THE NA88AI POST, FSEEPOST, N. Y. FRIIIAI, 0( TOBEB 27. 191«,
SETEH
WHITMAN AT BEACH
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The luoiit Micct.sKful e-onven,ion oi the K( al l-Jslate A.s:;octatTon of the Sta'e of .New York ever held closed Uh bree dayd session at I/mg IJead, on Siiuiday night last, with a ban- <iuc;. t,,'nd addres.se.t hy (Governor V.hit.-ian, Allied H. V.'a,'^g, the newly dc-e-t(tl^pre ident, and Cdwad T, Cat lc!, of rhlladtlphia.
The clccii.>n of o.Ticcrs look iilai-e Saturday iiioiiiiiii;, and le.iiilteil as filow,-:
I'l'si-leii' .Mfted 11 verne.
Kir: I Vie- --I''. e siil'-i' Talk, Iliifraio,
Second V i (- e-l' v c i l-'l an!:, Woodmere,
Third' Vici -I'res ident I.aiirc-nce McGuire, .N'-.v Vork,
Trcaiiiirer Clareii(-(- A. llill, Syra- *u.-e.
.Sicre-Uiiy G. H. 11 irt'-ii' Iirooklyn.
I.'X''e-utlVe CoiiiiniiK •'- E. ll. Wood- ¦waid, of Koe-hes'e-i ; ,J, F, Falinfr, of Alhany; Karle C, Clark,of I'lii-a; M. ,Mor«anthati, Jr., ed' ,\('w York: U, H, V.ri«lit, of Hrooklyn,
The eleclion of Alfred WauK was iinaniinous, and the eonvention wen: in'o an iipioar anel save; an ovation Avbie-h lasted fully len niinutes, when T\fr, Wage's naiiie w iis mentioned, showing hi-s popularity. The newly olee-ie-d pre-'ident was much affee-led hy the cordiality shown hini, and his fee ings were stroiiRly shown. It was several ininntes be-fore- he- eoiile' Kii.ntrol hiill. l-lf to tliaiik the deli- galis for the boiifir paid liiin. .Mr. n'i!.-r« has I'ini 'I'arf'i- of Up- task of iii-ianging tin details of the bii; cou- \'" Ii'in, and Hie work lias been aidii- 'Oiis and contining. The cb-cliou w iis ill a niannv-i', ,i irilniie lo his cfforis i'l cai-ryiiig oil' Ihe conveiilinn i-o suc- e^is I'nl'y.
l,-i the' .".enin;,' llU' baii'iuct wa.> !-e-!vi-d In llic main dining hall of Jhe .Narsaii, iiiid ihc .--'-(-r-e was one in' ini'Pii alien, ^', i'h thc ladies and gi-n- tleiii'n in c\ei',iiif; i ei"'ume-, liie- )miIIs pre-liily d',-i-':ed -'Vi'h lI'c national x-olois and llu- lahleii slicveil with jiuhinin leave-:-, .Mter the- banitncl, the quests reiie-d to tlie- other din¬ ing room, where- high e-lass vaude¬ ville and daii'-ir,,:.'; i nt •-.la:'.'-d the-in iimil a l;rie honf' v.h'ti a : pecial irair. ,«li;rud i'or .New Vork City.
Governor V.liil inan'i adelre-.^s wiis .as fo.low:':
(iovernor >\ liitniiin.
Mr, Toa.=»titias!ei, ' adies, and Ccii tleinen:- So far is I may he pei- iiiilled in the precise o'' the iiri'U- den'es of th - various boroughs of litis great ci'y, bill as an hor-oi-able ri'i i -dent of the City of New Vorl;, it is my very gi-.-at privilege anil very pro¬ found p.eiisiiie Ul weh-ome lln- iiieiii- bcrs of tlii-n A-sii-iiilion t" this por- ition of the State,
I ha\e of'en iaid iUid I ha,!- nfien fell lha' il wnu'd he n gooel Ihin/; for la great uiauv of the citizens of the great ci y i'.i whicli I have- liveel for «o many ye-ars of my life if Hu-y would dise-over .Ne-w Vork, So much is there iu this great State with itn wonderful rcsmie-es uiiei|ualled hy any other state in this e-ounlry of mirs; iine'iiia',lci;,l lilicve', by any oth,r polilieal uni'y in Cn- world. I l]a\c often iliough ll.al il would ill- t-reas',- aud add euch to ilie e'ii,|o\- tiun and the l-ai-liincis and the breadth of xi^ioii ni" a great iiiiiny oi tho ciii-en o. *lie great city in whii I. I live if they wemld dis-over just what this gri-i-.t slate nf .N'( w York N.
