The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-16
RESENT MALBY RIPPER BILLS.
01pENSBuRG AROUSED AGAINST
SENATOR'S MEASURES.

Partisan Scheme Exposed-Machine
t1lus 10 steal the CITY Government
~CioESsBLE6, y. Y. April Is No legis-
.,"a acton affecting his city ever stirred
10 :. ml,7 indignation and bitter feeling
G.. rae passage by the Assembly and Senate
II tn Ma!by ripper bills Although the
racalsa Eenlblicans make light Of the
r5. - and declare that the people at large
10 ntr particularly interested IN the ulti-
mate fare # rhe measures, II is an actual
fsc. thar l'tle else Is talked about where
rer gather here
Na.Uv's attempt 70 set aside the will Of
The ne5plA At the polls by having elective
,~esears lerlslated out Of office for mere
partisan ad~antage lie deeply resented by a
i,:ee sa5 Influential element Of the com-
rgt!.v many If whom invariably vote
,ts Fsput!!can ticket, The Board Of Edu-
cat.,r which has always conducted the
sch.... N strictly non-partisan lines
hge gore on record in opposition to what
has -4en called brutal exhibition Of bose
ISM 4 The last meeting Of this body
! res3..t!on ris adopted, with but n vote
in 80 re.itlve, denounclng the bill which
,re,r. H. present board out Of power and
o.aa-as he method of selecting school
o,nu..s. .nars 4 comm ittee was also
s~urarte+f' ra!r on Gov Higgins at Albany
mi .ac.s.' hun TO withheld his signature
from to 4-t # i finally reaches him az it
Undo .r'41.v vii The Board Of Alder
n4r il sure - veto both bills. but Malby,
WIZ Is Isad - having his own way on all
ra,ta-g ra-t7lnlng 10 his district, is eaid
- r. determined 70 get the measures on the
t,s,l.a ..-,Es whether the people Of Ogdens-
tg!e l.:. hem or not
Ma.cy popularity has perceptibly de-
creased sla-A he introduced these bills.
Heretofore hA was personally popular with
the members Of both parties, and the last
tine hA ran he was Endorsed by the Demo
cya,s Nov nor only the Democrats but
naav independent Republicans are de-
rounc!nE him for his course on the ripper
measures
r-.c.srts are also beginning 70 be heard
or his rather lavish display of wealth II
puzzles some people in his home town to
knew how 4 man on a salary Of 81 500 a
yea: T. Albany and a moderate law prac-
t!ce he.e can live IN s25, 900 house and flash
around n "a, 500 automobile
The origin If the ripper bills is rather
obs are Ma!by introduced them in the
Senate. but his friends say that he did not
Grsw them Nobody can be found who
VII. come our in the open and stand sponsor
H.. 'haE2 There certainly V was any
ropu!ar demand for them, and as far as
oar b. asoertalned not a single public
oaic.4! or hoard was consulted before the
measures we're framed The news from
Alh2nv that they had been introduced fell
Ike thInderoolt on the people here.
l. is conceded on all sides that the com.
mln!ty is well satisfied with the present
city government The affairs of the munlc-
ioality have been wisely and economically
administered and its credit is gilt edged
There ISN'T a suspicion Of graft anywhere
and NOT ever the bltterest Republican
partisan will say that the Mayor, John
Hannah. is not an honest man and a pro.
~gtessive Official He is one OF the .Tealthles'
and busiest men in Ogdenshurg and he is
The llrgest individus! taxpayer in the city
Yet he hnds time TO administer the Office OF
Msvor, for which he gets no salary at all
he succeeded George Hall. another Of the
iea1lne business men, who is also q Demo
c,at and Wa the candidate for Comptroller
On the Democratic State ticket in 1904
Bstrsea them they have succeeded il
making Ogdensburg so solidly Democratic
tta' ne Nalhy crowd canno' hope 70 VIZ
the city back in a fair fght at the polls
Es.oe the ripper bills.
p the terms Of the principal measure
the !::al elections are TO be held in the fal
,-r,o-l = tho z-ripr TTe,,a lly Oit ieE thDl
have tn! elections in the fall hold then
in 'aa cGd years in order 70 keep then
ssr-.s's IRON the Presidential and Cube
|nat;..e! contests by which the local issues
ar generally obscured. The Constitution
i,sel. pr-vldes for elections in cities Of thu
frs, and second class IN odd numbered
years The ripper bill. however provides
thai the local elections here shall be helt
in the even numbered years The objec
n this provision is apparent.
Considerable money has always beer
spent On both SIDES in these local contests
Many Of the Democrats who are interested
IT. lco,l politics have plenty OF money aac
tnev ire slwe " Wiling TO give literally
The Republicans are not SO fortunate II
this respect and the result Is that the burden
falls o. ] few men.
EI' when there = a President or a Gov
srnor -r both to he elected the local Re
pV6.-.r machine has plenty Of money
In" funds come from the Safe and ma
tlonal o-raml,tees. Over $4,000 con
tr.bIfsd from these sources wac received
IL s lawrence county in 1904. At leas
TIA s.:ogA.t ri money was sent here, bu
there are those Who scoff at the idea that
IVES al. expended for The purposes 70
vk.ch. +. us intended However, loc1
elections IN the fall Of even numbered year
would -oAave The burden II those VII
ta"a t9d 70 stand the expense OF IN
sp:.n- ''3'asrs Moreover the Republican
wo..1 ave rn4ch better chance Of captur
ine he lily bec2Goa the local issues woul
slr-.y h. 1varthadowsd by the State z
n~5'.,-l. .saU1z thus putting the Demo
c!l's - e Gla21vcnLage, for O~gdenshuri
Il sn.';'lI Republican in these years.
A.o-at. feature OF the main ripper bill
sooI' those origin there is soma myster-
Is 'ti' -'h.-h provides that hereafter tn
Supervisor. md Aldermen shall be chose
b. '.-.s .rs,aad Of at large It is saic
torstr'- rgfrome If the fight for the count
printing A. present all rhe Alderme
aad also al the Supervisors elected fror
o~goens5lrc are Democrats The Re
tur.C-rs 6ryra thst thav IAN Cgptllre A