New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-23


traitors and pirates and various other uncom-
pimentary things-al because the Tammany
men. resenting what they considered an lmposl-
ton and cheat, had crushed the deadlock ny Vo.-
ing for the Republican candidates for CLERK IN
the Senate and Assembly, and empowering
the Lieutenant-Gov to appoint the COM
mittecs.
The County Democracy of this city put
I'D n dismal lament that this action wouid
place the power to frame legislation IN the
hands of the Republicans and bring disap
pontment to the people, who were anxiousy
awaiting great reforms at the hands Oh the
Democrats. But it now appears that ther
grief was causeless and their lamentations pre-
mature. The power to frame legislation IS IN
Democratic hands, and there is nothing to him
der the Democratic majority from introducing
the reforms for which the people yearn. A
Democratic Speaker of the Assembly has
anoointed list of committees which IS
or ought to be satisfactory to his party
in that branch, and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Hosluns. instead of giving his own
marty majority of the chairnanshlps
and appointing the committees in the Kepuo-
lican interest, has given the Democrats all the
important chairmanshps and practically in
vested them with all the power to frame legsla-
ton. One would suppose that such magma
nimity would leave them nothing to complain
of. Had they succeeded in agreeing among
themselves and electing an organization, they
would hardly have had the assurance to take
more than Lieutenant-GovernOr Hoskins has
given them, though it is quite likely that they
would have made different arrangement OF
the names The Licutcnant-Goven has re-
cOgnzed the fact that the Democrats are I'D Il
majority in the Senate, and that upon them
must rest the responsibility of the legislation
of the session, and lie has with great pro-
pricty as VIII as with uncommon lberallty,
appointed the committees accordingly. The
Democrats have all the power they rcjoiccd
over in November, and there is no reason why
they should net take hold now after this long
delay and proceed with the States business.
Instead of doing this they are inclined to
suk, call the Republicans hard names, de
nounce the Tammany contingent, and under
take to evade the responsibility which they
seemed few weeks ago so eager to assume.
The Lieutenant Governor, who has treated
them So literally in his appointments, gets no
mercy from them. The World newspaper calls
him "disreputabe and corrupt politician
who is as much of n scOundrel as he knows
how to be-" and adds to the mental confusion
of its readers, that there is something touch
"ingly struhious in the simple Stiffness with
(which IIoskins, having rammed his empty
ahead into the dirt. forgets that the rest of his
"unganly figure is still exposed to view"
Loss of temper is fairly inferabe from such
vigorous language. Bnt why should there be
such indignation and anger when the Lieuten-
ant Governor has only made the appointments
upon the basis of the Democratic majority,
which has all along been claimed on one side
and admitted by the other7 What is there
"struthious ito use The Worlds ornothologi-
cal term-in this7 What would the Tilden
Democrats have had Mr.. Hoskins dol Did
they suppose he would turn round upon Tam
many and help them strangle its influence and
eliminate it entirely9 There would have been
such simple Stiffness in that that even the
Tiden men would have ieered at it. Oh. 10,
orr Democratic friends are ont of temper and
unreasonable. They are themselves touchingly
struthous" in pretending such great indigna-
ton over political bargain which has no ex-
istence, when they have been confessedly try
ing for six weeks TO negotiate q bargain aud
failed. Let us hope they will recover their
equanimty presently and take up the business
they were elected to do.