New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-13
vR. DIT'S ACCEPTANCE.

Mr. Dix in bis speech accepting the
Democratic nomination for Governor in
dulges in certain vague and general
charges of extravaganza against the Re
publican administration of the state,
based simply upon the increase in state
expenditures, but ne finds il necessary
to pledge himself unequivocally TO carry
forward the Republican policies which
have swollen the states budget As The
Tribune has proved more than once, if
the state had gone on doing only the
things which il was doing when it last
had Democratic administration, its
budget would have shown only a slight
increase, due TO the growth of the state
in population and wealth during the last
sixteen years. But the state has not
stood still 1t has not been content TO do
only the things it used TO do q decade
and a half ago, and it is the new things
which have been responsible for the
mounting appropriations. Yet with the
new and progressive activities of the
state Mr.. Dix finds not word Of fault.
Since the last Democratic Governor
went out Of Office the state has made the
regulation of public service corporations
a reality. This has cost money. Mr..
Dix pledges himself to carry il out.
Since the last Democratic governorship
the state has undertaken the building
Of modern canals and highways. This
work adds several millions a year TO the
budget Mr.. Dix emphatically declares
his belief in its necessity. Since the last
Democratic governorShip the state, from
spending next to nothing for the encour-
agement of agriculture. has taken 10
spending a large sum annually for that
purpose Mr.. Dix believes that means
should be provided for agricultural edu-
cation and development" Now these
three activities of the state, with public
and Notwithstanding the
care of the insane, now state function
but not a state function under Demo
cratic governorS-are the sources Of the
states additional expenditures. Mr.. Dix
says nothing about the schools or the
charities, but it is not 10 be supposed
for a moment that he would advocate
starving the school system or treating
the insane and paupers inhumanly. Thus
Mr.. Dix is forced to indorse the progress
sive policies Of the Republican party
which have increased the states eX-
penditures.
Since he is not going to cut off such
OUTLAWS as useless, where is he going to
save? Where are the waste and eXtrava-
gance Of which he talks? Perhaps it will
bc said that there has been waste in the
but a Republican Governor
has already attended 10 that Perhaps
the beet sugar bounty might be i'll
stanced. But 4 Republican Governor
stopped that long ago. In fact, the Re
publicans have already taken care of and
will take care of all the evils of which
Mr.. Dix talks He promises to turn the
light on the 'black horse cavalry" It
has been already DONE and if any dark
corner has not been illuminated, who
would not trust Mr.. Stimson, the sugar
trust prosecutor. and the Republican
party under the leadership of Colonel
Roosevelt. rather than the Democratic
party under the leadership of Murphy,
with the Legislature under the control
of Grady and the Sullivans?
As for the national ISSUES 80 when MT.
Dix appeals they do not figure in the
campaign. The tariff viii not he revised
at Albany And why should the Demo
cratic party be trusted TO revise it at
Washington: Its last revision of the
tariff. according to the last Democratic
President, was one Of ''peridy and dis
honor" aud the record of the recent scs-
sion IS full of Democratic votes for
highcr duties.