The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-16
rhe Charter NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mayer.

Mayer.
The citizens Of the metropolis are shortly 10
determine who shall. be Mayor for another
trim. Three candidates are in the field. Mr..
Da ling, whose namo ID mainly known ~ the
public through having been seen In oil the cars
OF the Third Avenue Railroad for some years
posted up as the president OF that corporation,
il the nominee Of the republican party. Mr..
Darling has been heard from since his nomina-
ton through Washington correspondent. and
Is reported to be Of opinion that he can be
elected If be receives the full vote Of his party.
lie Is hopeful candidate. therefore. II Is.
perhaps safe to assume that II this gentleman
be elected he will run the city governments
very much as he has run the Third
has run it's stock up pretty woll.
Perhaps no may run the city stock up also.
Hoffman Is the penny wise and forty pound
foolish nominee of the Tammany democrats.
Hs is the worst Mayor this badly governed city
ever had. He once, IS . judge, sentenced
sons poor devils to hard term in prison, and
this gave him q sort Of reputation for
incorruptible virtue, on which he still
lives. having never since done anything
that anybody could possibly praise. Fernando
Wood Is the candidate OF the democratic out
siders, the free political lsnces who boldly tilt
against all party machines, and go, in general
scramble, for the spoils. He is the cheapest
Mayor we have had for many year. "Thou
art the best o. the cutthroats,n said the dis
eliminating Macbeth; and the taxpaying peo-
pie are in position to say nearly the same
thing as to candidates. We want the cheapest
Of rascals--as we can hope for nothing better
and there is difference of fifteen millions In
favor Of Fernando on the city expenses. HofF-
man makes the annual expenditure twenty -four
million dollars Wood made II nine millions
What Darling might make tive can only judge
by the consideration that republican officials
are expensive Injuries, these gentlemen feeling
the necessity OF mixing hay while the sun
shines. live could get from any Of these candi-
dates pledge that he would follow the mag.
niiceut example Of Peter Bismarck sweeny,
and agree to give up to the public treasury all
the money that be could find no good ex-
cuse for appropriating, we should have
reason for . preference; but in the
absence Of any such pledge 1t is only a
question Of who is the cheapest Under Fer
nando there will be less rascality than under
any other. He, like the Turk, "bears no
brother near The throne" while under either
of the others the official thieves will come not
by single spies but in bat'alions." Az to
piety, morality and ell thai, the candidates are
about alike. Darling is president of railroad,
Hoffman Is . member Of all the Presb yterian
churches, and Fernando, too liberal to con1ne
himself to one sect, exhorts in the edifces of
every denomination, and has been to Palestine.
Let the people remember that business Is
almost at a standstill, that immense numbers
OF men are out Of employment, and that there
is no prospect Of favorable change while we
ore weighed down and every industry mort
gagged by the great burden Of taxation
national taxation, State taxation and city
taxation--these three but the worst Of all
Is the last and for this the people may secure
some remedy by voting TO have fifteen mil
lions year saved on city expenditure. Those
fifteen millions come out OF the people, who
pay rents and buy the necessaries Of life.
P.S.-There Is only one difference between
the candidates, and that is a difference in
price. Fernando is the cheapest by fifteen
millions year.