New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-02
RDSS.E MAYNARD.
safety.

II is an e,traoidinary witness OF the state
of abect submission into which the Demo-
cratic bosses of New-YJrS have teriOrIzed their
partiSans that the news that the, have de-
cided to nominate Isaac II. Maynard to the
bench OF the Court OF Appeals Is received win
scarcely a Democratic protest. In part!
with good red blood in It's veins the mere TACT
that the, had undertaken H. decide such a
ouesti as a nomination would OF itself awaken
a whirlwind of opposition. 1t was such Il
whirlwind in the Republican party. caused by
such a proceeding on the part OF Republican
bosses that bore Grover Cleveland from OBJ
security into prominence a. Governor OF the
State But the Democrats not only allow thelr
worst men 70 he their bosses. and not only
allow their bosses to select their cand dates fo
office but with slaviSh meckncss il i permitted
them 70 choose as a candidate for the highest
and most honorable distinction a man who j.
regarded by at least half Of the people Of the
state as a deliberate criminal. Ceitalnl! nail
the people and we doubt not. man! more
than half consider the conduct OF Judge May
naId in the electoral dispute of S9l not mere
/, a crime. but the most dangerous and most
infamous crime that can be committed IN a
country governed by the popular VIII eN'
pressed AZ the ballot box. He stole from i
public Office whittier il had been sent III IAi
suancc of law and Of an order al the supreme
CONT on its way 10 the state Board OF Can
v,..ers there 10 have lis result declared, the
Lawful certificate If election Of certain sen
ATE district and he listened ~ the statement
If that Board of Canva>sers that they counted
a lao. ~
ether was before them. well knowing that the
reason VIII, no other WIS there was because he
had committed this act Of theft. And the
bosses Of the dominant part! IN the state OF
\ev.loIk O>tcntatou>ly declare their purpose
,n nominate this man 10 be a judge Of onr
highest court with scarcely murmur from
their partisan>.
II is a pretty bad state Of aTair>. IL II seems
10 us when this kind of thing can be done.
But 50 supreme are these bosses III their an
dact, and utter disregard of public welfare
and Of part, honor that they actually seem Ia
welcome the mention Of NIaynard'> crime ~ II
il communicated 10 HIM a sort OF halo and were
10 be interpreted b., Democrats H. prold
and noble Achievements When IT i >aid mai
he stole this certificate that II was the lawful
certificate. and thai his thcll defeated can
didatc VIII IN the very court he i slated {" be-
som. a member Of had adiudgcd 10 be law
fall, elected: when il i SAID that his relation
,o the crime i, both seIf-conie>>cd and eStab-
li.hfd j., judicial records when II * said that
the Association of the Bar of the City of New
Yorl, has declared his ac u crime and moved
for hi, Impeachment to all this the Dcnocl ati'
bos,cS make il sufficient answer 10 >al that
the stolen certificate would have givcr the
senate tJ the Republicans. and that the Illegal
one that was counted did give it g. the Demo
crat. This satisfies their morality and thcii
sense Of public duty. and there are few signs
vet that it does not >ati>f, their party FOL
lowers.
But if I>aac IT, Maynard can be elected 10 Il
place in the Court Of Appeals. some clcmentar!
work vii! need to he done toward teaching tho
peoplc the meaning Of elections and the object
of the use Of a ballot box. When May nard ha'
been " yndi, aied' il will be high time to Sc,
| if something cannot be done toward the vindi-
cation Of the Ten Commandments and the basi,
! principle Of free government.