New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
DEMOCRATS BROKE
PLEDCES'-MILL
Speaker Joins WadSWorth
in DenunCiation of Tam
many MiSrule.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY
FOUND IN DEFEAT
Political Courage of 1912 To Be
Rewarded in 1914, Candidate
for u. S. Senate Ayers.

James W. Wsdsworth, jr., candidate
for United States Senator, and Ogden
l.. Mills. treasurer of the Republican
County Committee and candidate for
state Senator, opened their campaign
at the meeting Of the Republican Club
Of the 27th Assembly District last
night. Both speakers arraigned Tam
many misrulc and corruption.
Mr.. Wadsworth said he intended to
deal not with personalities but with
principles during his campaign. His
observations throughout the state dur
ing the last few weeks, he averrcd, had
led him TO believe that the people
were tired Of personal vilitication Of
candidates and Of political agility, and
were weary of the uproar OF the last
two years, which he believed had now
passed.
"Thc citizens Of to-day" he said.
Torm a great, thoughtful body, and
demand stability IN their party and its
candidates. They like to hear prin-
ciplcs and policies instead Of person
alitics discussed. The Republican
party had the courage of its conyic-
tons in going down to surrender and
defeat in 1912, but, in my opinion, in
that defeat we have found our victory.
The political courage of 1912 is going
TO be rewarded by a victory IN 1914.
Mr.. Mills briefly summarized the last
four years at Albany. and asserted that
i, was the duty of those running Tor
state Offices 10 bring home to the peo-
pie the necessity Of rCdcemlng their
state from the chaos and corruption
Of Tamm8ny misrulc.
There will be no need for clo-
queuce." he said. mo reason for appeal
to passion or prejudice, 10 neccs5l ty
Ter argument. A plain, unvarnished
recital Of the facts will suffice, tor
the facts themselves are absolutely
damninC.'
"Repeating' Sanctioned.
The Democratic party pledged itself
so to amend the election laws as TO
simplify them, decrease the expense and
facilitate the making OF independent
nominations. IN fuliilment Of their
pledge they first gave Us the abOmina-
ton known as the Levy election law,
from which we were fortunately pro-
tected by the decision Of the courts.
Last fall. in the shadow Of an over
whelmiug reputation Of themselves
and an they stood for by the voters in
the city and state. they rushed through
the present measure, which is so crude,
.
rect primary system IN dlsrcpute for
all time.
The Democratic party pledged itself
10 strengthen the law relating TO cor
rupt practices. but no such legislation
has been enacted. On the contrary, n
provision was inserted in the election
law defining voting residence, delib-
erately drafted so as 10 facilitate the
housing and voting Of foaters- brazen
attempt to tamper with the purity OF
/ the ballot and TO give to repeating
3 legislative sanction.
"Thc party also promised TO reform
legislative procedure SO as to secure
wider publicity and more mature delib.
GRAFTON; to enlarge the powers of the
Public Service Commissions so as "a
include the supervision and control OF
private water companies; to reform the
civil and criminal procedure so as tC
minimize the laws delays, unnecessary
expense and uncertainties, and to eX
tend the soil survey Of the state; but
no such legislation has been enacted.
Finally, and most important Of all
the Democratic party pledged itself 'tC
retrcnchment aud reform and to The
economical administration Of public
affairs
of interest and sinking fund charges
under the administration Of Governor
Hughes were $7i,814.937 80. Under tn,
administration of Governors Gulzer anC
Glynn these appropriations amounted
to Ss9,95S,07l o.. or an increase of SIS,
l43. 1873 SO.
Ninety-O ne New Offices.
"In analyzing these figures It =.
H.. e nd hot Z ~
increase in appropriations for non
POLITICAL institutions controlled by hon
orary boards and commissions and de-
voted 10 charitable and educational
PURPOSES has been 3 per cent, the in
clease for legislative expense 2i. pei
cent, and the increase for boards auC
departments wholly political and con
trolled by Democrats has been 80 pei
cent.
During the four years not one hu
rcau has Deen consolidated, nor Office
abolished. and no less than 9l7 lew
Offices have been created. Of which 4
great number are exempt from the civil
service reform which they promise Il
UNFOLD. Almost $4,000, 900 year III
! salaries alone has been added to he
burden of the taxpayer. And yet
venture to say that the government has
never been less efficient or more short
of funds for actual needs.
THE acquittal of Senator Stilwell by
his pals in the Senate, and his sub
sequent conviction Of bribery, upon
practically the same evidence by a
, Jury; the scandals in the state Capitol
repairs; the scandals IN the admins
tyation Of the states penal institu-
/ lions: the scandals in the Highways
I Department, resulting in many indict-
mcnts, and finally the GROWING dis
grace Of the impeachment and removal