Boss Youngs' Greedy Committee

New York, 1895

The Republican County central committee is bubbling over with a desire to thrust politicians into office. The itching is apparently so great that the greatest pressure is being brought upon those having the appointive power. Questions as to one's qualifications, experience or even friendships are being thrown to the winds. The spoils of office must go to Republicans. If the Republican committee persists in its unreasonable demands, the Democratic committee would be justified in requesting the retirement of all Republicans who are serving under Democratic office holders. Then what a howl would follow. The Republican committee's greed is such that the independent voters will mark every man identified with the schemes and place him on the shelf. — Hempstead Sentinel.


The Very Truth

Probably Assemblyman Vacheron's indifference in the matter while Senator O'Connor was trying to steal the Normal School away from Queens and locate it at Binghampton gave Governor Morton the impression that our people did not really care. If our youthful Assemblyman had been as active in securing that which they did not want, he would have been better thought of than he is at the present moment. — Oyster Bay Pilot.


A Spoils Legislature

(Brooklyn Eagle Editorial.)

Our Long Island contemporaries are denouncing a bill introduced by Assemblyman Vacheron providing for the appointment of a commissioner of jurors for Queens County. It is urged that there is no necessity for the office and that the burden of expense would be more than the county could carry. This argument is not likely to have much weight in a legislature which is out for spoils. Mr. Vacheron has learned the advantage of co-operating with the machine of both parties, and as he has been useful to them in his day, he is in a position to demand something in return.


Did Vacheron Lie to Fairbrother?

(From the Flushing Journal.)

In conversation with the Journal concerning matters at Albany, Mr. Fairbrother said:

The Vacheron bill to create the office of commissioner of jurors for Queens county made hasty strides through the assembly. Mr. Vacheron informed me that the bill met the approval of the supervisors of Queens county. However, I requested the privilege of not voting. Therefore, I was practically the only one not voting for the measure.


A Dose of Childs

The commissioner of jurors bill is dead. It never had very much life after being submitted to the tender mercies of the Senate judiciary committee, and after a hard struggle against fate, succumbed to a heroic dose of Childs. Result, the saving of $10,000 per year to Queens county taxpayers, and the defeat of a bold move to provide an office for Assemblyman Vacheron to get him out of the way. — Brooklyn Times.


Two Denials by Mr. Youngs

William J. Youngs informs THE FARMER that he is not a candidate for Railroad Commissioner, and that he did not write the editorial in the Standard attacking the board of Supervisors, and has never read it.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 3, 1895, p. 4.