New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-25
RyNG RULE.

BY Section IT Of the present City Charter. the
President of the Board Of Aldermen can become
soting Mayor of York upon the occurrence OF
vacancy in that Office. and should the vacancy con-
tnue for moro than three days. he has all the powers
privileges aud prerogstives Of Mayor elect. The
| i'll fame Of our Aldermen here and everywhere, mako
Il quite unnecessary to explain TO what article Of
Mayor we shall be treated should premature vacancy
In the ofics elevate one Of tho heads OF the King
to the crown Of this great commercial metropolis
rowdy brandishing the delicate scepter Of grand
| communlty's honor aud interests dcfsulter
administering the estate he has almost ruined;
magistrate serving out justice a. 1t were, BY the
| dram; q guardian scattering ones money like 80
many sxpences, ruler who can never say veto save
whom our Councilmen turn honest-sll these phases
| of q character unfortunately too notoious might
| unite in tipping our accidental Mayor. The next.
last step to tho bad from the civic cancer OF Ring
rule over three fourhs of the city would DO 10 give
1t undisturbed, questionable unmistsksble empire
over the other quarter The terrible tentscles Of our
municipal dsv.fsh already grasp for moro than Shy.
looks share Of the oity's health aud wealth Shall
we finally surrender It. heart and head
| Herein Is tho concealed meaning OF any such
romorseess fatality tho election Of Mayor Hoffman
! to the Goyenorshp Of the State Translate "Rng"
candidate 10 the chair of the Executive at Albany,
and we only transplant Ring" Alderman into the
scat Of the Mayor at New.York The Ring" will
have gained hundred.fod in power and opportunity,
and, under double authority in CITY and State
exercised without soruple and owned by all that will
buy 1.-THE efforts Of all true citizens may well
appear paralyzed Viewing 80 forlon con-
tingenoy, we think new light is shed on
the offer of the Ring delegation 10 the Convention
which presented Mayor Hoffman. This was bribing
proposition TO furnish $1 0OO 900 to the canvass in
case he should be nominated. A besVerlke industry
in all measures TO outwit and overcome the law and
tho Wholesale running Of the naturalization machine
witness the INSCRIPTIONS energy with which the busy
"Rng" are ct work countefeting the die to be
thrown for their last great stake. Success only can
reward this extraordinary pains, and reimburse the
spent million; but the Mayoraity confors spower Of
plumber rich enough TO pay for it many times over.
The citizens Of New york now invited 10 LOOK into
the chasm which the election Of Mr.. Hoffman would
confer Oh city and State 1t will be somewhat wider
than 9 prson-door. aud deeper than any pocket; but
IL will accommodate oil the robbery Of the Ring
and every dollar Of money that can be absorbed or
thrown into IT, Scylla at Albany will be bad enough;
| but Charybds at New-York will DO miserable
plight TO our oppressed Taxpayers; and II
We entertain two mutual furies OF plum
der In city and State. our real misfortune
may be past conjecture. We speak with unooncealed
earnestness because the crime which socks vim
dicaten and triumph in election hes for many years,
each marked by some conspicuous misrulc OF fraud,
shamed and wronged the richest and greatest city Of
America Venice. Of old. gave her Ring to the sea-
and our robbng "Ring could be well consigned TO
the haTbor. ...,