I think peimetlnies, too, tli'ise wlio <:omc from wmii-whai of a dislance froni the ci y hardly realize, ns I vvas lead to believe hy the remarks which i heard this afternoon, what thii wonde-rful iiortlon of our state is, what l-ong Island means to the hun¬ dreds of thousands of people living here In this vicinity- living in thei «reat city adjoining, a pari of which lies upon the Island.
J wonder how many of you who conie from other portions of the state know what this section right here where you are standing to-night mcjun in tht- way of inlluence and Impiinanco and in population lo the great slale of which It is part. I Asked one of my secretaries the other day if he would prepare just a brief atatement for me.
I am going to let you into a secret. I was going to use it at another and very different kind of gathering, I have attended a good many, gather¬ ings to-day. This is the eighth time I have been called upon to speak, and 1 BtJll wonder if there is anybody left in the State of New York who will listen to my remarks. (laughter)
There la not an Aasembly District oulside of the city ot the first class with lhe exception of the twenty- fourth, comprising Westchester Coun¬
ty, that has a greater population than the fir.st liiitrict consisting of the countes of Nassau and Suffolk, In ' this whole Btate and In no senatorial district outside of the counties con¬ tained in or combining dies cf tin same class, with the exceptiem o.' Westchester, docs the value of the real estate equal that included in the first senatorial dii-trict i'l.:,';i' \. f.e.e you f.ie to-ni^ht.
I wonder liow nuiny of il-.e- n-al e,' late operaioi.s r-r those inieresied in real c.--tate in ihis state, realize what hi.'-', ; eel ion rixht l.e re in this i ena lorial dhsliiei i.s and what it i-.cans to the wealth and the taxable pmiKr- ly i'f thc Si.iie of Sow Vork,
I wonder hov,- many of yeiU reali/o the gr<rA-t!i of th- coiintie-s of Qiicc-n > and .N'asr.a'i and Suffolk during tlie pa.t lif'i-(-ii ye-ars'.' The figures ar.' (liy, :ii,d I ll 1 not going to detain you with Ihem, but I do tl.ink i" ii im P'liiaiii lha' the citizens of this i.tate ii'liiier.e-ial and p-iw-eifnl and iiiipoil- i'.nt and by their efforts con'ribuii.i.'; !e) the welfare of thc state and liillu- I ue ing its governmenl and thc minds ' if i.s elii/.ens towards g'lvc'nnu nl, •¦hoiil^I know all about the various j si-etions of the .-'tate. It is belli r for! us all, il would be better. If we knew i eae-h other better.
Since IIIOII the population of t^neeii Ceiiinty from less than l'.',i),iii)(t to ove-i :',!iG,(ini», I ouestion if there is an- ; other in the 'weirld in proportion fi J I's inhabitants that has ini-reased so | rapidly, in ill the l-Jnglish-speakin^, ' world. The population of .Nassau j County has inireased from less thar [ ,'ii;,iiiiO in llillll, to llS,iiOii in IhCi The population of Suffolk Conniy ba ini-reaied from le-ss than 78,nOii iii . Illilll, III over 1 ln,i|iiii in I'.'iii. Tin only conniy -,vhie-h ei.iials (Jiiei-nsi anil .Vassal! in pen-ciiiaKe- and growil' pidhahly in iln world, is the Counly (if the Bronx.
