New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Senate of the United States and the House of
Representatives while they contained many
people who were nonenities did not have men
whom the people I'm the commonwealth would
have elected by popular vote. But look at the
register now, poes any one lor pne ,n os
the State of New-York as 10 insinuste that
they would be represented willingly and freely
in the Senate OF the United States, in the most
august representative assembly In the world, by
that king OF lobbyists. Chauncey NJ. Depew? i
should be loath to insult your inteiisence by
thinking that you could or would select the man
drawn from the obscurty I'm which he would
long since have gone back by the strong power
of the Vanderbilt interests.
Have you any Idea that Bulkeley of Conneeti-
cut, a representative of a small State, but one
of the most corrupt In the Union that the God
fearing, law abiding citizens and farmers OF
Connecticut would have selected Bulkeey to
represent them In the Senate of the United
States? Was the farmers voice raised when the
Senatorship to be disposed of on the auction
block? They were busy about their own affairs.
We have certain sense of humiliation and in
viii not fight for them. We would rather have
the feet of these political blackguards our
necks than go out and strike them down.
Do you think the hardy. brave people OF Mon
tana voice the Senatorship of man like Clark :?
We know of Mitchell of Oregon. and Burton, OF
Kansas You down the list, and you
will find many man YOU know the people
would never have sent. They sent because
of little group of people in control of executive
matters, who could make the legislatures do
what they wanted them to do or else the legis-
lators would be turned down the next year.
1hey TOOK Ine StuH IOr uOIHS II ana ulu
work well.
Coming to the State affairs, are you not proud
Of Mr.. b. r. OdeH? Are you not proud of such
a distinguished altruistic statesman? Is il not
charming to have the Democratic party made
up of men who risked their lives to protect the
integrity of the nation? Is il not gratifying to
you to have Benjamin OdelI in control of your
affairs in this State?
I see your answer. and will voice it for you
How about Hill? He is Just bad. But there
is one thing you say of David B. Hill. Vic
ious as he is in his politics. and however much
of dark there may he in his life, there is one
thing that he said with justice. I believe
in justice that dishonest dollar never stuck
to his fingers. Though he has handled millions
of dirty political money, it did not stay with
him.
The same with the old Senator Platt of whom
] should want TO say something. were il not that
he is old man, and his time is past. Hill
and Platt were the most powerful examples of
the old school of politics. before there appeared
any hope of the future. Millions of dollars of
corrupted money. TO GUST just such men as
Depew and these men in the Senate. passed
through Platts hands. and his bitterest enemy
never suggested that a dollar stuck TO him.
would rather have Mr.. Platt at the head of
political organization than Mr.. Odell. and
would rather have anybody at the head of the
Democratic party I'm New-York than d. B. HILL
But these men are only types.
Look at the Hooker case, and see how we are
controlled Here the story of political iniduity
has been exposed, and rightly The judges Of
the Supreme Courts office ought to be holy. and
/ use the word advisedly. They should be
reverenCed and respected to such an extent that
no breath of scandal suspicion should arise
in the community against them
Can you respect Hooker? Did not moral men
in Albany stufy themselves in the very
preston of their vote when they voted for
him? Try TO rise to the occasion of judge of
the Supreme Court, who, like Cnsar's wife,
should be above reproaCh. who diSmisses such
a case with the statement: I'VE think it will
be a good lesson to him. We hope he will
improve"
Is that what you make supreme judges for?
Take all through the State of New-York the
Supreme Court judges. You select one Supreme
Court judge to attend to your business, not to
attend to his And yet certainly in the depart
ment from which I come, and there have been
intmations to from others, we find such
judges not entirely disassociated from CONNER
cial affairs. And the party sits supinely and
never raises protest. for fear their personal in
might he affected.