The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-09

City-Tammany Hall Conadont and De-
FAINT.
The sun is hot. The fields are green. The
seaside is luxurious. But as fierce as are the
rays of the sun, as beautiful as are the lawns
of the country and as soothing as are the
solemn surges at the seaside, the politicians
keep at their Sisypheian labors. Many Of
them have gone from town, but even at Long
Branch, at Saratoga, at Newport, at the lovely
Highlands of Navesink, amid the wholesome
atmosphere of the pleasure resorts Of the
interior, lotteries are busily engaged in
arranging the schedules for the coming fall
elections in this State. Crossing the Atlantic
possibly you might find at Baden Baden, at
Wiesbaden, at Brighton, at Bath, at
the crack summer centres OF the
royal households of Great Britain,
France Russia, Prussia, Austria and
wherever else the golden eagles of America,
carrying upon their precious wings the fame
of prominent American statesmen and mil
lionnaires, are recognized as the pioneers of
American wealth, American talent, American
position and American genius, even there, If
you look closely and carefully, You will dis
cover some American political Bismarck ar
ranging his slate for the coming fall election
in the Empire State of America. 1t may seem
strange that the dispensation of the official pap
Of this State has such extensive notifications;
but it is nevertheless true; for it is by that
pap, that pabulum, many of the most dis
ubaI aI fO
enjoy those costly Injuries indulged in by few
except the crowned heads Of the Old World
and their innumerable satellites. King Tam
many, whose lodgings are in this city, sways
the sceptre in this grand kingdom of official
plumber and pabulum. Whatever he wills is
won. Whenever he deigns to sneeze no politi-
cal aspirant dares to snOoze. Let King Tam
many frown, and the victim is down.
Let him smile, and he lives. Great is
King Tammany, and his profits are
reckoned from mills to millions, all paid by
tina. easy going but sometimes obstinate insti-
tuition called the taxpayer The sums annu-
ally appropriated and expended for the gov
eminent of the city of New York alone are
equal to the revenue Of many kingdom and
principality. 1t is no wonder, then, that there
should be 30 many rapacious Office-seekers
among u.s. Unfortunately it is not always the
honest man who succeeds in obtaining official
position. The temptation is so great and the
examples of official population so illustrious
that even the most righteous and conscientious
are led to err and be gathered in the fold of the
knavish and INSCRIPTIONS. Now is the time,
then, for the true men of the City and the State
to prepare themselves for the State election in
November and the municipal election in De-
cember next. An entirely new Legislature is
to be chosen, Senate and House, through
out Most of the judges of the different
courts are to be elected-either rein
statement of the present incumbents
or the substitution Of other, and, it is to be
expected, better men. The State will not
elect a Governor in place of Governor Hoff-
man, who has proved himself to be good
and worthy executive, but majority Of the
other State Offices are to be chosen. 1t is a
mooted question whether there will be an
election for Mayor Of the city at the coming
charter election, the impression becoming gen.
eral that Mayor Hall, who was elected to fill
the unexpired term of Governor Hoffman, is
entitled to his full two years tenure of Office.
But this is q mere technical point about
which judges may disagree and lawyers
squabble; for Mayor Hall, if the necessity
arises, would not only be renominated by the
democracy, but reelected by an overwhelming
majority. The county will have to elect three
supervisors, two by the expiration Of their
terms of Office and one to fill vacancy. Of
the score or so of district judges to be elected
the republicans think they can carry about
four. surrogate is also to be elected in
place of Mr.. Tucker, who has filed the Office
acceptably for six years. A bright
and popular young man named Hutchings,
Assistant District Attorney, is named
as fuckers successor. The City Judgeship
will rest in the hands of the able young gen.
tleman who now discharges the duties of the
Office with so much honor to himself and SER
vice to the community, Judge Bedford. The
great effort among the politicians is to secure
the nomination of their favorite candidates for
the Legislature, and to that end e-pulling,
private bargains, "tckle me and I'll tickle
you" operations are going on, not only in the
wards and districts, but, as we have intimated,
at the watering places at home and abroad.
The temperance men and the liquor dealers
will have contest of unusual vgor and inte-
rest, as the teetotalers are organizing all over
the State and are determined to be not only
prohbitory, but proscriptive.
All we have to ask is that King Tammany
will exercise his tremendous influence to send
honest men to Albany and to see that the judi
cial ermine remains untainted and unsullied.
Then the next year we may again rejoice in a
benign sun gladdening emerald fields and pas