The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-09

The Lesson Of the Electoral Chance for MA.
nicipnl Reform.
The taxpayers and respectable citizens of
New York have been sensible of the fact for
the past ten years, that their city has been gov
erned by one of the most corrupt combinations
ever formed for public plumber. They have
seen their taxation increased 10 twenty millions
annually and the money squandered ON cleo
lions to perpetuate the power Of the plunderers
or dealt out at Albany to defeat measures Of
reform. They have applied to the Legislature
for relief; but it has been doled out to them
sparingly, and then only when the prospect Of
party advantage or profit has proved stronger
than the oficeholdsr's bribe. They have
sought the aid Of the Executive Of the State;
but for some reason or other the investigations
that have been undertaken have been suffered
to die out without any result. When the char
ter elections have come round the friends Of
reform have talked all these matters over
and have made very wise resolutions within
themselves and published very lengthy reso-
lutions in the papers, which, il carried into
effect, would have disposed long since Of the
men who have been thus preying upon the city.
But at the polls there has been no concerted
action on the part Of the reformers, and they
have been swept aside by the power OF party
machinery and corrupt bargains until they
have almost despaired Of success.
The recent election enables them to see
daylight at last. 1t shows them that the "ring''
which they thought so powerful has in fact no
strength ct all 1t proves to them with what
certainty they can snatch the city government
out Of the hands Of the corrupt men who have
SO long held IL in their grasp at the next char
ter election. The vote on Register shows the
whole combined strength Of the two
organizations that have thus far managed,
by trading and bargaining, to keep the
Boards OF Aldermen and Councilmen and
the city departments in their own hands.
Mr.. John McCool was the representa-
tive, pscunisEily and politically. Of Mozart
Hs Was Nominated By TamWany BY an ar
rangement with Fernando WOOD, through
which the candidates Of the "ring" were to
receive the Mozart support In December. Both
organizations exerted their utmost efforts TO
secure his election, and he received forty-four
thousand votes out Of poll Of one
hundred and thirteen thousand, or about
one-third OF the whole vote cast II
10 uncertain how many OF these forty
four thousand votes belong to Mozart
and how many to the Tammany rump; but as
Mozart claims always TO have shown the great
est numbers on . direct issue with her old
rival, 1t would appear that We reached the
limit Of Tammany's present strength In the
city when we placed II at twenty thousand.
This, then, IL the party that stands between
the respectable citizens and an honest NUM-
cipal government II New York fails now TO
dispose Of the Corporation "ring" she deserves
TO continue TO BE- one Of the worst governed
and best plundercd cities in the Union. II IL
only necessary for the people 10 put In nomi-
nation good men and 10 vote for them as
steadily o. they did for "Adiles O'Reilly,n and
the victory Is won. They have no occasion
now to 20 10 tho jobbing State Legislature or
the sleepy Executive for relief They can
eight and win The battle themselves In Decem-
Der, and II they fail 70 do solthey will have no
right 10 cry out for aid from abroad. Lot
them elect honest ofiicials In place Of the batch
Of ring" men who 20 ont Of ONCE this year,
and next year they can complete their work
end dispose Of the balance from MAYOR down.