New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-17
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| We haNe Oftcu been rCihlHueu ci lit Ohlp
IliaEman VINO, when the Bank oi Wooster
| after maintaining il TrccariOHs existence Tor
/ some years, OF en- going, Int never quite gone,
! did at last collapse and explode, While every
one else was derOmcinG and oXecaiinS rs
directors was only moved to admiration and
! delight. Having heard so often that the
Wooster Was on It's last legs, and supuosng
that banks were set NJ to make money for
their managers by failing, Nc regarded dis rs
All instancc OF peculiar and tenacious vitality.
:" Al - said he, "tl,at Wooster was a bully of
"a bank. 1t stood mp great while"
The Republican mcwbcIs Of our Legislature,
finding themselves suddenly aAd neXpC :tediy
placed in position Of power and respon,ibii-
ity by jim Irying's enforced resignation, de-
cidcd To use that power and fulfill th . re-
sponsibilily by defeating certain obnoxious
measures devised aud pressed iii the exclusive
interest of the present managers OF our state
poltics. These measures were named by them,
ana they entered INTO a solemn engagement in
writing, whereby each pledged lis faith 10 all
the rest and 10 their COMMON constituents to
vote steadily against those measures, ana thus
secure their defeat. Al was plain, simple,
busincss-like and abOyc-bOaId.
Our columns attest that, while We approved
and sustained this compact, We were careful
that it should not he carried ono hairs
breadth beyond the bounds of Legitimate par
liamentary resistance. We urged the Repnb-
lican members rot to rest under the imputa-
ton OF willfully defeating Tax-Lcyy fox our
CITY. but to frame such bill as ought to be
passed and present it III both Houses, with
proffcr Of their solid vote to pass it. Had
they cOnsprcd TO defeat the Annual Appro-
priatiop, the Supply, or any other bill essen
tial to the regular operation OF the govern
,rent, State or City, should have point
cdly condemned such righteousness and asked
them TO Ietrace their misguided steps. Bat
they did nothing OF the sort
For two days, their ranks remained I'M
| broken. Time and again, they voted i'll solid
| phalaux not to order special election to fill
! hving's vacated seat. Why should it be filled
/ before the Democrats give back to us Mr..
| Twombly's stolen seat? Why should special
! election be held to ill Iryngs place at the
! heel OF the session, when Mr.. BlOOd'5 seat in
the Senate, vacant by his death, has remained
vacant throughout is IT more important That
| the Assembly be full for six days than that
! the Senate be full Cor a hundred.
The Democratic writer's from Albany have
bcen daily assuring their friends here that Tia,
thing would be "iiyed"-iD other words, that
q Republican member would be bought
Thus. The Hef0M Of Friday said:
"Tbe test Is made the passage of this hin to m Ga,
Irving yacaYcy mud tie vote stands 90 TO CJ-eyerS
po,uiicou in the line not niessg-and, sNty-nv,
votes being wanted for It, the bill Is lost Truly hi- l.
mos, remarkable event Here was an opportunity io
, Il slecilatlye Republican on the maintenance 10 mhh,
tro,fv nfty or hundred thousand dollars clear cash
and retire 10 private life comfortably hAcdi and Their
wa. no boltor Has the age Of miracles come again
For after al the buying and selling at Albany Of ne a'
two or three years this thing appear IKE miracle
The writer Of that Nn5 at lcds, aware OF lh'
means whereby the Democratic managers ca
ractcd TO solve the knotiy problem Wlnoh con
fropied them. lie knew how they had van
qu-hcd other difficulties ~ formidable a. 'hi'
Accordingly in the Assembly on Saturday
Nr. Orange 5. Winaus, stpndiary 81 t"'
Iiic Railroad, representing i!e eastern ol''"c
Of ClaulaDda County. rose and announce
,hat biz SIGNATURE - DE usleyucut Jl lb0 10