The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-07

mons maoe ~ the Wnepuilers, both Of tao whig and
democratic parties, the topics Of conversation in
sv,. circle. and every day they are continuing 10
produoe more end more discomfort among indepen-
dent and dsintereste,. citizens of all classes. We
do not speak Of all the n. MUTATIONS on either
ticket, but Of the majority Of them. Inc moro tho
claims and characters Of these asprants for arc
canvassed, and the more closely inquiry is made
into the means by which those persons obtained the
nominations, the more do the people at large feel
satisfied Of their unftness for posts Of honor, trust
or emoument, or any Office requiring in the man
who fills it, ability, principle, integrity, and high
moral courage.
The nominations, for the most part, have been
v'su " i0r0e or f-.ad, by base intrigue and
.' aAu ~ the despotic influence Of money
..wdyism at tho primary elections. The
ringloaders Of the organized rowdy clubs have
been bribed to carry the primary elections vi ct
sFBEs, and have sent corrupt delegates Tin some
Instances, those Of their own number) to the
various nominating conventions; and the delegates
thus sent, and in where rowdy violence did not
prevail, the delega sent under different auspices
have been brbed alike in the most shameless and pro-
igate manner, to vote frequently for the most worth
less Of the candidates In England and other coun-
tries where there primary elections, and where
the legal electors few in proportion to the popu.
lation, they are bribed directly, especially in DO
roughs. Here, vote by ballot, apd the independence
of the Masses render that course m2racticable, and
tho operations are effected with ward politicians and
managers and the chiefs Of organizations Of DULLES
and fighting men, who have no visible means Of sup
port, and who make living by the performance Of
this dirty work for the unprincpled rascals who pay
them for it, and take their chance of being arsply
repaid out ofthe public treasury There is no secret
soout it some Of them avow it, and SO unblushing
is their erontery and such is the tendency Of the
system to degrade humanity, that they do
not seem to feel that they do what is wrong
They maintain that they are only playing game
of political chance against other gamblers; that
the publ: plumber is their legitimate prey, and that
the man who would turn up his nose at them is
either fool or sanctimonious hypocrite. Such is
the deeply demoralizing progress Of corruption
But, unfortunately, in this game, no matter who
wins, the taxpayers lose. Whatever candidates
succeed in getting Office the people pay the piper.
If the political gamblers only from each other,
the case would be very different; but on both sides
they backlegs and stool pigeons, who play with
loaded dice, and pluck and plumber their victims,
and then quarrel among each other about the spos.
In this game of pitch and toss far as the people
are concerned, it is "head win, tail you lose."
The peoE lie generally beginning to feel this, and
the moro rejecting and intelligent classes have long
since felt it, But they have never yet been able to
devise a remedy, or each has been 80 occupied with
his own private business that he preferred to pay
quietly his share of the continually increasing taxa.
tion rather than lose, like creditor to whom bad
debts are due, twice the amount in seeking for
redress, and after all fail in his object.
But this is very narrow, selfish and short
sighted view Of the case Even looking at it in the
light of dollars and oents if the progress Of this
public robbery is not arrested in time the evil will
go grow by what it feeds upon, that in few years
more it cannot be arrested at ALL and it will 60 on
augmenting till at length every individual will feel
it in his pocket-the only sensitive part Of some
| peoplc-but when it may be too late to apply the
remedy, and public bankruptcy may fall upon the
| city with crash. But there is higher and more
! important view of the subject than mere money
considerations, or burrhens of taxation. however
grievous to be borne. The personal liberty, the
property, and the social and domestic happiness of
! the people are at stake. Not only those rights
which every free holds as dear as life,
but the security of life ITSELF is involved in the pure
and able administration of public justice. But this
depends upon proper and careful exercise of the
franchise by those on whom it is conferred by the
magma charta of American liberty and those who
otherwise, do not appreciate the privilege they
| possess If there is foul corruption or ignorance
and mbecility in high places, the people have them
elves to blame, and, indeed, they often pay the
penalty. They have the power of setting all righ.
if they would only take the necessary pains The
remedy is in their own hands, and it is simple and
e6ectual Let them at the coming elections either
take the trouble of writing out ticket for them
selves, placing on it the best men. or which
will answer equally WE'LL let them take
the ticket of the party to which they belong,
and with an unsparing hand strike off every unwor-
thy name from it, and substitute a good one, or
l leave its place blank rather than vote for men
| who ought never to be nominated, but being. I'm
fortunately nominated, ought never to be elected
The only alternative left honest and good men is to
scratch, scratch, scratch; and when their hand is
in, let them not forget those who have been assoca
| ed in the Hungarian, Irish, and other fRibustero
movements, by which the people have been so pro.
fusely bed, under the pretenee and in the name of
! sacred freedom.
| For instance, the Irish Directory, under the man
agement of the Greeley gang, received some forty
or fifty thousand dollars, for the purpose of creating
revolution in Ireland-which turned out to be
slievegammon, vapor, and smoke. This fund was
not expended, and it has not been returned to the
subscribers and is not accounted for, though four
years have elapsed Robert Emmett, who is mem
bcr of that Directory and was also connected with
the Hungarian committee, is candidate for the
office of judge Is man who shows such ignorance
Of international laws and of our treaties with for.
eign nations, or knowing them treats them with
utter contempt, by embarking in hostile movements
against friendly powers At to be entrusted with the
responsibilities attaching to such an ofIicel The
efforts for liberty in Europe and in other countries,
will always command the sympathy Of the people
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