New-York tribune., 1873-02-04

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Association cost only few Offices. ne Times thieW
Itself IN tns Rne from cheating at elections
that tried 10 do but cond not AWas peateh oy 'o
Republican Senators and The Tunes
RESPONSIBILITY NEVER sHRKED.
Soon after the disastrous failure TO secure segoyern
ment for our people. lawyer OF this city came 10 me
and said that the thing for TO do was TO endeavo
TO secure good of Appeals. My recollection s
that the general term this Department. two OF the
three members Of which have since been expelled for
corruption had, at that time, just been consttueu S
appeal was OF great value and set about the work. In
the mean time distinguished gentleman IRON iSaa
,dS interior run c's as chief sG aSsS Of the
court and to assure me Of support which under G
svsrtS"S Jealous Of or hostile to me throughout the
State II evident that was considered less aager
Committee. answered that thought should not be
dependent on any such help II desired the nomination
desire or take the office did issue private appeal for
the formation OF good court 70 neaIy an tne Dvp0 %
Many the foremost members OF the bar came 70 tue
Convention, aud we nominated ana elected IsS H vi Iae
members OF court whlch now ms & anu uo'G oS
the complete confidence OF the bar ana the people e
tho judicial election 1 went on business into distant
States until late in the Summer.
did not my foot in Albany during the session OF
1871 The Tires frequently said such & men S Mr sael m
Tilden have real influence" IL Ihe Tunes meant no IN
nuence in what then the political ana legislative
Sodom OF the state there Is no exagsraton ~ Tue TS
serton. Men who are bought on great questions are ~
situation TO dis0bey on inferior matters Whlcn are
| really insisted Mr.. Tweed never 80 supreme
nearly the whole body OF the Republican neDefs
and with their aid. could despise, or suppress ana pun
sh every revolt on the Democratic side Ana ne % naa
acquired the prestige OF successful power Inc Demo
had not In either House vote 10 spare from the
number Necessary 70 pass Dill Tt & on bS %
alliances with the Republicans. Nearly every
With only sham opposition The lines on one occa-
sion, complained that the root OF the ey was IN tue
spanE o me se e a pTsdee Ul SnS The party
sions, tue interests OF ambitious men, MAKE the oPPysi
the natural organ OF the discontens OF society with
the ascendant power which at TINS tne haa some pre-
for calling itself Democratic, though In truth " was
sontSo over the Repabcans at Albany and in this city
that q revolution in the Republican party was necessary
| senting Democrats were poweress In stimulating the
! party animosity OF the Republicans, even though by
rendered valuable service in preparation Iof the Iu
ture. But time necessary II is wholly untrue that
| at any moment was tlnhu, OF senshy roSei'eu' Vi
| sbrank from any responsibility.
am not newspaper whose business 1t is to address
the public every day whose recurring want more than
meat bread IS topic and to whom inyectVe even II
without facts or evidence provided II makes
| is money-mOre money In circulation and advertise
Men not or the editorial ayoeaOn nave 10 turn
from their ordinary duties ana habits Shen Ihey appear
they find the forum or the opportunity OF the
How many times did William A. Booth, who Is mentioned
with comnerdaton Ly The Tunes and is truly an excel
lent citizen Jackson Shultz, or even Wn NJ Evarts,
Chairman OF tlc Republican State Committee 1t is safe
to conjecture that he running of errands FOR so'ne
branch OF the Ring" and serving around the Legisa-
tive halls what are daintlly termed counsel iees
SUMMARY JUDICIAL POWER OPPOSED.
Ibada perfect right to wait until that Ring dominion
over our million people, which The Times boased was
as much the work OF tho Republicans" as OF the
Tweed Democracy" had matured its fatal fruits be-
fore should again the battle which had been
once betrayed and lost But nevertheless on some
casons | did intervene The revolution in the school
, ~ s1 it o tSe RinnD nnbIIcy Condemned
IL. The provision OF the Code Amendment bill which
conferred the Judges transcendant authority 10
| sh for
the measure which was 10 apply coercion to the press
| the two millions n wear OF advertisements, open
10 be given recalled at the Will OF Mayor Han,
shoSd fail to win, this summary powersince under
stood to have been devised by CardOzo and designed to
be welded by hum and Barnard-was TO conquer; ~
was said-I know not with what trut-to be specially
aimed The Times Probably many an article Of that
Journal Spring OF 1871 which seemed to the public
c1ogeh to the men Who knew they had stolea 100000
since it helped them into power At any rate, TINS TINS
scheme was the desperate resource OF domination, LION
bold and blind, il was riPening for al In II were
concentrated the fears anu hopes OF Ie h kng s 10 wac
passed without dissenting VOICE IA el'her hOuSo' @
Every Republican member voted ior IL or staid away
maneuyered it through, Republican Senator, who
admitted last the borrowing In one instance Oh
One evening in May, when was temporarily confined
TO my by Illness Randolph Robinson called to ask
me 10 Chairman OF Committee OF the Bar Ass0cia-
ton to go Albany and remonstrate with Gov Hon
against his signing this bill declined TO be Char-
Committee, IL it chose TO do with the knowledge that
dssns tHs Ss S On second thought hurried note was
| addressed TO Mr. Eyarts who was Chairman, that it
g orooSnd St Of The Il and It's writer we're
constantly cited by The Times An issue was publicly
declared, from which everybody knew would not re-
tire II the bill had not been vetoed, an open collision
must have spread all over the State After had
operation In such controversy from Francis Herman
and others The TN OF November, 1871 was the first
day when vote Of the people could even indirectly re-
the results Of the legislation OF April g. 1870
TUE RING STRESCHED THE CITY,
Mr. Tweed in his Office until April, 1874; Connolly
until 1875 and sweeny until 1875 They with the Mayor,
we're vested with the exclusive legal power Of approp
ating all moneys raised by by loans and in
definite authority Practically they held all
power OF municipal legislation and all power OF exPend-
the Departments With their dependents for terms equally
long. They welded the enormous patronage OF offices
| OF local government-the local judicary-the un-
| happily localized portion of the State judiciary,
Termners the Special Terms the General Terms; In
word. everything below the Court Of appeals They
York CITY with its million OF peope-wth its ooncentra;
in foreign countres-with Its conspicuous position be-
the worldhad practically power OF selfgoyern
terms OF these Offices continued-from four to eight
years-as II 1t were conquered province Inc central
| emanated from Albany. IL could only be changed
Albany. In speech at the Cooper Institute In ls
They stripped every legislative power .ni executive and
q, the power, Of from US and vested asH in hal. dS1
dominion the people this city heard my friend MT
that slip Of the The power elected
suffrage TheJ could have been elected BY mans
They power the act OF the Senate and Assem-
biz of without consulting Of The
ground had these the
STATE must Of differ from Demo.
friends e the rural districts who say: What will yoa carry
local CONTROVERSY the Conyeuonf Will II into
the politics state and dcs and dsoganie the Democratic
| party y - - = -
a." late too consider ha. question yea
the Democratic sss pledged itself to give back HewYok the
rights Of self ard
pslS. violated duty The Albany
recorded sgans the The plan
nngr contiys and fay owed dsre
gard Of all moral obligations and all OF princp
How accomphedi By taking million Of dollars stolen from
rpaye and buying the shsmbles majority Of ihe two Houses
| OF the Legislature" -
Tho officers composing the "nIng" government OF this