The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-28
DESIGNS OF THE DEMOCRACY.

How Republican ONCE. Holders FeeI-What IL
to Become of the Legislative Commissions
Shall Our Police System be Abolished s-Com.
missioner Aanierre and j. A. Kennedy ON
the Situation.
There Is not that profound commotion and appre.
hefslon among the republican otfce-holders OF this
city in view OF the changes likely to follow the dem
ocratic advent to power which one would be apt to
expect under the peculiar circumstances OF the
time. This may be ascrlbcd In great measure to
the preparation beforehand which the republican
mind had undergone for very probable demo-
cratic victory. It was no sudden visitation, but
rather lonqooked-for, slow-coming, but inevitable
event. Therefore 1t is that the entiemen who. BY
favor OF the late ruling majority In the state Legisa
ture, hold places In various commissions provided
by the parental power at Albany to look aftef the
concerns OF the wayward and helpless citizens OF New
York feel lively sensitive interest In the present
changed order Of things They are, as II were pas
svely Indifferent and care not what schemes
the democrats may have on foot concerning them
selves aud the Albany made Metropolitan Commits
soners. They feel an indefinite impression that
democratic power viii wreak itself upon everything
constructed by republican hands and everybody
connected Herewith, and that any effort on their
part to propitlate the avenGing Nemesis would be
waste OF time. Al It is down in the democratic
oii Iic Of the
taayoraity and municipality Of Xsw rofk must be
restoreu as the initiatory work o. .e... '.u..
biiitation the question ~ to what VIII the po,.-
force be like after Superintendent Kennedy and the
metropolitan police district" are wiped out
becomes matter OF some interest TO the people Of
this city. OF course the republican Police Commits
soncrs know nothing and apparently less about
what the democrats intend doing with this very
important piece In the machinery OF our local
government: and Il was not with any object OF
clarvoyant aiscovery as to the ultimate fate of the
Mulberry street aut Ocracy that the reporter OF tho
HERALD dropped In" recently to see Commissioner
Manierrc.
Tho Commissioners looked a. serene ana sclf.sa
neG ~ Ia the pslmScst days or republican ascend
ancy. re said neither himself nor ha colleagues
had given tho subject OF what the democratic pocv
might be- any serious consideration. For himself ne
was Indifferent because he was citizen whose
simple duty drst and foremost was TO yield ready
ana cheerful obedience to the laws, no matter by
cratic party. though flushed with the OF traordinary
success which they lately achieved, would undo any
wise work performed by their republican predeces.
sors the chief subject OF interest being the fate OF
the present police syBtsm and its commissioners
Mr. Manierrc was asked what he thought would fol.
low from change. He said the Legislature shond
pause and weigh well the subject OF oyerturning tho
Il CONCERNED every citizen, both Young and
old. The lives OF the people arc dependent
upon the efficieDcy, strength and morale or their
police force, and II II be made a POLITICAL engine or
shorn OF It's full errors for the ev-disposed ana tlr
bnens elements OF this city. the consequences wAi