Excerpt from Sulzer's Short Speeches: Carefully Compiled From the Records of Congress With Other Official Data and a Brief Biographical Sketch He was elected to the New York Assembly in 1889, and was re-elected in each successive year for five terms; serving as Speaker of the Assembly in 1893, and as leader of the Democratic minority in 1894. He made a brilliant record during his term in the New York Assembly for honesty, ability and industry. The newspapers, regard less of politics, commended his work. He was a judicial and impartial presiding officer, and one of the youngest Speakers in the history of the State. His sincerity and his integrity were never questioned. As Speaker he gave the people the lowest tax rate and the most economical tax budget in forty-seven years, and the cleanest and shortest session of the Legislature in fifty-one years. He made good, and justified the confidence reposed in him by his party. He wrote on the statute books the reform laws and many beneficial acts for the general welfare. He did much for the State, won the affection of the people, com manded the respect of all, and laid the foundation broad and deep for his greater career in the national arena where mental giants are the contestants. When William Sulzer left Albany after five years of earnest effort and successful accomplishment - 41 splendid record without parallel in the history of the State - he bid his friends and admirers good-bye and said there was not money enough in the State to ever get him to cross the portals of the Capitol to lobby for or against a bill. He has kept that promise. Do you know of the fees he re fused? Do you know of the temptations he has resisted? This fact speaks volumes for his integrity and his man hood. Sulzer never loved money. He is as poor to - day as he was then. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.