The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-07

The Proper Policy of the Democratic
Party in the State and City.
The democratic party have had power In
the State of New York for some two years.
We do not recur to the days Of De Witt Gin
ton, SiIas Wright or William L. Marcy. Their
policy stamped the character of the State.
They left the impress of their genius upon the
institutions of New York, and it has never
been erased.
The State Of New York is itself an empire.
Paris fallen. New York city becomes the
centre Of fashion, ornamentation, architecture,
literature and art. The fashionable world
must come here to find what is en- reole or en-
rfpu6EQuo. Hence the State of New York and
what Daniel Webster signalized as the sfmpe-
rial city Of New York" are at once launched.
by events in Europe, into the full tide that
leads to the elimination of whatever is great
for great city in the progress Of civilization.
Now, would not good politician think
the business OF governing such State and
such city enough for present purposes Z
One might judge 80, unless the uncurbed
ambition of reckless men impels them to un-
dertake more.
The democratic party is the prevailing
influence in the city and State. 1t has I'M
limited control of the city, and wave Of its
hand either sends man to Congress-, the
Legislature, into some local office or into
oblivion. This party is represented and it's
machinery is moved by q powerful organiza-
ton called Tammany Hall. A gentleman
known as sBoss Tweed" runs that machine.
He not only makes nominations in the city,
but throughout the State, and, to judge by
recent pipe-laying excursion Of his out West,
it seems as if he looked to the farming out Of
the Presidential plumber Of 1872. The coun-
try should understand that Boss Tweed, cur
chief of the Department Of Public Works Dick
? Connolly, the comptroller of the money bags
of the city, and Jim Fisk, the manager Of the
Albany lobby and of Erie, are trio who have
no other ambition than to see who can plunge
his arms deepest into the treasure of other
people and bring forth the largest amount of
gain.
The democratic party of the State of New
York ought to be we'll managed. But have
| chile Of defeat? The failure Of Seymour at
the last Presidential election afixes the signet
of unsuccess if the nomination should perad-
venture be again imposed upon another New
| Yorker. The Western democrats will not
think of 1t. They esteem the leaders of the
New York democracy as only wind-lutes, who
can only play upon strings that twang from
the bestowal of sinecure places upon parasites.
The Western men say to the Eastern and
Northern democracy, "Cut aloof from the bad
and corruptible men who have led you for so
long time. Sever the sound limbs from the
rotten trunk, and then we may hope for sue
cess in the next Presidential campaign" That
is their advice and that is the advice Of those
who have sagacity enough to foresee that I'M
less it be followed General Grant will be
renominated for the Presidency by the repub-
licans and triumphantly elected.
In the meantime we caution the democratic
leaders who now hold power in this city and
| State to hold on to all they have and beware
how they look beyond.