1 have bc-n inie'ie'steil in comiiarin-.' llie- ;;renvtli of the various e-ountie.s of !hi,; sla'e tnid that of thi' viirioii'-i i-i al e--.-ta>(. inie-rcsls in the stii'i i.a-.i- H pie, (iTK (1 by ilic laxabb \iil ;i,. of lhe \arioils portions of th.-
il'c. i'l'il I Willi' 111.', frie'iid 1 fron. 'ip Illl :, ill," and I speak ad-isc'ily 1.-. iie 11 1 use that teiiii lo realize lhe prii[i'isiliiiii \ hich my frie|i-,ds in this ,,ie', i op' Illilll seel ion if the- sliUe'
..\ii'l 1 11! e the I'-rm "'iiy frii nd" ihe-ri' aihhcdly, for ihere have he'cn a riiii: many ye-.irs I have hiM ni- ij.-e ill lio:!i places for a peiiod in- , cludii'.g soincthiiig li.'ie sixteen yea-s
I i -ade- 'hat reiiUii-k lhe o'her nigh', iii'il -"- -•• I I'-ccTU-ri-''- ill''--' i-l' •-' i. lhe iiililieiie ' ie'l,,ai kl d, "li was Ilnn lor nie lo k'-I onl and give some-li'id- else' il c'lii'iec," I :,aiii;lili r) CiU 1 ' want lo tell ,\()n, l.adies and Ceniic [ i.l'c. 1 illll not goini; to do anything; 111' llie llillll. (.\pplaiise and laughterl
I wiiiit to tell you soine-thing thai [ir.ihalily ,mui know 1 know it i--- i ii.,e e-ii,iyi,:,< coals to .\i-wcast!e foi me- 'o ill eiiss inal ters of poinila': c.; o- of real (-state \a':ies, or of any- ! i-:: "f that ki-nl, with nien liko yem, bnt I wonder if you realize how- iniie-h- you probahly all of you, prob¬ ably most ill' you. if I eo-ildn't find ii'iy mrn in ilii.-i auelienn- who knows a:iy less ilmn I do about this subject,' he is the^iiuen I am talking to, hov.
II licit during the lasl fourteen years ;he value of ;lie acres outside of this
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lilt 'ily in which we- Hm-, of which
" are ro proud, and of which we
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Sine ly'-i, when we fi.'iil bc.'raii "in\ I am not going !o I'll-: F'''.'''i'i'.¬ ii ej:;iii if I can possibly li'lp il I Laiiirlitei) but I hiue Ix-en lite-rally s:c|ipril inio duri'ig tir- 'a-it iliic" wio'ks. 1 have lalkcil iu five differ¬ ent s'ii'es ill il fi-w weeks, and I have spoken, as I said, eight times to-iiay, I have promised myself,— lieeause I wasn't asked to make any sue ll preiml e th.at I .would not for a moment regard this invitation so i^enerously and so cordially extended l'l meet my fellow-citizens upon an 'iccasion Uki- this is in no sense part- i an or political, that I would not '-ven for a moment attempt to di.i;cuss i it'ues in a campaign.
I am endeavoring to follow the ex- 'i-inle of a very dlstingulshe-d states¬ man who has been going up and lown thc laud addressing very large -atherings and making very brilliant speeches, always declaring that he i.^ not campaigning at all.
The good roads of New Voik and *he investment of one hundred and flfty millions "T th*. state's money in the good roads of New York has been one of the best investmcn's for the whole state if no» the best investment possible with the ' xceptlon of the ; Krie Canal, the state has ever made, (,'VppIaii?e)
I am not speaking in extenuation of anything that has t^tx done by
any legislato; or legislature or advo¬ cate, by any party leaders at all. I want to gi.e you the figures and I know that you want to {lear fron othei.s and I ern.obliged to speak at •wo other gaiherings to-niijh;, net e\ ady lil-:e thi--', hut I do waiit you- to get thc.'c lli-nire.i, and, my friend-, -.lien you hear the coTiiplalni.-^ i. a'!',- ill viiious portions of the state; a" yon do. ll at we are throwing away ,ii',niy on the highways. In I8'i6 wc oe?an: siaee ihai time we have ex¬ pended in ri Uiid nun^iK rs apiuoxin. ately one liiindi.d ami fifty mlUion,- el' c'c!itf; it 'I.'. 'C' iremendous a i,,oiint ol-money, isn't ii'.' One hue dred and fifty -iiillion ; in i' • .-.-i of the state;
