New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-07
4 LITTLE STORY.

We have n little story to tell for the enter
tainment and instruction Of some very good
and very earnest-we will not say simple
persons, who took exceptions to the course Oh
The TRIBUNE in tho last election in this city
and State These are eminently respectable
persons who have for long time voted the
Republican or Administration ticket. Ihey 90
30 because it is the most natural thing. They
know that the beat wards and most intelligent
districts are almost without exception Repub-
lican. and the lowest districts, where ignorance
and vice prevail, are almost as invariably
Democratic. They feel their way with goyed
fingers to their political conclusions, and select
their ballot as much by the sense OF smell as
any other process. They have entire confidence
not only II the principles OF the Republican
party but in the policy it plusues, and have
no less faith in its managers than in Its canh-
dates. We did not wonder that they were
dissatisfied when The TRIBUNE INDUCED in
free criticism of Republican nominations, or
that they were angry when, in some instances,
we held the Republican managers responsible
for corrupt bargains which resulted in nomina-
tions of the most disreputable and disgraceful
character and left honest citizens nothing but
q choice of evils, and of the worst
possible evils at that. The well-mean-
ing and earnest people who sometimes got
very indignant at The TRIBUNE and said
they "cOuld not understand why it should act
"sOn and because they could not understand
it concluded that its motives were bad and
its purposes mischievOus, said and did these
things because they saw only the surface OF
politics, and believed in their party managers
from sheer force of habit They were honest
and sincere 80 far as they knew, even though
they were narrow and uncbaritable. There is
no election pending now and nothing to excite
them, and so we want them to consider this
little story.
There was man in the Assembly Mt Al
bany last year, Democrat who had been IN
politics long time, had made considerable
money by il, was known as one of Tweed's
intimatcs, low down, rum selling, runl-drlnk-
ing. corrupt, bad fellow, whose name was
synonym for whatever was dishonest aud vile
about the State House. There was measure
pending which affected the interests OF great
CORPORATION; and the corporation was opposing
it, one of its executive officers conspicuous
Republican politician, being on the ground III
person and directing the lobby. There il no need
70 detail processes that are familiar. Suffice it for
the purposes of this narrative that the Demo-
cratic Assembiyman made himself very useful to
the corporation, and the measure was defeated.
The representative Of the corporation was very
grateful, and assured the Asscmblyman that
the favor would be recipTOcated on call. Last
month the Assemblyman WAS candidate Tor
Civil Justce-a position for which IN was
about as fit as John Morrissey would be for
Professor Of Sanskrit-and the corporation OH
Ger was organizing victory" for the Repub-
leans "Can | do any thing for you T. said
the latter to the pot-housc aspirant for Judicial
honors. "Indeed you cam was the answer.
" How Z" BY Just putting regular Repub-
"hcan candidate for Civil Justice III nomination
Gin my district and keeping the Republicans
" from voting for my opponent, the anti-Iam-
"many man. The organizer of victory had
1t attended to at once the pot-house poliii-
clan got his plurality over divided opposi-
ton, and the debt was pad.
The other day the Civil Justice went out to
ride with Mr. VIM. NJ. Tweed of the Ludlow
Street Jail. Mr.. Tweed has not yet returned.
What 60 you think, gentlemen, of men who
manage the Republican party and organize
victory for it-who secure the aid of cor
rupt Assemblyman by such an agreement. and
then use the Republican organization TO
further the plan of the scamp to foist him
self upon the public as Justice 7 But
he is q good man, this organizer of victory is.
And all that he did was to have regular
Republican nomination made in n district
where it had no chance That was all. Only
this, whea decent citizen sees this low
fellow sitting on the bench, he may have the
satisfaction of knowing that very respect
able Republican leader put him there In pay
mont for liz vote In the A assembly.