New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-26
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
,rr AsTOrNDING DELAY AT ALBANi -lHiN0'
i'' THAT WON'T "BLow OVER

THAT WON'T "BLOW oNER'
INA F,or ~ Io,R.ster lrtyn.
Ton days ago the Ierwill,geT eAPo oS ;,o w%s
h. and the accused and his friends eas,G,u t s r
1ro mai day TO tls committee has been ASKED aug
10 inquiry has been made. on oat9NIay VI a@sf 1ost
y, inns in both senate and Assembly INQUIRY Is
siiNe3 And thisis Reform legislature onlSs5 'I9
~ anu ays bare ali the charges Of BRIBERY corruption
robbery &c that implcate its members ana i's UIo.s
would better for 1t 10 adjourn SINE de anu go oT h
ap 10 remain IN session. IL y IN cOhseiuPt -
foe tie people It CONSTITUENTS haye no CSs It's posi-
int yTynO respect for rs vo5es anu ~ - r,blic 0f
ION is t1sf OF "euCe" or shield, Tor Nena pun VH
c,r, and private Inderers boNIu IN, G' eveTv Hind
with power 10 ferret out and punish lIauI OF enS A
rfrtap'.r 10 pas legislation, the present lFHIsaVut
~ Us ~, ne sttituee OF their defender. Gentle
rncp these Things VIII not blow over 1Ou heeu 'o' 10y
Tia, rdtterns JUNCTION 10 your soul
CHARGES THAT CAN'T BE IGNORED.
~ N T.> A0asy EITes' , c.
NJ TervilGcer is an officer of the Senate,
ana De stands CHARGED upon t9e sIai ifb
been guilty ot improper ana unlawful Pscuces' kYSnL
" ft ciartes cond have been shown by iuvestlga-
ton Of tire books IN which the payments alleged TO nave
i M i co1ort With the dignity OF the senate, when
The gritty OF one OF ts officers impeaceed TO let me
matter pass unnOtccd ana uninvestgated until al IN
gUry instituted by coordinate branch Of the Ieeislg-
ture. person who occupies position OF so much
trust should. II he he not entirely above Suspicion at
lea, D. exceedingly jealous OF his reputation not only
his sake but Tor that OF his party as Wen Anu
thrs thlng, we cannot LelieNe otletWlse Una. tiet
9'I rwiyer l. inluring ms own reputation ana that
~ .f
Ilsnd
rAIg AID FULL INVESTIGATION AND UNsPAR-
ING p NIslIMLNT
In the investigation already commenced,
boa in Customs service ana IN tie Legislature, me
vanes prominent Republicans are implicated, accord
ing ORR testimony in transactions seriously affect
ing thcir olic4al htegrty No matter what may nave
how fairly t,y have stood EcretOO-e let the nvestica-
lion x ou Tie party reform cannot afford to hesi-
f4fa a
rol.ht ap 70. trial We want TO see the Legislature OF
capable Purifying it Ell and cutting of right arm
II need DIS, IN order 60 restore its seiresect Inc pei
pie demand prompt vigorous aud efcctye acu9H r a
e OF alleged misconduct nov 9efoEe the tr f
= hi h las been repOscd II. Then let there De 10
y.avcfu., DO delay but fair and full nVesugaunnn
served.
TIE PRooT-READING PLEA VERY THIN
ErOsa The Lancaster EIpr's.
State printing, always pTOlluc source OF
io5cr Ard corrupt on Is Just now receiving consi,r-
btatlontiOn at Albany. special correspondent oiees
,r.un- by the state TO Weed, Parsons Co during ne
@ four years It . shown ta IT ' s nT mag pTop5
Tor printing single small handooSk sue aEgi
81 rP by the State printers is. that among other te1s
v pd 10 CERTAIN Mr. TerwilIger the sum OF s4,G9s C5
tne Legislature CLERK Of the Senate has naturally
ou.eI the Indignation OF the reform press OF 6ne 5sats
W., fae that printers usually have their own Office proof
,eders regularly engaged TO whom they never pay nch
Extraordinary wages, renders TINS PROOF e'lns ~
albany.