The .wen'v-two iiiillior.s 'if ftiri lands in this rioie. acconlin'; to t'e fl'.nirci-i eif liie report, aeicidiiig to th Iniied Stales census now, the.se an not III piibliean figures, and are no' adniini'iiati'in lir.urijs. a'-n t!"-y ari- nol Democralic figures, they are not sta;c figiiiei the-y uvo (Igiire. taV:cn f.'otii 1 ni'ed Sate,-; Cl-ii :us f-o!,i li'i. iluring the len yoanc it was to be a(-(-ii:-:i'(-, a little over eleven years, . bill of eoiirse the census was made in llllb, that diiiing that period late in ' IRIiH to lein inclusive, ihe \aluc o'' tho-e t-', e-n >-two millions of acre,-: had inere-iis'-.] in the S'ate of .\e-w Veirk by tlircc liundred and cigb.ty inii linns of dollars, that during the ten , years iirececriing the value had dc | dined by eighty millions of dollars. I
Hon'tyou think that was a good In | vestment- my friends? -one hundred iird fifty millions for three hundieel ' and eighty millions-increasing the i value of the properly of our citizens, lo be sure, increasing tho value of the ]ii'ope-iiy of the- great city of New York, .Now, 1 wani you Ki reiueinbe'i that, and reiiietnbei- tignres wlii-i you hear e-oniplainis as to wliiit lia-i been eliiiie . n lhe hi^liwa\s. We are- lAoin;:,' on '." impi'ovc the hi',;liwiiys ol this state', Vi'c arc .gfing to main tain tlii-tii to Ihc lii,ghe-si de,i,'i'ei' o' exceUeiiee- that v, e e^ail. It cn.^t Ul, 111.n,Il.ll nihl l'"rly doliars i^'i' mih in l!",-i. to niainlain tli«' highways of -:, V, ','iii';. ll i:- ''l.-l'i 11,1-' si.\ liiimlici' i'lul ihirty-l'\" dooat-s iw n'l'.r i: I'll', IO elll ihi' same- thing,
\'i',. l.a\'(- h en i'ijirovii-g our meth oils fi'oii: ,\(i'i' lo year, I'l'ohah;;, liciiir r.ia'e'iial i; .going into tli' rciuhi from year to year. We an iinde-isiaiieling how to lay llie'iii, an-i liow to liiuidle t'"-i;i, i'.nd ho-u' t iiKiinlaiii Uiein belter fi'-'im >eai' I" yea'-, ai-d all 'hal \voi'k ami all lha- invcsligatio'i which h;is e-ome- to n liming the .M-ars, and all the iir-es!- iiieni on the part of the peoph-, ha;- been good .'or all the people.
The instrumentalily c-f the govin- nicnt, the v,-oi-k of the governineiil. till' a(-ii-.iti(s of the governmenl. rciie-h out into evei-y home, and lotie-h e-ve-ry life o' his stale through the various de-partmcnts of ils govern- inent.
In that one parlicular. in that or.i drpartment we have c-onli ibiiti-d to thc real .."late value of thc state plmost incalculably.
Now. gentlemen, I appreciate thr (ppor'unily aud the privilege of meeting with you to-night, and of hc¬ iii'-' your gi'ist, I i-egret that con¬ ditions are- inch that I can remain villi you ,-o longer, I know- you voiilii ajijire cia'e it be-cause I have i-onie direei'.y fieim a rather strenu¬ ous afternoon and evening, and I iiiisi cniMir.U' on the schedule ihat has been pie pared for ru-, and hy th,.- ivay, I i-.'i iic'ing iiiid"i- the mos' h'l liolie l>'''ii!inv |i:a' I have' ever Uno\',n ill i',i" li!''-. C a'mht. i i
ll hilV(^ (-hiime-d 'o he for yea'-.-; an iinliossid piii'lic oiru-iiii, hm 1 hiy m claim to Ihat to 'li'v, (I.i'u.-Tliir'il
1 am told " In-u 1 must riiic in th.'
miiii-.iii.!;'. an-l v. hen I nmst sp"!ik. at'd
wliiM is 1-1(1'(' (li in- sing -o iii.'- than
anything e se. when I must stop
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POLITIfAL AOVFRTLSEMKNT
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SAMUEL
SEABURY
SAMUEL SEABURY AS GOVEE- NOH MEANS
Intelligent, Progressive and Economical Management of State Affairs. No Boss Dic¬ tation, No Corporation "In¬ fluence," No "Backstairs" Lobby.
