The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-04
rrs'irAliy ~ aalv rev s'Gs-ssion -
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Hra'ir aiiv ~ ualv ns~ Suggestion -
eon,ainsTi In this paragraph
r7- rss-iH- rapHrat'n 80 frss'h ~ 'rr
. ..t.... .aaas Ff 90 t's'- ftrrrias r- g. - fr-a
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90. rsr--.-. r. v's'- s,u-uaiui.-s ssnus1r.
rHsH rHs' - ~-' sr Iasr..s-,i rsv-Hr-sr 'n-
Hrsr- gavs-r-sut .s 30 saauar- N rfsytiias
t.-g.1 rrTs 'sr NO f-riands nate upan T
THF SrN has ALREADY presented 'hs Do
fI..- 81 th' unprrf -isntr,t ~Npan-ion of
90. .1st ~ state government ~ the pasi
$500 ears Last wear " vas py~r ~
SEQ. this ~ Gar u sxcre,lr,l si1oOsi.
and iur ~" ''vo wears u nazsc,t 80. osi
ed. lr fp.ir ears IT h.. ndmin'-'ration
u. Guyrrnor HrGHIs tho budget has
grown 90 "urh a. m the 'v"rtv years
ur,,,-iug N-~urrdlv hrr" - -1meth'ng
moore rlIn m" unhappy but inevitable
normal growth IT the cost at adm,nI-'rn-
tiuu ru . state i'~.if gro~tns
WHAT % hcring IN the Governor .
statement Is anv answer 10 the rhargc
that much ~ 10" great increase haS
been due to want NJ care m rrtuCtng
IN, ~~ nll-n appropriations. Tan a Gov
"rnor who signs measure appropri-
ntlug sgDsu ~ IN" money of IN" people
- the state ~ advanc" real estate
size, uIa'tuu IN Saratoga springs easily
-, lU,' the suspicion ~ having been
equally r,klaSs elsewhere IL - TIN"
that the Saratoga salvation scheme was
concealed ~ bond issue. but even n
bond issue ultimately calls for appro-
priatIuus tn carry and tn caucclit
The appropriation of S23.oO' Ia pur-
chase a steam Yacht for IN" Superln-
tendcnt uf Public Works IN serve ~
flagship for tho State feet that cruises
the temJE.-tuou- canals X in itself
no enormous extravaganza Vet the
Governor. who approved ~. must in
falhblv tnd himself held responsible
for extravaganza far less modest IN
other directions How much Of the
increase m the est ut State admini-tra-
non has been due To commissions which
owe their 'xlS'PnCe tn the Governor
How much has the limitle-- number Of
Investigations. forusd by Mr. HrGHFs
cost To- the taxpayers There are
scores oC other questions senator Hill 5
document does not answer.
The truth. known To every one ia
miliar with affairs in Albany. j. that for
the las, two wears the cover has been re-
moved from the State treasury II has
been a matter IT earnest and not un-
friendly rivalry among Legislators to get
the largest appropriations and endow-
mrnts for their districts. Finance com
mIt'eeS have invented agricultural col
lasc- and devised ob<'rICtlpns 10 river
flow IN order Ia win for their districts a
falr nr oven an unfair share IN the sur
plus d,,-t med 50 soon To vanish from the
stat. treasury In this harmless and
Commendabln occupation they have
! been successful beyond their fnndrSt
hopa~
II will be reasoned that such action
on the tart IT the Legislature was ocn-
.urabla. that It fixes upon the l.egISla-
turr the iull responsibility for IN" eN-
panslon of the budget However sound
this reasoning NAV BE-. tho fact remains
that the legislators succeeded under
! Governor HUGHES where they falled
under HIGGISs and ODELL. and their
success was due 20 the fact that the pres
emf Governors interest and attention
unlike that Of his predecessors. was not
concentrated upon ~or,iid details al
state finance.
IN explanation which contains the
admission thay ia a single wear IN" cost
81 state administration has increased
upward of =, OOD ~ will not. we suspect
answer the questions It- publication will
rlr,t from every taxpayer in the state.