The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-23


spectabilty and punishment TO rebellion turned on
OF IT'S General Committee the men specially marke,
ne ,e ., tue aangsao o cas rss
leader OF the peages OF the government hunting
down naturaIized citizens; Jimmy Hayes, Soldie
| Flynn, Hogan. Tony Miller and the rest OF th
| inobl0ts. IL Will be remembered that last winter
when these same parties were supposed to be on tn
grame with Morrsssy Tor Cnam5erian ' . paU
Hayes, Tony Miller ana Pete Mitchell at the head o
the police; Hogan or smith for Mayor; John FoN
sheriD, with power TO the latter TO appoint sum
cient deputies to ensure the reign OF mob law, and
agcment OF the very toughest and most desperat,
elements forming tiic scum OF the democratic
pool. And u WI . not be forgotten wha
pect Of the success OF cheese desperate men
Superadded TO this Fox and Hayes were tue Leaders
IN the old Board OF SUPERVISORS, and had as such
amassed several hundred thousand dollars each
and the Board OF which they were sucn conspicuou.
intensity to their vindictiyeness. 1t was happy
idea TO take advantage or this detection in the In
harmoniously arranged to accomplish 1t.
HOW THE REPUBLICAN MANAGERS WE'RE MisLED.
:. me expected accession from this source created
tlat lalse sense OF security which led To the mistake
| ID Inc appointments IN TINS State ana to the war
made upon Fenton and upon all the real workers IN
the republican ranks. II a man OF regular political
| antecedents had been appointed by the adnnsi ra-
tlon leader In this state, acceptable 10 Its general
teress. with no dsappointients In the past to
to CRAFTY, with political experience one who had
| engaged In his mission with broad. generous ana
magnanimous spfrt-all would have YET been well.
But everything that has been done has been the very
opposite oftlis The tableau opens with Conkling,s
psc on heGh aad ~ every man Win dagger
| fnen too, the whole Character Of the contest be-
Iittled by such candidate AZ Woodord As The rep
| resent0uNe OF the great republican party OF the
| State. Verify mistakes like mlsiorgunes come In
6attalions. The struggle between the Custom House
leaders and the old rank and file Of the republican
party III the State, in regard to local matters has
JUST TINS diner, nce-,the old leaders are wiling
Democracy provided they can be sure Of any return
for the benefit OF the party. They say that II they
are directly 70 endorse and take upon themselves
the odlum OF supporting the Iorri5sey-Fox comn-
ton the latter should with equal drectness endorse
the republican stale ticket. They say further the
thing cannot be done IN secret; that that game is
up, 1nd that II Fox ANA Morrissey mean business
| they should show 1t by their acts. On the other
hand, the Custom House leaders are willing 10 incur
The odium OF endorsing the Young Democracy, &C.
cepung promise oil underhand and cheating sup
port. This Is the issue which the political Kilkenny
cats on the republican side are hgntlng out TO their
mutual destruction.
SECOND CHATTER IN the PLoT-MILIrAEy INTER
vENTION
happy fusion secured with the Fox-Morfssey
gang, the next movement TO accomplish success III
the state was 10 secure the passage OF laws in Con-
gress which would give the control OF the machinery
OF the election 10 the republicans, aided BIZ the des
pefadoes oil The Young Democracy, and the produc-
uon OF general condition or panic and disorder III
the democratic ranks. IL was supposed that these
laws would be bitterly resisted by the democratic
masses, and under the captivating pretence Of &C.
curing purity OF elections the Governor might be
Justified IN nlling the forts around the city and
the parks ana places in The city with troops,
and thus the elections wouia be controlled
by DayonetS as absolutely here as they have
been IN the southern States. But there have
been several difficulties in the way Of the success OF
this game In the first pace, the men who nave
been VIGOROUSLY guilty OF fraudulent practioes at
pose the rank and nle OF the Young Democracy
Fox. Morrissey Hayes and their well-known
agents-and the expulsion OF these men from the
Tamnany organization has shown the public that
the Tammany regency themselves have determined
20 a' IL a w III a az a. % Tns
en- overwhelming democratic triumph a fair
registry and ll and honest vote. Tue practices OF
the expelled traitors had disguised thousands Of tine
democratic voters who now, when we are to have
honest elections. viii embrace the opportunity to vote.
