The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
What Mayor Mitchell Did Not Say.

Against the plan of State finance
which Mayor Mitchell set forth yes.
terday in his exhaustive and tenn
perate review Of the money bills IN
the Legislature only one objection
can be urged. That objection we have
no doubt occurred to the Mayors
mind II has, indeed, been impressed
on every intelligent man with ever
augmented force daily since the fair
words Of CHARLES :. WHITMAN's I'D
dress when he entered ON his office
We're dissi pated by the partisan acts
Of his administration. But the Mayor,
by the circumstances Of his own cleo
ton and the nature of his affiliations
was eStopped from giving considera-
ton 10 II In his discussion of the
serious situation into which Repubi.
can greed and Republican ambition
threaten to throw this city.
1t was the Mayors function to dis
play the fallacy Of the Albany con
tention that an increase Of State ap.
preparations, amounting 10 100000,
900, is necessary at this time. He did
II. completely. calmly and with speci
lications convincing in their clarity
He showed that no emergency exists
to justify the swollen estimates that
the Albany administration has set up
as the minimum requirements Of the
State. BY book and chapter and page
and paragraph he exposed the ex-
trava gances proposed. the wasteful en-
terprises contemplated. the unneces-
sary burdens imposed He offered a
practicable solution OF the canal funds
quest ion. which would involve no re-
versal of policy and would project
in every detail the interests OF the
State; and having done these proper
and essential things, the Mayor laid
down his pen. He had established
the fact that 1t is not necessary to
increase the appropriation from S49,-
600 600 10 S69OOO.OoO. to impose n
direct tax, or to extend in any way
the Indirect taxes.
But why should the Republican ad-
minlStratiOn seek to add ~ per cent.
TO the cost of State government?
The answer IS plain. For four
years the Republicans have been ont
of power. Their workers In The State
are hungry and thirsty. The reestab.
| lishment of the state organization.
disrupted and ruined by the strig-
! giles between OpELL and PLAT, three
years of IIUGHEs, the conflict between
ROOSEVELT and his PARTY, and finally
starved during the term of Demo
cratic aSrendency. requires great eX-
peudliures. the distribution of many
offices, the placaIing by substantial
recognition Of important individuals.
The whole machine must be reconsti.
| tutcd from point near tho top to
| the ground,
This reconstruction must he done
| with the utmost speed, because of the
! political incidents that fall within
the year 1916. In that twelvemonth
Il Republican candidate for President
and Republican candidates for all
! State offices are to he nominated and
| make their canyasses for election.
They must be machine men II the
! present party management Ia TO en-
/ durc, ana to assure the selection OF
machine men the whole power 81 the
party in Legislature and Executive
| Chamber is to he eXertel.
Herein lies the explanation of the
ripper bills that have occupied the at
tcntion OF the law makers since Jan.
uary l. Herein Is found the real
reason for lavish appropriation that
will put money into the pockets OF
The workers in every doubtful dis.
trict in the State, Herein is the true
cause OF the contcmptuous attitude
Of legislative leaders and Governor
toward every suggestion Of economy
every plan for retrenchment, every