New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-09
P1YLNG 4 SHAMEFCL DEBT

| In so far as the Democrats attempt defence
of Maynard. it is only less wicked than ms
crime. There is. fortunately. no dispute as to
his acts There can be none 1hey were
proved against him in the Emans case before
Judge Cullen. and he admitted them Ill HIS
letter to the presiding Judges OF the TWO di-
visions of the Court of Appeals. He procured
from the Board Of County Canvassers OF Dutch
ess County n false and illegal return OF the
votes cast in that county for state SENATOR
then the Supreme Court. by Democratic
Judge. having condemned that certificate and
having commanded the canvassers TO issue an
other in accordance with its specific directions.
and this other. after numerous legal entangle-
| ments and interruptions being ut last rs
.Judrc Cullen defined it. fully transmitted to
the State officers appointed by law TO receive
it, MAYNARD visited the Controllers Office on
the morning of it's arrival there. and requested
the ofiiceb who was the only person 'heh
present. to allow him TO look over the Con-
troller's mail for letter which, he saiu'
had been directed wrong" The boy, mlsieu
by this falsehood. consented. and Maynard got
possession of the corrected return and gave II
to a confederate who made off with II.
The intention and effect of this act were 10
leave the Board of State Canvassers without
the correct return when they came TO canvass
the votes of that district. They still had the
false return which Maynard had been largely
instrumental in procuring and which Judge
| Edwards and Judge Barnard had Doth con-
demned Their decisions were now before the
Court of Appeals. and that court unanimously
affirmed them. commanding the STATE Caii-
| yassers to canvass only the correct ana SUD
| sttuted return. The canvassers met Just AFTER
| this decision rendered, Maynam peihg
present at the meeting. They fatty dsoDeyeu
| the court and proceeded 10 count the faise re-
turn. and when their action was challenged as
| q violation of the courts order. they replied
| that they could not count any other return, be
| oouSo tbere was no other before them. and
MAYNARD. Sitting by heard this statement ana
said nothing. These, then. are his acts: Lie
| worked upon the Duchess canvassers 10 pro-
| cure a false return. 2.-lle lied to the Con
trollcrs ofice-boy in order to get access 10 the
| Controllers mail Bile stole the true return
4-IIe sat by in guilty silence while he heard
the State Canvassers' subterfuge.
Let every voter bear in mind that these
facts are undisputed. And now what is the
defence of them? Simply this. that the Re-
publicans had been for years compelling the
| voters TO vote for members Of the Legislature
under an unfair apportionment law. and that
| such an act as Maynar1s was necessary To Cd
tain Justice, Nominate Judge Maynard sald
| the ring District Attorney Of Brooklyn. anu
| nav the debt YOU owe him" 1t really seems Ia
involve a new shame that il should be neces
| sary 10 answer such Il plea as this; that any
man qualified under the law 10 vote can listen
to il without swift Indignation. And yet mol
ONLY was it accepted in Il Democratic state
Convention Of 400 delegates with only one
protesting voice. but its acceptance was mad'
the test Of Democracy. and the people wer,
told bv speaker after speaker that nobody couid
be n Democrat and not support Maynaih II
there was. as it is proved there is. such mora
baseness in the Democratic machine as tt
avow responsibility for Maynard. his nomlna
ton was Il good thing. 1t gives the State ano
the Nation a needed opportunity to discover
how bad a Democratic party the rule OF bosses
has created in New-York. If their asccndancl
is so complete and their influence so EXTENDED
as to procure for such criminal the votes OF {;
majority Of the people, the Empire state l.
unfit for free government.