The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
The Governors white Book.

Governor WHITMAN's principal cam
paign document Is not an exception to
the rule that everything rubs elbows
with the war. 1t Is called the White
Book, to begin with. and the Governor
explains in his introduction that two
years ago. when he issued a report OF
his stewardship direct to the people.
the pamphlet came to be known as the
White Book" The Whitman White
Book Committee, which clrculates
Governor Whitman's Report"-that
is the official title-does not forget
wars effect on the supply Of paper.
for 1t announces that 1t is trying to
limit the circulation to one copy for
each family in this State. In the
event Of more than one copy reaching
a family-even family SO large, for
instance, as that Of Mr.. ALFRED +.
SMITH of % Oliver street, Manhattan
duplicates will please be handed on
to other and less fortunate persons.
The Governor very properly but not
Unexpectedly declares that there can
be only one course for the admins
tration Of New York State with re-
spect to carrying on the war: no par
tiSan division; all the resources of the
State in aid of the nation; prompt
and unqualified support of the Prcsl-
dent and Of every branch and arm Of
Federal authority" Mr.. WHITMAN
reviews the induction of the National
Guard and the Naval Militia into the
Federal service, the organization of
the New York Guard for home de-
fence, the taking Of the military census.
the provision for the system of county
home defence committees. the appoint
| ment of the State Defence Council,
the establishment of the State Food
Commission and the Council of Farms
and Markets: the provision, under the
Military Training Commission, for the
physical and military preparation of
boys below draft age; and, Of course,
the organization OF the exemption
boards which added $4,000 New
Workers to the national army.
Tho Governors action in matters
less closely knit with war is reviewed
not merely for the last two years but
for Mr.. WHITMAN's entire term of
service at Albany. He declares he
found that the administrations OF
Governors DIX, SULzER and GLYNN,
call dominated by Tammany Hall
had brought the business Of the State
In most departments to the verge OF
chaos" 4 Highway Department in
tested with bagmen, politically
inspired Conservation Department, q
canal system dominated by a ring, q
Civil Service Commission which in
terpreted the laws "in the interest OF
political patronage" Tax Depart
ment which had been "the centre OF
political activity and manipulation
these are some of the State offices
whose reform Is reviewed.
On lines more purely constructive
the Governor has word to say about
his establishment of the Department
of Farms and Markets, the beginning
of new prison at Sing Sing, the
organization of the State constabu
larry and the making of rules for the
rehabilitation of former convicts
The Governor calls attention to the
fact that every one of the present
Public Service Commissioners was
appointed by him. They, he says
"have become agents of the people
and not the agents Of the corpora
tons which they regulate"
Seven pages Of the White Book are
taken up with list of the prlnclpa
appointees Of the Governor in the las
four years. They include five Judge,
of the Court of Appeals, fifteen Jus
tees of the Supreme Court, fly,
Judges of the Court of Claims, thir
teen Public Service Commissioners
and nearly hundred other men ant
women named by Mr.. WHITMAN a.
heads Of departments or as members