New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
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history Of the state during the past
year discoscs the fact that you "e''
in the strictost sense OF the WoIu
mere passenger II is certainly Per
tiucnt 20 call your attention 10 tho
fact that during the four years ol
1ammaEy administration over Iou'
thousand names have been added 20 inc
states pavroll at an annual eNPeH7o
to the state Of about $i,OOO,uVu' th't
The policy OF the party OF when you
bave boon the official representative
has becn TO create new offices, ana thht
vour own record demonstrates the m
Partially with which you nave as
'ributed the Offices among the follow
ers of the individuals in active leader
ship in your party.
1.-THE history Of tho last four years
il the history of the most audaclouS
attempt on record 20 apply Throughout
the state the policies Of Tammany nan
i'm the city Of New York. In TINS con
ncction il should not be forgotten t I'M
YOU are unable to CLASSIFY ~, your rs
Of achievements the removal OF nun
dreds Of Offices, carrying thousahos %
dnllars i'm salaries, from the Compel
Two lists. in fragrant violation OF the
enirit OF the civil service law, Tor all
OF when you hiV P'i''''
sibic.
your claim of political achievement
rs distinguished from financial achieve
mont challenges attention. Are you
alone responsible for the passage OF
the direct primary law? Are there no
other departments of government II
is n fact that there was a general DE-
mand for a thoroughgoing direct pri-
hot :
demand and refused the request OF the
Rcuublican Assembly To make changes
tbr' would have perfected it and sale
Guarded primary elections. You had
no part in the long agitation for tn
direct election Of United States Sena-
TORS. Your signature TO the concur
rent resolution was not required ana
was purely an act Of supererogatlon
prcparatory 20 classifying II among
your political achievements. You were
mere dust on the wheel.
Tammany in Control.
How IL it possible to deal seriously
with the contention that the provision
for a constitutional convention was the
result Of your own personal efforts
II is doubtful whether the people APP
prove the legislation; but It IS not
doubtful that Tammany Hall eXpects
to control the convention. and that put
for the votes Of Tammany Han, many
Of them proved fraudulent and result,
Ing in numerous indictments. the biii
would never have been even apparently
accepted by the people.
As for your alleged achievements
in respect TO highways, there 10 no
evidence that you in any way sought
TO rcctifv the indescribably bad record
Of Tammany administration IN that de-
uartmput You did. however, dehber'
ately prevent ne from undertaking ne
Investigation which would have LAID
all the facts clearly before the puohc'
and 10 that end caused IN inveStiga-
ton to be made by your own appointee.
whose report YOU subsequently refused
TO act upon and which report most EN-.
rtaticallv condemned the conduct OF
Inc department. and imposed upon you
q grave duty which you have failed TO
perform
e 81 am surprised that, as Governor
OF the state and as the candidate pr
election TO that Office, you should claim
70 have vetoed bills amounting to ST.
272 900, when you have not done 20
and have not approXimated that result.
] find upon examination that the total
OF your vetoes at the regular session,
exclusive Of rcappropriation bills and
exclusive Of Items subsequently, APP
proved by you, was Sl995,OOO; tnat
the total of vetoes in the general ap-
preparation bill was S398,O00; that the
total Of vetoes in the supply bill was
s2S700O. and Of the construction bill
items. exclusive of duplicates of items
vetoed at the regular session, S429,-
O0O; that one special bill Of 100000
was vetoed at the extra session. This
makes a total of about $4,000 coo IN
stead OF S7,272,0 900
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