The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03

which hope to profit by the affair and therefore
hound on the managers, cannot make it appear
anything else than an endeavor on the part of
few show people to browbeat public journal
from which they have derived large portion
Of their support. For twenty years we labored
to establish opera here upon popular and
decent footing, and the Oily Cannon who now
conducts it owes every cent he has in the world
to our direct influence. We well remember how
he used to come to this Office, trying to embrace
us in his hypocritioal style, and crying, "Give
US another article; we want q full house to-
morrow night Only another article" In our
dealings with the theatres we have been, If
anything, too kind, too lenient, too charitable,
good naturally closing our eyes to their faults
upon the promises of the managers that they
would be soon corrected, and treating both
managers and actors with extreme generosity,
knowing how frail their regulations were and
how easily they could be crushed at blow.
Thanks to the public, we can afford to laugh at
the impotent efforts of these ingrates to injure
us; for our benevolent disposition will not
suffer US to be seriously angry at gnats that
buzz but cannot sting. This tempest in a tea
pot-or rather in glass of lager beer-may
serve for while to amuse our readers; but II
will soon blow over, and then the question will
arise, not in regard to the withdrawal Of the
advertisements, but whether or not we shall
allow them to be returned In the meantime
the patrons Of this journal will not be deprived
Of the liberal end independent criticisms upon
amusements generally to which they have be-
come accustomed, nor of any information in
regard to the opera and the theatres which we
deem of interest to the public. The withdrawal
quence 10 the public or to us, and the jackals
Of The other papers are welcome TO divide
among them The stuff that we disdan
CcsFusIoN AMONG THE PoLITIcIAss--SIIL-
NESS or TIE PARTY JoUENAIs.-Tho politicians
and the party journals appear to be COM
pietely befpggrd as to their course in the
present canvass. The political affairs of the
country are in such condition, and the plat
forms in this State so near alike, that the party
which wins this fall has tho prestige for
the future. Notwithstanding this fact nearly
all the party journals are so silent that a
stranger, in perusing them, would not imagine
that there was to be on election one month
hence The Tribune has not word to offer on
the campaign, but devotes its editorial columns
to Turning Over New Leaf down in South
Carolina, s.Not Much of Shower" and anew
Utilities" The Times, which pretends to be the
leading organ of the new regime inaugurated
at Syracuse, is also dumb on the canvass and
is devoted to the philosophy Of "Chills and
Fever in an Economical Point of View" What
that has to do with the approaching election
IS more than we are able to see, unless Ray
niond reads in the signs OF the times disas-
trous defeat at the polls, which will leave the
whole party shaking out in the cold, and de-
sires 10 place the rank and file in condition
that will enable them to shake philosophically.
The twenty-five thousand dollar Ne,os is trying
to curry favor with the theatrical managers by
jabberiHg about the HERALD. Thus it is with
the party organs on all sides. Governor Fen
ton is busy smelling around to see If he cannot
find corruption among our city officials, which
would need no great effort if his own record
was cleaner. The politicians and stump speak
ers, with the exception Of John Van Buren, and
one or two others on the democratic side, are
afraid TO show themselves. The result of all
this is that political affairs are in decided
muddlc, with q fair prospect that the demo-
cratic party, now that 1t has become reviviiled,
will come out ahead in the race. ~.
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