New-York tribune., 1872-06-17
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. JUNE IL, 1872

movaI of one corrupt Judge, the Impeachment
of another, the indictment OF thiru'
and thorough working up OF the re-
spectiye cases against them. To Senator
Palmer. Chairman of the Senate Com-
mittee ON Cities, Greeley Republican,
we cbeerfully give credit for doing the best
he could and better than almost any other
man could have done in the extremely labo-
rious and difficult position in which ne was
placed. He was single man, lighting against
overwhelming odds, and, as his weapon was
not the jaw-bone of an ass, he neither slew all
his enemies like Samson, nor fled from them
ANONYMOUSLY like Rush c. Hawkins.
3. Il was the Greeley Republicans VINO
caused the thieving operations OF the leglsia-
tive clerks and Albany printing ana htno-
oranbine firms to be thoroughly investigated
and exposed. They, led first and aided after
ward by The TRIBUNE, cast out TerwlilgeI'
and made the atmosphere of the clerks rooms
purer than it had been for decade we
tried too, to eject the notorious James "oou
The bubbles which saved him were not OF
our invention. The astute Senator from tne
Cayuga District, who so ably defended his
old comrade on the floor of the Senate
was no disciple of Mr.. Greeley's. The
venerable Senators whose hearts were
touched and whose intellects were clouded by
that Senator's elOquence, not only IN the
Senate chamber but in the bed-chamDer, were
not given to the State by our organization Ill
this city. We, at all events, are not TO De
reproached with single atom of the white
wash, stucco-wOrk, or brass front OF whlch
that sepucher was constructed.
a. And, finally, the Greeley Republicans are
not responsible for the unjust and stupid
Apportionment bill. If the saying that party
&" is the madness of many for the gam OF
few " is ever true, it certainly applies TO the
folly of committing manifest outrage on the
rights of majority of the voters OF
great State for the convenience
of bakers dozen of Congressman who want
"a second term" Greeley Republicans pro-
tested in both Houses against the passage OF
this outrageous measure, and The TRIBUNE
again and again exposed its iniquities. 1t was
vetoed by the Governor, and passed over the
Governors veto by sort OF slelght-ol-
hand in both Houses. Two Republican
districts-at least they were intended Tor
Republican districts, though 1t is probable
that they will all choose Democrats next
NOvember-were carved out of New-l ork
City, and one out of Brooklyn, by process
which would excite the admiration of tailor
We might enlarge on the delays and de-
rangements of the public business which were
brought about by the unftness of the Speaker
of the Assembly for the position of presid-
ing officer. We might sketch the Sc
cret history of the Committee OF Seven
ty's charter, which three sensible men in
every four that ever examined 1t
will declare to have been ruined by absurd
and impracticable details. We might repel
the petty slanders and idle tales which Col.
Hawkins so industriously collected. But it is
unnecessary. A Legislature is mixed body
All men do not possess all the virtues. We
must not expect to find Albany free from the
vices which in every age have more or less in
fected politicians. We simply and emphatically
claim that it is not becoming to the Admins
tration organs OF to any of the denomination
party in this State to charge those Repub-
licans opposed to them with the failure OF Re-
form measures at Albany. The men who or
ganized that Legislature must take the credit
of their work.