The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-21

There Is general complaint throughout the
city, among men of all parties, as TO the inter-
ference Of the police In our city politics Both
wings and democrats mumur at it alike. So
strongly did the democrats of the Fourth ward feel
the Improperly of this interference, that they ex
cluded them from all their tickets. Other wards,
however, did not act with equal independence,
and their influence In the nominations has been
senslby felt.
In rome Of the wards, indeed the merit
Is assigned them Of nominating whole tick
cts, and upon this point there was q bar-room row
m Tammany Hall, few evenings ago, between a
democrat of the Eighth ward and policeman, the
former charging the latter, and other men Of his
department, with debating programme to the
whole ward. The lie was gwen, and the policeman
was very noisy and obstreperous. In the wing
party the interference of the wing police is equally
q cause OF mumuring, and source or annoyance.
In tho Seventh ward, for example, the wing police
are opposing and dstracting the wing organization,
for the purpose Of getting the power into their own
hands, and carrying ticket OF their own selec-
tion. In the Ninth ward they are playing the
same game and no doubt in other wards they are
active in support of the men whom they know will
befriend them if nominated and elected.
IL may seem, at first sight, that TO prevent
The police from taking a prominent part in
our city politics would be an interference
with their rights as citizens, which they
dc not compromise or barter when they take
situations from the people at liberal salaries Blu, by
this very fact they do actually give up portion of
their liberty, as the condition on which they hold
Office They are servants of the whole people, and
for he oF H. a -
properly. But if they give up their time and aiten-
non and energy to party politics, how can they dis
charge their duties they ought, and fulfil their
obligations to their fellow-cizens Again, IL they
are fred with party zeal, and have so great an
object in carrying the nominations Of particular
men, how can they act imparially on the day
sleeton in preserving order at the polls, and giving
fair play 10 all the votersl II row takes place,
and one Of their partisans assaults Of the riva
faction, will they be likely to arrest HIM for his
misconduct But there i. another and graver
objection still. If, by negleciing the duties for
which which they are paid, they become poliucal
aeitors and demagogues, and if they succeed in
their agitation, they expect that the Alderman Of
the ward, the Assistant Alderman, the Mayor, OF
whatever men they are instrumental in putting into
Office, will not only connive al their delinQuencies
but sustain and defend them in all they do or leave
pndone.
Thus, a huge system Of corruption is carried
on, and the police OF New York, with some ho-
norable exceptions, are the worst police (and beat
paid) IN the whole world, unes, the Philadelphang
can match them. This, however, is only a ram-
6eaton-a necessary result of the party machinery
which has grown up in this city, excluding the be.
and most deserving men from Office, appointing
the and the most corrupt, and defrauding the
victimized people, who, as Benjamin franklin
would say, "pay dearly for their whistle"