The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-02-16
THE HERAL
THURSDAY, FEBRUAnY IS. 1897.


mate drveers who got il up, ended IN disgrace anu
shame That is reason, however, that me grcd.
cause of integrity and fairness against extor'ion anu
monopoly should be abandoned. We VIII peru our
life to preserve the peace of the city, bu we WI" '
give up the right of free discussion I'M ','e
of the present high prices are asceralheo anu o
remedied. Speculation, moaopoy' ana cosioiia,'o"'
through the means of bad laws nave Drought Oh 'o'e
evils Let another meetng-iet lneeuhss III every
ward of The city be held TO wipe away the disgrace oil
The las,-and lei the people take care to put down all
lois nj once The Corporauon--the Legislature
conpress-aIl must be reformed
The ORIGINAL germ of these terrible specalatlons, by
which prices have been advanced may be found IN
he contest between the banks and usurers for the 60
yernment surplus which took place few years ago
This contest created speculation IN every article OF
life and necessity. The conduct Of the banks during
the whole of last summer in bleeding the merchants
M the rate of 10 per cent month, led TO the pre-
sent state OF things. Then came high rents TO hmsh
The business and create the commoton Let the not
ers be enthusiastically punsshed-but lei inc
CORPORATION and the Police that permitted any rot TO
take place be also punished. We must have an en-
tire and radical change in The City Hall from top to
bottom, before we can get city government capable
of preserving the peace Of society
Never has public opinion been IN such state as y
is at this moment In every boarding house OF ms
city, instead Of condemnng the rioters, there are e"
TO ono their apologsts. Howcould th7 Reproduced
For The first time in the history Of civilized society,"
riot is lustfed by the great mass, and by both sexes
What has produced this strange anomaly Nothing
but The terrible condition Of the times and the grasp
inc arts Of the exoroners during the last year IN
less men of character come forth and lead the deep
revolution which has began, 10 order-to powcr-and
10 success the visst wretches Of the community will
leap into consequence, and produce more riots.
The conduct Of the Wall street press the maddcst
and most ridiculous that we saw. They are
blinded by the arts and appliances Of the banks and
llsurers They wifuy shut their eyes TO the course
of things and the real Of the CITY, great and
deco revolution has began which will tear UP from
Their foundations all the political clubs and commit
tees that ever invented or established tMasomc
or Tammany Halls. Il has commenced smultane-
ousy over the whole country. II has been ATTENDED
by mob in this city, because here all the elements OF
mischief are concentrated for good or for evil New
York Is the centre OF the Union, and here the first
throb Of the heart has been tremendous Let US not
despair however, mob or riot, no disgraceiui out
break can sle the voice of reason, or drown the re-
form and revolution that has begun. The corrupt
the oathsome the purchased, the specializing wall
street press powerless in this great and eyerlas
ing movement for low prices and moderate rents. All
these must and ought 10 come down. as long as the sun
shines the grow, the great ocean lashcs the
shore Ii voluntary impulses do not bring prices down,
then must the people, asse, revontionze the ge-
neral and city governments, until the artificial
systems that have produced the evils be numbered
with the things that were.
Let meetings be called in every ward-let respecta-
BILE citizens take the eadand be prepared to put down
all riots with ball cartridges OF Our social
ganizaon and laws are worthless unless they ca
pablo OF preserving the right of inqury-he night OF
pettionthe right of thought, and the right OF speech
without riots mobs, rows, destruction of property
OF persons from any quarter.
tins Flour RIor.-Much as we deplorc the attack
made by few misguided individuals on the flour
stores of Eli Hart * Co. and others-we cannot
iorbear laughing at the pomposy and parade, daily
exhibited at the police, in s investigation of this mis-
cradle affair The total namberof prisoners up TO this
time committed for trial, is TwESTy-rIGHr, one
third mere boys yet as if they individuals of
most desperate character the police refuse all manner
Of bail, no matter how indisputable
What is all this wonderful coution new about7 Are
the magistrates seriously afraid if they set at large
these twenty eight boys, blacks, and ignorant, labor
crs, who compose tho above immortal number, that
they will convulse the good city Of New York. and
begin again a new flour depreciation; or, is il not
rather done with view Of mpressing upon the public
their extraordinary zeal and energy in protecting the
property OF citizens from awless violence and destuc-
ton
IL il rather late for action when all the mischief has
been accomplished This shutting the door after
the stced is stolen farce that cannot deceive, and
will tempt people to believe that the supineness dis
played by the police authorities before the riot il not
positively concerted in order 20 throw odium upon
those who are struggling obtain mercy AT the hands
of the oxtoriioners and monoposts, was 10 say the
least OF il an example Of most culpabe negligence.
We know there were many who DESTROYS Of a
not in order to distract public attention from IFS
grievances and make Il appear that the usurers, the
extor,oners, and monopolists were, innocent souls
greatly injured, and assaed only by the lawess and
unpnncIpledl
Where are all those very respectable persons il is
pretended were encouraging the mob in its illegal
proceedings How comes il that not a single mo-
Tiers son Of them could be apprchendcd1 Their total
escape from identification and arrest may be possible
but il looks very suspicious
The Grand Jury now busIly engaged in hearing
and determining on thu presentmonts made before
,ho,, an the individuals concerned in these ourapcs