The sun., 1916-10-26
WHITMAN ANSWERS
SEABURY CHARGES
Says There Are 934 Fewer
Persons on state Payroll b
Than in 1914.
TAKES UP X FUND
Governor Challenges Opponent
to Specify Corruption in His
Administration.

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GLovEssvuLLE: Oct. 25.-Gov. whitman
smiled this morning when he read II
h newspapers the nineteen question:
that Samuel seabury. the Democrati,
nominee for Governor. had mailed to
him. He smiled because he regards ths
questions. which are supposed to Be Sea
bury's specifications Of ineficiency In tn,
Governors administration. as trivia
with the exception of q few.
But the Governor will not run away
from any Of the important questions and
he will carefully answer them In detail
He will make a complete reply. The Gov.
ernor's friends assert that the repliei
which the Governor will make win prove
to the voters by facts and figures how
little seabury knows about the State
government. Meantime. the Governor
answered two of the questions to-day.
Judge seabury. however. failed
thus far to specify any incident of cor.
ruption in the present administration
That was the point which Gov. whitman
In the course of eight speeches in hve
counties made and he virtually placed
Seabury in the category OF towards. II
the Democratic candidate does no,
specify.
Recalls His Procedure.
In the course Of . speech in Lowvilie
this afternoon ne recalled to his hear.
ers the fact that two years ago he
charged corruption IN the Democratic ad.
m~inistration and he cited facts. Then
he said:
III any man. charging corruption. is
honest: TX he In not q coward at heart. he
VIII tel the people the names OF These
mon he will tell the people what their
records are n he will tell the people
why. In his opinion. they are corrupt.
he viii call them out. a. 7 aid two years
ago"
In his speeches at aouvsrnsur. az,
Lawrence county; WATERFOWL, Jefferson
county in Carthage and Lowville, Lewis
county. and In both ~Johnstown and Gh-
versville he replied to two of Seabury's
Queetions. namely. the ono relating 20
the alleged increase of the number of
tobs and the other relating 20 the sink
ing fund. The Governor already has an
swered Seabury on the workman's com.
psnsation.
NJ opponen: - quoted 40 saying"
asserted the Governor, that I have over
loaded the pAyrolls to give offices to DO
litical favorttes to build up q machine.
Ihere ara Just So fewer persona draw
ing money from the State to-day than In
1914. l understand my Tammany oppo.
nent has pretended to contradict this a.
sertion. but. A. In many other instances
In this campaign, he has only displayed
his remarkable ignorance Of state az.
fairs"
n Governor explained that under
the executive budget there Is an appro-
priation FOR every employee and that
THIS SPECIFIC method OF appropriation was
adopted In his administration for the
hrst time in the history Of the State.
Appoiatees Concealed.
But you never knew where the monay
went under preceding Tammany admin.
istration.' charged the Governor. 'aThs
Democrats had their appointees con
cealed In every conceivable way. They
did not dare let tho people know whom,
they were r~ewarding for political ser
vices In positions that were useless"
Then the Governor explained that the
preceding administration paid their IN
vorites out OF maintenance. construction.
ONCE furniture. bond and miscellaneous
account As the present administration
does not do.
Mr.. Whitman IN the big meetings TO.
niGht-thers were 5000 at Gioyersyille
and 1000 At Johnstown-answered Sea-
bury on the charge that Sl3. 200, 900
might have been taken from the sinking
fund instead Of making a direct tax
necessary. He admitted that more money
has been paid into the sinking fund thar
In necessary 70 provide for the amortiza-
ton OF the State bonds. but he asserted
that the State Constitution required he
payment to he made.
Certain AK reform organizations did
call on me to veto the item this year into
the sinking fund. and a great ciamor was
raised over II. I asked the opinion Of
the Attorney-General and when he said
tina. the money should ne paid. the arsu-
men was raised. 40 I consulted men out
side the state government.
lie said ne mad obtained opinions
from George Clinton of Buffalo, n Re-
publican ex-Justice George Ingram. n
Democrat. and John q. Milburn. an
other Democrat All three were unani-
nous In saying that the Governor would
be false to his oath Of Office II he did
not provide the money for the sinking
fund.
This candidate Cor office" said the
Governor. referring to ~Seabury. gave
out this charge hoping 10 fool somebody,
Just as my predecessor thought when he
vetoed item after item he could deceive
the voters"
Gov. Whitman travelled over seven
counties to-day. speaking In i've OF them.
The reports which he received from all
OF them were extremely optimistic. ana