New-York tribune., 1892-03-11

| NEW ELECTIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN HELD
An honest administration Q, the law called Tor a ne"
c.otion In at least Two o the districts he XVih "no ~
xXvIith In the XVIII. iecsuse Of the death o. Dc'nr
! Jnu ~ The XXNII.h because o. INC ntH-iO"' O "o
! nan elected.
There wce numcrou, actors hi> drama q poN'. a
crime ana it +. >ot possible within the ,imIt' o' '"i'
paper discuss oil the psses Of the conspiracy '" 70
loint the par, which each actor performed
IL possible proper. touching tn itea' s''''s
o ,hcs. three districts have drpo'ed o' tom
through the action OF the Judiciary. without 'he '
vention Governor the proceedings being carr On
hy the Judges Judge states. IN h" opinion III '"'
| Rice case. that
The Constitution provides for elections bv bot ana
the Legislature laws respecting such ei'etoS' anu
prc.cribcs declaring and certifying me '''|'
For the settlement OF contests over elections courts N''
with ADEQUATE powers to investigate the cause, OF COM
plants and for that take proofs ana 10 aoJuuse
| cord. .'iy."
| HILLS INTERFERENCE WITH THE JUDlOiAHf'
While this legal aud constitutional method was Ifo1'e>
ing in the Dutchess District. Governor liil III summary
and ext,aod,narv way removed from OGce the Clerk o
Dutehess County placed in power man suo9ef'e'
| to will lie knew that the court "'' u.,' % ~ ~,
eating the election controversy at tha' P'"'' ' ~
smpe power 10 examine and sdjudicatc upon tc E"' "
e contestant and TO that Judicial deUfhlhat"
to be transmitted in due form 10 the proper '"'"' "
Albany Fearing that this result might MOB oe i'
To himself the Governor removes the former eeiA " p
popt. A. clerk whom he could and did aief"a'a use
IN defeat and .hwart the Judiciary IL was Governor mn
act by his appointed Clerk Of Duehess COUNTY tnsl pre-
vented the judicial determination In that us'Tic' 'pes
in the ordinary course, into final de'erna''' " nv
Of the election q Deane as Senator ana "iSnouu ,,
Uus Intervention the present Incumbent, osooc '0u'N
| never have taken his seat in the senate
In the onondaga District while the court VAS proceed
ing 10 maintain dignity and TO enforce oot"'''c
- -, od.r bv punishnp by fine and imprisonment FOR
thirty DAYS supervisor for contempt oi court III "''
sending back returns for correction "oNci"o' mn
bovcd his contcmpt FOR the judiciary by immcda~ly
/ tbp
Of the court his Incarceration did no eNceeo wv"
| hours ,..,. a.. go.
While IL is that in the onondara pstfce 'ho a'
Of Governor Hin did In the sequel lead 20 so mpor.'
results as in the Duchess District that does not o"
in any manner alnte iota from ,hc gtsNN VI Ms
| offence In interfering with the judiciary
Wherever there were legal proceedings In this cohtfo
versy the hand Hill was seen TO ueIe"' "N
thvart those proceedings, whenever ana wherever my
| supposed TO be adNefsc 10 MS "''V''''' W." -
| interests his party
uc .cm. 70 have great regard for judicial decisions
IN his favor but great contempt Tor JHd'I'l o@e'so"
that are against his schemes. The ieSafo ne 'N"c'
for the decisions his favor does not count Tor mat "
regard for the judiciary which IS due from the Executive
for AN independent and coordinate bfahch oI une
ment our charge not that hc hwsrtcd and deheu Sl
judicial decisions The sisvamen OF the chefEe ''
| he thwated and dehed some OF them ,, 49,,
The very thing which the fathers OF the HepuVc NV
TO preyent has happened In this state through 'hc ~
ventlon OF Governor IIil He has disturbed thot p''"
-, which e. essential to the working OF govern
! ment OF laws for people He has maze Ihe ''N'
eminent Of this State in the substantial language VI"
Constitution Of Massachusetts,, government VI NV" ~
| not Of laws.
