New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-18
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FROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE J


Albany, April I7.-If the Senate thieves had
made a confession in writing they could not have
told the story OF their misery more plainly than
1t has been told in their manoeuvres since the
Maynard investigation was shut off, An attorney
who was here from the interior last week says
that. meeting Maynard, whom he had long known,
he remarked: Judge. permit me TO congratulate
you upon your elevation TO the bencli.' lie says
that Maynard looked at him keenly for moment
as If in the endeavor to discover whether the con-
graduation was sincere satircal Finally he
said. quite family: Thank you" His tone
and manner" said the lawyer, were those of a
man who had been congratulated on tho near
prospect Of being hanged" Maynard undoubtedly
does feel himself 10 be the victim of Hills
selfish folly. All Maynard wants or has wanted
is =" to be let alone" His notion has been that
the people ought to be allowed to forget the whole
matter as soon possible, and that everything
which revives it INJURIES him and the Democratic
party Although he has 70 especial reputation as
a lawyer, he is lawyer enough TO know that he
has no possible defence against the charges brought
against nm, and that to attempt defence of
Them is all the more clearly TO expose his shame
and guilt. This is the true explanation, and
quite sufficient one, of his having run away
from each Of the three opportunities he has had
of testifyng in his own defence. He knows that
the ordeal Of cross-eXaminaton would be too
much for him, and that there are a hundred oues-
tions to which it would be folly TO return a
false answer, and confession to return true one
The investigation was not ordered for Nav
nard's benefit and he knows it, Hills self-con-
cet is nearly great his audacty II is
probably true that he thinks in all sincerity that
tie Bar Association movement against MAYNARD
Is IN reality a Mugwump artfce 10 injure Hill.
Hi Is not constituted to appreciate the motives
That really animate these honorable and high
minded lawyers. He can conceive Of no good
reason why they should make all this fuss over
such little matter the theft of an election
return nor why they should take the trouble to
angle for such minnow as Maynard. He
can see in this movement nothing but an attack
on himself, and he ordained the investigation for
the purpose of defending himself The two things
he wanted to choke off anything like real
investigation and Yet to obtain from the Legis-
lature vindicatory report.
Hills strength, great as it has been in COM
pellng this Legislature itself with shame,
was unequal to the task he had set for il in this
investigation matter. He yielded to the demands
of certain of the Democratic leaders that the lines
of the investigation be extended He knows now
that he made fatal mistake. He knows now
that he ought not to have gone into the thing
in the first place without getting a positive as
surance from every Democratic Senator that they
would follow obedently and blindly. In allow
ing the inquiry to drag along during four weeks
with every witness giving the severcst testimony
against Maynard, an irremediable mistake was
made Hill was awfuly disguised before he left
Albany last week. and insisted that the inves-
tigation lie cut off matter what happened
He knew that Cantor and Roesch had given their
words of honor that the Republicans might pro-
duce and examine such witnesses as they pleased
But he gave these honorable gentlemen 10 under-
stand that they must get out of their promise
as best they could II they had to be dlsgaced
and marked as men whose pledges could not he
trusted why, that was the penalty men pay ior
Going into politics They simply had to do as
he ordered and they did. Cantor stayed away
from the meeting and Roesch sat silent, while
in answer 10 Senator Saxton's demand for the
subnocnaing Of his witnesses Sulzer suddenly
took the functions of chairman away from Roesch
and into his own hands, moved TO adjourn, anu
declared his own motion carried.
Not a word has been received by the kepupll-
can Senators from Mr.. Roesch in answer TO their
letter formally repeating their demand ior the en-
animation OF material witnesses. Inc whole OIL
last week passed without sign from the Demo-
cratic committeeman that they intended 10 DO
ANYTHING more in the Maynard matter IL was
i,,ros>ille IN discover from them whether they
,yere coinr 70 make a report al all. They have
promiscd Senator SaXton that before they 90 the
whole committee shall he called together ior an
iuterchauge of views, but they have broken their
other promises shameiesSy that small de-
pendcnce is placed Oh this one Rumors of all
kinds have been atioat as TO Their Intentions
II was said that Rocsch and Kidsway were to
pti1 lrlff lp
majority report But everybody knows that Hill
wrote for them what he wanted to have them
say nearly a month ago. and before the committee
had had It's first meeting. That report was an at
tack on the Bar Association, allegation that lt'
memorial WAS only a actional blow al Ill.,
rcitcraton of the main points in Maynards letter
and n General assertion that all the Democrats
seated by Hills electoral deyiltry were seated
II they dot say these thing 1t is dlficu
10 see what they can say. The real cause OF their
DELAY | think is their desire 10 avoid discussion
of the report. The likely thing is that just about
ten minutes before the Legislature adJourns they
will send it to the desk have IL read, declare
il, adopted, and wind up the affair with all the
swiftncss and deNtcrity tor which Shechan AMI
Bush so pride themselves
The present week will be full Of interest. Many
Intensely dramatic are likely 10 be enacted.
The Election Inspectors bill and the Excise bill
are special orders in the Senate for Tuesday morn
ing The Assembly has pretty we'll concluded its
political work. and will speGd the rest OF the
time whirlng through the private jobs OF indi-
vidual members. Scores of these have already
met their death in the Senate nj the hands OF MI
Erwin and the Republican minority with the AID
Of one or more Democratic Senators. The services
performed for the people OF this State by Messrs'
Erwin, O'Conncr and SaXton during the laso
four months have been simply incalculaole
as the session las been. numerous as
are the vile schemes that have succeeded IN
passing. these three vigilant Senators have