New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-04


By the act Of one man the Drmoclalc party
in this state was put in control of the Legs
atnrc. and consequently i'll a position which
gave the opportunity 10 order PARTISAN cen
srs and make gcIrymandcring apportonmcnt
under which the part, seemed to be secure Of
power for an indefinite period The announce
ment that by this one mans act the Democrats
had gained 50 great an advantage was hailed
/ with dclic b, the patty throughout the conn
try The Bourbon press gOWcd with eXulia-
ton and the Mugwump> with less ciiu'ion but
evident satisfaction softly Paitcd their hands
, Reuublican> said the proceeding by which the
result had been accomplished WAS open 10 sen
Gus objection that II was criminal that It
was in plain phrase theft. Let il not he Tor
gotten that with all the facts in Oh" case
patcnt glazing notorious the crime H. we'll
rounded clean-cut. papablc H. the hand of the
pckpocI,c' with the purse in it, clutch: with
all the Republican newspapers loudly de-
nouncing il and only here and there Demo
0at reckless enough 10 attempt any palliaton
Of il. there came from all along the line. jour-
bon and Mugwump no word Of disapproyal
not "A hiss not a peep Of dissatisfaction. not a
| tvittcr or a tvingc at the CRYING sham" and
vorl-fill suddenly the fri. ID, Of senator Hill
take action locking toward gathering INTO h's
political garner the fruits Of crime when. pres
10 all the MugNump end Of the llac that be
fore had lazy listened 10 the cry Stop thief
, without disturbing an cycaSh. rose mp and said
eli. hi, Men and brethren Here's a fellow
( getting away with the proceed, of crime. Let
us denounce the crime and appropriate the pro-
ceeds" Which by Anti-Snap and other de
vices they presently did. And are now licking
their chops over them. PauSing occasionally
| 10 roll up their eyes and remark that II was
great crime and the thief who committed II
| ought 10 be dSowncd by the party. Cool
enough to break the January record. JET alone
July
The one man to whom the Democratic party
| is indebted for the power il possessed and cNcr-
| ciSed last winter to rcd,trict and gerry mandcr
the state in such a way as 10 make It's grip
secure or apparently secure. was Isaac II. May
nard lie made considerable sacrifices to do
il. Greater probably than he dreamed of at
thc time. Besides the fearful forfeit which
every man pays who commits crime, i'll the
loss of personal dignity and scf-rcSpcci and
honorable pride he threw away character and
the confidence Of the community and the trust
of his ncghborS. There remains to him but
one Door possibility Of something in the nature
Of consolation il not Of satisfaction. There
was 10 real compensation, though it was un
d0ubtcdly so intended. and to his fatuou' short
| sightcdness may for time have seemed 50, in
his promotion to the bench of the Court Of
| Appeals. The elevation only made his disgrace
more conspicuous by emblazonng his price.
He has found neither soft seat nor congcnial
company in his present place. Every day Of
duty must be day of penancc. II he reflects
1T I'll he must be painfully conscious that when
he steps down from the bench it will be aS IA
dsgraccd and dishonorcd man into permanent
retirement. The mitigating possibility which
alone can afford a ray Of consolation 10 that
rctircmcnt is that his own party, the party for
which he has made such sacrifices. the party
that sits or thinks it sits more securely in power
because and solely because. of what he did
for it, will not Join in the general c0ndcmna-
| ton, and burn deeper into his life the brand
Of his disgrace. The issue is squarey made
that the party cannot afford by its judicial
! nominations 10 give color to the charge that
it is his defender supporter or sympathizcr
! Saws "The Ncw-YOrk Times Z" 1t has been
pretty well decided that Judge Maynard OF
ballot-stealing fame, will rot, ...-ear as a can
ddate" and Democrats of all shades Of Opn-
ion recognize the fact that the nomination of
Maynard in any capacity will be ruinous to
the party"
so sits he there, a Judge: Judge of the high
est court in this great State. Pit there, as all
men said and none denied. because Of the onor-
nous service he had rendered his party Ser
vice, his opponents charged that WAS not hon
est nor honorable nor decent service con-
sistng in what the law describes rs theft
And sitting there rejecting upon the labor he
has given the sacrifices he has made and the
painful penancos he has paid 10 confirm his
partys power, he hears and reads that because
of his ballot stealing fame" Democrats of all
shades of opinion recognize the fact that he
must be repudiated and disowned Hard lines
Never was there such need Of something that
might pass, if not for vindication at least for
con fesson Of collision. But the party in DOS
session of the plumber he got for it curls its
Lip and Kisses ballot-stealer' a. it goes BY.