New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-26

Our city is very literally represented ar Albany
about these days by gentlemen not elected by tho
People nor holding seats in either branch OF tho
Legislature yet patrotically intent on enbgatsnng
the country members az 10 the wants and wishes OF
this emporium, and especially as to what is required
by the Republican party or would conduce to Its
upbuildng and prosperity One Of these gentlemen,
at recent meeting in this City, put forth the die
tum that the Republicans here demand fair share
of our Municipal Offices, and that IL was tho duty
of the Legislature to satisfy this requirement.
Now we beg leave 10 assure toe Legislature that
1T least Twenty thousand Of the twenty-five
Thousand Republican voters of this metropolis
want nothing of the sort, and would Do dlspleased
rather than gratfed by any lfeslaion looking to
the end thus propouuded. They fully understand
that the Republican cause would De stronger tnao
il is in our City if no Republican hsd ever hal my
post ia or place under our Municipal sdmIIistra-
lion, The general character ara d'iG oi thai ad-
ministration has 80 corrupt rapacod.,
infamous, that it would be q great advantage to
any party to bs able to dsclalm 1t altogether
And We do not believe that any act ~ which
nstronape was taken from our Democratic rulers
and given to Republicans could, in that respect,
work any advantage to tie Republican Cause.
Our Common Council is probably as utsen,
shameessly corrupt as any such body ever was an
earth. 1t ia stencil in the nostrils of the whole
City and its i'll odor would rebound to the DeneGs OF
the Republican cause but for the fact that about
half of the Republican minority in either Board Is
about as rotten as the majority Of their Democratic
associates Taking power from these bodies would
of itself be popular here; but taking it from the
Democratic majority to give it to Republicans, who
might-and might not-use it more faithfully, would
be mourning great risk of transferring to Rspub-
lican shoulders blame that is now at worst divided.
We protest against any such experiment.
There il bill now before the Legislature pro-
posing Radical changes in our metropolitan Police
organization. Some of these strike US as judicious
and commendable but one of them is utterly wrong
We allude to that which reduces the number of
Commissioners TO three. Of course, this must IN
evitably give one party-probably the Republican,
complete ascendency; whereas the Commission
is now divided 80 that majority cannot be obtained
for any partizan project-the Board consisting OF
three Democrats, three Republicans, and Mr. Isaac
H. Bailey, who knows no psrty-at least none in
his official capacity. If the number of Commission
ers shall be reduced, We insist that it be to two or
four and that half the new Commissioners be Dem
ocrats 1t has cost too much to get politics out of
the Police or the Pooe out Of politics to have all
thrown away, now that the goal is 80 nearly at
tanned.
So of the Health BILL Most of the provisions of
that bill are excellent-sOme of them imperatvely
required. In good hands, the organization pro-
posed by that bill would save thousands Of lives aud
tens of thousands of dollars to our City. But, if
any such bill is to pass, let the specified number of
Commits siOners be al even one, and let the ablest
and best men be chosen equally from tho two great
parties. Otherwise, all manner of political Lazza-
roni will come before the Commissioners clamoring
for places on account of their suaerings in and sac
rifces for the Republican cause; the un6tness or
dishonesty of many Of them will prevent the achieve
ment of the great reforms contemplated and the act
will be regarded as passed for the benefit of political
suckers and thus fall into merited odium and con-
tempt.
II the Legislature will abolish our present Board
of Aims. House Governors, and give US one COM
posed of four or six capable, upright, eminent cit
liens, it will earn the thanks of our City. Bat
unless the new Board SHALL like the present, be
composed of Republicans and Democrats in equal
numbers, we shall most earnestly deprecate and re-
sist its creation.
Republicans in the Legislature if you can in any
way reduce our City Taxes, make our local govern
ment more frugal. honest efficient, you will thereby
strengthen the Republican cause here; but those
WHO want but this cannot afford to keep agents in
your lobby; and those who can, have pretty surely
private axes to grind. Look sharp for them