New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-11
SiIns Wright nn:; the defeat cfthe People
Electoral Law of 1891.

SiIns Wright ma the defeat OF the Peoples
Electoral Law of 1891.
The Morning Ne,cS breaks GOVERN defence OF
the denial to the People in 1924 OF the Right Of
Choosing Electors Of President and Vice Pfesl-
dent, II cackes over few inaccuracies OF CIR
cumslanco in our account Of the matter, not ono
of which has the least bearing on themain issue.
The vital facts remain in all their native euormi-
ty TIE PEorLE with signal unanmty and In
tense, indignant earncStness demanded that the
Right of choosing Electors OF President and Vice
President be conceded to them by the Legislature
There was no mstukiag the wishes OF the great
mass, including all the Clnltonian party without
exception and large proportion of the Bucktal.
The Governor recommended and the House with
great unanimity passed bill giving the choice
to the People. S'laS Wright had Just been
chosen to the Senate by the votes of thousands
who were assured that he had pledged himself
(as we doubt not he did to support the measure,
and who voted for him ON that ground. But he
went into the Senate Il deadly enemy OF the inca.
sure, and acted as such throughout both at the re-
gular and extra Session. BY his own vote and
influence, he defeated the measure, and deprived
the People foe that time OF the privilege of choos
ing their Electors OF President, in defiance Of
their cntrcaiies and remonstrarces. And now
the People are asked 10 make S!las Wright their
Governor! Win they do iii
The News paradcs anew the old excuses for
this outrage on Popular Rights and the Public
Will. They all amount Just to this-that,
though Wrigh; * Co. were Gb>traetiy in favor
of letting the People give their own vote for Pre-
sident, yc, practically for that particular time,
i, would not answer! 20G,10j voters did no,
know how to vote right for President, but SilaS
WrigAt and some 90 other Legislators could do
it for them in the corrcctcst and safest manner.
All the Regency excuses aud provarlcationS
were considered by the People in lS24, and CON
demned by an overwhelming majority. ltmigh'
have been "gross party disloyalty,' as the
News statee, TO advocate the passage OF the Elec-
toral Law at the Extra Session, bat dlsioya!ty to
the party was fidelity 10 the People.
The Regency Report presented by Mr. Dcdley
in 1924 alledged two grounds .: objection 10 the
passage of an Electoral LAW at that time LIST,
that Congress was about to act on the subject, 50
as to secure a uniform mode OF choosing Eoc-
tors throughout the Unicn I'd, that giving thc
choice to the People would tend TO split up the
vote OF Newly ork, and send the election into
Congress. Now the futili:y of both these rea-
sons is shown by the fact that Congress aerer
has acted on the suk)sc! ol securing uniform
moGe of choosing Electors, while the choice By
the Legislature in that very year lo2l split aP
the vote OF the State and aided 10 send The Eiec
ton into the House!
Bot the News says "it wasirnfossiblo TO unite
ON any one of the plans suggested io' giving
the choice OF Electors to the People. otoo9Ise
twas. 1t was impossible for any two OF tbo
Regency Senators TO unite on the same man N
1889, when they were determined to prevent the
election OF MIR. Tallmadge 70 The .. 5. Senate
Nothing is easier than 10 agree 10 disagree on
details when dishked measure is 10 be defeated
and YOU dare not directly oppose It. But u
Wright, Earl Bowman, Redfield and tiasg or
anv Two Of them, had mished TO have the lax
pass in any shape, they would have adjusted the
details in half an hour. AS it was, they couldn't
agree'-a very stale juggle. But THE PEorLE see
through it, and them!
s.rhe Nsss represents that after Mr Wright had voted
that the Hee,o. chosen by the People thefs Were
variety sere details before he voted 70 pos;
,ope the whole mqi,et next Session The fact
h. vote 10 postpone cR The same day with the
and directly after H. and tho regular continued
,,o deyt longer without single effort to agree on any
sort Of en- Eactoial LAW