The New York herald., 1870-03-18
Tho Rumpus In tho Democratic Family
Much Ado About Nothing.


here and In Albany. The broil 10 sup
posed, by people removed some s!:ta.ss
tg9I the scene q sommQi0n. 70 mean total
and terrible rupture in the harmonious rela-
tions among the leaders Of the ruling party in
this State. Republicans are no. indisposed to
accept this impression, aud to hope that the
breach which it is believed exists will
widen still more before the season Of legisla-
tion is over. The fierce young democracy, led
on by Hotspur Harry of Harlem and Sheriff
O'Brien Boru, are supposed to be determined
on the daring step of cutting the old demo-
cratic ship loose from her ancient moorihgs,
and undertaking the pilotage of the venerable
vessel through unknown archipeagoes in the
wide sea Of politics. It is gallant and
glorious enterprise, and one which the
HERALD has more than twenty times
recommended; for if the stately old democratic
craft, with its heavy encrustations of barna-
| cles, its damaged cargo of ideas, its fossized
crew and unreconstructed sailing chart, is left
much longer to its present management there
win be an awful shipwreck reported to the
political underwriters one of these days. The
silk stocking gentry belonging to the Manhattan
Club, in discussing the crisis over their mock
turtle soup, grow nervous at the prospect Of
the leather breeches democracy taking the
ship all to themselves.
But never fear, good people in the rural and
radical districts, that the careering young
democracy, with its youthful knights errant
and erratic, the growing Creamer, the lusty
Norton, the genial Genet and the rest of the
1.-the and active spirits of the latest revo-
lutionary movement, will perform the
whole programme for which you give
them credit. The bowld O'Brien is the
standard bearer of the new party, which starts
forth as the pioneer of political purity and
reform. The rank and file are supposed to
be somewhere between the Twelfth and Nine
tcenth wards, and the force and intellect of
the organization are believed to be crystal
lized in the Andrew Jackson Club of this city.
The silk stocking and velvet coat gentlemen,
who wear hothouse camelias, and have certain
visitors take soup, profess to. have deep
interest in the subject of deodorizing the Often
sve corners in our municipal government.
The new Charter, of course, is the great
motive stimulus for all the profound protesta-
tions in the name of reform which the political
cliques have been recently making. The first
Charter, which the genius of the Big Six boys.
inspired, and the sparkling beverages of the
Blossom Club Illuminated, was too much for
the young, fierce, restless and ambitious
democracy.
II, in the elegant language of the gladiato-
rial philosopher, Hon. Jack Morrissey, ''things
Is fixed" now, the old hands into which the
spoils of other days were wont to fall will
have to make more room for the numerous
applicants for the delights of Office and emolu-
ments. The copperhead organ, pleased with
the vista which opens before its famished
vision, sings the praises of the new regime,
aud goes into raptures over tle good time
coming. The finale of oil the fuss will turn
out to be that the democratic ship, in place of
being put upon new course will be put upon
the stocks to give a profitable job to fresh
gang of workmen inserting oakum in her
fundamental seams. 1t is the old, old story
a question as to what hands the spoils of Office
should be committed. But, thoughtfully con-
sidered, it is weak and shortsighted policy.
With the great State of New York in their
possession, the democracy should have gone
on united, hopeful, vigorous, conquering and
to conquer. What are the paltry revenues
of one State and city compared to the magni6-
cent prospect Of running the government of
the entire nation? But Sammy Tilden and
the silk stocking democracy OF the Manhattan
Club, not satisfied with the prospsct in store
for themselves, made desperate effort to use
the rough and ready element of the party to
break down the Tammany ring and capture
the spoils for the benefit of Belmont, Tilden,
Marble and Company.
The young democracy can hardly get along
without the old. Their experience is crude,
brief and local. A national convention for
the nomination of Presidential candidate, and
the drawing up of a sound and successful party
platform, would be apt to suffer in the hands
of Jupiter Norton and Hon. Jack Morrissey.
Their sledge-hammer style and laundering
energy are highly commendable in the exact
place, and even when employed in the intona
ton Of threat to pull down the present tenn
pie OF democracy and slay all the high
brevetcd brethren of the order, the effect
in the way of novelty and sensation
is worth having But the Big and Little Skies
know their own business too well to come to
any such reckless collision. The outside public
may have its apprehensions aroused that
something dreadful is about to happen. The
actors, however, feel easy on the score Of dis
aster, and know exactly what the upshot will
be and where it win leave every man Jack Of
the young and old fry of political pensioners.
In after years, when the party which now con-
trolls this State shall have made another chapter
in history, it will be highly interesting to