The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-08

sstts and Ohko are 81 course OF soma Ano
endnring value in their elect upon the i'm
pending tariff legislation. but the grand
est and most important triumph OF yes-
terday vas tits non-partisan victory for
sound political morality achieved in New
York stats by the defeat Of Maynard for
the court Of appeals. There vss no
t.posstsess in this defeat Of Maynard. for
the ab.sss newspapers Of the stats without
distraction 81 party urged the defeat OF
Maynard. The New York TribaHe was
not more bitter and relentless in its de-
naneiation OF Maynard than such Demo
cratic newspapers as the Brooklyn Eagle.
the New York Ercasns Poss, New
York Tssass. snd Buffalo Courier. ALI
tie leading Democratic lawyers Of New
York city worked night and day 10 de-
feat Maynard. The respectable lawyers
Of New York city without distinction Of
party for the most part denounced the
nomination Of Maynard by Tammany
Hall and David H. Hin as ian attack on
the purity of the bench, the freedom and
honesty Of popular elections and the SUI
prrmacy Of the law" and they appealed
ia the citizenship of the state against
what they describs as ian effort 70 de-
grade the bench aud 10 employ lone OF
the peoples highest Offices ~ . reward for
the pefpesrasion of crime"
The corrected returns for Duchess
county. sent 10 the New York comptroll-
er.s Office. were taken from his mail with
out bis knowledge or permission by May
nard. then deputy attorney general. who
went TO the Office In the early morning
and ohtained Ii from one of the clerks by
pretending that he was an authorized mes
senger. II this corrected return had
reached the state board OF canvassers Ii
would have been accepted and tho Demo
Gratis would have failed in their scheme 10
control the state senate. Maynard stole it
from the eomptrollef's office and thus pre-
vented Ii from getting before the state
board Of canvassers. He was present
when the count was made, and the election
was given 10 the Democratic candidate for
the sole reason that the distracted return
was not before the board OF canvassers.
This gasc the Democrats the ma
jorsty. Maynard himself admitted that
his purioining Of the corrected and
legal returns was the only thing which
prevented those returns from being before
the state board Of canvassers aud being
eanyassed as the court OF appeals directed.
For this great service Gov. Flower APP
pointed Maynard 90 the court OF appeals,
and re-appoin,ed him. and when Tammany
Hall and David Hin nominated Maynard
in the Democratic state convention for
election 20 the court of appeals one dele
gate declared that Judge Maynard was en-
titled to that high reward for that service.
Judge Maynard in . public letter ad-
mitsed that ha Was guilty. and declared
that in eli OF his professional life there
was nothing that he could remember With
go much pleasure and pride as his pur-
Joining the returns. and that If be ever
got another chance he would purloin an
other. Maynard performed his part in the
conspiracy with Gov. Hil and Secretary
OF state Rice for stealing legal return
from the official files Of the state In order
that thereby they might steal control of
the state senate
James {. Carter. lifelong Democrat,
one OF the American counsel before the
Beung sea arbitration. in his speech de-
ncaneing Maynard before election sum med
up the whole matter when be said:
Maynard stole from the Office OF the
state comptroller n true and lawful certif.
cate os election, ad1ndged 10 be true and
lawful By tho supreme court and sent 20
the comptroller in pursuance ofthe statute
hy the courts order 10 take the place II a
false and fraudulent return; and that Nav
nard, the court of appeals having APP
proved the action Of the supreme court.
and havins confirmed its order. and
having directed tAe state board Of can
vasSefs to canvass this true sad lawful
return gad 10 reject the false Que, sat by
In silence whttc the hoard dcf3ed aud DISC
bsyed the eourt and white il counted the
false and fraudulent return. declaring
when challenged. that no ether return wax
sn sts possession, he well knowing that the
reason Why no ether Was thece Vas be-
eAnse he bad stolen ~"
The nomination OF man known tohave
pursolaei an election return for the high.
est court OF jadieatare in the largest aud
weAlthiest state OF tho Union, was forced
through the Democratic state convention
by David Il. Hill and Croker. the despot Of
1smmanv Hail
The bar Of Nsw York city. without dis.
tiaeiioa Of party. ct once appealed 20 tie
people nos 90 aisos American civilization
90 be disgEseed before the civilized world
hy the election u . thief 90 the hishes,
court ia the state, and the people without
Distraction OF party have responded 10 shis
appeal, and not only Maynard Is defeated.
bat David h Hill. who committed pre-.
cisely the same afsenss as Maynard did.
fos be illegally aisposei OF the copy Of ths
return sent 10 h.s ottics. is very badly
hurt, aud fammany Hall has had notice
served upon il nos 30 ssiemrs hereafter
the elevation Of criminals 10 the state
Judiciary.
The salogis' 81 Col Yell, Of Ysllvu.e,
AK, SD.
"Asthoash crr esteemed friend. as rresi.
dent Of tie Ieliealae bank. failed IL &C
S00nt satisfactorily Tor the faaas OF shaf
snssisStson, yss ala remarks upoa tia