The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13
THE PLATFORM.
1t VIII Indorse Odell's Course and Advocate
Repeal OF His Savings Bank Tax.

II VIII Indorse Odell's Course and Advocate
Repeal OF His Savings Bank Tax.
SARATOGA, Sept. n.-The platform OF
the Republican State convention promises
to be in some respects an important doou-
ment. 1t will be one which will be read
by Republicans with interest and varied
emotions. 1t WILL Of course, commend the
administration Of President Roosevelt,
and will, OF course, whoop up the Odell
administrations. And yet further on 1t
will advocate a repeal Of the savings bank
tax. This tax raises about $500 900 year
and Is tax on the surplus OF savings banks.
This legislation was part Of the pet scheme
OF Governor Chairman Odell when he
first went to Albany, and which was de-
cried by all sensible Republicans not de-
pendent upon Gov. Odell's favor. The
platform Is to advocate the repeal OF this
law on the ground that it Is burdensome
to the despositors in the savings banks,
all Of which was pointed out to Gov. Odeil
when he got up his first batch OF crude tax
Savings Tax law has resulted in q reduo-
ton OF interest to the despositors In the
savings banks Of from to 81 and per
cent. The plea for advocating the aboli-
ton OF this tax Is that all direct taxes have
been done away with except those Tor the
The platform will say that the SOL 900 900
canal Improvement plan was adopted by the
people Of the State, but the platform does
not say anything about the fact that Gov
odell's canal Improvement plan was carried
by the Democratic voters in cities. Neither
will the platform tell how forty-three
Republican counties, which gave Odeli
total pluralities in 1902 OF los,27e, switched
over In 1908 and gave total majorities OF
POS, 1914 against Governor Chairman odell's
ophavpa Nathan will the F)laffOrm
tell how Gov. Odell's county Of Orange,
which gave him in 1902 plurality Of 3,7Sl,
gave In 1908 majority OF S,e2e against his
| canal taxation measure, or a change within
platform is to commend Governor Chair
| man Odells administrations at Albany.
This will be interesting reading for the
Republicans in the anti-canal counties,
who registered their DEGREES against his
| canal legislation. The unification educa-
tional system deoreed by Governor-Ch
man Odell IL to come in for fine words OF
Republicans who read the platform to-
himself should take the nomination for Gov
ernor here and not saddle onto any other
candidate defense Of his administration
Gov. Odell. they added, should come right
to the front and use the Republican State
machine, which is completely under his
domination, to nominate himself for Gov
ernor Then he should stand up before
the people Of the State and explain why
| he decreed that obnoxi ous savings bank
| tax and why he hoodwinked the Republic
cans in forty three counties on the canal
| measure.
II was recalled that 1t is In the upper or
| Republican counties Of the State that the
| ticket to be nominated here must gets its
| Republican plurality. Will Mr. Higgins, 1t
! was asked, or the man who is to be nomin-
| ated for Governor here stand UP for these
| forty-three counties and defend Gov
| Chairman Odells canal measured Will Mr..
Higgins 90 to New York city and defend
there before thousands Of small depositors
in savings banks the OdeIl savings banks
tax? These were some of the questions
asked, and there was only one solution Of
them and that Is that Odell, instead OF
shifting on to the shoulders Of another
| candidate the responsibilities Of his ad-
himself and defend his own acts.