The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-02


had gone for HOFFMAN and Pruyn the cand datesor the
Murphy's Affiliations from tnat tune have been with
Tapnany Hall and that lie had received large
share OF the patronage distributed by that veneer
able and willy institution. He knew that Chester
Arthur, Tom Asen. Crowley and the Immediate fol
lowers Of Murphy were and in fact are now. hold
ing ONCE in the city government under Tammany
Hall. He knew that Murphy had no
afilla,ion, healthy or, unhealthy. with the re.
publican leaders or the State OF New YORK.
aud that his only connection WITH politics in tits
state was Us marp0s and dem0raxer In the
republican organization. He knew that MS appoint.
mept would be an insult TO every leading republican
In the State who had been tried and proved In the
cause, who had never nlnched. and who regarded
political integrity as cardinal principle In political
CONTROL Yet with reckless DARING he chose to offend
ali those interests-a these men ana these prlnci-
Gay which political sphinx has yet been found 10
solve, why II was that Grant did this deed. THIS
the chief political cOnundrum OF the day, and most
men have long since 'glven 1t up"
THE PRESIDENTIAL C0NUNDRUM ExPLAINED.
But Il nevertheless capable OF easy solution and
career. He IL determined TO build up q personal
ana not political party. He does not mean to nave
his fortunes his fate In the hands OF politicians
who may be disposed 10 act independently and he
is applying in politics the rules and discipline which
AZ ar % h
der a. he would military decree, and TO have 1t
obeyed, and that all insupordnstes should be forth
with cashlered. II Is not alone In this but IN all
the States that he Is found applying this rule
The effect OF It is seen In active operation In
1t was supposed that these tactics would nave
evoked the opposition OF Fenton alone. rendered
deienceess BY his defeat IN the Senate, and he
been to awaken hostility in the minds Of all the
leaders OF the republican party from the st. Law.
lance as leader OF the opposition he could never
have secured II LEFT TO his own fate 1t was said
was the vctlm OF . confidence game played on him
BY some Of Murphys friends, and that In some mys-
,erions way Murphy was to bring him support rom
THE MISTAKE SEEN TOO LATE FOR RRTRIEyAI
At all events the President Boutwell, and all the
has made, and are seeking in every way to retrieve
the disasters which on all hands besel the party
The old republican leaders say that the only way to
restoration Of the legitimate influence in the State
Is by surrendering the organization to ConKling,
Murphy Co. and allowing their defeat to be as dis
the republican organization In this State rs IL at
present exists they viii endorse Murphy's appoint
they made subject TO SUCH leadership il Is new
STATE; IKE that o. johnson. IS 70 WORK
the disarecied leaders. Even Greeley was sounded
England. bu, Horace gave no encouragement. He
salu II was time enough TO decide upon what he
would DO when the position was offered TO him, eyi-
IDENTIFY intending 10 make his rejection OF that prize
as conspicuous as his defeat in the nomination OF
Governor, and within few days John F. Cleveland
OF Assessor the Thirtysecond district evidently
indicating that Greeley does not intend that he or
fraion. The last Of his ieaders-dlreeted
TO .,grumblers'-distinctly advises ali his
rspnehcaa friends TO bolt any nominations
unfairly or corruptly. This would leave woodford
without support<. The Colleciorship has been
h2wAed rouno. ana offers made 70 remove Murphy
on sight II that would heal the party feud BaI The
republican leaders object TO all sueh tsmperng with
the emergency. They say that II they now spike
their guns their cause Is forever lost. They saw
also, that with the defeat OF the Conk.iag- Murphy
organization and policy In the state next wear they
wal regain their power and become once more mas
tiers OF The situation. II Grant Is TO De renominated
they Will oe IN y position 10 irea. with HIM and 10
dictate the terms and If they submit now they viii
O: water TO such masters as Tom Murphy and
''Rosn conknns.
The Republ can State Committee met last week,
or so many or OF them could he got to attend, and
truly Job himself never had such comforters as
seleci band OF mourners presented Their treasury
shows but oeggarly account OF empty boxes. their
T-iurns from the state only bankrUDs's ledger Of
failures with items all on the wrong side OF the
account and the general conclusion arrived al
thai the greater Efforts 70 reorgsnze The State the
more disastrous mast be the failure. because would
only excite the active hostility Of deposed and IN
suited OLD managers Of the party, who are Low dis
posed 20 allow events 10 take their course passvely
50 /, WIS decided 70 have a regular irish ..ssiu
hunt which means no hunt al AL, ana there let
matters rest
TIE LOYAL LEAGUE n COUNCIL
meeting Of the Loyal League was called for
last THURSDAY and was extensively advertised. on
q -
would Uriag together 900 500 OF the loyalsrs with
earDestnezs and money IN proiuson. bat on iGis &C.
enL majority Of whom were bent on mischief. 1t
had been gwen out that q movement would be
made 10 give respectabiliiy and character 10 The
talked OF combination with the John Real-o' Brlen
democracy, and Isaac II. Bailey, one Of The most
malignant opponents OF democracy. was re-
Lied on TO introduce ana advocate the
proposition But when they assemblea Colo
mel Thomas y. Van BureD one OF the
oldes, aud most pronounced OF the Lacquer rose
inc "A M q
in opposlt On 10 the scheme He pointed out the
fact that o'Brien IN the Twenty-hrst ward. Fox
others Of the John Real democracy had been the
conspicuous leaders IN repeating and counting IN
with denunclations Of these men tor their frauds az
the ballot box. The republican party claiming 10
be tue party Of purity and reform a. the elections
desired TO form no such disgracefu alliances. IL
would degrade them aud justly deprive them or the
moral strength they still possessed with the commun-
liy: that, aside from their interests as parry as
good citizens they lhoud be opposed building up
such dangerous cass-a Set OF men whose past
careers had only been marked with infamy-and
tnat negotiating and encouraging snch men as poti
cal leaders polluted the very name OF politics. He
sad II we are TO lose tue election let Us lose it like
the future. II defeat is 10 come let us be able to
say that all Is lost but honor.n We do not profess
10 give the exact words OF General Van Burens
speech but the foregoing is the substance OF his
manly and high spirited appeal. The result was
that Mr. Bailey contented himself with the moderate
statement that an election was at hand that
they needed funds to direct it, and that some pre-
paratlonS should be made TO meet the emergency.
The whole subject was then quietly referred TO the
executive committee.
TOM MURPHY STILL PLOTS.
Tom Murphy seems incapable of comprehending
the dep0rable situation In which he Is placed: or,
II he 10 not deluding hlmself he is certainly hum
plugging the administration with the idea that he
still expects to be able to accomplish important
suits with his management In this city. The repub-
lican organ made the important announcement the
other morning tnat Collector Murphy was cl0seted
III close communion In the Custom House, for five
hours, with jimmy O'Brien, John Fox, George
Mclean, Ledwlth Hogan and Morrissey. This
must have been an Interesting consultation.
Imagine these worthless seated round the table,
WIN Murphy presiding agreeing TO the terms by
which democratic votes are to be transferred TO
Appleton Oak-Smith Wo0df0rd. What amount
or wisdom and ingenuity must have been deyel-
oped 10 this great cabinet council OF five mortal
hours duration How full OF suggestions and re-
necton such spectacle Is, and how accurately the
way 10 republican triumph must have been
mapped out when those political sages concluded
their consultation We are not advised Of the pro-