New-York tribune., 1904-09-28

appraisers and have fixed their salaries at $500 per
annum each with S9Vg IN ade aeu Inv o me on April 2s
1904 the commissions being signed on ti esA'e' >iu
th9 Sa' aHfIeInen app6inte,, qualified on April q
Icna and appointed secretary at an alti. .t %to.5
of $500 In my opinion the creatlon l UL 'n roS ne
done by the present State 3f1cas rd amG e seyaf To
sistants and the expense OF the new o4aI e foT ~
the state The compensation ana alloManSe 4s l4s
81 'eoiarv and allowance made to several OF the
constitutional State officers elected py InS ,i
- nyraeds the salary of the special deputy ehsI-
eer who is TO be in immediate charge or the Wor orr
The Governor acted directly contrary 20 yns or
The board of canal appraisers had nothing 20 90 40
nen T 1ney 1fy Tef 70 1873 WSen introduced resolu
ton in the Canal Board that they be reques{eiG i 70
lands believed to be necessary for the barge canal
"SF 0t6er w officers have been brought into existence
by the Governor and legislature for the purpose or
and salaries for such new officers amount to
ssOs3 so month. although no contract Tor te WDrK
ton of the barge canal and believed that it would
ce,d4rted oe Gpnf M as # has been since January last
begin think that the $01ooeceo will not he sufi-
cient to pay the placeholders
REFERS TO TAXATION LAWS.
As to conducting the government under special
9nder these one CORPORATION is taxed on the basis
Of IT'S income another the basis Of the value
OF its property; is subject 20 local taxation
are are, taxed upon the basis of income anu Of valua
ton also II the law imposing taxati%on % Tsre 6 nI, M
occasion for corporation taxpayers to court nc t9e
meut of laws favorable themselves.
Again. as bearing upon the question or puohc
tax methods the more public places and salaries
are made available for party workers Just word
construction OF bridgs dvke or similar improve
ment IT makes the community dependent upon the
lawmakers or party In POWER, while. II all are
treated alike and these Improvements are made
This IS the reason why the legislature IS pro-
hibited by tho constitution TO pass a special law
for working highway The purpose OF TINS pro
peatedly disregarded In recent years. and many
appropriations of State money have been made for
work which under the general laws. woui1 be done
The matters have referred to are notorious.
They constitute ''perverson OF public funds in
mGdH rdG2 gr3 SbS M II aqbed aS 10 Sad
Judgment, for which no criminal conviction could be
to Proiccue Te but R R IS %e known that tap
tons Of crime are conducted by the District Attor-
quests tho Attorney General 10 do so Governor
otfciai for ''s 'pervertine public funds
The Governor Is reported as having said that he
submitted an legislative bills before he
opinion as 10 whether their enactment was author
lied bv the constitution. or whether they were in
proper form. but he has never taken my opinion
or as to whether they were eXtravassnt corrupt or
Neither has the Governor always acted on my
opinion on the point submitted He has approved
many oliIS alttI ADVISED tleE were uilCull-
stitutonal and I may be pardoued for saying In
passing that In every instance In which he disre-
garded my opinion and approved statute and its
validity subsequently, considered by the court.
his action in the matter was held 10 be unauthor-
lied
note Governor Oden $ comparative statement
concerning the expenses Of my office during M
administration and that Of my predecessors I
sha have something 10 saw about that later.
have not expected TO engage I'm any political con-
troversy with the Governor. and have made no
preparation 10 do so. Besides. the duties OF the
Attorney Generals office such that I cannot
give an my time TO politics I expect 10 take suf-
ucent time. however TO elaborate more fully the
subjects mentioned In tails statement l think I
can show the public that the increase In govern
mental expense OF this State from approximately
$l3~oU0 Gnder Governor Flower S25 600 O00 under
Governor Odel. is largely 10 the causes to
which have thus briefly alluded and not 10 the
iact that the population has increased as Governor
Odell claims '
other duties prevent any more to-day. but shall
take up the subject again very shortly