Then, too, last winter the Election law, adopted
as part OF The scheme Of the new Charter furnishes
every safeguard against fraudulent Young Or false
counting. In addition to Ill this, the Tammany
leaders have adopted every prccaution to avoid bad
feeling and resistance TO .e pr0yOcatIon 10 Violence
set on foot py the republican leaders In this city.
Let Us see what these acts OF provocai0n have bsen
In tue iirst place, We have. taxing the lead IN the
execution and enforcement OF these laws OF Con-
gress, Judge Advocate General Foster, the malignant
prosecutor even to the death, OF Mrs, Surratt. He
opened the campaign by violent and intemperate
bayonet upon naturalized citizens at the polls.
lie is the busy mead and ready hand IN the lead OF the
movements TO create disturbance Tnen comes
Marshal harpe, mounting the stump at every street
corner, proclaimlng the direfai aud bloody deeds
that are % be done to keep the peace. Then we
have had the appointment by Judge OF the United
States court OF supervisors OF election all one
side, under law which contemplates that each po-
iitical party SHAH be represented. The appoint
ment5 all OF republicans, or OF their coc0nspra-
tors claiming to be democrats. Then there Is George
bliss, that invererate little marplot claiming and
asserting that he managed all these appointments
and that he Is to be one OF the chief Instruments III
stirring up mischief. Then the fact IS that
these supervisors are, for the most part, or
that portion OF them who claim TO be democrats
are, men more or less OF desperate character, and
the very men who have systematically committed
frauds at elections IN the past. Again, there Is
Davenport, one VI Ben Buffers instruments OF ven
geance, appointed as commissioner 10 execute the
law, with the notorious Theodore Alien sitting In
stare IN the Eighth ward as sort OF deputy COM
missioner, surrounded by the satraps OF power pre-
pared Tor any work that may be assigned him.
Besides all this, the supervisors or commissioners
thus appointed, acting under such auspices, tran
scend their powers IN undertaking to arrest voters
without authority, 80 that one Of the United States
Commissioners As compelled TO come out with the
judicial declaration repudiatlng these acts OF arpi-
irritation. Certainly If disturbance is not pro-
duced 1t viii be no fault OF the desperate agencies
| set on foot by the government TO produce it.
DEMOCRATIC APPEAL FOR PEACE-THE MAYORS
! PROCLAMATION.
On the other hand the democratic leaders are calm
patient ana thoughtful TO prevent any undue resist
ance which would give color TO the efforts foot TO
| produce military reign OF terror ia our CITY, The
! Mayor, In proclamation, advises the people 10
forego one OF the days OF registry ia order avoid
! the collision which had been arranged Tor between
the federal authorities ana the ciyIl officers OF tue
| law, and advising his constituents to submit 20 any
provocatfon rather than be instrumental In any way
| IN disturbance OF tue public peace. The result OF
all these efforts mas been that perfect quiet has been
preserved throughout the city. Foster has been foIed
4 ana has hoped ior opportunity to fire. upon the
I
rissey Go. - inctc to l:ut nave slgnaily failed
! ald the people have united determination to
quietly MAINTAIN their rights at the ballot box-the
nrSt days registry Showing, as result of this
purpose, 20,o00 more votes than ever before were
registered IN single day-and It Is cer,ain that the
hnal consequence viii pe the fullest expression OF
the people ri the 6Gllof box that has been witnessed
IN our city AM Inc largest democratic majority ever
/ cast by our ctzens IF the effort mad been
| 10 adopt every means. political ana per-
| sona 10 consolidate and ener9lZe the demo.
! cratic party OF tie city and State no
| greater success could have been accomplished
than that produced by the reckless, Incorporate and
desperate means Iesortcd 10 by the federal agents.
and the foolish and unprincipled attempts TO pur-
CHASE democratic vote for Woodford and the re-
Publican party from such agents as Fox Morrlssey,
Leiwlth and Co.
PARTING REFLECTIONS or THE REPUBLICAN MIDDLE.
From this time forward II would seem scarcely
worth while. Tor the purposes OF the history Of
this campaign. to notice the divisions ana quarrcls
aud icuds which have sprung up IN the republican
organization. The party Is doomed, and no South