New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-26
ST|MS0N ATTACKS TIGER


the seat. of Alfred University. in con-
nection with which is maintained state
school of agriculture and a school OF
ceramic art. More than half OF the au-
dience was made up Of students at the
college. They "whooped II up for Slim
son I'm great shape. with college cheers
and handclapping.
Tanmany Tiger Hungry.
The candidate fold them about his de-
sire to continue the standards OF state
government established by Governor
Hughes He said that the state In his
Judgment could not afford to abandon
those standards. either on the score OF
false economy" or to permit Tammany
Hall to get control of the administra-
ton.
From Alfred the expedition went 10
Andover, the home town of Assembly
man Phillips There was large throhs
at the railroad station. awaiting the can
6idate. He was cheered warmly "neh
he spoke. He made there a speech
which was typical Of his other utter
ances during the day, frank. straight
forward presentation of the Rcpupncan
case and the reasons the Democrats
should not expect to have their ticket
elected. That speech ran as follows:
Republicans for Progress
Tho main ISSUES of the campaign are
very simple IT simply means whether or
not we are going forward 10 maintain ti.s
standards which the Repuoncan PEI PAL Cow
ernor Hughes and under the Repuohcall
administration of the state. AND 1 am one
of those who believe that things nave oesn
setting steadily better / believe that the
administration of the state Is now upon
a higher standard than 1T has ever beeh
before. -.
/ believe I'm an efficient state government.
I think that the duty of the state govern
ment is 10 efficiently protect the INTERESTS
IF the people in all respects. and have no |
,ympathy whatever with those timld Souls
who are constantly calling halt and trying
to get people to go back l thlnk we are |
getting better every year NOW tna' 10 my
position. ,,,
party because l believe that the Republican |
party has shown its power and its ntness
to rule and that It is able, whenever trouole |
or dissension or scandal occurs, TO clean IL |
Self without the assistance OF the other
party. 1t is not every party that can
say that / have been Republican all my
life. burt think that the issues TINS year
We have right TO appeal to the people OF
this state upon more than mere party issue |
think that really the issue before ore US s,i Is
state government, which, under the past ad-
rninistration, has been made more efficient
and in which there has been created much |
more powerful agencies of government than
ever before.
Take, for instance, our Public Service
Commission, that has greater powers than
any agency of government we have bad
before powers which I think are necessary
to meet the modern conditions of HE, pow,
ers which are necessary to regulate and |
control our great public service corpora.
TONS our railroads, our street railways and
our gas companies; NOW, tha Mr gtea. oo ed
ministration. without a breath of scandal.
free from any partisan consideration what
Are YOU going to take that and turn It
over to the domination OF Tanmany Hal,
and Charles F. Murphy to make a rooto saI
the way in which it has been conducted and
for not allowing 1t to be changed.
Tammany's Sale Of judiciary.
r,ers corfronts the people of this state
q question of the utmost seriousness which
they should consider with the greatest care
on Election Day, because TaInn'a ny ths sa
shown very different standards from those
which Governor Hughes has shown In re-
gard 10 these commissions
And if Mr. Dix in his appointments
should WELD to the standards which Tam
many Hall has used In New YORK Cty,,
i1dges-we would have a situation in those
Public Service commissions which would be
literally appalling. am not using reckless
I have good Democratic authority for
what I say when I say that even IN the
York CITY under Tammany Hall it has been
notorious that such nominations could De
purchased and sold
Possibly some of you may remember an
incident which occurred last year at
time when there was a DISPUTE in the DEM
ocrstio State Committee. Mr. Gamers. OF
10 hon ri NJ
emies In Tammany Hall were seeking to
remove him. I think the date was In Feb
which. according to current rumor Mr..
Corners was 10 be removed. Mr.. Conners
came out with an interview which was
him in Florida. in which he virtually
threatened to tell all he knew about the
a aa IN Sic he asserted that in New YORK
City judicial nominations by the party were |
sold and paid for.
And you may remember that II was
and he was not removed Now, fancy for |
a moment what would happen II that system |
got into our state in regard 20 the Public |
Service commissioners.
Republican Work for Labor.
Our Labor Commissioner has had his
functions greatly increased during the last
few wears. We have expended $4,000 extra |
In three years for additional inspectors of
factories in regard to safety appliances.
e
accidents, with a view TO correcting the
laws in regard to safety appliances and the |
prevention of accidents
We have passed number of laws for
the Improvement of our factories, for the |
prevention of those kinds of diseases that
come from dust creating machinery, and, |
finally, last spring we took what l consider
to be the longest step of all in the work
mans compensation law, of which all of
you have doubtless heard
Now, the new law enacted under the Re
publican administration and Governor
Hughes has introduced into certain trades
an entirely new system. based upon the act
now in force I'm the British Isles. It intro
duces what amounts to a system of IN
surance. and provides that in certain kinds
OF trades-certain specified, dangerous
trades-which include, among other things,
locomotive engineering, track lay
erS and track repairers; men who are en-
gagged bridge construction or ironwork
more than twenty feet above the ground.
and various classes OF employment of that
sort, including handlers of dynamite and
powder-it provides that such men shall
have a right to recover compensation for
injuries, regardless of how the accident
happened without proving negligence on
the part of the employer. and without
showing that they themselves were not
negligent.
Labor Legislation a Step Forward.
My own view in regard to that is that
IL Is long step in the right direction and
that 1T ought TO be increased; that 1t will
he found eventually 10 be beneficial not
only 10 the workman but to the employer:
and that the only man who will suffer will
be the man from nv profession. the