New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-10
40 cnlrcE lGlINSr NR. DEPEW.

If ANYBODY has paid $1,000, or any other
sum. 10 a member of the Legislature to Sc
cure his vote for ,Ir. Dcpcw, or any other can
didatc. let him bc exposed and punished. But
il is extremely improbable that the story Is
truc. II would not be decent To condemn even
the neancst lobbyist about the Capitol on the
evidence thus far offered, and the appointment
of a committee was therefore wise. Rational
human beings. even If they are lobby agents,
are not much in the habit Of paying $1,000
to any body known to he of diShouorblc char
actcr on his promise that ne viii cast a par
ticular vote Inc man who accepts such
SUN. giving the impression that ne means To
earn II rs "a Tribe, is scouudrcl whether
hc votes ne he has been asked to vote
OF not. There will be other evidence, low
ever, if the q ar-c has any foundation. [ pom
that other evidence the person accused must
be condemned or acquitted.
If Mr. Dcprw ha, had anything To do with
"a dishonuiahr bargain BE- ought 90 bee beaten.
But if, on the other hand hc is tho victim of
an Infamous plot iaicudod 10 defeat him, Will"
il hu.ic> in deserved ufrns persons Who pre-
tended to have acted as his friends. There
OUGHT to be- NOT % SINGLE vote taken from him
on that account. Thu, fr there j. not the
,lic'tc.' reason % h..irtr tiat VI. D,pcW las
been guilty of conpicty i'm this or amy other
di.honor,blc transaction. II thc blow MISSES
him il misses everything of consequence. i
would bc wrone 10 condemn him, n an uu-
worthy and corrupt aihucut lad rc-ortcd to
bribery in orLI To srciIc his ends Bui K
remains to be- proved that any dishonest pro-
po,al WIS made by ANY person who even pre-
tended 20 I've ir,ud of MIR. DcrcW. An hon
est committee viii take care To- hear the evil
drncc Of Mr. Dcpcw himself, before il makes
any report injurious to him. Many circmn-
stances give this affair the appearance of
put-up job" and We shall Ice glad. for the
credit of the State, 10 believe thai It Is nothing
more.
Meanwhile. let it hc remembered that, after
thi. accusation. Mr.. Dcycw received the votes
Of a clear majority OF tine Republican members
Of the Legislature voting, and besides this,
he has earnest friends who nrc absent.
Evidently muouiy Of tho Republican
members. having heard the accusation. be-
lic,e that it il false on that Mr.. De
pew was in no way blamcwoHly. Inul
evidence to the contrary is presented. no Re-
publican can make this unsupported charge an
NflNf' lDi NfNllk d-ilNl wv 'hlil''4fit' Ni'iH
a majority of ihc Republicans favor.
II look. "a if the followers of Mr.. Couklins
had rcsortcd 10 this desperate trick in oidrr 10
check the evident tendency of Administration
members 10 concentrate upon Alr. Dcpcw. II
inquiry justitics this belief, the election of Mr.
Dcpcw will Immediately follow. The people
of Ncv-Y York believe in fair play. They aic
not ready lo sec any honorable citizen y.Iiicd
and buried under load of iu'amy hrca1-r hc
happen, 90 bee ~ the way Of party boss. ] Dee
inquiry. therefore, ou-ht tO b" most ,,arrhin-
and thorough and 10 j, shows that Nr. Drpc.
j. hLmclc-s, the persons who are ro-pon-
sibc ouelt 10 hc detected ard Exposed.
Ncv-loh slv an mfamou, Norcy to.-
gerry rGp.Iat.d la-t fail in order to
defeat General Garfield. and Lid somc
reason To hchr,c that mcu who were NOT
Democrats vcr, ousa-cd ir ,l.t -N.u5lo. The
State f. IN uo iuuoi 90 hr c.,.ici again.
Uutl TIE truth is llorr. t.c votes of tu,
majority of Ei"h..n mrulcr- for vi,
Dcpc~ ,n..tlr ban q" tIr t-prrt and couA-
dcu,c %. 'Lc mrmbof- OF h'- o0n parts.