Improved Workmen's Compen¬ sation Law;
Business-like Development of the State's Resources;
Reduction of High Cost of Liv¬ ing, By Co-operation Be¬ tween Farmer and Consumer;
Abolition of Useless Jobs;
Freedom From Military Des¬ potism In Time of Peace;
Real Prison Reform;
Law Reform.
JUDGE SZABURY'S FIFTEEN YL.'\HS' SERVICE
Elected, City Court, 1901. Promoted, Supreme Court, JO06. Promo.^d, Ccurl of Appeals. 1914. PKOMOriL I'lJ.Vt AGAIN
VOTE FOR SEABURY FOR GOVERNOR
WOODROW
WILSON
Wilson Kept Us Out of War.
"We are fortunate in having kept e>u^ of the present European war, and we ought to support the administration in keeping us out."—Ex-President Taft, Chicago, Nov. 19, 1914.
Peace With Full Honor,
"Thm United Stale, hat won a rrrat dipio malic victory in Ihe tQuare acceptance h,v Ger¬ many of thote principlet concerning neutral righit on the high teat for w.'iich our Statt Oa- partment hat been contending Prfttdenl
Wilton hat tucceadtd in thit controveriy in preterving the peace with full honor '' /v'rui Kor* Sun (Organ of Wall Streei. \out Not,, rioutly Anti-Wilton), ."iept 2. l»tr,
Hughes's Fatal Dra-A'b>.c.k,
-•/( thould, a, I think, be reutidtJ a, a fn lal drawback to Ju.lict Hugh.-s^t nomination Ihal ht it a Juslice of theSuprwrr^.. Criir; - • - Betidet thit. Juttire Hughet I a. ncoet had any experience in foreign affnirm. nr'iirh now mott critically involve our national ^-nnr and tafety, and, whai it more, no man Itnt u-a w.'ial hit viewt art on thit or any ot.' er nf Iht lead ing qiinttion, which now agitate the perip'. of the United Slatet " Jpteph H Choate (Cor puration Lawyer, Formerly Air Hug'ei't Pnrlntr: Memhtr. Republican Nalpnal Com millte to tht New York Prett April S. 1916
Will Force Wilson's Re-election.
•¦No wordt of Atr Hughet't after nomina¬ tion can in the imalletl degree remove Ihe im- prtttion thai will prevail thai he wat willing lo win the nomination ' ' ' The Tribune doet nol believe Ihe people of Ihm Uniled Slatet will ever accept a candidate nominated undtr tuch circumtlancea. • • • /I ivill force thm rt-tlec- tion of Mr- Wihnn '' Se iv York Tribune Cin. tittently Rtpublican, Now Vicioutly Anti-Wil-
WILLIAM F.
McCOMBS
President Wilson's Administration in four years has given the nation more con¬ structive legislation than the Republican Party has had the imagination to promise in the last forty years
President Wilson plans further con¬ structive legislation along, safe, sane, constructive, conserving lines, and it ia necessary that he should have a Demo¬ cratic Congress behind him to carry thia legislation into effect.
William F. McCombs's record is such as to qualify him as a worthy candidate for the United States Senate. He is a scholar and a gentLiman. E'Jucaled at Princeton and Harvard Unii'i.rsities, he hiirpracticedlaw in New York, manryied the Ni^.ionat camnaign wliicb resullirJ in lh- election of Woodrow Wilson as Pres- idsnl, was Ch.jirmdn of the Democralic N'ttionat Committee and wa.s tendered the Ambuss 1 frji-shin to Fratce. H.- is a trustee of Ihe College of the City of New York and a member of the American Bar Association.
Mr. McCombs is eminently qualified by training, experience and inclination to faithfully serve hia State and his Na¬ tion along lines followed by this Demo¬ cratic administration and in accordance with the promises of the Platform of (/¦« Democratic Party.
for WILSON and MARSHALL. SEABURY. and McCOMBS, and the entire Demo¬ cratic Ticket so as to insure Peace with Honor, Prosperity, Economy, Elfficiency, and Justice for the State and Nation.
