New-York tribune., 1906-10-23
LABOR'S TRUE CHAMPION
attorney General Mayer Shoes the
W0rk Done bg His Party.

At meeting arranged by the Republican Club
Of the Sd Assembly District, held last night at
l5oth street and Amsterdam avenue, Attorney Gen
eral Mayer effectively turned Hearsts claims to the
credit Of being the original labor champion and
antitrust crusader against him by telling of the
labor reforms and regulation of public service cor
porations accomplished by the Republican party
in state and nation. Mr.. Mayer said in part:
stance where the State government has not COM
Of labor upon state nubIio works and TO the pay
msnt g Of the prevailing rate of wages .. 49,.
barge canal was executed during this admins
traCH It provides as has every GOntTact since since
that the contractor with the state must employ
he hs fb the 0Py sl se Of and ReWs
the contracts for the construction of good roads
throughout the state contain similar provisions.
o 3T Taat sgR eo as fh be
after the beginning of the session of the last Legs
Under the supervision OF Mr.. Sherman, the Com
Of Of aa f tren haRs bee TO a
enforced. The present Governor has given heed
a conductor as a member Of the Railroad commis.
sion. and the certificate of appointment of this
he STEPPED from his train at Albany. The presence
By O his integrity and deiity has worked himself
up from the humblest ranks, is q stronger promise
talk OF political candidate who advertses himself
who would doubtless substitute for such man as
Commissioner Rockwell some personal appointee
who would do his personal bidding
I call your attention to the law passed last win
ter known as the Employers Liability law, which
makes Ii possible for railroad employe TO recover
damages, even though the in 1ury which he has suf-
fellow enploye, and, in brief, to the many laws
enabled employees to obtain their rights in the
courts.
Under this administration the special Franchise
law made possible by Theodore Roosevelt when Gov
ernor Of this state held valid by the highest
court of the land. Since then. the Attorney Gen
erals office has disposed of cases involving assess
able valuations OF over s400 100000 and the taxes
upon that amount have been paid to the city
OF New York and other localities. and have gone
10 the support not of the state government, but
OF the municipal and other local governments
throughout the for the relief of the citizens OF
those localities from the burdens of taxation
It was my privilege to argue, and am glad to
cay, to win in the Supreme Court of the United
States the cases which resulted in taxing the
New York Central and other railroads upon their
rolling stock within the State of New York.
The health of theypeople has ben safeguarded. the
Pure Food laws have been rigtdly enforced. that
part Of the Agricultural law protecting against the
adulteration Of milk has during ths administration,
been held TO be constitutional by the Supreme Court
OF the United States:
of New York have been tried, the verdicts against
the state have been but 100000, and the revenues
of the citizens have been conserved, and all these
results have been accomplished at an expenditure
less than that which is necessary to conduct g. far
sized law ofhe in the city Of New York