The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-12

Ex.Cov Gym IL expected IN this city
to-day or tomorrow. returning from San
Francisco. He will probably make a
personal statement IL relation TO the
controversy over the large direct tax
which Gov. whitman says is necessary
Meanwhile John Godfrey SAKE, who
was Gov. Glynn's counsel. returned %
Mr.. 0lynn's defence yesterday with "a
statement replying TO the explanation
from Gov. Whitman which appeared in
TIE SuN yesterday.
Mr.. SAKE insists he was right IN say
Ing that Gov. Whitman in his nnai~ia.
message duplicated the Cofnptroller's
estimates and that the threat OF an
$4,000. 900 tax is absurd
The suggestion is made. SAYS Mr..
SAKE. that |. in soinc way which u not
indicated. have confused the necessities
OF 1916 with those OF 1876. l have not
done 90. GOV. Whitman's message was
delivered TO the Legislature IT was
delivered pursuant to the constitutions
mandate that he should communicate
';he condition OF the state IL VAS
discussing the condition OF the state ne
It exists In 1915. lie went out Of his
way 10 C~ritlci-e Gov. Glyrns financial
record and charged him with creating
n situation whereby a direct 90 of
SIS, 200, 900 has become necessary.
9TH. last administration. h. asserted
deliberately exhausted It's surplus by
It's failure 10 lew a direct state tax as
provided for IN tuc Constitution tor i'm
tel est on the public debt and for sink
ing FUND requirements The result he
continued. II that the present admins
tration must levy a direct tax nos only
for such interts. and sinking FUND re-
quircinents for the ensuing fiscal year,
but It must also levy a further tax to
meet The deficiencies in appropriations
for the suppor OF Government winch
should have been met las: year
80 far as the sinking fund contrihu-
ton is concerned IL i sufficient for ms
10 state that Gov. Glynn IN 1914 made
adequate provision for the contribution
20 the sinking fund of 1915, and by
reason OF his familiarity with financial
matters was able 20 do - with u, nm
posing a direct tax. Gov Whitman,
therefore. Is a absolutely in errv. IN charg-
ing that IL his administrator provides
this year for a direct tax 10. the sink
Ing fund for 1916 Gov. Glynn Is respon-
sible. and II he meant tn" pubic 10
believe mat n direct tax is necossalt
for TIE sinking fund for this year he
was even more in error. The two items
cannot lac Jumped together without an
obvious reduplicstlou.
Til. Governor. both % his message
and In his statement of Wednesday,. set
forth a number of additional items which
he charged agairSt the Glyuu admins
tration and which he stated would re-
quire a direct taN These items aggre-
gate sl5.79b 900. and. as ] have already
pointed out, are readily divisihle Into
two classes those which are supply and
deficiency items for 1915 and those
which are not needed 10 l?lI.
Il have already discuss ID tho latter
and will nor DO 30 again. The former
amount to s9.345,00 The Comptroller
has estimated III. items Of supply and
deficiency 20 he passed IN 1915, for 1915.
as .s.9i5.s4O.5o. Va following rreoe-
dent he has arrived at that figure hy
taking the exac, amount OF the anne
class Of special appropriations fu. 1914.
estimating that they should he substan-
tally the am in 1918 a. In 1914
COY. Whitman includes this s?,9+5 %
$40 90 in his s63, 69i.5277i, and | insist
that in order 70 max" out Tho r,CcSs Is
or expedienCy Of a direct tax IN &C
coun, Of any TENS OF supply o. de-
fclency he must show that the probable
deficiency Will h. IN excess Of the Comp
troiler's estimate 10 the needed
for such direct tax. and 'hat h" OBJ
viously proved nothing hy asserting tina,
the necessary TENS are s3.345.OO.. or
considerably less than the Comptroller :
estimate Of s9,945,Sio 30.
THE Governor states that made
the mistake Of saying that s9.945,Si0 20
OF supply and special appropriation hill,
which were appropriated by the i~g,slt'
ture of 1914 were 10 be appropriated ny
the Legislature Of 1915 | did not aaN