'SO. w'le-i'e 1 must leave tl-c I rail and wlieie ' nun! mee-t it ii'-;aiii, i haven't hi'd one nioinrnt of rreedom or liberty for three we,-ks pa-t, ' am goii'g to ct-ntinite this ,'lavery, I fear, for two weeks more, and then I am going to be my own master, and then for two years to come, [ am going to be unbos.^ed.
To those who have come to us froni a (Tlstanee. lo those who are visiting the city In A.'hich I live- and in vvhieh these distinguished gentlemen to my right and my left reside, we have no'hing hm words of welcome. We hope you wiirenjoy the stay with us, we hope that every minute will con¬ tribute to yi) ir pleasure aud your ad vantage, and so far as 1 am ahle, and I i-an go a good ways under the law, I cxiend to you the absolute freedom and immunity of the^ City of New- York,
Mr. Wagg made a good address -fter the Governor and party had left for thf- Lawrence Rally. The president spoke as follows: Mr. Wagg's Address,
This day haa been one of Inten.se emotion (or me. To-d^y marks tht
I'hiie of tlm Heal f:.-il;ili- Conventioii, wiiicii it la.'i iic'.-n my pii\ il-.t^c to aii lioniici- to y.'ii in clcsi to T'liiy ilioti- eiiinl pieces of maileil malter froiu my ollice in the la;^t six wee-ks,
I am not sorry il is nvei', 1 am not SOI ry. for two reisoiis. first, i iii'i not anxions for t'u- ',vor:<; iiecond, lllill, i^; n w'liiidei fill (-lilliau-, 1 eiin' 'e-ll \(Hi liiiw .Miiir fiii-iid-.hip an:; your support and yonr enCinsiasm af¬ fects nic this evening, li sccnis to iiK- like a eiown of glittering gems, on a w;.'ii(i(-rfiil, uiindi-rfiil, oe-e-asion, rtiis is, to 'lie, one of the most won- .le-rful (lay;-; up to this tiuie in my experience.
i trust you all enjoyed the Conve-n- ioii. I want ti) expre'ss a' this time ¦liy intense appreciation for the aeliv^ m.pport whie-h has heen given me b.\ the- men of .New York City .'uid l.on),; Island, Tlu rc isn't nnv mai aliv: who i.i big enough to run olT a con¬ vention like thi:'. himself, I have had al my right hand the biggest-hearted, biggest-minded men that thc real es¬ tate profcssicn has prodiii-ed, and te; :hc:;i 1 oxt(;nd my heart-fell syniiiii- thy. my appieeialion,
I haw eiiloyed, as I hop'' y-n ha.e, 'lie. !.iin.-.;lii!g v.-iih o'll friend;, I ;r.( ' a chap out in llu- hall to-nigh', had n't seen him for years, and I said. ".My, Smilh, what are you doing?" "Why."he said, "I am selling real estate, but don't you .say anything aboui il. The folks think I'm still tending bar."
.Now. that reuiiiids mc of ye-ste-i ehiy, ,:: , ,;,, ¦,,om! ¦;!,,! . ,;. ;ai'i.i.;,!i 11,ook I.\ii, Tlicy loe-;; us by the Gree iiwmid I'ciiie ei.v, and enir giliiid stopped and >\'- ;,'ot oiii and loot:i^d ar-iunil, ami here-, right ai llu- i-ntrance to th,- leiiieteiy ,wiis a ' marble- ; lab, on v,lii,-li was eiirve-d, "Heie li' ' lohl. io-o-«, -I i^-i! e-iia'c brokir and an honcsi man, ' and my /secretary hen saiil, "Vvhy, .Mr. Wagg, how did ih(-\ -et in the same pince','"
N'nv, I ha\en't jirepared any i-peech lo night, gentlemen. It would be un- juiit to you and t^ me and to this As¬ sociation to come before you with any set remarks. I am going to give you my year's work as my introdiic- tioii. I pledge you as I pledged to the convention 'his morning my best. I am going to try to make nineteen hundred and seventeen a credit tn the Stale A.,sociation, and to my.self I will not leave pnything undone, gen'lemen, for the lack of desire. If I fail, it will be because I can't do it, not because I haven't trie-d, C-^p- [lausel
I was deeply impressed this morn- iig when oir retiring president said. (God bie^-ns bim-^or those nice little remaiks when he introduced me), that sixty-five million dollars in¬ vested in real estate in this country, which by th3 way is one third of the wealth of the coutry, ninety per cent was represented by the real estate of this great Kmpire State.
