The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-02

ouner pOiltlcal moves are being maze having
in view the pending crisis, which cannot be
much longer delayed.
An Inpecunious Legisiature-party Nsea-
s1rcs.
The legislative body at present serving Mt
Albany are earning the title Of the ''uncor-
rupted,' if not Of the incorruptiblc. In fact,
they have almost passed through tho ordeal
with clean skirts but, sad to relate, showing
the fa!lacy, in this instance at least, of an old
saw-that virtue is its own reward-with
uneasy conscienccs, long faces aud very empty
pockets. This, at the first glance, may appear
unaccountable and strange, but it is neverthe-
less true, and truth, as "the boys up the river
know by this time, is stranger than fiction.
The simple fact is that the ''Boss" has the
manipulation Of the body Legislative from this
city as completely in his hands as the show
man behind the scene has the working Of the
puppets on the stage, and this being so, like
the honest boss that he is, he will not permit
any of the old party forays to be made upon
the public purse if he knows it, that being his
are now for the first time entirely in BIZ, hands,
and this being 50 sine boys" need not 10
reminded by him that lyon know how 1t is
yourself. They do know how it is too we'll
to make the joke pleasant just now They
are irata, they are voracious, they are almost
desperate but it is all Of 40 use they dare not
be refractory. They remember how the Boss
came down ''like wolf on the fold" last ses-
sion, when his fangs were not half 80 terrible
as they are now, and they patiently await the
adjournment, when they viii come home like
little Bo-Pccp's lost sheep, carrying their
tails behind them"
But from present appearances at Albany the
question ia, how are our legislators to get
home? This brings US to the consideration of
the title we claim for the present Legislature
of the ."Uncorrupted" Modest men are pro-
verbally difident; they edo good by stealth
and blush to find it fame;" and, therefore, our
city delegation may be avcrse to seeing their
virtues blazoned forth TO the world and their
suggest for them. The noted Jack Sheppard,
from an impulse in his youth, did an honest
act, for which he did not receive
the proper credit, when at once he
vowed within himself never to try to be
honest again. We are anxious, in view of this
frailty in human nature, 10 give public need to
the acts OF our present representatives in
Albany, lest from any neglect to do so, or from
any cause whatever they should a mental
vow record that if ever they got to Albany a
second time they would not, even if they could,
be honest again. But, on the other hand, it is
charged against them that they are not i'm
pulsively honest, but only compulsorily so I'M
der the lash OF the Boss. Here is the rub.
here is where the political shoe pinches, and
our legislative honesty, after all is only like a
corn or bunion, the result of an undue pros
sure brought to bear upon them under the
name of 'party measures"
"a party measure, boys; come. vote for it,
run it tbrough--nothing in il, yon know-no
stamps-all for party" Tnis is tho Boss
whpping-in cry whenever he wants pet
measure to pass, and, of course, the ''boys,
nolens role'is, have 70 put the measure through.
mo stamps in it! Why, that's mighty
quare thing to say when wo all know there is.
Shure the Erie bill. is no party measure unless
the Boss himself IS the measure, and big
measure he is at that. Then there's the
'Wather blT-well, he will keep the wather-
ing Of that to himself, small blanc to him
But then there is the Canal bill, as | said
hnfor nd tha A Lev
duct bill; but the worst Of all are our own
boord bills. Now, If the Boss would only
make it party measure to veto The whole
of them bills we would support him slick
through for without some such party measure
of relief the same bills will hang fire, as they
say, mighty long time on their passage to
liquidation This is the state OF 'srepresenta-
tive" sentiment from this city on the course
adopted during the present ss:on by the great
party leader of the day, by which he has
diverted TO himself all tho sources of revenue
from political jobs hitherto open to every will
ing member who had a vote to sell or barter.
The Boss is, in the meantime, enjoying
il not with mems conscid rec.i at least with
sides almost exploding with laughter
situation and the pitiable condition Of his sub
scrvient supporters. But what is fun and
profit to Tweed is spite and disappointment to
tho metropolitan delegation, who are, as the
report goes, unable to pay their board and
washing bills-the latter an insignificant item,
TO be sure. The Delayan House and Stanwix
Hall people have already taken counsel
together for the purpose of getting out attach
ments against our legislators the moment the
session adjourns. The saloon keepers, though
suffering some from tho 'wetter" portion Of
the delegation, fortunately for themselves
dried mp little some time since-not trusting
beyond certain allowance per diem, and