The New York herald., 1873-10-22
THE CASE OF SENATOR BAKER
Did He Accept Brides During the Two
Last Legislative Sessions2
What His AccuSers Say and What
His Friends Deny. err
The Thirteenth District To Elect
a Democratic Senator, but the
Assemblymen in Doubt n
FORT EDWARD,

FORT EDWARD,
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oct. 10, 1878.
Up to recent PERIOD ever since the good old
days when Tammany and Mozart Hall and all the
rest Of the rag, tag and bobtai democratic organ
izations in your city were wont to amuse them
selves by yearly attempt to cut one another's
throats for the benefit OF the party and the people
at large it had become part OF the political creed
OF the conntrymen in the state, democrats and
republicans alike, to believe that to New York
county alone belonged the exclusive right to
enjoy bolts and socalled independent offshoot-
ings from the regular rings that presume to rule
there and ruin best they saw 1t. 1t is true that
once in awhile here and there in the country dis
tricts New Workers were regaied with stories, just
before election time, as to how the republi-
cans who were not pronting by the steal
ings OF the canal ring or the salt ring
were determined to break away from the party,
but everybody knows how, as rule, these little
differences in the long run were smoothed over,
and how hopeful democrats south Of Spuyten Duy-
VII were, consequently, thrown into spasms OF de-
spair the day after election on. hearing that the
regular republican candidate had been successful
"BY ABOUT THE USUAL MAJORITY"
When Boss Tweed and Peter b. finally got hold
OF the wires and stoutly held on to that which was
soon made to bewail the degeneracy Of the time
when even republicans in the great city were will
ing to bolt from the old faith, and thus aid (all un
Intentionally, you know in keeping In power the
masters who dared even to invade the green,
rural districts, and who, with their bags
of green inducements, succeeded oft in drag
ging down from their high republican state OF
purity the very men the countrymen themselves
placed the most trust in. But now that Tweed and
6weeny have been swept out OF political exist
ence and that there is no politician poor as to
do them honor, and that even the Tammany re-
publicans have no longer hope. by so-called in
dependent movements, to terrify the weak-kneed
republican voters OF the country districts, several
OF the rural sections OF the State have apparently
determined to enjoy those very breaks In the
party lines winch, heretofore, they have always
frowned down among themselves ana heartily
encouraged among the enemy. And Tor the most
part, SO far as l have been able to learn, IN
majority Of instances the GROWERS are actuated by
the same motives which were always paramount
20 everything else with the democratic GROWERS OF
New York,
A DESIRE TO SHARE IN THE spOILS
I am confident If the Intelligence was flashed
across the wires from New YORK tomorrow that
Tammany and Apollo would unite on legislative
candidates that IN every district where there is
u
a word more would be heard Of discomfort, and
that the regular candidate would be sure OF an
election s'py about the usual maj0riiy.n find,
however that 1t has been industriously circulated
throughout the country districts have so far
passed through that Apollo will give its support
nnder cover, to the republican Senatorial candi-
dates in order to revenge itself upon Tammany
for her victory at Utica; and SO the malcontents
feel that they can AFFORD to keep up their family
rows without any danger of the democrats getting
control Of the Senate. They apparently believe
that, even II they should not obtain all they are
seeking in fighting the regular Senatorial candi.
dates of their own party, they may defeat them.
confident that ApolIo's aid to the republicans OF
New York will more than counterbaance any loss.
Indeed, Imet prominent republican yesterday who
told me that but for this certainty Of demoGatic
assistance In New York the dlsaffected republi-
cans in this district, at least would ground arms OF
once for the sake OF the party and bde their time
for better opportunity to gain the ends they have
IN view. When informed the gentleman that, in
my opinion, he and his were
COUNTING WITHOUT THEIR HOST
IN this Apollo matter he told me that the assist
tance was pledged and that friend OF his had
received q letter from well known republican IN
New York, asking him to use his best endeavors to
even though there would be three republican SEN
ators from New York "if our present arrange
needless to state that my informant maj gave this
Information as confidential least that he refused
TO let me know VINO the prominent republican in
n2 n Sa bas e% @ new Yorsers as segfa gg
put any faith in 1t. But now let me give
the s fepuosnss ossn in S district f aSness sss
prospects generally. This district, 1t VIII be re-
membered, was represented In the Senate last
year the year previous by Mr. j. v. Baker, Jr.,
Whose father was at the time, II mistake not, the
superintendent OF the Rensselaer, aud Saratoga
man himself but he was backed up In his election
by all the power that that mammoth corporation,
thc Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, could
bring to bear during the canvass. He was, In
point OF fact sent 10 the Senate not so much to
represent the people OF the two counties which
OF his railroad patrons. ! do not say this in
any disparagement OF senator Baker, for,
as things are now ordered by lar the
majority Of Assembymen and senators from what
New Workers call country districts are sent to
tne Legislature TO represent corporations instead
that has II In Its power to make or unmake q can
nldate In any OF the districts is not railroad. II
Is IN the sr r. "p e rpa m
many other districts. Under the circumstances
repeat, that IN, IN calling Mr.. Baker the represen-
tatve Of railroad interest do not mean to single
him out as an exception to general rule for to
10 SO would be to place him wrong on the record.
lctive and untiring in his efforts to show his
PEALTY TO THE RAILROAD INTEREST
sef; and when the Session came 10 aD an saoI enS
although there were many who did not agree with
aim In everything that nc dld as Senator, not
word OF suspicion as to his honesty was even whls
pered. However, we oil know that a candidate Is
hways open to all sorts OF charges about election
Hme and II now seems that Mr.. Baker, in the opin.
ION Of many people In his district, was not only
py dog OF q legislator but also corruptionist.
charges that have been brought against
aim, but, II they arc true, they certainly
pricl he Is accused OF accepting bribes
Ind OF having voted against the Pro Rata Freight
Dili Tor consideration OF $4,000. An afidavt OF
pertain party has also been made part OF the
MaTiarc against him, the anldavit itsclI accusing
sm ~ OF corruption and money taking for his vote ~
eSenator On the other hand, II Is alleged that
Sne man who made the afldavlt was paid $500 FOR
@ s Iro9eie and that the lobby or an Integral por-
non o. ~. nau also hand In the pie can readily
~ notning 70 secure HIS own purposes, and that
- Wouid . winnaly swear mRp's character