The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15
Big Crowds Cheer Gbnn
at -Four Meetings in Queens
Governor Emphasizes Record of His Administration for
Economy and Takes Fling at Financial
Joy Riders"


CIV. Glynn toured Queens borough last
night and addressed four crowded meet
ngs in Astoria. Flushing, Jamaica and
Ridgewood. lie dwelt upon the states
record for economy during his admins
tration and said that through his vetoes
he had saved each citizen OF Greater New
York 81.
He was entertained fret At a semi priva te
dinner NJ the Union League Club in
Brooklyn and then he went to TIM f,-ed-
quarters Of tho Amerind Democratic Club
In Astoria, which was damned to the
caves by crowd which cheered enthu-
siastically each point the Governor made.
The Governor and his managers were well
pleased with the reception and the crowd
here, hut IL was small compared to the
Jam which was waiting for him at his next
meeting, which was In the Flushing Ly
ceum. where Augustus Thomas met him
at the door and turned him over To the
chairman, Rodman Richardson
The main floor and the balconies were
packed a. tightly as they could he. and
ciamorlng thropg was ut the door push
Ing 10 get close enough tn hear fow
words from Gov. Glynn.
His next stop was at st. Marv's Lv-
ceum, in Jamaica, where the enthusiasm
of the crowd was no less than Il had
Secretary of state, In introducing Glynn
here. compared with him Cleveland. TIL
den and Hughes. and said that Gov. Glynn
was greater than these.
Gov. Giynns last meeting for the NIGHT
was in Public School II. in Ridgewood.
Raise. Economy Flag.
II was in Flushing. at the Broadway
Lyceum. that GOV. Glynn in his third
speech of the evening delivered his in
vective against state extravaganza and
his defence Of his own vetoes of appro-
priatons which he said had kept SILL
100000 in the peoples pockets. The flag
he raised. and which he said he Intended
to fy over tho Capitol, was Inscribed
Millions for State necessities. but not ore
cent for extravagance." He said.
Il saved the taxpayers % the State
sl1 5000 by applying TO the business
OF the State the same principles which
every successful business man applies 20
his personal and private affairs. Instead
of going on the theory TINT public money
deserves less consideration than private
money, | have proceeded In the belief
that public officer must guard the
money of his fellow citizens more jeal-
ously and more watchfully than he
guards his own.
when prevented n direct tax OF
sll 100000 I saved the taxpayers of Ham
ilton county. tho smallest county in the
state. direct tax OF $4,000; saved
the taxpayers Of Queens county Sis4,533.
and | saved the taxpayers OF New York
county more than $4,000, 900.
There are. In round numbers. 100000
voters In New York. My blue pencil
saved for every single one OF those voters
more than 81
MY political opponents are crit,oislng
me for some OF my vetoes. They are
weeping crocodile tears because thought
Il more important that the State OF New
York should live within It's income than
that particular legislators should grab
unnecessary appropriations to popularize
themselves with their constituents.
In my vetoes | have been sustained
by the conviction that every unnecessary
dollar spent by the state is a dollar
plundcred from the people under tho
cloak OF law II was with deep concern
that I discovered, on becoming Governor.
that the state Government was spending
money at a rate which would compel
the imposition of n heavy direct tax un-
less drastic steps were taken to prevent
IT,