The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-29


The City Government ~nd sae Political
R"Aus s--Nsesss,ty of M0som.a at AmSAS
The People.
Between the political rogues and Sunday lay
fanatics, the condition which our csty add in
government have become reduced to is lamenta-
Die IN the extreme. Disorder aud piliags Of tho
public property exist La nearly every depart
n.aht, and the taxes aud burthcns upou the
citi2sns are increasing with frigbtful rapidly.
Few persons ever reflect how much she city
government, and more particularly how nsok
the Isbisity OF the city officials, have bees
divided ard subdivded, until the rogues are On.
abied 10 siunder wssb imPuoiiy, and to escspe
retrihuticr through the nszes Of our charbes
laws. We have MAJOR, and Boards Of 81
dermen and CuuDclmen, but their powers are 30
arranged that escn possesses only the faculty Is
do evil Then we have the Compsrciler, wns.
as head OF the Finance Department, u 10
dependent Of everybody. Then there are
the Street Commissioner, the Croton Bosrs
(Which really has charge Of she streets)
the City Inspector, tie Board of Gvver-
morn OF the Amshouse, the Law Depart
u
the Central Park Commissioners, the Board a
Supervisors, aEo unmberless other minor offices,
poweriess for good ana tree to act only fur evil
This patchwork Of a CITY government mas grown
up during series OF years, III which every -
litlcal Incumbent has iogrolfed during the winus~
at Albany and they nave succeeded il obtaining
the enactment Of msss of the most incongys.
Iaxro In,
poses OF party or to increase the facility 70
official piunoer.
In ali this tangled skein OF municipal soves,a-
ment three only U the departments belong 10
the new era and conducted with an ho,eA
eye to the public service, Pbe Street Depart
meDt, under Street COMMISSIONER Smith: ,be
City luspectorship, under Mr.. Deiavaa; and the
Commission in charge Of the Central Park, ere
foing their duty well and honestly, and deserve
Oar comroeBdat,on. The comotroiler's DEPART.
E.eo. Is still new to its Incumbent and ne may,
redeem It tom tbs 0ikrepate iuio which is hsS
fallen. But ali tbe rest oi she departments of ou
city government stink win corruption aud ar
fi'ied with chicaDery. They nav. been turned
into ,oostng places for political rogues aud soH
cushions for Pharisees aud fanaties. Toere
IL the Board Of Governors of the Aimshouse
To judge by the bAis wnico they run up we
should suppose that New York supported her
seven or eight tbCosa1d paupers on boneA
turkey and champagne. Then we have the
black republican Board of Metropolitan Poii,e
commissioners, sitting with ssnctimonious faces.
what is the true Christian religion.
an inquisitiep into the poor mans
RELAXATION on Sunday, ssd directing the piess
Piliseury to force every one who has not bis owz
carriage and rich wines as home TO abstain from
all social enjoyment while they revel ia the
nilksand honey Of the land
1t Is time that this state of political plusder-
ing END fanasicsl government were put y stop
70. But this can only ne doue by o determna-
ton the part of the people to separate tue
question OF our municipal government from
everything connected with State and national
pohtics The hard working men Of New York
stcG,o not consent to = blaek.republtsan inauin-
aoH over them because the country counties re
lu,re Sunday laws to keep their Phatasa;caI po-
liucians IN countenance; nor should the fact
that, t man hurrahed, got dunk, and voted fos
this or that President of the United States, eA.
title him TO a chance TO plunder eur city trea-
sory and help to increase our annual taxation ss,
the rate OF million or two sf dollars year
Yet this state OF things exists, and will continue
antil the city affairs are separated from State
end national politics. Thurlew- Weed and h;s-
black republican minisns rule us through Tire
Board OF Police Commissioners, and the rayr,ni.
dons of Tsmmany and Mozart Halls suck ipii-
ions from us in anaual taxation. All If theIs
are corrupt, ana skosld be swept away.
A New Gssholss Religion.
The failure allie both Sf the old Catholic req.
anil L..