New-York tribune., 1894-10-10
4 LiWBREIKFR FOR GOUERNOR.

Il Ia " BEE IhEE IOE tOj FHNOh.
The people of this State passed Judgment upon
Maynard. the agent. defeating him by over Il
! hundred thousand votes. They are called upon
this year to deal with Ill., the principal with
out whose knowledge nothing was done III the
campaign of outrage and who personally
| directly and morally responsible for the con
| spllucy for stealing the Legislature. An ac-
quttal of The principal this year will imply re-
vcrsal Of last years Judgment against Maynard.
| The facts of the conspiracy are precisely aS
they were when the tremendous majority
against Maynardsm and lIillism was rolled up.
Judicial opinions upon the facts hay" reaiiirmcd
the Judgment of the people. The case i even
stronger to-day against Hill than ii was Il year
ago against Maynard and for the practical r'iI-
son that the courts have been dealing with II
in contempt proceedings and deciding adversely
10 the State Board of CanyaSscrS on all points
of law
The letter from oar Albany correspondent.
which will bc found on another page. brings "ui
clearly and unanswcraby the lawlcSSnc~s of
the acts of HIS agents in that Infamous r."
bcon against the state. Justice cullen has
commented with the utmost planncS> and So
verify upon Governor Hills responsibility for
the abstraction Of the true returns of III" clec-
ton in Duichcss County from his oliic" we'll
as from the offices Of the Controller and the
Secretary of State. Those returns were taken
with his knowledge and under his direction. and
in Consequence of that audacous theft the L"giS-
lnturc was stolen in defiance and deliberate dis
regard Of the orders Of TWO Justices Of the Su-
prcmc Court Justice IIcrrick's decision. as re
affirmed in the contempt proceedings by the
General Term reveals with startling distinct
ness the real character Of the state Board "f
CanNasscrs as lawbrcikcrs If the true returns
had not been stolen with Governor Ilill's con
nivancc and knowledge. mis- creatures would
have been compelled 10 recognize and canvass
them. and that would have prevented the rob
berry Of the Legislature; but. without reference
10 that point they violated the explicit mandate
of the Supreme Court in taking up the Mylod
return. They were expressly forbidden 10 can
vass that return. Yet they did 50, ON the very
evening of the day when the decision Of the
lower court had been affirmed 10y the Court of
Appeals A mandamuS was in force positively
prohibiting the use of that return. and they
knew that their own appeal from ii had been
thrown out by the highest court in the State.
vet they canvasscd thc Mylod return and vio-
lated the law. earning subsequent condemnation
from the courts for contempt.
These are not vagares of campaign dcfama-
ton and assault. but matters Of record in the
courts of the State The decisions Of Justices
Barnard Cullen. IIcrrick and Putnam. only one
of whom is Republican, virtually brand Hill
and his Obscquious servants of the Board Of
CanvasserS as lawbreakcrs and rebels. They
were every whit as guilty Of contempt Of court
and rebellion against the State as McKano.
Newton and Sutherland were year ago In
functions did not go at Gravcscnd. The man
damus of the Supreme Court did not go af Al
bany. McKanc and his men defcd the courts
when registry and election safeguards were
sought and the orders Of two courts issued
Hill and his undcrlings openly and deliberately
disregardcd the judicial orders providing for
the canvassing Of the true returns and the posi-
tive commands Of another branch Of the Su
prcme Court. reafiirmcd by the Court OF Ap-
peals, forbddng the counting Of the false re-
turns. What was treason and rebellion at
Gravcscnd was also treason and rebellion AT
Albany.
viii the people Of this State condono these
high acts of misdcmcanor and contempt Of |
court by clecting Hill Governor Of This State? |
Let them read the opinions OF these Democratic
Judges and decide for themselves whohcr they |
can do so without encouraging and rewarding |
Kane and his associates.