The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-20
CITY POLITICS.

Striking for the PutrOnhSe-ihe Police JUS
ticeship of the Fourth Districi-rhe United
States District AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
That sthere is no rest for the wicked" IL phrase
50 often quoted thai it, like many another apt and
forcible admoniton, has never received the neces.
sary consideration long the said wicked have
.eg to stand ON Politics and the subsidiary checks
and balances, like the pendulum OF q clock, must
be ever kept going TO keep the works and
main springs OF the interior mechanism or the
.'ringr in healthy and good time keeping
condition. Therefore in political mechanism,
as in that OF horology, whenever the political slate
is set to time 1t tells certainty who is the man
for the time at any particular juncture. But the
duty OF setting and regulating the political horologue
that indicates the offices and the for the offices,
without setting aside the candidates that may be
alternating the dsc-not Of the celestial, but OF
the political body-helng confined TO chosen few,
1t Is sometimes impossible TO read the signs OF the
times correctly, no matter how seemingly apparent
they may be at irst sight. This frequently leads TO
mistakes and coniounding or misplacing of candi-
dates, annoying in many aspects OF the case, par
ticularly to those who had expected to make
case out Of IT, and who 20 in to
win regardless OF expense and then don't.
These sfalse lights a sort of political
igiis htt,,us that lures the unfortunate victim OF
.'olice on the brainn 10 his own overthrow. Daz-
zed by the goal .'ghoul" before him ant assured
by those who backing his opponent that ne is on
the inside track, he PUSHES madly on until the very
day OF the contest, when he Is weighed in the balance
with his rival and found wanting. 1t Is only then
that the scales fall from his eyes and he nnds that
he has been duped all through. and that ne was
never in fact counted in the race ut all. The fate
of whole holoclusts of victims to the once
seeking mania has no elect IN deterring crowds
Of votarles who viii rush to the sacricaI fame for
| immolaton, blinded 60 the fate that awaits them,
! whenever an Office Is to be run for.
/ Even now. with the holidays upon us, when it
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taken, ana when the asprants for whatever offices
are again vacant would halt and let the only man
for the tmcS-Old Santa Caus-cOmc in and depart
In his own time-nonored way. scattering his gifts at
thousands Of heartstones. these political Ahasue.
ruscs are ever on the road, In season and out OF
season. restless aud graspng after some unattain-
able object
are, however differently placed from those who are
but seeking oilce. The former can rejoice like him
| who putteth OF his armor. They have achieved the
victory and therefore we see them In a different
position from those who are but putting their armor
on. They about celebrating the holidays IN
rejoIcnqs over their Our Governor elect,
our Mayor elect and Dick OGorman-'he's
elected"-to boot are each In the field with invita-
tions all to whom their presents send greeting TO
see them at their homes on evenings specified for
the purpose. The Big Judge, ne IS also around
them, difuslng his ''smiles' irrespective OF time
and place, and in utter contempt Of his friend King
Kennedy, or any other played out potentae OF thai
ik and who would make him smile on the wrong
side OF the mouth II he could. The Judges friends
need no invitations; let any OF them but drop In upon
him while he Is breathing himself anywhere during
his daily peregrlnations and vaclations between
the Battery and where he holds the Yorkvc District
Court corner of FifCy-sevenh street, and it will be
their own FAINT II they do not have whlskey skin
kindred ccs IA e ess sah ne 'me IN
THE CITY OFrIcEs-rHE DISTRICT ATroRNEySHIP.
