New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-21
THE STATE CdNCI>S.

CARRIERS at the Canal crusade who want TO
know what has accomplished will do well remem
her that it has soppo stealing. There may be nobody
in jail and nt little property may have been recovered
fashion on the canals for some years NJ least
Tie irOy Times says: "EX-Judge Porter of the
Court Of Appeals has been induced to write opinion
declaring that registers in bankruptcy MT officers
under the Federal Government, all for the benefit of g.
r. ycdd,r. Bat the senate and not hired lawyers
will he the arbers IN such cases, and continue 10
think Nctder hal heltti step down ana OUT
Gen. Edwin a. Mcrritt's services to the
STATE the subject of an appreciatye article IN me
Albany EprcSs 1t takes particular pleasure ia his
dacy for two reasons first because his nomination and
his accc tancc the first tangible signs that the ami
moscs of 1872 had been forgotten and second because
ne was the only representative OF the soldiers the
ticket. The Express shows that Gen Merritt held tho
position of Quar,"rmaSer General for four years. col
icct - 800 goo of cam-ct discharged soldiers against
the Government. Naval officer of he Port of New
York. and chairman of an Important committee OF the
Constitutional Convention all OF which posts he ied 20
universal satisfaction.
Senator Conkling's attempt to fix all the
canal frauds within the Democratic party neatly turned
by tn quotation OF Mr.. A. b. Cornell speech accept
ing the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor
In 1865 when he said that ~ OF fraud and cor
ruption had scoYn up which was truly frghtful" tho
result of uinous and ia Geent canal policy" N,
Albany Argus reminds him that fifteen years pc
ccdng thai date the Republicans had retained Of
the Legislature, AMI of Canal Board but Bat
there Is rs little profit in This line OF argument the
other Both parties must take their share OF this
pruach u The Frauds confined e. party, why
II that the canal contractors always took care to
have members of both parties as partners
Next Winter the County Treasury bill will
have good prospect ~ passage HE Rochester Union.
in noticing the demand Of taxpayers of wayne County
FOR the defeat of William H. Clark, who voted against the
bill last Winter goes further and demands the defeat Of
of st Lee whether
Democrat, who took the same action. In Mr..
Cark's county the treasurer behind $4,000 in 1873
aud 80 900 in lS7ithat ought 10 be enough TO snow
Mr. Clark Who made good record IN other specs the
necessity of changing his opinion this question Tho
bill which passed as Winter extended only to two
three counties, of which Monroe was enc. aud the
of that county reduced $4,000 ia cons quyner
Ask candidate. whether they viii pledge themselves
to vote for the General County Treasury bill or not!
An accidental omission of the word "of
in our Albany dispatch preceding senator Conkings
speech made THE TRIBuNE say that Mr. Henry smith.
Who presided, the counsel OF the Canal lnyost
eating Committee. and of OF the most prominent Of
the canal thieves" The Aibosy Journal comments on
this follows This shameful sentence il taken from
tho Albany dispatch TO Tug NETWORK TRIBUNE respect
ing the meeting last evening. IL embodes ono OF the
most INSCRIPTIONS aud strocious fasehoods ov1
inserted in any newspaper Henry smith ~ e'eu