New-York tribune., 1904-10-09
HIGGINS SHOWS SAVING.
Continued from nrs, page.

expense for school purposes 50. TOO, has the e
state. The city OF HeW-York has largely Increased
tsntion 70 the expenditure BY the state OF more
s sh i ~ S,a,y, bss SIendeS large amounts
f0r the improvement and requirement OF Rnone Riioe
0f dollars in the acruirsuent Of he gTandest PARIS
ln the world IN the Adirondacks and the catskills
for the benefit OF It's people.
But there the parallel stoFs. While the appro-
ssTig nereasod sl7i2sss5 IS to sss0oooo during
tie iasi eleven yssts tse burden OF direct ts1sl6
considered a absolutely abolished. This has been
have keretofore escaped their just proportion Of
the states burden 20 assume their share OF II IN
the city ~ NeU-GoIE, on The other hand, With an
increase Of expenditures. there has been no les
n,inisiraion when The real estate valuations were
Increased BY fui assessment on me & coIt[aF5r r.
power the tax rate was steadily mounted higher
and higher from 20l per cent IN 1875 TO 20 per cent
81 1902 and this Notwithstanding the fact that the
he state, which amounted under the last Demo
cratic administration 10 more than s6.Ugegs- ,3;,
that the moneys expended here have been *
Z that when The Republican party has been in
power IN the State Of in the city IT'S record has
eqUta6ie ana dniaished laxaticn upon real estate.
/ have enGeavorsd % show n a brief manner the
beaefcent results OF Republican, administration
and The ine1hcieacy, to-say the least OF cur OPP
say Ee have spent more monoS., True We have,
ana that il was expended pfT;oberly and honestly
Sor purposes which have been approved by the
% they mean to say that # gain intrlsted with
State hospitals for the insane. for our charitable
institutions for good roads. for The JUDICIARY ard
they show where one dollar could be saved in ad-
milistrative expenses Of the various depar tments
ihey cannot 90 so. Ihelr ranpaiish SO IaI S nsS
been one q ytuperauon OF i4aehmje charges s1 ana
EsSrs Esg 70 III m pe9gs 686ens e ts 1 m Books
asn RaGs hafs s's sd t ff besa ksp5 IN
Take our Democrats opponents not on the basis
a. what they promise but on the basis OF what
abe people TO estimate or promises by what
9 sssss ss h2gs a2as aS 6P 2 M a ts GhSa Of
tion: OF wide public p0lcies;. apd OF progressive
ci'aens sfhsi Of II fhe State state question "''"
Gentlemen there is attempt on ,fle part OF
cur adversaries 20 inject false issue into this
campaign based IN part on the personality ana ad-
muistration Of the present Governor Of this state
ert on my sdmnistration n ,i IL elected. ~, ,,,..
administration OF my own ~ ne niidenGe % % fd, mo
se course hest calculated conserve the interests
OF the State. am more famiFar, with business
ness administration Of the States affairs
NJ LINN BRUCE SPEAKS.
After the applause which was given at the
close OF Lieutenant Governor Higginss speech
had subsded. President Stern introduced NJ
Linn Bruce, the candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor He referred 10 him as a prominent and
active member OF the club. Mr.. Bruce declared
that ne had been campaigning for two weeks in
the central portions of the State, and fully be-
ieved the assurances given him by the Repub-
l.cans Of the country districts that they would
eome down 10 The Bronx with a majority for
Roosevelt and for Higgins greater than that
given in 1850
Senator Depew. in his speech, referred TO the
clubs anniversary. saying:
II is inspiring thought that We meet here to-
night We have met for twenty I'VE years, to vel
ihe other Stale Offices. We began welcoming them
Y nen our clubhouse consisted of Two rooms; We
tAa now We welcome them in this; the best APP
growth ef the club from two rooms in Iwenty five
tafs 70 ~hat II Is tonight Is inclcatiye or What
po'icies and Republican principles. }A1pa6se0
aP pSsTssF %eR f's ' ai6 and t55Rhs @ E
Gown the line. and especially among those living
saG Roosevelt applause and cheefs) and odeii that
xhilitad In his course in p1ibc Ire 20 Worthy fT
ruccessor Of them all in Frank Wayland Higgins
And We must remember in this campaign that
81 The Democrats succeed, then, having control of
The city Of NewYork .Tammany gets control OF the
State, having control Of N.6Ol0O0o and what it
second city in the world il gets gets the SIS o6eS more
"a me power 81 the state and in sddition 10 that
which is TO be expended for the barge canal And
tcket this time votes TO hand the state over bound
hand and foot 10 the Gofernor OF Tammany Hall.
The last and most impressive Of the speakers
was Elihu Root, ex-Secretary OF War. A whirl-
wind Of applause greeted him He spoke with
Nisor and with candor and made some keen
fhrusts at the machine management that did
tot fail 10 carry. He referred several times 10
the Just accusations" that the Republican
party was not doing its best to support Mr.
Higgins His main argument was that voters
OF the State should know more about Lieutenant
Governor Higgins, particularly I'm this city Mr.
Root said:
am glad to be here tonight 10 help you my
80 70 Hecoine these. our candidates upon
ne olaLe ticket. and especially 10 welcome Lieu
tenant Governor Hggins to this great city. / am
YORK know him The more 5s So,es ss he psqRe @ get o. New"
the and The % of Of he kS% Tss 6 S ts mgg5 ,s, about
s sS1sy ought TO know The people o: our ctty don't
effective servants Of ts state Who ara SonF ,ber 5eq
oTe te n4sy fe aS6 s ths 9ggh 70 know And nc
n5 fb sTss ere k2own Mi n the greater viii be the vote
ppSHseD wish All m the s79Tsy To,ers df y NeEeTY6s
ar President might know him you and ] know
state TO represent the great Republican counties
s 81 me "She Ss sSatlsraugus and Chautauqua; four
Gnd responsible posts gaining in the esteem
what the pubic service is g %h1 Kn%T feT
" the esteem ard thaeconfdence OF his own people
recognition for fath and nosia services esva.ed e
and now fttnriy BIZ natural and proper pfosress
the ntting reeogntion of what he is and what he
highest ofhce in the STATE 80
OF his arduous public service his name has been
Gsytesnyme G s TOT honesty for Independent strength,
! wish that all the people could know him as /
Tsg rsn s1 ,Ss o4g % 6np~ s as KNOW and know as
pielon had ever sullied his fair fame that always
bidden and Rbharrent force was brought 10 play In
Toe Ts1 Fise5 AeEy vaa Sd aen 6ne" that firm as
right and fair and honest and FOR good repute and
that any innenee The Kno~ " hin m M the idea
mt