The New York herald., 1871-09-16
WAT lHE PEOPLE SAY.
The Taxpayers Say the Politicians Are All Alike
One Set as Bad as Another-An Instance Of
Integrity Among Our Millionnaires.

Few events have created 6ucn genuine sensallon
In the political line among ordinary citizens, VINO
not and never were politicians. as the announce
ment yesterday afternoon that the Injunction pro-
hbing the city Oicials from extending their fnan.
ciaI operations was renewed, confirmed and rem
dered permanent by the decision OF Judge Barnard.
Men who never manifested or felt the slightest
interest In the actions or schemes OF the poll
ticans became suddenly alive to the sensation
Of the hour ana talked over the general situation
with an earnestness and depth OF knowledge OF city
affairs wholly unexpected by those who were wont
to believe that such matters were entirely uncared
for and unattended to by
THE MERE TAXPAYING BURDEN-BEARERs
Of the metropolis. one OF the most amusing duties
that ever devolved on HERALD reporter was that
which was assigned him yesterday evening, when he
received his chiefs order to find out how the hitherto
despised mass OF resident New Workers bore
the infection just vicariously sustained in their be-
half by the noble gentlemen who have so long and
generously devoted their time and their energies
to the manipulation Of the citys interests and the
mobilization Of its resources. The clerk OF the
weather himself acted as though he would like to
assist IN interviewing the general public and with
that object evidently before him he successfully
appealed to Jupiter Pluvius to continue
that gentleman's forenoon activity and keep
up an outpouring Of his liquid wrath that promised
to be permanent Barnard's Injunction, thereby
budding the gossipiny citizens into innumerable
groups IN the barrOoms of hotels and under awning
covered street corners. 1t was among these groups
that one OF the HERALD s chroniclers spent the
greater part OF the afternoon and evening" and 1t
was from the individuals who formed them that
could be CLEANED the most authentic and
RELIABLE REFLECTION OF PUBLIC OPINION
In regard to the great injunction OF the period.
In this journal "the truth be told though the
heavens should fall,n and the reporter, therefore,
finds himself compelled to record the fact that the
general public were agreeably disappointed in the
result OF the great legal battle of the week. One
gentleman, standing in the midst of an informal,
irregular and impromptu, but entirely unanimous,
citizens association meeting held on the up
permost steps Of the AsIor House portal,
was heard to declare that he "never even
da red to hope that BARNARD would go back on his
old pals in that way" also that 'the whole damned
machine must be clean gone TO smash when Tam.
many Judge could SO lar forget what he was created
for as to respect pubic opinion to the extent OF
that merclless sort of wayn 'As for ms being nnu-
enced by the law OF tile casen he continued ''or by
the arguments OF counsel on either side,
THAT'S ALL BO5H."
And this declaration was confirmed and approved
by several examations OF 'Thats 50 ~ from the
In the porch OF the main entrance to the HERALD
counting room was collected varied crowds Of
OF the street cars that were to take them to their
several homes up town. ALI were engaged In dis
s:WeIl, said 's one Wait White waistcoated gentleman
.f Connolly and the whole crowd don't GIT out now
'rm glad to hear you say the whole crowd,'n -
replied veteran stOrekeeper with full gray beard
and no mustacne-"Pm glad you include the whole
crowd; or beneve one is as deep IN the mud as the
others are In the mire Connolly ain't a bit
worse than the rest; but I'll tell you what, there's
blame them uOW We never did
OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS.
York, and it's only Just that we should pay for our
neglect. Suppose this ring l. broken up and Con-
ali %Ss So nyS sS
come OF IT. Why, their places will be taken
aa nSne ng ey aa5 and 5e more
game will be gone over again. tell you Wen
never get an honest government here nor anywhere
ssna to ous plain no day as czons nss ahS
unless we are prepared to do that for one believe
that we would ISos save money by leaving tile present
.Youre just right sir, said rain shiverer
who had walked up in the saturating shower from
the nelghbOrhOOd OF the Battery.
"IF THIS REPUBLICAN CROWD GET IN
now they'll find all the machinery for neecing the
public ready to their hands. and every one OF
them will think his time thrown away unless he can
make a. least as big haul as Tweed: For my part
Pa rather et Inc mel Iammany Rng stay where they are
and can't W ant any more"
There's no use In changing one set Of politicians
Irish store porter, "If some dacint
gintlemln could be got to give their mind to the
Citys business I'd like to see 'um elected; but Pm
afraid that the mint they'd touch sch things at all
they'd get as corrupt every BIT as the others. l
know one man now that owns millions IN this CITY,
an he presented $4,000 house to a Tax Commis-
sioner 10 reduce the taxes on his property. bhear
great dale OF talk meself about putting everything
In the hands OF miOnnaire5 that are already
TOO RICH TO BE TIMPTED TO stall;
but what do you expect that man would do II be
was In place OF Connolly or Tweed9 AS far as my
knowledge and experience goes the richer they are
the more covetous they want to be- can't see my
way through It at all at all, and to tell you
the thrutn / wOudn't bother meself about
IT, good or bad, only that because Dick
Connolly is an Irishman they be putin the
whole disgrace OF this thing down to the |
Irish, and we have enough OF blame that don't |
belong to US TO bear already, God help US r' And,
having delivered this effective little speech the
Irishman walked away and the crowd dispersed, |
only TO give place to another, who began and ended
precisely the same conversation In other terms. |
Indeed, wherever all over the city group Of men
were found by the reporter, he had to listen to Just
such comments as those already noted on the sub |
lect OF the proceedings which have recently taken
place III the City Hall.