TOO SERIOUS AN OFFENCE TO BE ONEELoohED
II serlous matter when an ambitious man. high IN
authority Awsrts and defeats the ordinary pfoce''c Z"
the courts and robs people Of the sacred ilE' :"
choosing their rulers. it is an ohcnce "hich 'us
not 10 be overlooked by @ free ard sefespecne i'pe
1t is not claimed that Governor Hill performer r'''
| aNoutt hie
on, GRADES were co Oh, natnc with him and 1t "ond tsh
history considerable length to detai inc a'V VI v
person The purpose of this paper is to ocslc inc H
tlon OF the public upon the acts leroIned py "o''
Hill that their attention may not be diNcrteu !" S't' |
formed by his CO coc0nspirator>. Without his actNe par
t.cipation In the great crime, 1t woulu never "aNc
ATTEMPTED Governor HUI IL responsible anu ch"iHo''.'
with the whole wrong performs every 1ct III
conspiracy. Different parts are to be performer W
d,1s,ont ,.r.oos When We scNcpl persons DONG
different thing, in conspiracy but al 'c'"E III ""'
tn nroduce result, which result Is hnaly ,ohsu''d'"
the conclusion is inevitable each undei@tood h'
mart the other perform Each actor IS nha re-
for the others and Is chargc"b" win he
knowledge Of the parts the others are TO play ~ ps
| uculary so OF leader In conspiracy whc" '''
hody and vigorously performs his part when co''po'
IN. wboe cannot escape the charge of beng
guilty party the conspiracy In all its parts ' V'
ore rating for general result cannot escape inc oun
nspirscy by pointing to somebody else as having per
,orned some OF the acts II by the acts OF "oeiho
~ and those with him that at lcast two o the
three seats occupied In the Senate ny persons %
chosen by majority or q plurality oil 'le Noei' /" ~
districts
CONSERVATION OF THE CRIME.
The final eonsummauon OF the political crime cam9
when the State Canvassng Board can'assed te lauuu
e,t returns In the Dutchcss County case wen knowing
that there were in existence true returns ''V gave
the seat TO Deanc The members oil the Boafl nay HNf
ong enough to repent OF the great crime but they WIZ
not lNe long enough the stain froH the iar
r.nu,atons they had possessed before this crime com
n,tted Charity them can 90 no further than 70 nope
,ha, thev did not appreciate the enOrmty of their offence
AGAINST the system OF government and against Tie
American people. Tho shsme and the humiliation OF this
Is part q the history OF the state OF New-Yofk IL
Will be dealt hereafter by the people a. serious I'
lncel crime 1t matter Of solemn import 10 the
uoue II IL shall established "a pert 0: our Do
itcal history the fIuts Of the balotoX shall be
snatehed away the people by those high In authority
az their rulers elections are farce ana the Govern
becomes the spoil OF AMBITIOUS pafsns "ho '' w
clothed with power.
OF the highest importance that we turn back and con-
template the system Of government founded by the Fathers
Of the Repu, c and study and ponder deeply The pfnc
pes upon based before 1t Is too lit u rescue
fra, sv,,em from DE- destructvn This matter comes home
with peculiar the people OF the State OF
| The shame and degradation are ours
| TIE PEOPLE SHOULD STUDY HIN CLOSELY
i, larger and broader sense IL is important for ~.
peope Of the United States TO study well and carefully
he character and conduct Of Governor Hi while acting
"a Governor OF this State. lie is posing as candi
date for President Of the United States. The eopo OF
the United states should calmly and deliberately determine
whether they are prciscd TO ntiust the government OF
,hese United States who is regardless OF the
prncpes upon form Of government IL founded
II is not TOO much that such man Is dangerous
man 70 with where that power can be rock
essv used TO promote his ends and defeat Coordinate
| branch OF the Government
1t is not believed that the Democratic party have vet
as whole ceased and revere the institutions OF
| our country In this State there Is large oody oi
them who are and who have resented the nno-
vstions OF Governor Hill In q simple matter Il party
usaVe-in calling safe convention-showinr that they
the dangerous effects OF tanseressinR even
in Marty usage the practices rules Of party How
much ereater then the offence Of this man in bend
| ing all the great powers OF Governor d Sta1c TO
the work OF defeating the verdict Of the people at the
baot box and injurng and impeding the progress Of