The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-07
Can the Government of this city be
Reformed

This qu stion ia about to be brought anew
D. the minds of taxpayers and voters. A
successor to the present Mayor is to be elect
81 in November, and other city offices are like
~isc to be filed Can the people OF this city
ploct any others than the candidates that
Gammnny Hall may give them
Last year great fight was made ncainst
the Tamnany Ring. That rotten organ ~.
hon was never before in such danger. Its
Reckless extravaganza, its disregard of the
public welfare, its misappropr,aton Of the
public money, the enormous riches i has
conferred upon its IN mbcrs and followers,
were all investigated AMI brough, into the
light The Young Democracy rose in revolt
against these abuses They were powerful
enough to array against the Tomm4uy Ring
= considerable portion of the Democratic
party Everywhere throughout the rural
districts of tie State Democrats folt that the
Ring was an incubus upon the Democracy,
md the best men among them were ready to
Join in ovcrthrowng it. There was never
before m opportunity of accomplishing so
great n reform with SO little difficulty.
This opportunity was wasted and lost
d rough the folly, corruption, and treachery Of
he Republican party. They held the balance
D. power between Tammany and the Young
j mo'rlcy Had they gwen their support
- the cause of reform. they might have die
hated their own terms and secured an honest
Povcrdmc Mt for the city and for the State
Bot inst nd Of this, they joined with the
Tammany mrn in the Legislature 10 crush
lhe Young Democracy. This act of theirs
gave % the rNmmnny Ring such prepon
dcrance as it had never enjoyed before
Bone Of the Republican leaders, like d.
WITT c. LGTTLEJOHS, were won over by
proms' s OF State aid 10 their railway enter
pris'a; others, like Horace GREELEY, were
drludod by lying promises Of an honest
election law; others, such as BENJAMIN I.
NANIriRE aud Henry SMITH, were pur.
chased by promises OF office in this city
while others tn Ring paid for ia cash at
liberal prices.
This corrupt arrangement nv which the
Republican par,y WAS sold on to Tammany,
And u. hope Of m honest ami economical
ldminis ration of this gralt metropolis bar.
tered away as a pee. Of pJlit' al m rcAau-
disc, has borne it's natural fruits. Tho
present condition Of orr polite with the
Republican party hop.lc,sly DESTROYED, with
such candidate as SrEWAgT l.. NDODFOEn
Mt its head, and with the election of joins
u. HOFFMAN, certainly assured, is but a n0tu.
raj consequence Of the bargain aul sale az
Albany. No one IS 10 blamf FOR 4 Ju, Hr
Rcpu}iirans Namec'rs% Their du!y was
plain hut they preferred 10 sell the,- party
for office and money Their punish.n at mas
come quickly upon tncm. 1t us hope they
may take the lesson to heart, AMI prolt by i.
But is there no hope of reform for this
city? Is the despotism of the TGmmany
Ring fixed upon MS so that it cannot b.
shaken off, These are gu stions which, We
trust, we may be able TO answer as the can
vass progresses with more confidence than
wc can answer them now It is malGcs.
That the Republican organization in tbs c;ty
Is powcrless Having lcea sold GU, it has
no vitality left. If it tries to do som ding,
md runs straight Republican ticket. th,
result viii only be 10 confirm anil oe..-r t'.e
domination Of Tamwanv. Thr only ,ha.c
for better state Of things las IA the posi-
bic success of the Yong Democracy. Y H
great that clanra IS will we doubt MT.
appear in tho course ofthp most rrairl.
The nccosi'y is cv'r.m'; hIt ator H..
Urachcry aul stupidity OF d., EerI5 c..,
AZ Albany ia.' w'Yi.', IMP H;'1l lru WI.