New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-23
MAYNARD BY ALL MEANS.

The Cleveland managers OBJECT W OoNciHo
Flowers suggestion that, in justice to himself
and to the State Democracy, Isaac ii. Maynard
should be nominated by the Democratic state
Committee for Chief Judge OF the Court OF
Appeals. The attitude of the men who ofier
objection to this nomination Is characteristic
They compose a class Of Democrats who are
always willing enough to profit by fraud com
mtted in their party interest, but VINO always
want to sneak out of the responsibility OF II.
When Judge MAYNARD stole the Dutchess Coun-
ty election return they had nothing OF censure
or even Of protest to say When the Board
of State Canvassers voted in open and fragrant
defiance of the Court of Appeals decision To
give Senator Deane's seat to Osborne, never
murmur was heard from them. They looked
on at the fraudulent organization of the LeGis-
ature and at all the Infamous proceedings which
flowed from the fraud at the unconstitutional
and fraudulent census, at the seven municipal
gerrymanders. at the Congress district and
legislative rymanders-they looked on while
these partisan crimes were being conSummated,
and so far as anybody was permitted 10
know they looked on with nothing but sails
faction and approval. Judge Maynard was
the original author of all these infamies, and
the Legislature, which his wrongdoing created
resolved by unanimous Democratic vote that
his acts were lawful and righteous.
To refuse to allow the people to pass on this
record is base cowardce. 1t can be passed on
fairly and squarely by the Democratic nomna-
ton of Maynard. The Hill people to do them
Justice, have always had the courage of their
badness. Whatever else they are. they are not
towards They were brave enough to steal
the Legislature, and brave enough to resolve
that their yllanes were models of virtue. And
they are now brave enough to face the conSe-
ouences of their record. The Cleveland faction.
however. never has before its mind any other
end or object than Cleveland. 1t exists for
the elevation and edfcaton of its idol. The
success and honor of the Democratic party are
nothing to Mr. Cleveands followers except "a
they become tools for his advantage. Well APP
preciating the moral significance of Maynards
nomination, the Cleveland people are saying
that he will be a mill-ston around the party
neck. They mean around Cleyelands neck.
They care nothing about the party neck. lie
and he only, is the object of their sollcltude.
When they say that Maynard will load down
the ticketn that he will raise the issue OF last
falls proceedings and will surely and greatly
iniure Democratic prospects, they talk OF moth
ing and nobody except Cleveland. But they
overlook the fact that refusal to nominate
MAYNARD can be construed in no other way than
as a confession. When they say that he will
load down the ticket" they mean that he Is
guilty of the offences charged against him. and
that the people will punish. not only May
nard but the party that tempted and rewarded
him and accepted the results of his acts.
This is true enough but the verdict OF the
pcopIe is not to be evaded by a course of con
temptible cowardice. Whatever may be said
as to the effect on Cleveland of putting May
nard on the ticket, no one can doubt that it
will be fatal to leave him off. The people will
properly feel that an attempt has been made
in the interest of the Democratic National
ticket to defraud them of an opportunity OF
passing on the simple issue OF last years electo-
raj outrage, and in that case twenty indignant
voters will punish Cleveland where, in the event
of Maynards nomination, one would have done
so. Since the rise of Cleveland the Democratic
faction which worships him has undertaken on
every occasion to subordinate every party i'm
pulse and interest to what it regards as his best
chance of success. This faction is not strong
in New-Yorll State as the polling at Chicago
so plainly witnessed. Now that he is nom
mated, it may be able by discipline and appeals
for harmony to assume the control OF party
affairs throughout the State. But if it eXer-
cises its control so as to deprive the people
of their right to deal in the ensuing election
with the record made by the Democracy last
fall and winter while at the same time tacitly
confessing that it record Of shameful
wrongdoing, they will render their hero and
master small and doubtful service.