New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-16
ORR NEXT LEGISLATURE

The last Senate of our State, chosen in 1869,
consisted of IS Democrats and IA Republicans.
All the Republicans save Lewis of Erie repre-
sented districts unquestonably Republican,
while of the 18 Democrats six represented dis
trcts which gave Republican majOrities last
Fall (for WOodford over HOfman) as follows {:
XIth composed Of Duchess and Columbia Counties.
XVIII composed of Fulton, Hamilton. Montgomery,
Saratoga, and Schenectady.
XVIII, composed of Clinton Essex, and Warren.
XIXth, composed OF Oneida.
XXIIId composed OF Chenango, Delaware schohaiie
XXvIIIth, composed Of Monroe.
- We hold it morally certain that at least
five of these Districts will choose Republicans
this Fall; so that, even though the Erie dis
trict should be lost, there will be not less than
10 Republicans in the next Senate to not more
than ID Democrats.
Our last Assembly counted 65 Democrats to
CO RepubGcans-the seat of Mr.. Twombly, Re
publican elect from the With District OF this
City, having been stolen to give the Democrats
a majority. Beside this, the Xlth District oil
our City was deliberately made over to the
adversary by running candidate for that ex-
| press purpose and the little knot by whose
intrigues this was accomplished were then as
now bowling themselves hoarse against
"Tau many influence" "Tammany corrup-
tion,n while they were making over the Leg
islature to Tweed g. Co. We exposed and
denounced them then. as we shall doubtless
| be obliged to do again and again.
Districts so strongly Republican as the Coun-
ties of Cortland and Wyoming, the first OF
Cayuga, the first of Ontario, and the second
of Oswego, chose Democrats to the last AS
sembly. So did Warren County, the first dis
trict of Albany. the second of Orange, and
some others, which are naturally close, but
which the Republicans can carry when they
try; but last year they could not be per-
suaded to try.
We are not blaming especially those who thus
voted or refused to vote. In some cases, bad
nominations made the result inevitable. And
now, if the Republicans Of these and other
districts shall permit thieves and corruptiOnists
to put themselves up as Republican candidates,
they will be beaten, and deservedly beaten.
The people are not going to elect that sort OF
cattle this Fall, and millions of leathern lungs
bawling "Support the regular nominatiOns!"
"No Scratching!" "Vote the whole ticket !"
&C., &C., will not move them. They will not
vote for men whom they cannot implicitly
trust.
We speak the word in season that must be
heard and needed. Bad nominations may beat
us; nothing else can. If men who ought to be
chosen are nominated, there will be no diff
Guilty; if the other sort shall be put up, they
will surely be knocked down. Such legislators
as have been accustOmed-t to exact and receive
their tens of thousands each for supporting
atrocious Tax-Levies and kindred robberies
will have to run on the Democratic ticket this
Fall, or they will have no chance of running
in But let such men only be nominated on
our side as no one dare offer to buy OF bride,
and our next Legislature will be Republican
! in each House by decided majorities