New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-29
TOTES THAT WILL NOT BE WASTED.

TOTES THAT WILL NOT BE UdoiED
Where the attack is ficrcest there the defense
should be most resOlutc. Good men should
unite in behalf of those against whom bad men
have combined. Such men have combined
against the Syracuse ticket in general, and
against John Bigelow and Charles :. Fairchild
in particular. From the opening OF the cam
paicn this latter combination, at least, has been
apparent. To defeat the Syracuse ticket, both
the Ring and the Republicans felt was lmpos-
sible; to break it or at least partially to I'M
pair its prestige was perhaps possible. For
this purpose they have struck hands, and
against Bigelow and Fairchild all their secret
and open efforts have been directed. Mr.. BlSe-
low earned their hostility by his unhnching
leadership of the investigation, sparing no one
and accusing no one because OF his politics;
by boldly proclaiming his opinions at tho risk
of a cannonade of mud, aud consenting to
head the ticket of party to which he had
long been opposed by treating with quiet
contempt all the ISLANDERS that were heaped
upon him, and going right on with his work
as il he had no more interest in the campaign
than voter in the ranks. All these things
were grave crimes in the eyes OF the party
which spent nearly a generation while iii power
in making UP its mind to reform abuses, and
now bewals its lost opportunities. MIR. Bige-
low, who very shortly before was good enough
for head for the Republican ticket, suddenly
became o renegade, a dishonorable man,
trickster, "A gold gambler. man who was
prostiuting his official position for political
ends. &C., &C., &c. The Canal Ring doesn't
want John Bgelow in the Canal Board for the
next two years. Isn't that reason enough for
his election7
Upon Mr.. Failcllild the attack has been even
fiercer. The Ring knew that in this young
lawyer they would have an Attorney General
who would combat every rascality and punish
every rascal in his jurisdiction. They recoS-
nized his share III the work that had already
been done, and feared his share in what might
follow. We doubt if any Attorney General ever
entered his place with 80 splendid tcstimo-
NAL as the bitter hostility of every canal thief
in the State gives to Mr.. Fairchd. They
have shown il in thousand ways. Part of
the time they abused him and part of the time
his father. They have attempted to implicate
his law firm in dsreputahc canal awards, and
charged him with getting his partners to do
his work and making the State pay roundly
for il. Canal thieves have tried alternate beg
ging and buster; Republicans in high stand
ing have tried species of blackmail broken
down political hacks have shot off their worth
less ailidayits at him; the Ring Republican
journals have tried lying and ridicule, mostly
lying; and all the thieves and their allies have
Joined in the effort to make him the bfte noir
of the ticket.
These people cannot defeat Mr.. Bigelow or
Mr.. Fairchild, but they are anxious to diminish
their maiorities. II seems to us that that IS a
good reason why their triumph should be
augmented good reason why every honest
and independent voter in this State should vote
for them, whatever his preferences may he for
the rest of the Offices We intend no reflection
on the honorable competitors of these gentle
men, but good citizens should choose the men
whom the thieves reject. And their names are
John Bigelow and Charles 5. Fairchild