The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-13
THE HECKER CAMFAIGN.
HOW THAT GENTLEMAN WAS ,\NiNOlED.
The Sharks on Their feeding
Ground.
The Bllzzards SygO0ping On Their
Living Prey.
CARD FROM PRIVATE MILES t'REliLY.
DO. &c. 90
To the Editor OF tho Herlid.

Finding myself injured In tho esteem OF many
worthy friends by q suspicion that, % the eve
Of the late charter election. Private Mies OReiy"
and his associates deserted the cause " Mr. John
Hecker the candidate they professed 10 support and
went to the noble army Of martyrs whs she'd their
money and ballots In in the cause OF Ar Marshall
O. Roberts, and finding further that this belief arises
from the jocose paragraphs headed "0ur Private Miles
OReily-his ticket" literally scattered over your
editorial page the Monday previous to The election;
also from forged document, signed "Private Miles
ORely," In favor of Mr. Roberts, which appeared In the
Times Of the same date will you allow me the priv
ege Of stating In your columns that never saw, heard
Of or dreamed Of either any OF those publications
until them in the pages Of your respective papers,
and that would then have contradicted them imfhe-
diaeIy but that they appeared to me to be too mani
testify forged jocosities or eectoneerng tricks 70 de
ceive even the most unwarya
Pray let me further add that though Mr.. Hecker was
by no means the candidate of my original choice, and
that believe If the Citizens Association had put for
ward General Dix in his place the Of their entire
ticket had been certain; that nevertheless both Fri
vate O'Rey" and all his friends Through whom alone
he Of any consequence supported Mr. John Hecker
to the close Of the polls on Tuesday night with every
energy and resource at their command-iailhiuiiy,
zsa;Qusy, and heartily regarding that !9e original no@I
nation Of Mr. 0Gofman their hofs Especial Candidate
by the Citizens Association had pledged them in honor
to that course
now Hsoxxa WAS caxsfsD.
Mr. Hecker was not popular candidate snou&n 2
excellent gentleman but his defeat was due 20 the
fact that large majority Of the republicans in the citi
zens Association embracing very many OF those who
had directly placed him nomination, went over either
openly or secretly to the standard OF M Roberts, that
they failed pay the they had guaranteedor his
election expenses end in word-for mesw IN speak
the truth-that many OF them acted more treacherous
scoundrcy and dshonorabe part than have ever wit
messed the very lowest circles Of Mozart or Tam
many ward politics
Mr. Hccker further defeated by his blind confidence
in Mozart Hail. Some in that organization first took
twenty thousand dollars of his money and then sold him
out-so far as the few thousand votes his now waning
influence control-like pork from the hooks OF
butchers shambles. This confidence on Mr. Hecker's
part the Head Devil used to dsparage and throw obsa
Giles in the way OF the Democratic Union Association the
only men true to Mr.. Hecker, and who could and would
have elected him but that the arts OF this false guido
induced Mr. Hecker to neglect their Importance and not
furnish the fifteen thousand dollars necessary for their
election boxes ticket distributors &C, &c, until on the
very eve of the election when almost too late TO be used
at all and certainly too late to be used effectively.
MONEY ELSEWHERE DAD.
This sum all the Democratic Union Association had
from Mr.. Hecker while IL IL we'll known that the mere
'machine organization Of tho two hundred and nfty
ave ss'r thousand ' dollars The other
sums Mr.. Hecker is said to be out of pocket
certainly not spent by the advice either OF ir.-
vate Miles, or friends but against their most earnest
continuous and even pathetic protests. They saw
noble, liberal and wholly inexperienced gentleman
placed In a false position by the millionores, who
FIRST placed him in the field with promises Of pecunary
and all other kinds OF support and then deserted him.
iyeand saw this gentleman with his hot pride aroused,
then using his private with want OF regard for
the advice Of those of his true friends who tried in vain
20 control him. In effort TO be elected In spite OF so
scandaous reachery OF which the part Of the citizen
milonaires he was the victim.
THE iGNoBrE ARMY STRIKERS.
Money paid TO ssstrkers" Is something worse than
money paid vain. II directly contributes TO defeat
There must come bottom TO the purse however long,
are satisfied, seeing others who were resolve 70 go
against the candidate whom they might and would other
ecutivs COMMITTEES Of Mr. HscEer friends appointed
bracing such and noble gentlemen as R. Roosevelt
wno would have got rid OF such striking cattle rapidly
all claims OF this kind should have been referred Mr.
Hecker however, conscious Of his success In tho honor
able organization OF industry and commerce, thought he
could apply the same talent pespcacity with like
result The dshonorable and nhy arts Of our lower pol
tics He received these striking committees himself Or
BY his commercial deputies. and though he gave no
money he knew, but for the legitimate pur
Of s s
strata Of Tammany and Mozart hals who stuck their
tongues their cheeks and chuckied a. they went down
shops and work for either Holman or Roberts.
tive COMMITTEES protested, but in vain For my:
seif, my heart bled for Mr.. Hecker - ! turned
away from some vain remonstrancc against bis CON
hnued faith In Mosart Hall. l saw him placing faith
| there add that that faith was being used 10
his own detriment In every possible manner-more
especially In beIttlng and decryng or pooh poohing
had Hecker their hands and in their boxes until sun
down the Tuesday Of election while Al the very sme
time ID was within my knowledge that this same Head
Devil Through his recognized dummy was betting
ddats he professed 70 support and, As have since
learned with money success almost equal 70 what MT
Hecker must have expended.
nnB has HAD HxrERnsck
In conclusion let add that have had many VEN
lures in politics. all OF them costing money, time and
health but giving rare dro and exciting views OF hu-
man nature In OF its most peculiar and revealing
phases have known baseness In many political men,
but heretofore II where baseness was 70 have been
/ and was expected But II remained for me IN my own
short aborous and eventfu campaign under the banner
of the republican monaires OF the Citizens Assoca'
ton 20 treachcry personned in locked money bags
and perured faith in the mouths Of men whose notes are
rood on Wall street for money than "a cat could
| shake stick att Let them have their money. Ihey
have with II also the berest contempt OF every honest
| man who knows the facts, and all shall know them.
| KICKER SUE THE nrLrioSMRts
n John Hecker should these men who thus acted
for there were many like Schultz the Vermyes James
Brown, Isaac II. Bailey, Edwin hoyt ana o'a ,,n
who acted noby--for the part OF his expenses they
promised TO bear but did not no court oil equity IN the
land but would give finding ~ ms iavor for myself
soops and brown stone fronts Hereafter IT Is to the
Door honest jewellers OF the tenement hcsses
and river streets that must look for the reform
movement that shall be successful II Is thoy and they
only who are the real taxpayers for when taxes are
laid upon the rich landlord he transfers them probaby
doubling tbem 10 the shoulders OF his unhappy tenants