\\e liav(, a uiiiiderful oiiiiortunity i. . a ,-.lale-'vi i'le ii,garii,',aiion, ill-.- oiiI.n ...ici -w iile o, ,i;aiii,.alii/ii ol pieipei:; i,iterehls 111 lhe siiiie of .New Voi'k, the Hilly iiigaiii,-ai ion that is iulen ste ii in pie.jie'iiy ill the Slate which has 'a ,-iau--w ilie- clieiilele and inlliie'iice,
I am going lo uy and miiUi- ihi- Iie-st of ibis opporlunit.v, I lieiicM liiUl one gre at thing lias bee-u ae- loip.ished hy this i ii n \ c ii lion, rheie- v.iu. a fe-w years ago, au iip- ,.,utcl)^ and a dowu-.iiale, I'li-d a y ilicle is an iJnipiie State- no iipslau-, no down-state, one group of ine n, wilh a sinceie purpose with an lion est resolve to work together, one foi all, and ali lor each one. .-Vnd ge-iilk o.cii, wc will accomplish somcltiing tl.ui will make our uaiiies worlli le liiembciing,'and 1 would awfully like lo ste the name of Wagg go dovvn a. some.king worlil wiiili, i.-Xiiplaiise'i
And no I thank you; I want t^ r.ow, JU.-.1 rii;lii liere-, be'foic I •-¦cl go¬ ing (Laiigliieri ihen- is one link I uing 1 do want lo say, and thai i I war.l to cxpici^s to llu- l'ie,-s o, .New ¦^ (11 k Ci'N, Cong Islaml, ami ,Nci> York Stale, ihc mosl sinceie- apiinci alion for the leirieet repon ir.;; of ;..' proceedings of this eoineuiioii, ii.i . for handling the publicity ol iiu. <¦< n i-ntion in ioi iniclligcii ami ei.rni i- astie- siyle. \'. ( '-ill ow ihai m. wiiitiigc to 1,'iir jiiess, lApplaii-' I
.\iiel iiii\> 1 am going to sit ihiwii, I ii,il goil,:; .o ,~'iilt, folks. Oil a .Mill cl' MitVU. I Imp, ll v.ill h ,-4;ieee,-,'ifiil; 1 liil:,'-,i ii; I e- Iil al Ks aie ,\.„-'ici ,-11,l.u of I,,. Siiiie ( f i-i'iy l'i.: 1 I'¬ in ,11 t is ,• llli-e^K'; I he ll .1 .h -' i .i,,i ill.i;;,in;.; on \i'ii 'hi - 'r - -' I ..,11 .-tie k by ,,:( «C aic ;.: ..
. ,1 ine greate. t >ear in i! e^ • ioi.',s hisioiy,
Ailil. ss e.f M;'. I", ti;! I ¦¦ I ol Ihe .Ni-. :i . L ,ii.' meiriilig se s.^^ioii il« Ir.-H ' the fc Lowing aildris.s;
The real e.-iate owners are ihe onl.s 4re:al body of men and wonien (X lending ihioughoui lhe -vorld whie-h is universally nen organized or iinio.i ized. If they unionized, and went on strike, I don'l know what would hap- pe'U, Il is true civic societies are gpasmodica.ly organized- but soon peter out beeau.se the tax-payer pre¬ fers to read his evening paper ann sit by the fiii instead of attending the lueetings.
We get in this world what we de¬ serve. We pay our taxes, but do not cxa nine our budgets. The larg'^st in'rle Hem of rour tax bill is for Rchool purposes. In some communi ties It amounts to one-half the total bill. Do you know anrihiDR about your schools, do you visit the school.^ do you know how the school money is jiient?
