New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-10
cOOD lot TO WATCH.

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II I, barely possible Tint some innocent per-
sons in the interior did actually vote for INC
Republican candidates for the Legislature ne
cause they believed what the organs had peeh
saving about the necessity for intrusting great
reforms TO u reform party such IA the Krpuo-
lican has shown itself to be- The cIedulous-
ness of the average partisan passes all undef-
standing. There were men no doubt VINO De-
lieved they were voting last week to MAINTAIN
the common school system, and bruise the heci
of the Pope: when IA matter OF fact they
were only helping put a few 10"
fellows in office who wouldn't care
ha'penny if the Pope should gobble mp
the whole country-if only he gave them soft
places. 1t would not be at all strange IL such
persons should have actually credited tDe
claims made by the party organs III behail Oh
the only dyed -the-woOl reform party, ana
voted for the Republican candidates Tor the
Senate and Assembly because they sincerely
believed that was the way to forward the
cause OF reform. 1t may be thore were simple
souls who walked up to the polls last Tuesday
by the side of Mr.. Jarvis Lord or MIR. Thomas
Gale and united their votes and influence WIN
the votes and influence OF those sincere ana
earnest men to secure more vigorous prose
cution of reform measures by the election oil
Republicans to the Legislature.
Now that they have accomplished what they
act out TO. and what the organs said was SD de-
srablc, and have elected majority OF Repub-
Ecans to both branches of the Legislature, we
beg they will not lose their interest in the
reform movement, or consider the Work al
done in the election. There will be o chance
tla nfln
ter and the men who have boon elected to the
Senate and Assembly because they are be-
lieved TO be in sympathy with the Governor III
his efforts to put stop to thcvInS anu
bring the thieves TO justice, will have ample
opportunity to show their faith by their works.
There will be opportunity also for all sorts OF
trickcry and demagogism; for small and con-
temptible evasions; for lOud-mOuthed protesta-
tons and professions that go alone; Tor every
sort of cOntrivancc by which these lovely per-
sons shall seem to be doing what they are
not for defeating by indirection what they
seem to be openly advocating; for everything
in short, which the professional politician does
to delude the people and aggrand.ze himself.
II will be quite in order for the honest
and wel-meauing persons who have sent
these men to Albany to keep an eve on
them and on their work. For somebody Is
going to be disappointed in them. The states
men connected with the Canal Ring expect
one thing and the honest voters another, and
both cannot be gratified. 1t would be pre-
sumption to say that the gentlemen elected
last week to make our laws are not of the
highest character for intelligence and probity.
We do not venture it. But we do say that, II
any honest voter in this State thinks he
STRENGTHENED the reform movement by voting
for Republican asccndency in the LeSiSia-
ture. he will do well to watch the pro-
ceedings and take precise and particular
note OF the methods and means by which the
Republican majority in the Senate and Assem-
bly shall cooperate with the Governor i'll his
work For ourselves, while we do not mean
10 be skeptical, we con only remember, when
we hear the professions of these people, that
not long ago they were cOdding another very
promising reform movement connected not
remotely with the civil service. Aud they
Rugged it till it died. They're very queer, these
political persons arej you cant always tell
lust what they mean by what they say. II
won't be amiss to have gu eye on Albany next
Winter.