As was previously stated in these columns, there
II no doubt that Judge Garvn. OF the Superior Court
will succeed Nj. A. Oakley Hall In the District Attor-
neyshp. This Is really about the best selection that
could nave been made. The incoming man, having
years Of experience on the bench OF the Superior
Court will bring 70 the discharge Of the duties OF
the Office mlturei mind and sound and cnifi-
waited Judgment so that the retirement OF Mr. Hail.
the late official by his election to the Mayoraty, Will
not be SO severely felt ny Il might have otherwise
been.
pected death OF Judge Robertson, the late presiding
Judge OF the Superior Conrt-eaves another vacancy
ON the bench OF the superior Court IN additOn 10
trict Attornesship by Judge Garvin The appoint
ment to this vacancy Is within the patronage OF the
Governor de tacto, and does not revert 70 the Coy
tically exercised his privilege In the matter. the
retiring Governor, It 10 rumored - coqucting win
democratic members Of the lower house OF
the Legislature In the matter OF his running
for the Senatorship Here Is chance which
gives him great advantage over his adversary,
Senator Morgan, and If he uses n rightly
may result In his success. Tammany has 80 many
sometimes has 10 resort to queer shifts to satisfy
them all. II Tammany Is not pelican OF the will.
derness drawing blood from her own breast to feed
her young she .bleedsr pretty freely In other ways
to the patronage of all the offices she can by
this means reach ana 1t Is very likely that between
the Saint and Fenton there may be bargain struck
through which the saint VIII get the disposal Of the
once In question. and Fenton will take his chance
az to the saints nterposiion IN his behalf with the
democrats In the Legislature
Tammany thus gets additional patronage, but or
course she will be once beset by OF cali
didaies. There was some trouble over the question
OF the succession TO Judge Garyln, ana II was be-
ginnng TO leak out that Friedman was not 80 sure
OF the place as was ~ first supposed II there were
no new candidates to arise FOR the new vacancy,
and there were but two for Judge Garvn's place,
the thing would he easily settled, but course 1t
isn't In human naurc-democratc espccialy-not
to yearn for the flesh pots whenever there Ii a
s'show.r With the falling into Tammany's hands or
tnis new patronage there viii arse dozen or two
OF asprants, thai the saint will have something
to 40 TO keep peace among his more immediate
followers But Peter Bismarck will be found equal
important epochs than any ikcly To arise Tor long
time to come or likely 10 arise from any contest or
rival asplrants for the vacancies the bench Of the
N'''''' TnF FOURTH DISTRICT IUDGEsHrp.
1t is now pretty clear that the Big Judge and
Register elect, Michael Connolly, Will not resign the
, Justiccship OF the yorkve district Immediately.
There great number OF candidates for tile oce.
and consequently certainty OF exciting, by the
appointment OF any one Of them, great dissatsfacs
tion among The host Of rejected ones. THIS fact has,
been weighed in council and the Zig Judge. nothing
10th, has been directed 10 hold to the ONCE tll
after the adjournment OF the Leg stature when ho
frmaiion being necessary--appoint a successor. In
addition TO the candidates previously referred To In
springs into prominence IN The person OF Mr.. Henry
Murray, young politician oi some influence and
note 10 the Twenty wasd. Mr.. John Master
son. Mr.. William liitchman aud Josepth Mcguire are
| also candidates for The office.
THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATroRSEYsHrp.
Among the federal Offices 10 be lllcd Ia tnis c,ty
after the Inauguration VI General Grant as President
on the 9TH OF March next there Is none so ardenty
sought after by whole host OF candidates az that or
United States District Attorney. We have heretofore.
given the names OF about dozen legal gentlemen
asprants for the once: but the majority of these
have either given mp the chase or are very quietly
resting on their oars wisely concluding that Genera
Grant VIII not he accelerated IN his appointment TO
Offices by any pressure of theirs. In Connection win
me claims put forward by candidate Tor the Office
In this district, and those put forward for continual
ton IN the Office Dy the present United states Ing
trict Attorney IN Philadelphia, something u con-
troversy has arisen IN which OF the two gentlemen
\ referred 10 first nominated Grant as our future
President Mr.. Boxer, the Philadelphia United
States District Attorney, IN late speech claimed
| thQt he was the first person who suggested
General Grant "a President or the United States An
resolution submitted by him at meeting Of the