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tanned by an Oriental people. lGreat
cheers and applause.i Val,
tGreat

IHpy cannot bnTh HbuhNOt, shtO "o'e
that Gov. Taft no auspiciousIy began Igreat
cheers and applausel and while Governor
| OF the islands continued. II must be- car
| ried TO a triumphant conclusion. Cheers
and applause.l All, no. student OF oondi-
party; ali, no. You find In the government
Of the Philippine Islands where the people
are already learning that our flag did not
lose its gift OF benediction IN It's Worldwide
journey to their a shores great cheers and
no reason why the people should take the
administration Of the affairs OF the United
States out OF the hands OF Theodore Roose-
welt. Long continued cheers and tre-
mendous applause.
soME CHEERS TO PLEAsE HIGGINS.
When Senator Higgins got up. to speak
a demonstration was attempted, chiefly
by the Republican organizations massed
in the centre Of the arena. II lasted Tor
some time, but there were many who wanted
to cheer for Roosevelt instead and let them
selves he heard above the Higgins cheers
Mr.. Higgins seemed pleased with the at
tempt. He began with a few references
to the strength Of the national campaign,
and then passing to State issues. said
Hisgins's Defence and Promises.
The Democratic party in New York
State to-day is in leadership, In character
and purpose none other or different from
the Democratic party OF ten years ago,
when to quote from their present Guber-
material candidate, "the people rose IN
their might and smote (theml hip. and
thigh and there was no help for them
Their zeal Is not for good government,
but for Office and the spoils OF ONCE. Their
interest ia not so much in the methods ny
pended as in the men by whom the money
shall be spent
In their Jealous study of the political
history of the last ten years OF Republican
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achievements OF our party. its mastery
handling of the great problems OF public
finance, the improved conditions that sur
round the exercise Of the elective franchise,
the development OF our educationa! insti-
buttons and the NJ as,Ires adopted for the
benefit of the health, comfort and general
welfare of the people. Yet even with their
distorted vision they see only few matters
of comparatively minor importance TO
condemn.
UPHoLDs HIS FURNACRyILLE VOTE.
The Democratic Acknowledgement of the
State, when challenged to specify one act
of official misconduct on the part or any
member of the present State administra-
ton. alleges in various forms that ne
Canal Board Of which have been member
since Jan. 1, 1903, awarded to the Furnace
vile Iron Company 3lsols for e1cavating
rock where no rock existed. The Demo-
| cratic candidate for Governor echoes this
charge on the stump and ornaments it with
his rhetoric. ] denounce this wanton at
tack upon my integrity as malicious false
hood In plain English the case Ia this:
On May "a, 1893. years before ! became
a member of the Canal Board, the Furnace
vile Iron Company had been paid by the
Comptroller's warrant upon the estimate
superintendent Of Public works. "for s,els
cubic yards of dry excavation Of rock
sls,8ls" 1t had thereafter presented to
the Canal Board a claim for the return Of
certain deposits and percentages held back
by the State on monthly estimates until
the completion of the work under it's several
contracts and for loss of prospective profits
and for excess wages. which claim had
absolutely no connection with the item for
rock excavation. but was one. of many
Canal Board for consideration at that time.
That claim was still pending when became
a member Of the board.
MUD lBY REVISED CONTRACT REALLY
HARD PAN.
The question of fact before us for de-
cision was simple one. The contract pro-
vided, to quote the exact words; that dry
OF all solid or ledge rock and hard pan which
in the opinion Of the. resident. engineer
cannot be ploughed, and all boulders meas
uring one-half a cubic yard or more. ;"
We're the 1858 yards allowed and paid
for as rock in 1898 hard pan which could
not be ploughed and therefore properly
allowed for as excavation of rock, within
the terms of the contract? The board heard
evidence on both sides. Blythe overwhelm-
ing weight of evidence, 1t was established
that the company had excavated under
its contract 1888 yards Of hard pan which
could not be ploughed; that there had
been no fraud or collision and that no
deduction on that account was justified.
! The resident engineer testified to the nature
of the material excavated and his testimony
| WAS fully corroborated
The Attorney General himself conceded
at the time that the testimony of his wit
nesses had proved extremely unsatisfac.
tory. The evidence is a matter OF record
and may be read by all. invite you to
pass Judgment upon the facts and cheer
| fully ask any fair minded man who desires
to render an impartial verdict to give the
closest attention and investigation to my
record upon this matter or to any other OF
my public or private acts. Conscious OF
my own absolute integrity ] submit my
record to the unpreludiced Judgment OF all
who will take the pains to investigate it.
ATTACKS HERRIoK's FIGURES.
Mr.. Higgins cited as another illustration
of the incapacity OF our adversaries either
for fair or candid criticism or for satisfac-
tory assurances of any real improvement In
the conditions they see fit to assail' this
passage from Judge Herricks speech as
Buffalo.
Under the adm in istration OF Gov. Flower
! with these institutions hospitals for the
insanel governed by local boards. .O44 EN-
| ployees performed II the serv ices required
| but with these institutions in pc ltics. under
| what may be cons idered the direct manage
| ment of a BUSINESS Governor. it takes !, 49,
| employees to render the same services. The
only economy practised in these institutions
where the helpless wards OF the state are
cared for, IL apparently In seeing with how
| little clothing their nakedness can be GOV
cred and the minimum OF food upon which
| life can be sustained.
Il desire to add little information t.
the gentleman's statement said Mr.. Hig'
gins, which he. either through thought.
lessness or for political effect, failed tc
give to his hearers on that occasion. The
State hospitals for the insane, on Oct. /
1894, contained Oils inmates, and on Oct
/. 1904, they contained 25,oie inmates
The number Of employees on Oct. /, 1894
was 2OS8, or one employee to 4.3 inmates
The number of employees on Oct I. 1904
was 1874, or one employee to So inmates
This indicates a reduction rather than an
increase in the number of nurses and at.
tendants in proportion to the number OIL
inmates Of these institutions.
THE INSANE? OH, THEY'RE WE'LL OFF.
There Is no hospital system for the in.