The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-11

Governor Fenton and Our Corporation
Plunderers-A Splendid Opportunity.
The administration of the local affairs Of
this city has become burning disgrace to the
city, the State and the American people. Our
brazen-faced combinations of public plumber
ers, and their impudent and systematic spolia-
tions of the public money and public property,
by thousands and by millions, cannot much
longer be tolerated by honest taxpayers, who
have to foot the bills Recently it was thought
that in Governor Fenton the man would be
found for an effective blow against these abo-
limitations. and a memorial was accordingly
addressed to him suggesting the expediency
and propriety of the removal of the present
Mayor, City Comptroller, Corporation Counsel,
City Inspector, &C., on charges Of malfeasance
and corrupt practices in Office, disgracing our
city and State, demoralizing our politicians,
great and small, and inhlcting oppressive bur-
dens of taxation upon the community. II
was believed that Governor Fenton was I" the
right man in the right place" for this sug-
gestive blow at the heads Of these "rings'' of
organized public robbers and plunderers
What says the Governor? Has he looked
into this matter with an eye ito business, or
does he think the task too formidable to be
undertaken single-handed? Let him dismiss
all misgivings upon this point. His vetoes of
various corrupt railroad and other jobs at the
last session Of the Legislature have made him
strong with the people. In this city and
throughout the State they are ready to support
him in these suggested removals. Now is the
time to make them, in advance of the usual party
State conventions which cut out the work of
our fall elections. Now is the time, in order that
public opinion may be brought to bear upon
these conventions and elections in reference to
these "rings" and their corruptions and abomi-
nations which rule the roast in this great metro
polls.
Let the Governor, like Andrew Jacks >,
"take the responsibility" let him make clean
sweep of our city officials to the full extent of
his authority, and upon this issue he will be
supported, as Jackson was, by the honest masses
of the people. He will thus raise an issue
which will bring in a Legislature at Albany OF
the right materials for new municipal gov
eminent for this city, which will clear out all
tucpc rings duu eLduiuS OHquOS "uu 04u"~"
ofhuchsters in spoils and plumber, and give US
system of corporation checks and balances
which will protect the taxpayer and the city
treasury against these thieving combinations,
tighten the burdens of our local taxations, and
give us the value of our money appropriations
in every department. AS it is, the money ex-
pended for cleaning the streets Of New York
is sufficient, under proper regulations to clean
all the streets Of this island, and Of all the
towns and cities for forty miles around it, and
yet we have the lllthiest streets of any city in
the Union. And so it goes through every de-
partment of our city government We call,
therefore, upon Governor Fcnton to step for
ward to the relief of this community, in blow
at our "rings" of spoilsmen and plunderers,
which will at once inaugurate a great revolu-
ton and reformation, Of which he will stand as
the champion before the people of the city and
the State. What says the Governor? We should
like to hear from him.