The New York herald., 1871-10-07
BRING III TO A HEAD !

From the Commercial Advertiser, Oct 81
The Committee Of seventy, with It's numerous
subdivisions and the J0ut Committee, with us
various branches; the experts who serve these
bodies the Bench OF the supreme Court, the
people, the District Attorney. the new Deputy
Comptroller, the heads Of the Municipal Depart.
Tents aS ne mayor OF tue ci WV, fe
single exception that the Deputy Comptroller.
sustained by a modified and reInodined ruling
OF the supreme Court, has been made virtual
director o the public affairs OF the city. But 1t IS
with the greatest dilcuty that Mr. Green, with all
the advantages ostenslby in his favor, can raise the
funds required 10 keep the municipal machine In
motion. BY obtaining advances from banks, and
by accepting generous offers OF aid, he has sue
ceeded In tlding over two or three Of the perous
passages and he hopes TO meet accrung Obligations
through the legitimate income from taxation; YET
when all Is SAID, the situation Is not promising.
The treasury Is virtually empty. There ts an alarm
ing prospect OF the cessation OF public works which
equal to the sealings Of past years with the conse
quent distress to thousands OF workingmen who,
ssa 10 a GacE "a oe @
labor should be suspended. vigorous dem0nstras
tions have been made against the Mayor, but they
ended speedily as they began; threats are uttered
and q host Of Others but the result Is words
counts evidence OF experts and newspaper dia-
tribes, oil OF which amount TO very little,
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these formalities OF legal proceeding, all these ar
fragments OF Hagertys and Baulches, all these
tees. they begin TO ask some pertinent questions
among them such as these:-
Why cannot some one case be finished and pue
out OF the way, instead OF dragging along dozen az
time, without any sort OF definite resultY II thu
proofs are 80 abundant and 80 conclusive as they
are said to be, why not produce them-fre them Oh
at once IN one grand volley ana shake things gene.
raly2 Or do TOO many COOKS spoil the broth ~
And rs there no directing head 10 bring order out OF
the chaos OF aiiarsf
Tne people want justice-justice to themselves
and TO oil the parties accused under the pending
proceedings. But they do not want a Hood Of gen.
eral accusations, 50 copious rs 10 wash away oil
common sense. all directness OF purpose, all the
regulations which are supposed to govern the local
administration OF a great city, with no otner emu
visible than that OF a prolonged deadlock, anus
perhaps, the final escape OF the very men VINO are
charged with serious mlsdemeanors. New fork IS
too active, its interests too important It's Iuture
too grand to be Kept In the suspense wnlcn
has now continued tor weeks, ana which promises
10 continue Tor months to come. II tne Oi1Sens .y
Committee has proofs It Is duty TO produCe tnenn,
II that mighty respectable body Is 700 unwIeuy ios
active direct WORK It's elephantine proportions
should be reduced 10 the requirements OF aieIs eA
islence Plck out one man from the RANKS VI .no
accIised and make his the test case, anu tnen sns
strength OF the hostile parties can DC esuma.ev ~
,ts nroper value. III the evidence against niMi nss
the force or an avalanche he WIN 20 uhueA. s'iH
ihen si least there viii he an end of one