The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-26

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SwEENY THAT is all humbuy rammany Hall
n power tho sno n ana on M'
Island think nlden got an idea last summer that
war was 70 be made upon HIM, but there was NO
foundation Tor It. He don't stand IN the way OF any
Que GOWN here. He ID . safe aud prudent ~ well a.
experienced counsellor In pOlltlcai matters anu 30
lar az can has selfish object to accomplish IN
the position OF chairman or the state Committee
Taminany Hall elected him . delegate 70 The iast
Slate Convention aud sustained his reelection tone
head OF the State Committee. At the last Convention
We sent delegation OF first class men such Is Hail.
0Gorman, Law, Cox, Magnus, Gross, Scneil, Tilden
ana the IKE eqaal 70 those from auy otaeI seco9
nomination, and divided our votes so that all the
disputed nominations were made by the votes OF the
country. There was the warmest feeling 0f Kindness
and friendship on the part OF the country members
towards our delegates. | know this because was
there. Why should 1t be otnerwises The present
organization OF lie democracy In the city OF New
YORK has built up the party with such power that
hos invigOFated the whole State. A lew years ago
the city only gave from 10000 TO 5000 majorlty.
We now give from $4,000 10 10000 majority. Tlls
result has required great work, opposed as we nave
been here ~ the federal patronage, custom House,
power aud patronage Of the republican C0mmlssiOn-
ers POice Excise, Fire, Health, Croton Department.
and the OLher radical devices OF partisan manage
ment. Our vote iel or In November because OF the
reaction from tile Presidentt struggle Of last year
and me absence q any exciting issue. Besides, We
that many left tue polls without voting, and many
others could not get the opportunity 70 vote ct all
mat OF the State az large. To do wnas we lid III
bringing out our vote, getting It registered aud then
polled required constant and very great - wen a.
expensive LABOR. At our great rntincutl0n meeting
we had $4,000 live democrats In procession. TINS
was no small work to accomplish.
WHO CARRIED THE STATE AT THE LAST ELECTION.
REPORrBR-But you know, Mr.. Sweeny, the state
Committee claim 70 have carried The stats3
swEENY-i don't know anything OF the kind.
The State COMMITTEE did its part OF the work very
well In sending out documents AID asking STATISTICAL
Information, and what may be called the reading,
writing and clpheflnR part VI the work, but they
did not send out dollar " organize the STATE. What
was done In providing the sinewS OF war was the
work OF Iammany Hall alone. Will not say how
much was done IN TINS direction, because that Is q
prvaLe affair, but tue candidates IN doubtful dis
rlcts know that Tainmauy Hall did Its duty iully
and with open hand W the StaIe as well the city.
STATE POLICY, APPOINTMENTS AND MEASURES.
INCONSISTENCIES Will be the general features Of
the poicy or the state IN regard to appointmentsf
SwEENY-In my Judgment Lhe democracy OF the
State VIII be thoroughly satisfied with Inc results.
There will be no DIVISIONS growing out Of The dis
tri0uton OF PATRONAGE Inc EFFORT Will DC 70 secure
claims The appointments OF supcrlntendents Of the
BANK and insurance departments Will be VI great in-
pOrtance, because they aect such vast an0 delcste
interests. Tue health ONCE 10 the greatest III lhe
State In point OF enolument and responsibility, but
OF course first class physician, not politician. is
needed there. Inc harbOr masters and port wardenB
will be llDerally distributed. We have so much pa
tronage VI our own thai we can afford to PRACTISE
that ID TO say we win not CLAIM what our vote en-
titles us TO. We shall not persecute Inc Governor
with our applications.
