New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-02
HILL M1YN1RDS MASTER.

| HILL, MAYNARDS MASTER
| II has been frequently said in the last Few
days that the deep and righteous Indignation
Of the electors Of this State, which rolled mp
! over one hundred thousand majority against
Isaac H. Maynard last fall in condemnation OF
! the Democratic theft Of the State Senate III
| 1891 has spent itself and that to-day the voters
| are as ready to forget that unpardonable crime
! against the sacred character of suffrage ana 10
reward the head Of the conspiracy as they were
year ago 10 denounce 1t and to visit their CON
dcmnation on the tool who carried ont one de-
| tail of the plan The stolen Senate seats are
| proclaimed TO be no longer an issue: Maynard
has been banished from office ana liill can WIN
immunity come before the community whose
moral sense has sunk In torpor, satisfied ana
wcaricd with last years yirtuous spasm May
narl was the scapcgoat: HIS sins have been
borne away into The desert Of forgetfllln"ss. we
believe that this view j. n libel on the people
Of this State II assumes that their opinions
arc founded on no settled principles, no moral
convictions but are swaycd by every gust OF
prejudice and ruled only by Caprcc We believe
that the people have in nowisc forgotten the
lawlcSs overriding If their will by the leaders
If the Democratic State machine in 1871. ana
that they are to-day as firm in their demand for
honest government and as determined to punish
political theft, now that Maynards master
stands before them. when they sent May
nard into his we-mcricd obscurly.
As our Albany correspondent makes clear this
morning. David t. HI was the leader in the
| conspiracy which seated three men IN the sen
ate who were not elected Ia II, and resulted III
changing the political complexion Of that body
On the day after the election Hill laid his plans
to steal four seats. and he succeeded In getting
three Of them. First he sent Maynard 10 Pough
kccpSie In company with his hcnchman. James
W IInklcy. who has now been placed nj the
head ~ the Democratic State Committee 10
manage his masters campaign OF impudrnt den
ancc II public sentiment IIinklcy and May
nard managed the fraud In Duchess County.
Hi IN Albany took hand Whenever necessary.
and AZ IN. same time extended his operations
10 the other districts whore II WAS necessary I"
sfrL seats In order 10 overrom" the Republican
majority in the Senate. In pursuance OF ms
ohirct hc used his power rs Governor 30 remov"
honest officials who could not by threats BE-
made To- further thu schemes OF his agents.
First County Clerk Conway OF Rensselaer,
County was removed In the hope II depriying
John IL Derby Of his seat. but The Court OF
Appcals prevented the accomplishment OF TINS
lnflrnv County Clerks Cotton, OF OnOndaga.
and Hoffman, Of Duchess. were also arbitrarily
removed md tools Of the Governor placed In
those Office. Ia do his work. Then Governor
iii used his power over IN" Justices OF tn" SUI
pl,.rne Court to keep Justice Kennedy from pre-
venting the counting ont ~ Srnaor-clcct Peck
hv the OnondaCa County Supervisors. Next h"
denrd all precedent by having the election re-
turns locked up from public inspection. An
other step was the removal Of the correct re-
turns II Dutchcs> County from the public offices
in Albany Maynard'S part In that crime i
known to all. II should not be forgotten that
one return WAS in the Governors Office" and,
had II remained there. would have insured the
seating II the rghtfuily elected member. That
return was given back To- Storm Emans, HIS
tool I'm the DutchcsS County CLERKS Office. by
The Governors messenger. willie" Lamborn.
and that act WAS expressly approved by thcGov-
crnor himself Step by step the conspiracy went
on 10 success Governor Iill's part in the
wrong Is rs plain as was Maynards. and far
more potent.
Today he bids defiance 10 the public scnti-
mcnt which condemned his act He has placed
IIinklcy. Maynarls aid. in command Of his
campaign. and asks the people To forget their
Joint theft We do not believe they will.
We do not believe they can. The voters Of the
State of New York are Il Jury They are III"
court Of last resort called on 10 try their nm
faithful servants. Last year they pronounced Il
lust verdict in unmistakabc terms. 1t is said
that Maynard's condemnation has settled that
account But courts are not conducted In that
WAY. \ thief is not acquitted because his Eel
low thief convicted yesterday. ON In" con
trary by that conviction his condemnation Is
made more sure when he is tary brought 10
the bar. The court is never satisfied until every
cvillocr has his inst desert. Maynard was
tried convicted and sentenced to his deserved
disgrace Hi now stands before his Judges 10
answer for The same crime. His guilt Is great
er His conviction should be more sure. II
possible his sentence should be- more severe.