If vou have bee-n InlereHted in the school problem, you know that there Is a serious movement on foot to consolidate high schools and g.-an- ,-,iar Bc;,oi>is in coun'':-'='^ Ihoroughou:
llu- ,s;alc. I'll..l'i. Ill I'inh-i.N iH.i. '.. Slate an e\iiicii.e ol the la,t IhiU
Ihill il few slnillK hi.^ll M^tiooC ll, II is dihieilli lo liiiici'ie .ii I roail;;.
, il' h countrv u'.iiiil I'leino;.- i thei l-'n,m now in I'le- niail-i we Iniild 1 ncy ami h more' ecoiio'niciii i oaii sluu'il |.,' ii . iih.naiii mi as ih, roiid.-i .iiiili.\ v.eak oil".-:. Hi helii.vis ihal h,nil l.y 'he Loniiiiis, ¦ he e-e)Il^,oil.Ialion of school iiii'iii!,'.'..- I., ¦.¦.i.iliii i. ,'i i,, po. iiuely milled to
licit iil ci,jes has e. tahlishi^il, l liis moiljl>' imiiI i oi n i ; 'le pii.-ii' i h
acl. \'. h.l. , he^ asks, siieiiiiil onr rural ml d 'a-, ioll, cion. As Ciiniinis- ind siini-iural eoiiiities be di. iilct sioin r .--^akcs |i"iiit'-il oiii, 'he h-i:;l leg iiilo si.\'y or siviiry small se-boeii j Iji'm,. eoii.iled mary e\ils in I'lir .'i iiii-is, whe-n all Ihese- di.-itrict- ta\ laws,
li-lh' be pii.ee ll under one el'iiii ir I ani a'-li.-imi ', :o ml. in il, hiil in li'.napeme 111, saving llie- eiiliic sialethis iliiv an.l i;.-ii.-i ation, .Nineteen 'i'lioiis of oollars, am! Iii^lteiin,!,' 11 e^ biindreel and sixieiii, we haw In ihe- i-iliieational system, Vmi reiil e.^tati Sliile' eif ,N'e--\ Ynvli. I am lohl, ove-r .i nen, who ji,:.v Ihc hills lioiihl li" fo- tlieiusand la-: colle-c'.oi s. A speaki-r or against this ino\einenl. It ni found oui that ihis wmk could he fects you more than any otlni ela done niore etricienily h\ liftv seven of citizens, cxce'pl - emr fniure rei'' tax eolle'clors. Lach eoniuy had sev- estate owners. enty Ke fii\i i ,-< ol taxe's, I'nder Ihe
Thc next largest iletn of taxalion \!c\'i'hiiiiiey .^ci, w ¦ i liniinaie sixty is for highways. Wc have heard - wn oi ihem. U'e now have- three much ahoui the- e-ffe-ci of gooel roads reccivi-i-.s of taxe-s, excliisive eif village and the automobile iiiion real e'siai" tax-eolleeteir,;. Vein aliriiistie' real We dcmaiul good highways, and wi-e-slate' nu ii lire- cariying !ii:; nnnei intend to mne' gooel liigliw ii;, i. I essary men rn your payrolls, follows thai wc mnst piiy lli|. hill Farm Ianl is to elay almost iiii- The grave prolilcin coiifroniing us i, imirlictabl", largely hecini'-e of (he not what >v" spend lor ihese hii;li scan i'.\ of lum lubor. I rder chap- ways, but wh.il we gel fur onr liion ter .'si; of •:(¦ i ;i\y- of I'lHi. a biire-aii ey in higliwiiv consiriiciion. 'I'le^ iip is cj laMi-li'i; to pio'iioie the leitle- propria! icll ol o-,e|- eine hiiuilieij mil oieiu ol' 'iiiKiiuii ¦ farm laborer,;. li' 111 hy th ¦ Slate e'.-liihlishe^ lli-'l'lijs l:i-,v .,¦11 hav,. a gr, ai hcii riiii.; fact Ihat it i-- not ilil!|'nll 'o |iroiiic ¦",. -i -'i fin-,- '.ies -I li'iee; In thii; ¦ :'¦. l'l a ;;';cd hii^li-•¦ a.-- stiite- Its s'icce'Ss di iieiids iiiifir yiiir b'll 'MM- |-o"l ¦ in ¦'cic na ii ; , '' • '•- .
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