New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-03
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uRoM THE REGULAR coRREsPoSDESr or TIE rRfBUmJ
Albany, April 2.-The leaders Of the Democratic
party, to Judge from certain indications In the Less
lature, are beginning to make preparations for the
fall election In this state All the State Officers
cept Governor and Lieutenant- Governor are to Be
elected, well Judge OF the Court Of AppealsI
both branches Of the Legislature, and 100 member1
OF Constitutional Convention, which Is to meet In
this city In May, 1894.
The election. therefore, will be important one
from the point Of view Of both the citizen and the
politician. As has been said the leaders Of the
Democratic party evidently beginning to bend
legislation by the Democratic Senate and Assembly
In direction I'm which 1t will aid them In the
swiftly approaching contest. In former times these
preparations for great state conflict would consist
In passing laws which would with the favor Of
large masses OF voters, in the udicious distribution
Of patronage and In thorough organization OF the
party voters. But the men at the head Of
the Democratic party In this State, while not neg
lecting these potent nstrumcnalities Of late years
have relied and upon a coarser method
OF winning victories at the polls. They collect large
sums OF money and buy votes.
One OF the means adopted by the chiefs Of the
Democratic state Committee to obtain money from
corporations has been TO threaten them with hostile
legislation at Albany unless they made campaign
contribution This campaign contribution was
levied upon rich corporations with much ruthless
bigands In southern Italy exact money from
travellers who desire 10 be protected from attack
This political brgandagc executed by gentlemen
armed with weapon more dangerous than a PEN
knife but they might well have lcveled pistols At
| the heads of the chiefs Of corporations whom they
| addressed and compelled to dsgorge money IN
| the regulation Claude Duval highwayman style.
As already said the chiefs OF the Democratic party
are evidently protarng to use their control OF the
Legislature to compel the great corporations to promise
| ih,tt pos for fha ram
| Early in the session a bin introduced in the
Legislature by Alvin J. Quackcnbush Democratic
| Assemolyman from schenectady County, reducing tho
rates OF passenger fare upon the Denwaro ana Hud-
| son road from cents to = cents mile. This bill
was hung up' in the Assembly Railroad Committee
for awhile In the course OF this interval II Is said. 1t
WAS intimated to the officers of the railroad that Il
| they would promise q campaign contribution TO the
Democratic State Committee the bill would be killed.
| The officers OF the road declined TO make any such
promise and the bill has since then been passed by the
| Assembly. The Delaware and Hudson Railroaa
| officials have not yet pledged any money to the
Democratic state Committee, and they do not nteno
give to prevent the ouackenoush Dill from pass
| ing.
| But the Democratic State Committee evidently have
not vet carried out all OF their programme to exact
promises OF contributions from the corporations lor
now 1t Is rumored good authority that Just Defors
the Assembly adjourns a resolution Is to be pushed
troIr that body TO investigate certain corporations
The story GoNs that several big corporations refused
| 10 make contributions to the Democratic campaign
| fund last fall, among them the Delaware and Hudson
! Canal Company and the NewYork Life Insurance
| Company. John A. Mccall Is president OF the New'
York Life and as Is well known, Is Democrat; tas
Mt his suggestion last fall the trustees OF that corr
| porstion passed a resolution declining to make any
uavments from its funds for political purposes Ths
chiefs of the Democratic State COMMITTEES have me-
oueuy referred to this sad conduct upon the part Of
| the New-York Life and some other insurance COM
| NAMES. and the threat has been made that the
| . boxs- would get even, with all thse rccalcitans
| corporations.
The boys already have pushed through the ASSEM-
bly the bill reducing the fare on the delaware an"
| Hudson Canal COmpany's road. one corporauon -
thus in fair way To undergo punishment. Inc in-
slrunce companies are next TO I've whippeu, i. Paos'
resolution l. be passed BY the Assembly 10 lnves
| Canine witnesses in the summer and fail. while the
political campaign u. in progress. me speeni
mttee OF course will be used TO coerce the insurance
| companies into making campaign contiDuuVns. >,
II is going TO cost n good deal TO elect Isaac II.
MaynaM Judge OF the Court OF appais anu Hd sr,
IDENTIFY the leaders Of the Democratic party yudgms
from the Of their lieutenant, N the %
pany Of Newior, having been protected rom cT., ~,
petition for another year. must already nave eepos
| n large gum in the hands OF the Demcm,lc s.a,o
, 'omulittcc The Bell Telephone Company also must
have made large advance pay yments Ior nas .os
the Democratic Senate killed the Dill 10 reduce the
toenbone subscriber In New York City? Nevertheless
will Isaac H. Maynard running for judge OF lhe OJuI
Of Appeals will be necessary 10 bribe large numper
OF voters therefore the railway companies ana
| The Insurance companies may well know that de-
| mands will no made upon them for large campaign
| contributions by the Democratic State Committee.