The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-21

the people are cajoled and led by the nose through
the arts of those who live large portion of the
year on plumber exorted from candidates for office
The fall business, with these fellows, has recently
commenced, and they are now at work levylng
large sums here ana there from candidates, for
which they give certain political promises.
Tonight, or at some hour, to day, fixed upon by
the ward committees, the wings are invited TO
choose delegates to their mayoralty, Judicial, con-
gressional and ward nominating conventions and
this event will set all the stool pigeon and black
mail political wire puilers at work, in es1y direc-
ton, TO make money by their operations Already
the staggering, bullying, hsrd-drnking, Boosting,
fighting men-who perform their several offices at
our elections, for their own personal and pocket
eccount--are in the field. They may be found in
clusters at certain notorious taverns abou, the
Toombs and other peculiarly marked localities, and
in the neighborhood of Tammany Hall, whence
they stretch TO every part of the city. Certain
groups chang eut' at the Pewter Mug, others al
the Broadway House, or at the Ivy Green, and
there they calculate chances, reckon up the pra-
ciIle, character and pockets Of ambitious mea;
make primary spulations as to the price of nemna-
tons and, in the midst of tobacco smoke and the
fumes of rum, decide who shall have the power of
ruling the metropolis in its various departments
OF these chaps, even the Tribuac has the candor
to say
The machinery OF these delegate Ia as vi
cous AZ It we'll could be purposeiy lett so by msusg
ipg members OF the general committee. leaaing
mem Der etit remarked In reply to our inqunias
Eonstrsnce, that" the thing was set''-tLat Is, the
wirevorkers Of this and that ward had arranged who
should &c to this ana who that convention to
work out certain preordained results. Hence the
lection OF time place aud manner is left to the ward
commuters and the polls In some wards close at 10 a.
NJ, while in Others thsy will open till evening
Thus the same gangs can do service in act les thsn
two wards securing consd. rsbe sayug OF time If
Of expense In the Seventh ward the minority OF the
ward committee have been refused by tbs majority
day election, or in fact any ballot at ala haai
uabe night meeting te vote rtea roce 30 rs 70 give
loco focos ut least much weight wings pre-
tcribeo, and nothing else would be allowed This plan
enables those who control the ward committee ADD 80
have the right to call the meetiog ami
the PRECEDING officer to do about what they please A
chairman Who is nice clare almost any
mott carried put TIN ough"wbas has previously been
DECIDED on by his clique, and have the meeting sd
JCul me- and the phts out within half hour from
that Of Its opening
our ward meetings have been bad enough former
occasions but they BID fair to &c aud
rog'ous on Mondsy than they have ever yet been.
So much for The ways OF the spectators in cleo
items, the toddy blossom politicians of the Broad
way House, the Pewter Mug, the Ivy Green, aud
the small rum holes about the Toombs The
causes and machinery of their erations lie deeper
and ale very curious. The desire and determine
ton 10 have money are the miinsprngs of their
action. They commence their fall business by
putting their own men on committees-call upon
certain men who are ambitious, and propose such
and such an office, but eau propose nothing ualess
il is well paid for Ii the first bleeding not
enough for the patient and these political quacLs
second, and even a third, may be resorled to, and
he who pays most in a fair and foul way OF win
mug most, under stool pigeon influence. "Give
me one thousand dollars" cries one g. and we can
nominate you; give us two thousand, and can
/ secure your election 10 such and such wards"
! One set Of these stool pigeons having got their
/ share of plumber, the nominations being kept open
by the general conclave for the good Of the whole,
other persons are called upon, and thousands upon
thousands of dollars are thus drawn out Of the
pockets OF the credulous victims
After the nominations, more money is wanted
sought, and Obtained. Large figures are named
Elections are very expensive money ana not he
people, they say, will decide the question Hayiag
impressed this upon their victims, the stool pigeons
ge', perhaps, some twenty thousand dollars, more
less; and thus the position Of committee man is
no snscure one. 1t pays well. The politicians by
trade, them are curious set. They doa large busi-
in both parties; and ali the bcng, bubDub, AID
confusion, now and then noticed, arises from the
fact that there is some intrigue for more plum.
der. Is it not time, then, that this system should
| he broken upl II is not custom house influence,
alone, that is to be suspected. The evil is in every
branch Of the political body of the city and it is
not without full sense of the danger 10 the honest
voters OF this city, that the Tiibune saysi--
YET all may be we'll will he weli-if the unsssried
wings Of our city will but claim ana execute their
sbfui influence Ia their oxn primary meetings TX
the great Of our whg srti- sns, msohanioa noe
chants and Iaborers would but resolve TO look this
cay earnestly into this business inquire who the
csDd Of the various cques Tor this or tina; CON-
mtte. and what their OBJECT - aud DO ready 90 Non
day to promptly TO the meetings Of their respec
resolved to exercise inteisently their
rghts those of others to De respected they
might put very different face on affairs. Wing
der will you r.sel,s to give toward the securing OF
proper nominations best extrticns from thts hour
t your d,k gates email have be- (arr) chosen
Let all parties look To this business. Let them
rush into the aud overthrow the election
brokers' all the stoolpigeon Influence, and the po-
litical banditi Of the Pewter Mug Broadway
House, and Ivy Grees, "poieni in. po,ts" and po-
liics, poverty and purses, promises and plumber.
With The polls stlr them up, and turn them out,
and let il not be said ihrt New York merchants,
mechanics aud tax-paying citizens are TO have the
elective FRANCHISE converted into thing OF sae
and barter. The time has come for action.
SIlEvTeAMMoS AND SATAS.--TuE IRrsH DrREc-
| TORY AND TIE lRIsu CLuns We Learn that several
J Of the Irish Clubs who subscribed sums Of money
IN lSiS 20 make, or aii instruction in Iceland,
and who have never since got any satisfaction for
those deposits from the Irish Directory, are about
to bold settings, and take such action the SUBJ
jet as may appear advisable. Abous hfty clubs,