New-York tribune., 1906-09-27

ers Of our party and two, Of our five Governors Of
this state. who have held the party true to its
such history that we might well be willing to
merely recte it and say There is our platform"
public service, enjoys in his retirement from
SiY f e Sd ce Rd s5o{a as Sq bom
President OF the nation and one OF Its pest ana
fion which has seen the fruition Of Of these
have been presented 10 any administration
rounded with such safeguards that since then no
such scandals have attended upon elections F1nd- @
and corrupt we have passed primary laws under
regular orderly and decent determination Of the
party VIII and more recently a corrupt practices
act. whieh. It is believed. will go far TO remedy
the evils sti attendant upon the eeGt9n of our our
public officers Ihe murderer M Vas e0nvloteq aIio 40
prison the Democrat tic State Board of Canvassers,
we entered upon a new policy as remarkable in
Of its results in this state as the past ten
We found the treasury OF the state not only de-
pleted, but We found a deficiency in it OF S374,c9
expenses, and we have not only pald on tile
deficiency and met every Just demand upon the
treasury. Including The increased M ex5enses Of :
larger and better performance or the dnes ol Ile
SO 5000, besides $4,000 in sinking fund 10
We found the liquor traffic administered through
local excise boards with no revenue 20 the state,
The localiIies much more than before and correct
that business: We found 100000 being collected
creased It 70 more than @ " While aerf the M {o525 3 & g
we have increased the appropriation for the of
the insane and for the charities Of the state more
& 10000 annually; for agriculture more than SOU
900 annually ana are building two agrIcaltuTa5 coz col
ers besides meeting the necessarily increased ex-
uenses Of the judiciary, the prisons, the Legislature
and other departments Of the state; We cQntFt1-Iu
and s25DOG0 70 stricken San Francisco; We have
nlent OF our canals and highways, the expense os
which VIII rise 10 $J9GQev0 when coIlplestufI 49, <i
are actual lly engaged IN the performance cf IaI Is9
Ipts are atCl,sh1e dangerous railroad grade
iTes ~ as f1st es possble and have begun the erec-
ton OF q mucn needed building for f our StaIe are
peaIs which viii S2505Gc; all these without IN
any manner negeeting tne other & canssntY
developed and increased in efficiency.
WHAT REPUBLICAN RULE HAS DONE.
And let II be said 10 our credit too that this has
been done without creating state DEBT 70 pIouuts
SO 0G000 for canals and 10000 for the purchase OF
Adirondack lands. winch colld De p pala IO-I1S "a -
full from surplus and sinking funds PIoTiCea I
for the purpose. and yet leave working Daiale
CHARGED that the annual approximations Of the state
have been Increased, we can reply that tLey a4re
nor been disproportonatey increased, for the re-
ceipts OF have increased IN even gFetsl
tonal appropriations , 81,
During these twelve years the assessed value OF
the state has increased from $4,000 10 double
that sum: the population OF the state has increased
10 more than eight Millions lhe number or insane
defective and Unfortunate whom the state mas
housed and Tor whom It has provided better care
ana beJtcr treatment than ever tefoIe In IS MS
ror,, has tripled IL number. We have enforced
the eight-hour law, caused the payment OF me PR
va5Iiug rate Of wages municipal work. abolished
fba contract labor system IA prisons, revised
and perfected tho Labor law and further protected
eupioyes by Employers Liability act: We nave
revised and consolidated the Educational law ana
tbe Educational Department; finished the state
CAPITOL built the hospitals for the epiepuc, for the
/ corslnu dive ard fo- crippled children; Increased
the cauacitv OF those Tor tie insane and estab-
ijslad revy and modern institutions tho rcforma-
go Of juvenile donqucuts; we have developed
! ereat state Agricultural Fair; established Gas
,tdes Gr those commodities by public service cor
! I,oraffoue ard a Water Commission 10 develop the
resources Of the state as Wen as 70 conserve and
80 available its sources Of potable water supply:
,,,,,r-1atfou az the great business or life insur-
- ,rg Dassed the necessary reform legislation
| 10 corr. ct the evils disclosed
! FIVE REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS.
We have collected and difbursed In that twelve
s-..,ft- in me books Of the state IN TAX and not
a., +.rcI ms we found cur preuet Ssors had been
"a - i,bit Of doing and will balance the books
J - n benny the close OF me ASSal wear next
49, morning. and every book viii bo public
-'lo,-S- ,ar alike 10 critics and opponents.
Tor Them to examine AT their leisure ana make the
AT T Jirns which II will be proper for 20 take
-, 9s.fenf 10 continue complete the recital
-. -,t-tsT mas been accomplished IN these twelve
} % - ,-,ter man 20 add that we have met every
1 eTead everv party promise. Ihat is the record
,, re ssk should not be forgotten; that Is why
1 Se appeal to the people not upon promise Dut
upon ISfIoIIlad nrd OF achievement and results for
t,veIva years OF Republican Administration! "hat