The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-15
States as a triumph of democracy over the aris-
tooracy. With people exulting in our triumph

up feud between brothers English aristocracy
will be In very bad way, and we should not
be at all surprised if John Bright had the re-
The English editors had better be on the look
out for this wind, and trim their sails for it. The
peoples sympathy should be represented by
the press; and the safety Of either the aristocra-
fcy or Of aristocratic journals is in complete
Identification of itself with the peoples cause
The people of England cannot long favor the
North while the government favors the South,
without trouble coming of the disagreement
The people cannot change. The government
and its organs must.
THE TRIuMPHAL MARCH OF THE ALDERMANIc
RNG-THE LAST CoNsPIRAoY.-While our tax
payers, merchants and business men are en-
gagged in their Union and reform parties for the
county and judicial nominations, and their at
tention is entirely absorbed in that direction,
an extensive conspiracy is on foot and such
means being used to carry it into execution
as will secure its success unless the people
take hold of the matter and act with energy. 1t
will be remembered that commission was
appointed by the last Legislature to prepare
new charter for our city-one that would meet
the wishes of the taxpayers and property hold
ers of New York-the charter prepared by
them is to be submitted to the people at the
December election, and, if approved by the
voters, referred back to the Legislature, to
DO acted upon by that body. The phi
losophers about the City Hall, who have
so long disgraced the city, and doubled and
quadrupled the taxes, have been at work
during the entire summer organizing and lay
ing their plans to secure a continuance of their
rule through this very charter, which was
intended more than anything else to cor
rect the abuses which they had been guilty of.
They have already captured Tammany Hall and
secured what little influence there is left in that
organization for their special scheme They
are now moving heaven and earth to secure
Mozart Hall, as well as trying to drive bar
gains with the republicans, under the promise of
extending the term Of Office of Comptroller
Haws, at the same time that they arrange the
balance of their budget.
This conspiracy is, at the present moment, or
gained in almost every Assembly and Senatorial
district in the city, with a fixed determination
to either secure the election Of some person con-
nected with, or pledged to the interests of, the
Aldermanic Ring, and who will use every
effort in his power, if elected, to secure such
change and modification in the charter
that the Common Council may have su-
preme power in all contracts, appointments
and other jobs of the city. Already several
persons pledged to this conspiracy have re-
cefyed the nomination, and others are in hot
pursuit Of it. Money, patronage and every
thing that can be brought to bear is being
used, not only to secure the nomination, but to
buy off others who stand in the way Of their
election They are likewise endeavoring to
keep the attention of the reform parties upon
the county ticket, with hope and desire that
the strength and influence of the reformers will
be all expended in that direction, leaving them
to carry out their projects for the Legislature
sunmolested.
Whether they succeed in this scheme re-
mains for the people of the city of New York
to say at the November election. But one thing
is certain: If they ore defeated it will not be
done by running half dozen reform candidates
in each district. There will have to be unity
OF action between our business and professional
men and property holders, or the new city
charter, instead of being an Improvement
on the present, will only place the city
deeper into the filth and mire SO long increasing
at the City Hall. There never was more
'opportune moment than the present to place
our city government upon better basis, and
the election of members to the next Legislature
is one of the most important steps in bringing
about this necessary reform. Let our citizens
sbestir themselves, or they will wake up the
morning after the election and find that, instead
of a reform, delegation has been elected from
this city to the Legislature that will fasten
upon them the system that they have for long
time been struggling to remove.
MEAN JovRNAIIsM.-One Of the papers pub
lishcd in this city, distinguished for the little
ness Of its editors and for its being managed on
mean principles, is engaged in supplying in
formation to the rebels, which, assuming its
statements to be at all correct could not fail to
prove detrimental to the interests of the govern
ment and Of the loyal citizens Of the Union. 1t
appears that an expedition of some kind is being
fitted out at this and some other Northern port;
and although tho government has the strongest
reasons for wishing to keep the movement
secret, the mean journal to which we refer pub
fishes every little scrap of information, true or
false. that it can scrape together in reference to
1T If we were to publish all or any of
The facts that we have ascertained rela-
tive to our military and naval movements,
we would consider ourselves as directly con-
tributing aid to the enemy. In times like these
the sense of responsibility to the country ought
to outweigh all mere selfish considerations, and
,the conduct of the mean journal in question
should not be allowed to pass unnotced.
CONDITION OF THE WORKING CLAssEs-It is a
common topic Of remark that the approach of
winter brings fewer evidences of distress and
suffering with it than have been witnessed for
many years past. This is easily to be account
ED for. In the first place all the surplus arti-