New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-01
GRADY FLAYS BRISBANE.
Resents Editorial Attacking His
Stand on Woman Suffrage.
CALLS HIM "V0LUPTUARY"
Senator Denies That He Has Ever
Voted on the Paying Side
of a Proposition"

Albany. MAY Ex-senator Thomas
Grady paid his respects to-day to Arthur
Brisbane. The Senate listened to him for
more than an hour. and apparently relished
it all
The occasion was an editorial attacking
Grady's position on the woman suffrage
question which the Senator attributed 20
Brisbane.
Il do that" ne explained. because it's
printed in blackface type. and they have
TO print his editorials in that kind of type
to attract any attention" This editorial
said that Grady might well fear to let THE
women have suffrage. as they would see
that no men Of the Grady type" were sent
to Albany They would never vote for
"drunkards or grafters." it declared.
Grady said he was perfectly willing 10
let the community in which they both lived
judge between Brisbane and himself. He
termed Brisbane a cad for having I'M
dertaken, at A recent Genesee Society din
ner. where he was supposed to make an
after-dinner speech" to justify the theft
of personal letters and their publication
| in the paper with which he is connected
"Iie said il did not make much difference
what you did to a short-necked, red faced
| Tammany CRATER" said Grady. Il replied
that the work OF collecting refuse ordi-
narily was turned over to a scavenger. AT
which he seemed to take some offence.
Declaring that Brisbane sold his pen :"
the highest bidder" Grady said:
{ Surrounded by luxury and comforts, he
sits there and makes II his one Work 70
preach the gospel Of discomfort to men
who work with their hands.
That editorial was written by a man so
absolutely devoid Of every honorable in
stlnct that II would only require the print
ing OF his name at the end If make it
unworthy 90 notice. He is a high-prlced
man but will sell his pen TO the highest
bidder. Money IL his God. He would write
the same editorial against his father lie
is a voluntary in the fullest sense.
Grady spoke feeingly Of the great charlty
of his associates toward his failngs
Il find no fault" said he with the man
who points out 10 me my inhrmites ana
tries 10 turn me I'm different direction' 10
nv advantage and that of my associates.
But as the man of longest service IN ooth
houses OF the Legislature I can't afford To
have any man call me CRATER unless
give him the lie In his teeth II my asso-
ciates ever had known OF An official act of
mine suggesting the CRATER | should ne
ashamed TO meet them. j never voted on
what was known the paving side of any
proposition. Since 1877 only one definite ac-
cusation has been levelled AT me That was
the statement Of man accused OF lobbying
for the racetrack interests that he knew or
my receiving 1900 This was for my vote
on the anti-gambling bills. never deemed
that worthy Of denial There never was a
Democrat who voted against those bills who
was not justified by his constituency"
Senator Grady announced at the end Of
lis speech that he intended to introduce a
bill compelling each editorial writer TO sign
what he wrote and each paper 10 print only
1 stoned editoriaIS