The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-30
John KcKeon On the Mayoralty.

The United States District Attorney has been
giving few more votes to Mayor Wood by
making speech Ostensibly in favor of Libby
This charming oratorical effort, which combines
the solid Demosthenic periods of Webster with
the playful wit and singing sarcasm of Clay, is
published in the LIB, organ, and will probably
make an immense sensation among the Custom
House democracy.
We purpose to devote few minutes this morn
ing to an examination Of the Honorable Johns
points. After a rather theatrical opening, some
| hing in the style of a ten dollar mele-d drama,
Mr.. McKeon reiterates the old charge Of fraud
against the Mayor in relation to his California
populations in connection with partner of the
lame of Marvine. The facts of the case are,
hat Wood and Marvine disagreed about certain
pecuniary matters that after some time and
money spent in the courts both parties, like SEN
sible men, left the settlement of the disputed
counts to referees and that these referees decided
that Mr.. Wood owed Mr.. Marvine seven thousand
dollars. which is the end Of the matter. We need
not tell our readers that very few copartnership
accounts are settled without q dispute, and that
very frequently both parties charge each other
with fraud 1t is the easiest thing in the world to
charge man with fraud, but not quite so easy to
prove it, In none Of the documents quoted by Mr..
McKeon is there adduced the slightest morsel OF
proof that the Mayor was guilty of criminality.
Mr. McKeon further desires to know why Mayor
Wood does not deny the charges made against
him by a miserable hanger on Of some of the
Sunday papers, This is copy of the Express
tactics in relation to Colonel Fremont. Suppose
drunken loafer should call Mr.. McKeon thief
and murderer. Would Mr.. McKeon think it ne
cessary to deny the accusation over his own hand?
Mr.. M'Keon proceeds to deny the regularity OF
Mr.. Woods nomination, when the fact is patent
hat the nomination was as regular as any that
ever came from Tammany, and that it is sup
ported by all democrats, save few disappointed
oyster house politicians, who did not find Wood
so ready tool as they expected. 1t is very
late in the day for Mr. John McKeon to come out
and talk about frauds at Tammany. Who and
whlt is Mr.. John McKeon He was briefess
.awyer, aud by the regular gradations became a
small potato politician He has fed at the pub
lie crib for years. and has been one of the bitter
es greediest and most INSCRIPTIONS of parti-
za1ls. He has had but one rule for his political |
life, that is-not which was the best party for |
the public good but which party would put the |
most money in the purse of John McKeon. He |
has been opposed to every party that did not |
nominate him to some Office, and to every candi- |
date from whom he could net reap some mate |
rial advantage TO John McKeon. He was OPP
posed 70 Pierce until Pierce gave him fat Of |
Al D..
sident's most abject toades and most slavish OF
lickspittles. He is nothing but party tool, and
has bad nothing that he did not get by party
machinery.
Mr. McKeon charges Mayor Wood with using |
doubtful powers, when the real cause of COM |
plant among the people is that the chief magis- |
irate of the city has not power enough. He |
abuses the Mayor for endeavoring to get two |
hundred thousand dollars with which to improve |
our Central Park, and make place within the |
limits Of the metropolis where the weary artisan |
might breathe the fresh a Ct heaven and look |
through nature up to nature God" And this |
attempt to beautify our city is, according to the
Honorable John, a crime. Is he 50 stupid as not |
to know that the people are one and all in favor
of the immediate Improvement Of the Park, and |
that they would be perfectly willing to place a |
million in the hands Of the commission to ad- |
vance so good work? Another one of the |
Mayors awful crimes, according 10 the Honora- |
bic John is that he caused the old Aim |
house 10 be taken down, thus giving EN-
ployment to a large number of workingmen
who must otherwise have starved, or been
It'd by charity. That's q terrible crime, isn't IT,
John Another crime that the Mayor attempted
to remove certain street nuisances, but was not
successful-the strict letter Of the law not justify
ing bic course. That's NORWOOD" says the
Honorable John, when, in fact it reflects credit
upon the Mayor. lie certainly tried to do some
thing, which cannot be said Of his predecessors.
But the Honorable John had nov only fired his |
mail shot He comes immediately afterwards |
10 his long guns, and discharges brsadside |
which he fancies will demolish the Mayor for |
ever Some time ago the United States Coasuls |
at several ports on the continent Of Europe wrote
to the Mayor. informing him that numbers OF cr |
minals bad been taken from the houses of correc |
ton and shipped to New York. The Mayor tooa
pompt measures and sent back the cargoes OF
crime and pauperism indicated by the Consuls
For this act b. receives the applause of the entire
community with the exception Of the Honorable
John McKeon We do not presume that the Hon.
John intends TO claim kindred with any Of these
criminals but be goes on in irightful way
about bis fathers blood. and bis blood being In
suited so that il would engender a suspicion in
mind not fully informed as to the purity of the
Honorable Johns lineage. People have a great
fancy lately for talking Of their blood. John A.
King talks abou, bis revolutionary blood, and
now-fdcil,s d,cenws Ar0n'-we have John Nc
Keon talking about my name" and my blood
Pray, lie his name any better than anybody clses
name, or his blood any purer than that Of any of
his democratic friends? These fellows ought 20