New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-03
GRIDIRON LEGISLATORS.
We read with some surprise but more pleasure
the following editorial in Tire N. \. Times


"THs ASSEMBLY CosTHsr KrrGs-The contest for As
senblyuen In Knss County acquires especial interest from the
Circumstance the Democratic party hiss 10 three OF the DIS
tc renopnse6 members who last Winter distinguished
themselves by their fidelity all the prohsate measures that
dtp guist the session Messs Caico Darcy and Jones
were found steadily for the gridon sbomins,ions until
they were the Governor After their return with veto
Mr. Ccot the only OF the three who had grace 70
abandon bis needless support Of the bills and vote Win Mr.
Fisher the Republican member from the county who consist
emily opposed them throughout Mes Jones and Darcy were
more faithful to their millionaire propretor And whenever
offered for the eadt end promotion OF cor
rupon did these three WORTHLESS coherenty addict
that duty and win golden opinions no other Tor hef IN
falteriug consistency.
To the people Of Brooklyn h Of course matter of
little moment whether EewYork be nvoluntary and
hepessy ncsged beneath endless iron bars But to restore TO
the lie ature character for purity which has not possessed
within recent memory much matter OF seinterest 70
Kuss as is 10 Erie and the Republicans OF that
county accordingly tickets In the Districts here
ofore three defaurg gentlemen which
bear Satisfactory warrants fer capacity and honesty mes'
Comtock Cammeye and Andrus the opposed re-
,pecyely to Mess Cslcot Darcy and jones' in community
whose Intelligence exeed independently OF party di;taon,
should insure the emphatic Legislative proassy
and the election who shall bs proof corrupt
Influences AL right minded will trust support In this
instance at least the Republican nominations"
The foregoing does equal and exact justice to
the persons named therein. Mr.. Fisher resisted
all the corruptiDg Influences which surrounded the
last Assembly and ought therefore to be reelected;
Messrs. CalcOt, Darcy and Jones made them
selves the willing tools Of the Gridron jobbers and
ought therefore to be defeated. The fact that the
former is Republican while the latter are Demo-
Gratis should not weigh in either case, so far as
they are concerned. Cherish the upright; punish
by discardiDg the venal and faithless that is the
clear duty of the People; ard the less you sag or
think of politics in the premises the greater the
probability that justice will be done.
Every one sees and procaims the propriety of
beating the Gridir)n men ,rho belong 10 the oppo.
site party. The ". Y Express The Albany Argus,
ard all the little ArgusliDgs, cry shame on the Re-
publican tools of the Gridron interest and urge the
People to mark them. The Times, We see, calls
On the People to brand in like manner the Dsmo-
cratic tools of Gridironism. So far, all is easy.
But when THE TRIBUNE calls on the People to
serve them all alike-Republicans, Democrats, or
whatever they may be, so that they did George
Laws bidding in our late Legislature-then The
Times accuses us of impairment meddliDg in local
matters and of opposing Gov. Stewards re-
election to the Senate? A good many Republicans
seem to think it petit treason in us to rebuke Re-
publican prohigacy and venality-why not charge
it all on the Democrats as they do on our side
Why not sink everything in blind party clamOr7
Our simple answer is-That is not the way Of
THE TRIBUNE. We are no. the enemy of NJ. A.,
Mr.. b or Mr.. c., but of the appliances and inAu-
ences that overruled Gov. Morgans most righteous
vetoes last Winter. We don't want to see another
such Legisature-who does Let such as do vote
to reflect the members who voted to override Gov.
Morgan's vetoes; let such as don't, vote against
them every man. That is all We have to say on
the subject, and it cannot be hard to understand