New-York tribune., 1873-09-02
POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
SENATOR JAMES WOOD.
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r,on The DansVilk ~ " Egpress tR>p)
This person is again a candidate for cleo
tion TO our State senae Inc grVpg o, .eenS me
report of the Select Committee appointed by the senate
% ,s esrTs s ag1ss ana none % We
lieve the STATE has published IT, Tne people
sep~c and some NAV think that he was acquitted
the charges brought against him This IL not 80 Ihere
was no In the Senate who dared To say that the
charges against him were improved. The Senate al
lowed him 10 escape upon the ground that ms conduct
! privileges of that Senate-the misconduct proved
having occurred during the existence 0 former SEN
ate. We have just laid our hands on copy OF the Com
mttee's Report, document very difficult 10 hnd ana
we lay 10 before readers complete IN another column
OF this paper. After reading the official document Ie
people Will be better prepared to determine whether Mr.
Wood II t person To longer represent our district IN
the State Senate II the electors Of this Senatorial DIS
trict desire such man TO represent them az Aoany
they shall at least act with their eyes open Ia @ the
future as dnring the past, we shall not ial TO puosd
the truth in relation TO any OF our public servants anu
caution honest electors o the men VINO are now
participating endeavor to effect the denomination
OF against whom charges OF corruption "ero So
| plainly made aud so clearly defined
THE DUTY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
From Troy TtnSs (IR,D.l
| As we stated some days since, Gen. James
| Wood, Tweeds and Jay Goud's Senator from the
XXXth District, is not progressing SO nney Ia ns G H.
simple and only object he tells US In seeking 20 DC G r.
ued IL TO have the disgrace Of the reprmand OF the
Senate wiped ont and his course indorsed by mis- con
stituents But can they "lndorse tnatl we us niIns
not at least Repgncans cannot ana 1 VIII no and
may manipulate things TO his liking IN the caenses ana
conventions he cannot purchase the rank ana ME OF
the party, and II he is nominated nc VIII douotess De
defeated though the district gave Grant 6OW majority
last Fall But we must lose the district lt Is I'M
portant now, when a United States Senator Is 10 De
elected, the interests of the party and he country
that not should be lost in the Senate by the
braZen impudence Uf dsgraced man seeking "A trust
which he has once betrayed. We trust the Republicans
OF Allegany Livingston and Wyoming Will be ylglant,
and will not allow the Senator TO steal march upon
them II is good sign 10 The Western Neto- f0rke
OF Warsaw, Wyoming County, and The cuba Herald OF
Aegany both expressing views in strong OpposuOh 70
Wood's denomination. Both counties are said 10 be
against him. VIII not Livingston spurn ts unworthy
son. and send 20 the Senate man whose record If
without blemsh and whose garments are innocent OF
the smell Of fire
THE ATTORNEY-GENERALStfP.
From TIE Rochester Democrat and CbronlH tRep) -
Tn canyassing the candidates for positions
the State ticket the startling fact rs once more pre-
sented tO public that the Office Of AtOrnoyGeneral
is not worth the acceptance OF any lawyer OF good
standing There is, to be sure, some honor connected
with the position but only man OF wealth can anOrd
labor for the salary attached 10 IT, Cen Barlow VIII
reelection TO the Office, and 1t will be necessary
to fud some 10 serve the State at a pecunlarJ
sacrifice his stead. The present Secretary OF state,
Mr.. Scribner, also retires from his position