New-York tribune., 1904-09-22
DETAILS OF CONVENTION.
Leaders Late in AriUing-lIr. Lees
Speech.
~ dc Associated Press.l

hall was crowded, and the arf1VaI OF SpecI@'O'1 :
from all parts of tho State. added to the seneraI
feeling OF suspense about the head OF the ticket,
lent an air of eager anticipation 70 the assenoi@s
Several leaders were not in the hall when tne
convention called to order. but remained u
conference at the Grand Union Hotel. At 1S9 every
seat in the hall outside OF the space reserved ioF
delegates was filed. The proportion OF women was
even larger than yesterday. At noon the eohVeH-
ton still awaiting the appearance OF OAdil
man Horublower and the leaders Eager eXpecUahes
increased as the time passed with no announcement
from the conference Of leaders at the hoteL mo
name Of Justice Herrick was on every tongue anu
at 1910 it was said be practically certainty
that be would be the nominee
At l2I5 o'clock Mr.. Hornblower came down tns
aisle followed by Senator DIcCarren. The Brooklyn
leader was at once the centre Of crowd Of dele
gates eager to hear what had been agreed on
Senator Hill entered after. followed by FaricK
e McCabe, the Albany County chairman whose
presence was Of new Importance In the Hght OF ths
reports Of Justice Herrick's probable nomination
Following Mr.. Hill were the Tammany leaderS-
Murphy, Bowling and Cochran
MR. LEES SPEECH.
The convention was called to order at 1922 p. m.
by Temporary Chairman Hornhiower. who after
the report Of the committee on permanent organ
lzation had been adopted, gave way to duncan
Campbell Lee. Of Tompkins County. MI Lee Oil-
terly attacked the Republican party ana Governor
Odevs administration and said In part:
The result we see Is not the work of a day. but
Of decade-the end Of beginning that daLes LlV
TIE retiremeRt from no. once n OF t9e dob I hin course
path strewn with reckless extravaganza ana i
most most oBvoTs in the fnance record The record
Of ten years of Republican rule shows an s
itself constitutes a public scandal ..- ,.eor,
further and begin with the year 1884, the year ttat
saw a New-York Governor elected TO the ITeSl Il1
administration was $i6oCo00O seven years later
IN the last year of his successors briliilht a''t
Oe0eoo But when Governor Odell comes TO the enc
& Sa ms tern ne leaves a record III nv m|nsrSif,Ire OF
$4,000 900. To the average man. who thinks IN fe%Lts %
lars. these figures may be confusing or mean htte.
They become clear when comparison Is ul.ate St(I
Since the Census of 1880 was taken the population
During the last tyentT years since ISL the cost OF
State government has increased l4S per cent
woman ana child Vas IN 1854 with Democratic
Governor, s. o. r. 1891 with another Democl atlc
Governor, g 10 In 1904. with Odell in conTaan4.
= S5s Estimating co1servauvely -FOUR nit.l2lS.SS ~
to the average voter to-day not s. 20 or $ st. it
was in 1854 and 1891. under Democratic Governors
ures but the facts recorded in pubic documents
But il is said this taxation does not faI! drecty
the people because of the indirect taxation sys-
TEN that has been Instituted.
COMMONWEALTH PAYS THE BILLS.
should Ike to ask how does New-York State
escape the burden OF the taxes levied: Does Penn
Does Masslchusetts help US? Do we set anything
S26,0Oc00 at Albany. &6.CO00l0 must come in some
form or shape from the pockets OF the people OF
NeW-YOTk To pay for H. Is taxation benett be-
cause laid indirectly? All taxes are burdens. in
pepditures we must pay the BILL no matter how the
money IS raised. II is mistaken notion that an
affected. sooner or later all must suffer. The
commonwealth as a whole sooner or later pays the
| bills OF extravaganza. The hand OF the tax col
| lector may be cleyerly concealed but the people
sum AZ the point Of pistol it does not lessen the
crime or the evil done to society to take the money
interests Is iSay ' IS ,hat m sOo Of the ' public i
| money FOR 1891 has been appropriated however
| smoothly and quietly the job may have been ac-
Extrayagance is always waste. Retrenshment
With power the Democratie party pledges Itself TO
an economical administration: and the assurance
OF sincerity may be seen in the fact that In the
one department under its control under the eiti-
Seut direction OF the present Democratic Attorney
General the expense OF administration has been
CALLS PRINCIPLES WRONG.
These results | have briefly stated have been in
| evtable but the principles Of the Republican party
have adopted that the individual exists for the
state , rather than the state foT & the i9Svidua IDLY @
| and forget who make the State, In their view 1t
| The Republican machine has put this out OF fash
lon The people are in danger Of overlooking that
sown by the simple Italian folk from which was
TeaPed The whiFwind 3i MGdGiaa a1tGcFScy ir II
lie transform its character and make it in reality
a characteristic tyranny. You may nave mag
nihcent State government. but what IS it worth
| u It's people 5ycOphantS and SlaFeS2 Another
Idea characteristic OF Republican rule IN this State
IS that local self-government should give way to
Centralized at Albany and the affairs Of local com
| muutieS be more and more administered by State
BEEN Working IN this State in recent Years than
this; These two ideas, think. mark clean divis-
| ion between the Republican and Democratic thcO-
TIE third princpla that Is being illustrated at AL
bany IS that as many Republican party workers
possible should receive means OF livelihood
from the State. The number of commissions that
havo been created since the day Of Governor Black
is notorious The number OF special aTents. insPec-
hanger2-on. II known t. the people. would create
cratic soyernment Would be- 10 purge the 6oyro
of the State and eliminate all the useless public
And fourlhIy. we hear preached by Republican
workers the theory that MOULD have 2pp3lled our
being avowed with the audacious inquiry: What
| are you gentlemen going TO do about it?
THE ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN
The Issue in this campaign becomes very clear
! II is this: Can we have an honest government at
There are those that say there, is no, hope; that
hcals are 'grafters" and that we must accept the
necessty Who are outraged at the assumpion
who believe that NeW,fork IS Inherently an honest
| believe. that they near to be honest They are
oas be 5S With the m fs p viii not
There is no hope for honest government from
Higgins & Co. any more than there from
| Odell & GO. The people ere afraid Of the silent
partner. The government may resign; tho chair
man remains. The chairman may retire, but
the c9mGa9ny. VII NJ, net not be De dssolyed
appeared TO match the hour. / hope and pray he
may rise out of the deliberations of this convea-
tion and be to us all that Tiden was TO the men
| Of the 79S-a savior Of the commonwealth. WIN
You State S eTe re n Mo5tan 5I 10 II 9g no. VII sweep
White House.
George Ralnes. of Rochester chairman Of the
committee on resolutions read the platform which
was adopted. 1t will be found in full In another
column. When Mr. Raines read the reference 70