New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-20
THE REPORTS ~ MIfNARDS CASE.

TIE REPORTS ~ MifNiRDS CASE
Early this morning the Legislature will add
another 10 its long list Of msdccdS by adopting
the resolutions vindicating Isaac II. May
nard." the man who stole from the Office of the
state Controller an electoral return. thereby
afTording the Democratic state Board OF Can
vaSsciS an excuse for seating aS Senator from
the XVIII District person who was not elect
cd and whose defeat the supreme Court had
confirmed The shame of this proceeding will
fttngly end a legislative session than which
not one within the memory Of this generation
has been 50 wantonly and utterly wicked. We
printed Yesterday in full the two reports
brought in by the majority and minority Of the
Joint committee which pretended 10 inyeSti-
gate Maynard's conduct The Democratic re-
port was signed by every Democratic member
and il is impossible that single man OF them
could have signed il honestly. They knew
they had not Investigated Maynard. They
knew they had not taken one word of evidence
really bearing on the subject they were pre-
tending to inquire into They knew they had
refused to call material witnesses. and in doing
so had broken their solemn pledges 10 senator
SaxtOn
Can it be necessary before the intelligent
people whose enterprise and character have
made this tho Empire State 10 argue that cleo
ton returns must not he tampcrod with that
the votes must be counted east that the
canvasscrs must be mere mathematical ma
chimes with authority - do nothing except to
reach from the inspectors returns by correct
processes Of arithmetic true results, and truly
TO declare them; that IN officer serving the
State as It's legal adviser may not dcccntly act
a. the attorney of partisan political interest
that while sworn and from the common treas
ury of the whole people paid 10 point out 10
these canya>Scrs their exact duty under the law
he cannot dcccntly place himself under obliga-
ton. to advise them in the interest of par
ticuar party or particular candidate; that
nothing can Justify him, an officer of the courts.
in assuming to interfere with the operation
Of their DEGREES and by personally abStrating
a public document from public Office To pre-
vent the effect it was in law and by the courts
order designed TO have that elections become
the mercst farce when a man, official or other
wise, can be allowed TO take possession of re-
turns during their passage through the chan
nels provided for them by law; that for such
an act any excuse is an insult To the lntell-
gence OF the public any defence aggravates
the crime that when such signal knayery has
been committed and results in Oycrturning the
verdict Of the polls and in giving over the
peoples Legislature to defeated party and 10
principles and policies which the people have
forbidden, and when the perpetratOr OF this
supreme offence, instead Of being degraded and
punished, has been actually rewarded and
al, tho hnurh pf tho pepue's HIGHEST
and most treasured tribunal, triumph Of vii
lany has been achieved as intoerable as it is
imposing,
Is il necessary TO argue these things? If it
is the public schools have failed in their mis-
sion, the forces of education and of Christianity
have become impotent, and our people have
still to learn the A Cs Of ef-government
and self protection We have had at no time
any other idea than that the Maynard COM
mittee would do just what il has done, and the
Legislature just what it will do to-day. The
government of our State has been given over,
partly by the action of the people and partly
by these frauds, TO men TO whom honor is a
Jest and public office little more than q means
of stealing public money. 1t was not impor-
tant what these men did in the matter of May
nard's crimes Their vindicationr of him is
really the best thing they could do. Ii will all
the more sharply declare to the people the
WRONGS they have suffered and the duty they
must at once perform. A score of outrageous
bills have been passed intended TO perpctuate
the power of these Democratic scoundrels.
throwing the elections next fall into the hands
Of the police wherever Democratic Boards of
Police Commissioners exist or could be created.
The purpose of these laws. not merely evil