The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-01
THE RING AND THE REPUBLICANS.

From the ~ y. World.
The most noteworthy thing in the proceed
ings at Albany on Wednesday is the fact that
the Republicans of the Assembly voted in
body for the Tweed charter. The covert HaiSOn
which has long existed between the ring and
the Republican party was celebrated yester-
day as an open marriage. The nuptials pro-
mise a new progeny of corruption. 1t is a
union cemented by ''the cohesive power of
public plunder" There has long been par
tition of the city spoils between the parties to
this new arrangement, who have adroily
played into each others hands, and are so
accustomed to act together that the Republi-
cans find no difficulty in coming to the rescue
of the ring, when the ring is pushed to an
extremity. The half-and-hal Board of Super
visors, of which Tweed is the head and
the master-spirit, and which has long had
the bad eminence of being more notori-
ously, more reekingy corrupt than any
other combination on Manhattan Island, was
the fruit of bargain between dishonest De-
mocrats in this city and dishonest Republi-
cans at Albany for mutual gain and advantage.
This great head of the city sore, where all the
most corrupt humors gather and tester, is
left untouched by the Tweed charter; and
this is one of the Inducements by which the
ring has won Republican support. The other
corrupt inducements will appear in due time,
If this monstrosity of charter should pass
the Senate. Mayor Hall, the creature and
tool of the ring who is to be kept in Office
to make all the new appointments, is pledged
to appoint Republicans to places in all the
new commissions; and it is in consideration
of this pledge, and of leaving the Ring Re-
publican Board of Supervisors untouched,
| that the Republicans of the Legislature have
| decided to go en- mdSSe for the Tweed charter.
This is Democratic city. The Democratic
voters outnumber the Republican voters three
to one. If this city enjoyed the same right
| OF self-government which is accorded to all
ether localities, Republicans could hold nc
offices here, and would have no part of the city
patronage. 1t has been a standing topic OF
complaint by the Democracy of the city, and
a standing topic of invective by the hypo-
critical ring, that the Republicans have used
their power in the Legislature to foist their
partisans into office in city where no Repub.
licans could be elected by the votes of the peo-
pie. When the Democratic party got control OF
| the Legislature, 1t was expected that this wrong
would be redressed. But what do we find ?
We have seen the ring opposing and defeat
ing every wholesome reform which would
deprive its members of their dishonest gains;
and now, to keep themselves in power, they
make corrupt alliance with the Republicans
based ON promise to give them as large a
| show in the city government as they have
| DObSeSSeu uuu6I tuo OIiOuo ioBloldtlNo GUM
missions. We are to have as many Republi
can officers in the city under the Tweed char
ter, as there were under the system which is
about to be displaced in form, while it is re
tanned in substance. We are to have tn,
same number of Republican Supervisors tC
share the plunder of new court house anC
Harlem bridge Jobs; we are to have an int er
mixture OF Republican Police Commissioners
Republican Commissioners of the Centra
Park under new name, and so on to the enc
Of the long chapter of city departments
} This prohigate bargain had been con