The New York herald., 1871-12-27
"Giye Mo Advice, but I'll Do as !
Like All the Same"
rHs SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
The Chances Of the Various Cam
didates and the Lively Fight
That May Be Fought.


eors as matter Of course, have very little to say
On the subject they feel that they win have verg
ttle 70 say, al least with any effect when they get
10 work at Albany next Tuesday, They know quite
well that their opposition TO any measure proposed
the reorganization OF the city government wall DO
OF no avail, and that no matter now honesty they
may advocate certain reforms, which the necessities
sf the have opened even their eyes to, they win
10 cried down us hypocrites ana tIimmers. On the
other hand, the republican members do not appear
" know exacny what they wall DO when the city u
lakea In hand oy the Legislature That II, they ex-
press themselves determined 10 support any good
republican measure which may be
ENGINEERED BY REPUBLloAFs;
bus they act though they were not quite ready to
90 the bldemg OF that small but powerful faction
sf the ruasnQ majority who are bent upon making
every o,ty department thoroughly republican ma
shine wshout regard TO the fact that the great city
10 really democratic and may resent any curbtng
business as pointeay as did those demo-
prats who coaesCed with she republicans
In the late election to overthrow the "Ring"
ITSELF Indeed 1t seems TO ne the opinion both
Of the refovn democrats as wen rs the republicans
that nothing should be done by the majority which
could In any way be distorted even In appear
anoe into act Of vengeance upon the democracy
Tor their long lease OF power In the past The re-
formers. however. have discovered that they Will
sOt nave ine pull they had an idea just after the
uonthat they would nave Then the CRY against
tbc ',Ring'' was DO great, or, rather,
THE ATTRACTIONS OF THE REFoRM PARTY
were 80 great for the axpayers, that every candt
date who whispered reform as his motto was certain
d oo,aning almost every kino Of support ne felt
like asking Tor. II was quite natural for great
se le,iinto lhe belief tnat ION and thereafter the
good people OF TINS city who had voted Tor them not
vniy but tae members ol the Legislature out Of tne
bidding whenever they saw 1T 70 advocate certain
Ia q
has come o'er
At loast tuoglng from all that HERALD reporter
has been able to learn from conversations had
with many Of The republican members from
members contend that the reformers have been put
ting ON altogether too dctatorlal tone Of late and
0rty both houses is altogether TOO much Of good
tang. In other words. the reformers have counted
i wNhont their host, and, like great many people
VINO have great expectations that are never real.
txed are doomed TO sore and disastrous dsappoint-
. republican and who has very good sources OF
nformaton, states u as MS honest belief that the
TaE 0HARTER The Ls0rsLATUKE viii PASS
were brought into prominent notice oy the exigen-
'.HAng" Imagine thai AL thcy have TO do Is to give
me word Of command ana that the LEGISLATORS WIN
10 down on their knees and swear, 'You are the
Bai he beiieves-in fact asserts positivey-ihat the
tsudacious eD~1gh to believe that they were elected
10 DO what ihey themselves consider the best Tor the
the entire S,a;e. lie says that the idea that the
pOmmiuee OF seventy can do what they please with
.hsr bidsinS with The - gOvernmsntai s arrange,
= senis OF New York CITY affairs, wiz explode the
: ,ea, 1 ,Ss seems Tt 70 s'''i Ss the opinion ] Of Of
= most every member - Of the Legislature
Se Iig out and out republican II the socalied re.
foi wers who are not wiilng 70 be called repub
% q s Rssaa s
W. iHsm Sons'derable weight In everything they
: LAID OUT sr1pP AND GOLD
o. sohle quck order II therefore benoovea them 70
4; Al ankful with whatever good treatment the MAJOR
q be The case had the result Of the elscton been
ma Than 1t turned out 10 be-hRd Il been such that
,e NIOrmers wonld have held the balance Of
ow. \: in both houses, or, at the utmost, IN the
hst ~ been made OF what an immense power Mr.
amo O'Brien would be in the new upper mouse
Ss Hnv use % 40 Win it what he pleases and with
8 anti 'Ority that he can WELD with 8 feathers
yegnt over any otner OF nils fellow members. One
4 he :, esi known ou;-o-town members predicts
hal tn. republicans win, and In fact have ALREADY
''''1 WHAT is BEET TO BE DONE
1iin New YORK city and mat while they will be
e,ormers 10 what is best 70 be- done lnay WIN
,uLmit TO 20 dictaton, nor w they care pinch OF
Inuu auoa " any inreats that they may make.
.~rureats n ON reformers so-caled or any OF The
rrsnd com nttees from New York; sssd he,
:.w oud havt very alarming effect upon the major.
M n they co uld carry them Ont by their woes in
sanor House, but the republicans ieeI that ihepeo
bouser And sh ereDy expressed their determInaiion
thai lie repa Olicans should exercise their osgn
Of He s.s1s as'' other s TAI: .s., i
e,,,ss isG sf oS ,,..s sSssn,s aos
-.rosa II shou d be borne 10 miRd however,
sSsS ,be members who talk In this way manifest no
Sacnf;on nor do { iey contend that fheir fellow
kep
rns KKFoRnE e. HEADS uSDEa wATEs
wing session TIA, sa they may -, not have 700
; 'sn .shas . say reW | Of ihs committee Niss a
be city nave Aoy iar TO- too l grsa .Ss an
SssIssSret g sns% tSs s sney have
~ fuzzy wn1s as s1s capsSe care New Y
os IN Speopie as any committee or specially sels ct
ss; g &c es s K S'; as sSs nns gss
,s..n, depended upon inc ,,.l, breath q Of
2, 1@,s se ricS should not be revised and corrected
e,. Tehai VI ny lew men who wsntea 70 oe legisa
i've dSa oSuS sson that ry While the republicans in
oSs Ss. tsture MiU lend attentive ear 70 The Com
3. u "a . the 9
,pSn 70 oe one charter which pas been or VIII be
'rSpa,, 'gn,, ,c%susSi a 81 vas % given birth amid
'"'" a oKrAT SOUND OF TRuhPEIs
:, ns con sss mas already M given the puce
,,sre ,nsioh, into the republican members spoken
~ on ,ne smt eot say II has too many Objectionable
'estures 20 i've Il even tue gnos, o. show a.
nns. ~avera. plans OF feorcan2lng the CITY gov
s,asas MOI the majority VIII have say about
!, rsw weeks n ON the present.
rgs oUKsa ION or TIE ~, spsaasmsn rs ramssn. rro,,
" ,s AMI iudrf1g from the geperal talk on the
,uSecl ali q ihel, w,,n an one exception, a ra WI,
20 70 Intend TO vote for, hut wita |
ss r hops ,n hesrs se co,ry 'na s1I %i ,ssse @.1S
'hs.thsc W W We mark II ~ not iikey that tDey
WI, allow 70 be drawn into any s,,n nen'
~ oetne1n ss o,.... that ,bc agents or the two
s,,s,ns are even st mt. late Doni making
lively canvass IN the COZ ~ sen az a. one al
~ is lwonvD =, ~, ns sncscs siul W the event OF
hard struggle between two su. NJ sg,st sa.nir"r of
Ne mas the reputation o; being Nhla chances as |
Fenton "A II more Than probable thai s.,,, aashed
, compromise candidate would be very s,ialneo al
~. .Ln 4 be