The sun., 1910-06-03

Mr. DIX made Il known that he would
appoint the executive committee within
a month or two. There was no hurry.
ne aaid, and on the executive COMMITTEES
are 20 he Democrats not connected with
the state COMMITTEES. and some Of those
interested with the Democratic state
League may be members Of IL. Il has
come 10 the ears Of the Democrats that
the Republican legislative investigating
city from early July on 4 10 take up two
departments Of the state Government
which were headed by Democrats from
January I, ioJi, tn January 4, 1910, and
Democrats connected with those two de-
partments directly or remotely must not
expect TO he appointed on the executive
committee.
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Committeeman GeOrge B. Van KEENAN,
Of Ogtlensburg submitted resolutions
which are 30 he the foundation for the
Democrat,c state platform in the cam
paiRn next fall. and they we're unani-
motsly adopte' They are AZ follows:
Rs,a',,d, Thu, vs iay nerUre the people
of the state tha peB,Octaiic DositiOn upon
the various questo ions which are nov press
ing for solution AMI call their attsnt ion
We agralEn the Republican party In the
nation for the OutrsgeOusly unfair tariH
~, rerently enacted BY them. Which EN-
phaSizes ami increases the great burden
Oi Indirect taxation thrown upOn the many
Tor tho henent Of the fev The excessive
and almost prohibitive Cost n the neces-
saries of life q cost out of ell propoFt lon
20 the earning capacity ~ the people ,
must he direCtly CHARGED n the iniQuitOus
tarih lev AMI there can 10 no relief from
thi. intolerabla condition Hntil the law
making power y taken from those who have
built roT themselves large fortunes through
n, Use AMI given 10 those Who represent
the great masses of the people who have
suaeret a. keenly from its unjust and
tndelensible eXactions
We charge the Republican party a. a
time wpen every dictate Of prudence would
suggest ami every thought of statesman
ship require economy AMI retrenchment
in publC expenditures with responsibility
for the greatest era Of corruption and eN-
travaRance in the history of the state
Elected upon unequiyocal promises n
reform Ahey have permitted the eNpend-
turez Of the state TO grow aud sXpand until
last year he state -xpented more than
az on Oo' and this year even that enormous
sum has been Increased by several millions
of dollars In the sums voted by the Re
publican Legislaturs When We remember
that in the last year of Gov Hilis adminis-
tratiOa the amount sApented was but Sia b.
OpoOOo We NAV realize the corrupt and
Wasteful estravaGancrs 60 which a sue
Icession of Republican Governors has COM
,nittei the public purse. Under them
corruption vhich d,sGraces the state has
been revealed. responsible leaders N their
party have been driven Va disgrace from
public life. OFFICES have been multiplied
beyond all Necessity. sinecures have been
created in. pract caly every department
an1 the Old time Democratic notions Of
saving ani economy have been replaced
BY an ever increasing desire 20 eNpend
Nth lavish hant the mcRey Of The peoDle
such conditions should bs condemned
a. any time. bat ~ time Ike The present
uh-n he ordinary man H utterly unable
IN .eep his e,pend lures Within IN" limits
his inaome such sa.te anI "NtraNagance
cry aloud for rsmrir ant lre little % any
short of orin,ua'
The burden of laNaiioa alvays rests
Ucst heavily upou nc poor ana practically
every civilized nation. realizing this con-
'duion. raises a large proportion of IT. eX-
'taS vhich falls fairly upon 'h- shoulders
Of those best able 10 bear q rni imposes
the burden of the cost oi government In
proportion 10 ths bensht- received by
those liyina under the Government
FAVOR AZ TNCoIT TAN
We have iusr had q striking example Of
the hypocrisy Of he Republican party
in the treatment n rhe proposition vhch
Was before the LEGISLATURE 10 permit the
congress Of the United SJates 10 iWDo-e
an income taX chen 10 it, iud gmsnt u might
seem NECESSARY such q resolution does noi
reaui-e the approval o. disapprOyal Of the
Goyernor. ve. ue hnd Mr hughes inieJ tin {
himsslf into rhs situation and taking q
position ot hostility and antngOnisn 70 the
proposiion Ehich gave an excuse 10 me
Eepublt,an ma aiotiiy 10 divide - forces
tp .u,b manner that me addition Of ths
praftically unanimous vote Of the Demo
cratic members 0f tho LEGISLATURE 10 ths
RspubIcans Who voted for u just irn -hort
} Of the number required 20 pass the resO,
.b,ion We reassert our belief In he incom'
J ltat aud demand that Gov Hughes include
4, among the questions 10 he considered
, A. The special session Of the Legislature
which he has called
Tbe Democratic party has on several
occasions called the attention Of the state
10 the need Of improvements IN he electtor
, and primary laws Changes which would
insurs honest and fair electiOns through
out the entire state and give the people
Iareef measure Of control over the nOmi-
nations Of those who -esk their votes
are tmperatively required yet after months
Of noise and strife the primary situation
h loft a. Il was and no honest effort was
sysn made 10 insure such chanEes In the
election law q. vOuld require the persona
! r.slstratiOn throughout the State Of ever
cttizen who casts a ballot or elscttOn day.
Instead. with much cant aud hypocrisy
, bil. have been passed 10 ihe name Of hon
est elections whose sole sim and purposs
are 20 make more dlfhcul' the exercise ol