The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-09
Political Grand Larceny.

not long ago, that the New York legis-
lature, recently elected, was republican
in joint assembly, it meant on the face
of the returns. 1t appears, however,
that Governor Hill and his confederates
are determined to destroy this majority,
and by fraud and technicalities thwart
the will of the people. The essential
facts of Governor Hill's conspiracy are
the following: In the Rensselaer-W Wash
ington senatorial district the returns
gave the senatorship to Derby (rep.)
over Collins (dem.) by plurality of
nearly 700, and also showed that Worden
(rep.), assembly nominee in the second
Rensselaer, district, had been chosen by
nearly l 900 plurality. An attempt was
made to steal both of these seats, but
the figures were too much for the polit-
ical pirates, and both men were given
certificates. In the Chemung, Steuben
and Allegany senatorial district, Sher-
wood (rep.) was elected over Walker
dem } by about 1000 plurality. A
desperate attempt was made to count
him out on the ground that he was in
eligible, but the courts sat down on the
inscriptions officials In the Duchess
Columbia Putnam district, Deane (rep.)
was reelected senator by small plu-
rality. 1t occurred to Hill that the
small margin of republican victory
could be juggled into triumph for Os-
borne, the democratic nominee. The
democratic supervisors of Duchess
threw out large number of votes which
had been cast for Deane, ostensibly be-
cause they were marked for Identified
ton. The county clerk (rep.) refused
to join in the conspiracy; accordingly,
temporary clerk was appointed to
convey the bogus returns to Albany.
The republican county clerk was con-
demned by Governor Hill without a
hearing. In the Onondaga- Cortlandt
district, Rufus T. Peck (rep.) was re-
elected senator over Nichols (dem.) by
plurality of $50, and Assemblyman
David A. Munro, Jr. (rep.), was elected
over Ryan (dem.) in the first Onondaga
district by plurality of SO. The cleo
ton thieves absurdly claimed that Peck
was citizen of Canada, and to CONT
out Munro they relied on the fact that
in some of the returns his name had
been improperly recorded by the inspec-
tors of election-the inspectors certify
ing that certain votes had been cast for
d. A. Munroe and David A. Munroe.
The court compelled the inspectors to
canvass the senate votes, and Mr.. Peck
was awarded his certificate, but Munro
was counted out. The Hill plot has
been to seat Collins, Osborne, Nichols
and Ryan by fraud, and Walker on a
technicality. In order to appoint a
democrat who would give official APP
proval to the plot for stealing a dem
ocratic assemblyman in Onondaga,
County Clerk Cotton was removed.
Never was a more flagrantly-partisan
act performed.
Just so long as selfishness and the de-
sire for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT have a
part in each of the two great parties,
just so long will each be guilty of trick
cry and acts which the best element in
the party deplOres; but for bare-faced
villainy, and almost incredible impu-
dence, the programme of political grand
larceny which Governor Hill has de-
vised and is endeavoriug to carry out,
discounts anything which has disgraced
New York in recent years-and New
Y ork is not easily dlsgraced.
Republicans have their opinion of
David b. Hill and his present purpose,
but it is refreshing to find the governors
democratic supporters unqualifedly con,
demning his course and Indignantly re.
pudiating his scheme for stealing the
legislature. The action of the Duchess
county board of canvassers, in making
up and adopting tally-sheet which
makes no pretence OF being in accord
ance with the votes cast, moves the AL
bany correspondent of the democratic
NeD York Times to say that "a high
wayman never stood up his victim
with greater assurance than David b
Hill has the electors of the fifteenth
senatorial district" And the Time
says editorially that the instant tn,
fact was established that the re
publcans would control the senate
Governor Hill, with all the cunning o
an INSCRIPTIONS politician, began t,
contrive and maneuver to overturn tn
result, and to capture the senate ant
turn it over to his successor in office.
1t says, also, that Many citizens o
this state are convinced that Governo