Ostrich ANTICS OF TIE DELNQUESTs.
IRON The AUary Tmss.
The firm Of Weed, Parsons & Co. have been
,ocael upon sore spot by affidavit Of Mr. Oracle,
and Iy the general comments % the press thIO9gh-
gi t ma IN the influential name Of Thuriow Weed,
and invoke his friends to their eld. But every
LAD sOIae interest in the firm, and has given
rs head he Is in no way Re on96le Tor the acuve man
,cncut It's business be resides far from here' am
,rs lS q Co except 10 receive any dividends
Lat may be distributed upon his share OF tne concern
h 1rtes in that lob Office are the slime gentlemen
Who under the firm name of George Dawson 20: run
NJ NJ Tweed According the current report
however Mr. Tweed pad large price ior ne RraeEe
81 reading proof o. a few editorials while Mr. Ierwhl
r was pSd large percentage for reading the PROOF OF
certain documents.
SENATOR WOODS "ENBARRA ssMENT.'
From ne Elusfy1 Casstie
Senator James Wood offers a lame, weak and
faterng defense to the charge Of bribery preferred
sis,eT3.ni already published which shows that he de-
posted immediately after the passage OF the New,
miles from home in a bank whereof Tweed was d.
rector BE does not deny that he made an additional de-
r which he voted He does not deny that the total OF
his deposits during his first term as Senator exceeded
saCo lie virtually admits that when he left home to
his -eat IN the Legislature he poorer than
scores that his credit was worthless, and that IN
Satisfied judgments in frghtiqi numbers hung
JAMES G. Jackson, TO whom he promised to
plain The mystery Of his bank account And lac
Ted IN Nev-YOrk "raissd by him 20 help friend
who was embarrassed We pity that friend if he
more embarrassed than Senator Wood appears 10 be
Ills statement falls OF lis own kness II is out Of the
u probabilities almost beyond the ranse OF posi-
biLty-tlat a man who coGlu't meet his own debts
Should DC able to raise s2oooO for another When
the Of the deposits l. considered and the subsC
quent withdrawal Of funds Is examined. il becomes
morally certain that the senator seeking to cover the
tracks OF bribery with fabric Of falseboOd.
HOW To CLOG THE WHEELS OF REFORM
Pom The spyiHgsad AStliblt~ga.
We are afraid that Mr. AlyOrd's committee
Of the HewYOTk Legislature VIII he more disposed 10
mp than disclose the deaiugs OF clerk lerwilger
with the printing firm Of Weed FaTs0ns q Co. whereas
Dot only those dealings ought 90 he iuly exposed but an
vestie cation into the pubic printing OF the state
orally would be very interesting 70 the taxPayefo Of
kewYOrk Il the firms that have done me print
Ing II current opinion at Albany Il worth any thing.
the printing establishments Of The ArgS Weed, Parsons
Co. ami Van Bcnthuvscn form, did FORM sort OF
ring and II las pattered very little which political party
was In power, which firm were nOinlnaiy StalE
printers" Al lave had a share Ia the work ana al
have Lad fa sces Of the profits Bu; no INC attention
o. the people and Of Reform l. gislatnre" has been
called 70 the matter the profits are moi AAey 10 DC 80
gseat IN the future as ia the past
Mr.. TERwILLIGER's TIME Up.
ITos Tie Eha.ra CQs,t1
MI James Terwilliger, Clerk Of the senate,
.o1iese- mat he received SC58 " IRON Weed Parsons
d Co, which sum percentage OF Ont-hitn on the
printing which he, IN his official capacity gave that nfn
70 DO His story Ia that the money was for proofread
ing &C." Tie Wretched thnness or that defense Is H
yeieht az glance. II the perc mage nahISd "eIt cI
led through their business Il would make the salary Of
te hfms proJf-reader more than $4,000 year. buI
rs absurdity is broader when looked at from another
standpoint; Mr.. Terwilliger received kly for " proof
reading &C. job costing The state 300 AHeTward
Tie proof were ordered at a cost $500 Out Of that
sun hr Tarwilger got ESQ., For doing what Let has
sIoioSlsts answer n they are able.
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