The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-13

tariff, TO protect the home market, and
homo consumers, from the greed OF trust
and monopolies fostered and protected by
the present tariff laws.
We do not propose TO destroy business,
but to build Y up; not for favored class
but Tor all. Not to make radical changes
that will shake the business world.
We do not expect to accomplish every
thing at once, but to make steady steps
toward tariff reduction, no steps back
or monopolies fostered or protected by
law, at the expense Of all the people"
Passing to State issues he said
STATE ISSUES
/ recently said that 1T Is the natural ten
dency OF a party long in power to become
eStravagant and corrupt; so, too, there is
trary and dictatorial"
There Ia also disposition upon the part
OF a political machine TO make political
asset OF the government OF which they
power of the government for the benefit
OF the machine and its leaders first, and
for the benefit Of the people second; and
where It's leaders are able and shrewd, II
against them that will convict them of
any crime or Of stealing the public moneys.
The whole atmosphere surrounding the
government may be morally bad. and
yet you cannot secure the legal evidence
to substantiate any specific charge Of
crime.
The wrongful taking of the peoples
moneys will be done under the forms of
law, by stat enacted in the name OF
the people. The party leaders may be per-
not themselves pocket the money OF the
taxpayers, yet they permit their followers
to divide amongst themselves moneys OBJ
tanned in the name Of the law, but in yio-
In Nf hn rio ~ thea
is illustrated by the law compelling town
boards to take the manual OF highways
at fixed price, regardless of it's cost or
value, or their need for them. A mem.
the interior counties told me that at its
recent session bills had been presented
for 1000 copies furnished to the towns OF
that county.
The contract under this law is said to
net the member Of the State committee
who holds it over $4,000
Some little acquaintance with financial
interests and banking laws satisfied me
long ago that employees who never take
a rest or vacation are to be distrusted;
that the benefit Of the institution, the
safety of the stockholders and depositors,
require that they should be compelled to
take vacations, and their books be examined.
open THE BOOKS"
Our adversaries have been in power for
ten long years, they have spent emo enormous nous
made and kept the books themselves. Let
them now rest from their labors that we
may examine their accounts.
The expenses of the last Democratic
the appropriations for the State government
in 1904 are over ST, 900, 600, difference OF
over ten millions Of dollars, and this too,
after vetoing appropriations passed by the
Republican Legislature to the amount OF
with the growth Of the State it is natural
that the expenses should increase, but with
the growth OF the population the expense
per capita should decrease. Population
in 1890, $685.. 1853; in 1900, 7,2ss,o42.
The great increase in our State expenses
seems to be abnormal.
cannot give you detailed statement Of
the causes Of the enormous increase in
our State expenditures. or the manner in
| dissipated: but this / do know, that unnec-
essary offices have been created, until now
| every county in the State ia sprinkled with
political mercenaries with official titles,
| most Of them with nominal duties. but
| with by no means nominal compensation:
torney- General OF the State. John Cum
neen: Some years ago the taxes OF the
| State were levied and collected by local
oosrs and v The oo% pe The ss s.
were executed by local officers. They are
with US yet All violations Of the law were
prosecuted by district attorneys In the
various counties. We still have the district
attorneys Violations of the fish. forest and
game laws were prosecuted by local officers.
These officers still exist. But to-day much
Of this business has been brought to the
| capital at Albany:
sThe Comptroller has large force OF
appraisers and lawyers engaged in collect
ing taxes all through the State; the Tax
| Commission employs large force OF clerks
and experts; the Forest. Fish and Game
| Commission employs force Of lawyers,
protectors and other officials scattered
| In New York makes 1t necessary to dupli-
cate the city police; the election laws, the
agricultural laws and the pure food laws
now enforced from the Attorney Generals
| Office make it necessary to employ lawyers
In all parts Of the State.
These are a few illustrations of the
changes that have taken place in the last
! ten years. and which have increased the
| public expenditure unnecessarily. The eff
| feot of it all is to bring into existence a
large army Of officials and placeholders.
who owe allegiance not to the people of
! their own localities. but to the Governor,
who may bring them all into activity when
| IL ia necessary to control elections or pri-
| maries in his own party.
see what this leads to-more office
| holders whose tenure is affected by the
| election more electors prevented from ex-
ercsing their impartial Judgment at the
Dolls, HOTe lftc anu iuol'N'h' Si'iSShc
| coverted into mercenaries.'
UNNECESSARY OFFICES.
I give you simply a sample of the I'M
necessary offices created, and the increased
| compensation OF offlceholders:
Chapter s2e, Laws 1904, entitled. An act
| to amend the insanity law. providing for
the examination Of immigrants. at the
| mort of New York, to ascertain their mental
condition" creates what Ia termed in the
act "A board of alenists whose duty is
the examination of insane, idiotic, imbe.
cile and epileptic immigrants The board
consists OF a chief examiner and two as
sistant examiners to be appointed by. the
| Commission in Lunacy. The salaries fixed
| in the act are $1,000 for the chief examiner
and ss 600 each for the two assistants,
making total Of Sill annually. In ad-
dtion to these expenses of the commits
sion, it is provided in Chapter 73o Laws
Of 1904. on page 1857 of the session laws,
! that each OF the port wardens of the port
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