New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

mental action Ever since my noIllLs lIlts 70
have been calling On onnxIeynditHres nsy of the
| Hughes administration as 10 n,,id con-
wOuid retrench or which they 49, hova
slider as wastefql, ,, or eiect9rs Of this state
are entitled TO know Where Wh We ,,- onno-
these subjects. And can upUn pId.ns t,,y = mn
nent Mr.. Dix, to give - 1Ne snecificaily /
statement Of his postum ,,,cstions.
ask Mr. Dix the following queseIol-55' - 4t,
First-Do YOU still favor the repeaI e % IiS Shg
pubIic Service law, as your PlaIlolIh uiN
W. Secyond9Do nd YOU think that that law uI-
reasonably regulates puui!c H. T-,stsd today?
fF 60 in WHAT respect does il do soE
Third-Why did you add IN yo@uI @ aa pGs4ii
of acceptance that you a "a "a ~ I,-,o-ations7
regulation of public service Co ~ pO. &C. afTi
ne Von ThinIs The present law is 100 eIn-
cient or not efficient enough os tei, n,,hije
favor the efficient Ies ia '-ot -, Giant
service corporations. do you mean e444OA0A'
according to the Hughes standaLQ g.,
Fourth-What changes IN the !, + fSlD.io S 7 60 -
vice commission law 90 you CUllSlsi0
SFifve-WiiI YOU pledge yourself in the aP-
pointment of new PUBIC oeI ylce nI,ta q
soners not to conslder tlio H r1eI1v
tions of Charles Z. Murphy or 1auaLIdAy
Six-wfu you point out which OF the :, ex- OK.
penditures for state goveI4IneHo pn waste
elrnor Hughes you consider TO De Waste
and extravaganza -. ,r,,ro
Seven-Do you consider the extra appIo11
prfation of sS25O0O for public and norman
schoois to he such waste and extrava-
Eirhth-Do YOU consider the appropriation
Of sl5O0,o0o for new state
ings to be such waste and extraVas Az ~ oa
Ninth-Do you consider the extra S3!V St3.OyV
spent under Governor Hughes tor eIdciens -.L
enforcement of the LABOR laws ~ NC SuNii
waste and eXtravagance s,o- ono
Tenth-Do you consider the extra e--2vvo -.,..o
spent under Governor HuShes 70 Ieol se.iilLo -
the Insurance Department and 10 put an
end to the old scandalOUs system 10 De
such waste and extraVagance -.
Eleventh-Do you consiaer me me I'D II%
s26 OGO spent in four years too much 70 pay
for the efficient reorganization OF the Bank,
ing Department by Clark Williams and
Orion H Cheney
TweIfth-ViIl you point out any waste
and extravagance'' In the appropriations
for the new hospitals and the asylums for
the insane?
Challenge TO Dix to Reply.
I challenge Mr.. Dix to give the people
/ of the state a full and frank answer 10
! these questions. I assert that II Is con
trarY to all the principles Of fairness 10
accuse us Of undue extravaganza III Jhe
state expenditures without specifying which
expenditures are disapproved OF. chal-
! Ienge Mr.. Dix TO face the people of New
( York upon the issue Of giving UP any Of
the improvements OF Governor Hughes
| It is true that our expenditures have IN
/ creased. but il is also true tPfat our income
has increased and II IS also true that the
efficiency OF Ou- state government has in
I creased. l do not believe that the peO-
pie of the state wish to give up the ef-
hcienCy which We have attained for the
purpose Of reducing their present expendi-
lures. Remember that this increase IN ef-
hCienCy has been attained without any IN
crease IN direct taYatIOn. We have not even
resOrted as yet to direct taxation 10 pay
for the interest on our canal ana hlghVay
bonds Although We were authorized to do
so by direct vote Of the people. Surely that
is not the earmark Of an eXtrdVdgdnt ad-
minlStratiOn.
And what is it that they propose to sub
stitute in place of the Hughes system OF
state administration An administration by
Tammanv Hail. ! challenge my opponent
70 deny il. I challenge him 10 deny this
report Of The New York Times as to the
influences which controlled the Rochester
Never before has Tammany Hall been in
such unuuestiOned control Of state con-
boss been enthrOned as the state leader in
the unlimited way in which Murphy is rec
ognized to-day. The convention IS IN the
hollow Of his hands. Back OF Murphy
control are rumOTS Of strange and sinister
influences. You cannot throw 2 brick in
auz- direction in Rochester without hitting
some lobbyist or railroad attorney The
woods has been fun Of them from the start.
They. got here before the delegates did"
I challenge him To give the state an eco
nOmical administration with william son
mer. of Tammany Hall. in the Controller
Office the Office which holds the purse
strings of the state the Office which SU
1,ervises the making up OF the budget of
the state which has the power TO say
where the funds Of the state shall he de-
posted and the amount Of interest that VIII
he exacted thereon Think of William SOh-
rrler exercising these powers Think u Mr.
Dix reforming the extravaganza OF Gov
ernor Hughes with the aid Of William Soh-
mer!
Then Mr.. Stimson went in detail into
the Sllene trial. with its disclosures of
the trail Of Tammany in the State En-
gineer's Office.
Mr.. O'MaHey compared Mr.. Dix's stand
on the tariff question to the negro who
had been treed by a bulldog, which was
growing and wagging its tail
He won't bite you" said the owner
Of the dog 10 the darky. Don't you see
he's wagging his tail?"
Yes, dat's so, boss" replied the negro.
but he am waggin' his tail and growlin'
at the same time and I don't know
which end TO believe"
THAT is the way with Dix" said the
o.