New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04
TIE NETT .STiTE SENATE.

A good many Democrats are assuming as a
matter of course that the Senate Of ls94-05
Of this state is to be Democratic They reach
the conclusion not because they believe that
their party deserves to carry the legislative
elections this fall. They cannot believe any
thing of that sort unless they are blind 10 the
abominablc record madc by the Senate Of 1892
90. Their sole reliance is upon the gerry
mandcr. They hattcr themselves that the re-
appOriOnmcnt Of the Senate districts gives the
Democrats an advantage which the Rcpub-
LEANS cannot possibly overcome.
The success of gc1ymandcr, however
practically is conditioned upon the polling of
lis full vote by the party in whose interest II
was framed. If ii were likely that substan-
italy all the Democrats of all the senate dis
trictS would be united in the coming canvass.
why, then the chances Of their carrying the
Senate undoubtedly would be very good-thanks
10 the gcirymandcr. But the signs are not
wanting that thousands of men who ordinarily
vote the Democratic ticket will decline TO help
placr Il democratic m jpliiy in the next senate
1t + easy to understand who these Democrats
ave They are men who decline 10 condonc the
flag ant rascality which gave the Democrats the
of three seats They are men who cmpha'ically
repuiiate Shcchanism, in all that il implies Of
hostility 10 home rule. They are men who are
apprChc that their party under its present
leaders is fast becoming as destitute Of any
thing approaching moral fibre as il was in the
days when Tweed was the commanding Demo
crat. THE Brooklyn Eagle is Il newspaper
whose Democracy is not Of the sort which pre-
vents it from seeing things as they are. Writ
ing of the last Legislature, it lately remarked {:
"Thc substitution Of Senate by manufacture
for one by election has been public calamity
and public scandal. The process has stamped
its character on both houses, making them
reckless wilful, shameless, with the result Of
bringing them constantly in conflict with the
upright public opinion of all parties" When a
leading Democratic journal feels called upon
thus plainly to express itself one may be sure
that the time is ripe for Il Democratic revolt
In the circumstances the Republicans find
great opportunity for doing the public good
service. IL will be incumbent upon them to
take special pains 10 secure strong and popu-
lar nominations for the Senate in all the dis
INSTRUMENTATION which will commend them
scvc, TO honest, public-spritcd men, whatever
the districts are composed Of three or more
counties, and it is likely to happen that every
county in a district will present candidate
This is all right. but the Republican Senatorial
conventions ought TO choose the best available
men, without having too much regard 10 the
" claims Of counties. We are sure that thi,
is the way Republicans generally feel. "Thc
Lockport Journal" for example, after remark
ing that Niagara County, having the largest
Republican vote in the new XXIXth Senatorial
District. is entitled to the greatest consdcra-
ton at the hands Of the Republican Senatorial
Convention adds that we all shall cordially
support the good Republican nominee evcntl-
ally to be chosen from somewhere and elect
him." That is the spirit which ought to, and
which doubtless will, animate the lcvcl-hcadcd
Republican masses all over the State. They
have their local preferences, but the choice of
the convention will be their choice provided
| the honor goes TO man who commands the
general confidence
1t is needless to dwell upon the importance
Of rcdeeming the Legislature this year. Those
who were in power during the recent session
pursued course which went far to make law
making in the Empire State Il synonyme for
public degradation. Fidelity to the common