National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-21
State Senator Woodin---The "Trib-
une's" Portraits.

HneS W PORTRAITS.
William 3. Woodin is the present Ad-
mlniStratiOn senator from the Cayuga
district in the New York Legislature,
and he is one of the foremost workers
for Chauncey N. Dcpew's election to the
United States Senate. Woodin was a
conspicuous senator in Tweed's reign as
the boss. Tweed, in the investigation as
to his dealings with senators and assem-
blymen, swore that he paid Woodin
money for legislative services. The
Tribune gave its opinion of this unsayory
senator as follows:
Mr.. WoOdns district, with Mr.. Woodin out of
the contest, would elect Republican By a ma
jOrity of thousands. Mr. Woodn has been twice
reelected now b. majoritieS of less than four
hundred, where any man not audeT The suspicion Of
corruption would have received as many thou
sands. Ifthe proportion of Republicans ,cho BE-
tjcTc theScaator guilty Of taking Trccs money mas
been increased in his district, as We have reason
to believe it has been increased throughout the
State, by Twccd's story, there are more than
fouT hundred Republicans in Wayne and Cayuga
Counties who will refuse TO vote for him
now. 3 4 good character is great help: a
bad character is a great hindrance What has Mr.
WOOdins reputation been? Leaving all past accu-
sations respecting Tweed's charter flor New York
city ont of consideration, has Mr. Woodin's bear
ing in the past been such to make Tweeds
statement improbable? Every man well informed in
matters of legislation and politics nths State ko1rS
tiGt ii has not je,n. But when all that was
believed of him before-by section of his party,
at least-is asserted to be true by Tweed himself;
and when it IS seen that Tweed has accused no one
whom the community does not tH0,c, hGS not long
belir7F1 fg br fy,ryttTf inks I-pry-
decd for Mr.. Woodin.. If he had an unblemished
reputation 10 fall back upon the case would be
different. IfTwccd should accuse Peter Cooper
or uOIatio Seymour. or William n Evarts of hav-
ing taken his money his voice would be drowned
III the laughter Of the whole State. We
conceive it TO be duty TO offer these suggestions
% the Republicans Of the Twcnty-ffth district
Edt5riak IN Mar Tort Tribune OctoJcr 1, 1877.
PARTING KICK At gEPEw's MAN.
Senator William B. Wc0din has Withdrawn from
the canvass in the Twenty fifth district, and the
last OF the Tweed senators IS driven from public
life. It Shows how strong and adroit and infiu-
en:IaI a man Mr.. WoOdin was that he should
have lasted so long. OF all those Republicans
who sold themselves 10 Tweed he alone was able
to survive the storm Of public Indignation. While
his unhappy colleagues were hiding from the
wrath OF the people, only too glad to be forgotten,
and one of them was even lying i'll the prison
cell, toward which Tweed had started him, Mr..
WoOdin had wrestlcd with his people for re-
nomination and won il. : , The honest nub-
lie of both parties was shocked by the spectacle
pf 4 man covered with a suspicion as with
garment, winning and wearing the highest honors
Of the State. This year Tweed's revelation con-
corning him belieued % be true by teEG1s of
the Republicans of the State, and yet Mr.. Woodin
was able 10 capture another denomination, and
would have lost the Republican party vote in
the Senate if he had been allowed 10 proceed with
the canvass. . > Mr. Woodin's withdrawal
docs save a Republican district but it docs more.
It shows that the jgS TetribbOn lriich Glcdits The
corrupt man cannot be forever deed. Itis lesson
in public decency and an encouragementto every |
honest man in public life in this State =
There is no more melancholy sight in the world |
than that of a strong man crushed at last by the /
weight of his crimes! And if the Tribune could |
have at any time altered its belief concerning |
Mr. Woodin it would gladly have relaxed its op-
position. The Tribune has perscvercd III it TO the
end for the sake Of public morals and |
for the sake Of the Republican party that he /
should withdraw from place for which he had |
made himself unfit Edhoridl NcJV York Tribune,
0Cl0bCT Is, 1871.