New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-25

CRIMES TO BE PUNISHED
II is to be hoped that the Ncw-Iork Legs
lature of S92 may long be known in the history
of the State az the Infamous. should any
other dishonest and shameless enough 10 rival 1t
ever be elected. the evil the disgrace and the
cost to the people could not be judged from
what this Legislature has done for base men
would not fail to reason that people who could
PASS without swift and stern punishment the
crimes of the Legislature of 1892 would stand
anything and could not he reused to Sclf-dc-
fence or sclf-rcspcct by any miSdccd whatever
Recital Of the acts of this Legislature Is not
necessary here They are known to all. ana
decent Democrats remember them with shame
The question is whether the people OF TINS
State are able to elect better Legislature
They have been robbed of much Of their right
full power. Dishonest appOrtlOnmcnf, follow
inc a dishonest census will doubtless steal from
the counties much of their representation ana
give an unjust share to few cities, which are
absolutely ruled by corrupt rings under the dIcia'
ton of political dcSpOts. In such citles inc
voice Of the people Is not sui cred TO be heard
The rings the grog shops and the dangerous
classes register at so-callcd elections the VIII of
their bosses But without further robbery oi
the people il is questionable whether they have
left the power 10 elect an honest Legislature.
The Election bill that has been passed s!accs the
receiving and counting of votes entirely within
the control of persons likely To be selected be
cause they are INSCRIPTIONS and shameless.
II is The deliberate judgment Of men who have
long been familiar with the modes of election
swindlinc i'm this State that this bill was not
4 L. fl,. a
plundcrcrs TO defeat the people and clc>t whom
il plcascs. but that il will have that effect.
TIE TRfBrNE is not prepared to believe this,
because il has some faith in the personal nor
cStv of voters. Far too many of them, ii -
true. will support the Democratic candidates III
spite of all the misdceds pcrpctrated To secure
! the success Of that party. But there are many
more who will not suffer the rights of the pco-
| plc to be stolen with impunlty There must he
multitudcS il this State is in any degree III for
sclf-goyernment, who will resent and punish
the crimes of the Legislature of 1892. That
there were many already when the town cleo
| tjons were held the results of those elections
clearly proved. II would be Most strange II
! the later and more offensive acts OF the Legs
latulc had not greatly increased the number.
These voter, will be asked to sustain their
party. In no way is it possible for them To
sustain il more effectively than by showing
that there arc depths OF infamy 10 which 81,
! leaders cannot descend with impunity. IL i
the plain truth, and u respectable Democrats
a most hnmiliatng truth that the conduct of
their party has produced in many mind, the i'm
preston that no act can be- too outrageous for
Democrats - uphold il done for the sake Of
PARTY. Hence il is that 4 great body OF voters
in other states. who have acted vith the Demo
Gratis, will vote this year against the party Of
Hill and Albeit The conduct of Democrats
in Ncw-YoHl and New-JcI,ey has insured the
defeat of their party in other states that were
extremely doubtful and in which their party
has had majority. IT is fast becoming tn"
fixed opinion Of decent men throughout the
country that the party which produces such
| fruit where its power is abSOlut" Is not ONLY
unworthy of trust but actually dangerous 10
the liberties OF the people 50 that il must he
put down al any sacrifice. Men who would
like the sort of tariff Democrats propose, men
VINO long for the Kind of currency Democrats
would give. men who agree with that party on
other things. begin 10 think and 10 say that II
would be nothing less than Il crime against self
government to place in power the party which
now rules New York and Ncw-JorScy.
There are Democrats i'll these two states who
have in their conscicnces the same conviction.
There were thousands in Jersey City: there
were thousands in the towns Of this state. II
this body Of men vote rs their conSclcnceS die
tate. neither fraudulent apporionmcnt non
criminal counting will avail to select another
Democratic Legislature next fall in either state
Party leaders will then be taught that crime,
} against sef-govcrnmcnt cannot be committed
with impunity, even in the name of Democracy