EfFECr OF THE ADOPTION OF TIM JUDICIARY
REPoRTER-Will not tue adoption Of the judiciary
amendment increase the dinicutles IN the Slater
SwEEkY-N0t necessarily. IL may be the best
thug that could have happened TO tue party. one
great objection TO 1t was the power gwen to the
Legislature ~ locate the judges IN General Terms
ltwoud have given u republican, Legislature power
TO send lot OF carpeLDagging pOliLical judges TO
any part Of the State to exercse tne Jadlcia power
lOr political ends, and 1t Ii not diicut 10 see the
result Now, however, with q delnocratlo Lea isiar
tue, this danger IL not 10 We Appreciated judicial
officers will be allowed " exercise tAcH functions
inc districts for which they elected. For the
Court Of Appeals It seems probable mat Justices
Grover, Lott and Earl the present democratic mem
bers OF the existing court, viii be nominated, and
eleced The Governor Will have the power TO fill
theii places by appointment ON the commission
c0un provided for. There wnl pc y very general
feeling in tie STATE 10 nominate Judge Alien Tor tne
new court lie would have preferred " have been
nominated for the Court VI Appeals at the last con-
ventn but deferred his deares " tue wishes Of the
State that he should accept the denomination Tor
Comptroller. Ii he 10 nominated and elected TO the
C0ult of Appeals The Governor will MI the vacancy
In The COMPREHENSIVE. l think Samuel J. TIlden
will also be nominated II ne Will lake It. l
don't know whether Judge Comstock Will be o
carrying the Judicial amendments. | think Judge
Leonard OF this city Will DO also presented. Tue
aanser w De 10 getting out Tue vote g me siection
be republican Tor the next fourteen years. rne afLl
Gle adopted requires that The elecron Of the new
Judges shall be held between April and June. 1t VIII
PROBABLY fixed for the same lime the town eoc
lions, and In our city we will have some exciting
issue 70 be voted on Ut the same Mme PROBABLY the
election Of Excise Commissioners. which Will briug
out tine vote.
RsPoRrsa-How about the state measures at tho
Approaching session Of the LegslatureS
swRENY-They VIII be pretty much a. indicated
In tue Governors message Of last year. We have
now the opportunity Of converting democratic doc
trlnes into practical principles OF 90 eminent.
Against special legislation and jobs Of all kinds and
descriptions; favor 0f economy IN all branches Of
the government; the Improvement or the canals and
the lowering OF the tolls and charges; uniform
election law for all parts Of the state aud the rest0
ration OF municipal rights to the cities. These viii
be prominent ideas. Apr0mpt performance Of legis
iatve business and An early adjournment will also
be urged. There are other important measures
under consideration which do not feel at liberty
mention. The pressure from all parts OF the state
will be TO run the Legislature cean and clear from
faint and stain. II this IL not successful the veto
power will be freely exercised All egillmate efforts
will De directed 70 reduce taxation, ~ ecu plcu0us
result OF democratic administration. think one VI
the frat acts WIZ be 70 repeal the action Of last win
cede0 on both sides Dy leading men that any State
can Withdraw its assent before the becomes
fixed by the concurrence OF inc required numDsr of
THE NEGRO QUESTION.
REPoRrER-Is 1t proposed to keep up the negro
swEENY-The fifteenth amendment goes beyond
the negro. II proposes, as understand 1t, to absorb
viii be enabled to dstrancnse the whites wne en-
laraing the area Of negro domination The radicals
will give It the broadcast construction, and can con-
tGTb COHBIcbn lutu pOWCH ds uoSVtuCc III oOutIOi-
ling popular suffrage as LOUIS Napoleon did
in the first days Of the last empire. Tue
negro question Is u, assuming sunni an o entirely
friends are last coming into political alliance with
the negro voters. The negroes prefer TO
men OF the soil, with whom and their homes aud in
teresJs they have been idented In the past rather
than the brokend0wn carpet bag adventurers Of the
North VINO want their votes for the sake OF Office. In
state the negro question Is greatly exaggerated
In Importance. by the census OF 1855 the total num-
Der oil colored males over twenty-one years OF age
was about eleven thousands b. the OF 1855 It
was five hundred less showing q slow but
steady decrease The total number OF NJ
gr0es now debarred from voting by the
property qualification requirement Is only
about thirty-nve hundred III the whole State
OF whom 1201 are to be found IN our city. The
larger part OF the negroes now voting in our city
vote the democratic ticket especially III the Eighth
ward aud that vicinity, and they will be oil as
cessible To TO the republicans Our boys under
stand how 10 get them. 1t would not therefore
have been great calamity to II we had all voted
to remove the property qualification. 1t seems an
anon aQua state OF thh0a TO contend that the ne2ro