The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-18
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nations.
We publish in another part of today's
paper the names and residences of the Sena-
tors and Assemblymen who veted to override
Governor Morgan's veto of the City Railroads
and the West Washington Market bills; also
missioners Of Records one hundred and ninety
three thousand dollars claim, to which we call
the special attention of the readers of the He
RAID. That record demands the close scrutiny
of every voter in the Empire State, and is Of
threefoid importance now that the nominations
are about being made for members of Assembly.
Shall the next Legislature be Of the same
stamp as the last is a question that the peo-
pie will soon be called upon to answer. Al
ready the political wireworkers and legislative
REGULATORS are making extensive preparations
for their anticipated bountiful harvest during
the next session. From all accounts they are
preparing for crusade that by far exceeds
the piratical operations of the thieving band
that occupied the legislative halls last winter.
The success that the ringieader and captain
general of the Albany pirates has just met with
in the election Of delegates from this city to the
Syracuse Convention plainly shows that they
are not counting without their hosts. The same
Senator'S who occupied the Senate chamber
last winter will wear the Senatorial robes dur
ing another session; it is, therefore, only neces
sary that majority OF the members elected to
the lower house shall be of pliable stamp to
make the triumph Of the lobby complete.
The public mind however, is being diverted
from the real issue by the universal clamor Of
the wireworkers over the candidate for Cover
nor. Give us a candidate for Governor who
will have the moral courage to withhold his sig
nature from the schemes of the lobby, say these
legislative jobbers, and at the same time they
are plotting for the election Of members who
will not have the least regard for vetoes or exc
cutive messages. Governor Morgan is the
only person that we can do anything with in
our section of the State,' says rural polit-
clan. In fact, from the general cry, one would
think that an executive officer was the only one
bers of Legislature to elect. All of these cries
are very we'll in themselves; an honest and up
right Governor is certainly desirable; but the
events OF the last Legislature must con-
vince every one that has read the re-
ports of their nefarious operationsl that
a Governor is but a pigmy before the
combined efforts of villanous Legislature
and lobby. You might as well appeal to one
of the Egyptian mummies or sacred bulls that
have been embalmed for thousands of years,
and now on exhibition in Broadway, to stop
the roaring of Niagara as to ask a gubernato-
rial officer to prevent the wholesale plumber,
when set of men like those at Albany last
winter occupy the legislative chambers.
1t will be seen, by close examination of the
record Of votes that we publish elsewhere, that
there existed at the last session of the Legisla.
ture an atrocious combination, composed of
men from all political parties and every shade
Of political faith, who were found cooperating
together without any regard to their party aai-
liation, upon every scheme Of the lobby. The
same names are recorded tide by side on almost
every monied bill The six railroad bills and
the West Washington Market bill received the
support Of the same men. The list of yeas and
nays on the cheap ferriage, aside from those
controlled by local issues, reveals the same Goa
ition in favor Of the monopoly. The nucleus of
this cabal are found voting for the Commission
ers Of Records claim, and we.might show the
same league on the bill to confirm the location
of the Schuyler county buildings, as we'll as
every other project for which it was reported
that money was used.
The existence of alliances of that kind l. be-
coming one of the greatest evils Of the day, and
Is one of the most dangerous elements in our
body polite. II aourishes in all Of our legisla-
tive municipal, State and national.
Thus. ever since the election of Mayor Wood
to his present Office, there has been
coalition Of democrats and republicans
in the Common Council that has defeated al Of
bis reformatory measures, even for a long time
rejecting the appointments that the city char
ter required him to fill. Still later we find this
band of conspirators working together with
grea. zeal on the Japanese swindle. The same
thing exists at Washington. Members of Con-
gress. tia. are in the habit Of aghting like cats
and dogs over the abstract question Of slavery,
are hale fellows well met as soon as some free
wool speculation, railroad grant, patent exten.
sion or an enormous claim comes up for con.
sideration. The cohesive power of public plum
der makes them as gentle as doves. The most
monstrous combination that has ever existed In
any legislative body was that at Albany last
winter.
These aagitious bands are the mos. alarming
features Of our political system, and forebode
anything but good for the future of our coun-
Try. II Is, in fact the great evil Of the age
and an abuse which should be corrected at
once The evil cannot be remedied by the
election of Governors or Presidents, but only
by the selection Of better class OF legislators,
State and national. As long as the public sub
NIT to the nominations made by few grogshop
poiiticians acting under the direction NJ the