Evening journal., 1904-09-29
ODELL MAKES DENIAL
Governor Replies to cunneen's
Charges Of Official Wrong
doing.
NO PUBLIC FUNDS PERVERTED

Example Of Former Governors Follow
ed-Beet Sugar Bounty Matter - A
Claim Of Great Saving 10 the State
by Reason Of Executive Vetoes Dur
ing -Four Years Administration.
Newburg, n. Y, Sept 20 Governor
Odell has given out a reply to Attorney
General Cunneen's statement CRITICS.
ing his administration. In the course
Of it the governor says:
"The charge that am using my Of
fetal position for the beneht OF my
party is as false as il is reckless. / am
interested IN the success Of the Bepub
lican party because believe in its
principles, and the aid that can b,
given by me legitimately and without
detriment TO the interests OF the stat,
| purpose to furnish. The people OF the
state will find that there has beer
nothing that has occurred during tn,
four years during which they have In
trusted me with this great Office tha
can In any way reflect upon it's honoi
and dignity
The Beet Sugar Bounty.
"The statement OF the attorney gen
eral as TO the beet sugar industry is in
genious in 50 far as It would create al
impression that il was the product o
one Of the legislatures which ha,
served with me during my four year
Of administration. The contrary, how
ever, is the cnse. because this law wa
FIRST enacted in the year 1897 an
amended I'm 1S0S, the latter provisio
stating in explicit terms that It wa
the avowed purpose Of the state to el
courage for n term of not less than fiy
years the cultivation OF sugar beets b
the farmers OF the state and their maj
ufacture into sugar. Both OF thei
laws We're signed by Governor Black
President Roosevelt as govern,
continued these appropriations Du
ing the second year OF my administer
tion / objected 10 the bounty whlc
was paid 10 the sugar manufacture
as being excessive and by the laws 4
1905 the bounty was reduced one-half
The Canal Board Affair.
"In reference to the charge that SIG
600 was diverted from the public treal
ury by the unwise action of the cans
board. ] do not believe that the nttol
ney general means TO reflect IN an
way upon the integrity and honesty q
his associates upon that board.
"The law under which the cans
board has been acting Is one whlc
was designed TO save the state M
necessary expense and TO arrive q
compromises and settlements. with th
contractors whose work and profit
were cut off by the stoppage of IN
work under the S0.OOO,0OO act.
"In reference TO the structure upO
the tax methods Of the state / can onl
say that the difference between thei
and those passed heretofore by Dem'
cratic administrations is that unds
careful, prudent and honest adminl
tration the receipts have increase
from about six million TO nearly twel
ty-two million annually With this r.
suit. am confident that the taxpayer
of the state do not agree with the a
torney generals condemnation of il
direct taxation"
In conclusion the governor says; &"
may not be matter Of knowledge
the people OF this state, when these Il
discriminate charges are being mad
that by my official vetoes during q
four years Of my administration ov'
S6.OOO.0OO of the peoples money WI
Kept in the treasury and that durir
the same time ,9G bills affecting loc
government and local and gener
laws were also vetoed by me-