO the State of approximately mil
lion OF dollars year.
Attention was brought to the democrat |
izing influence upon the public conscience |
Of the Odell policy OF soliciting votes in
country counties upon the ground that in
Justice has been done for their benefit,
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