The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-12
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
What the New York Morning and Evening
Papers Of Yesterday Say About the
Order Of Superintendent Kelso.
From tho Tribune.
THE SURRENDER TO THE MOB.

The General Order OF the Chief OF Police pub.
!lshed In the Tribune this morning, is evidently writ
Ten Dy nigner authority, and only signed ny Mr..
keso. The mob aud Its friends have ordered our
amiabe Mayor TO put down the parade OF the
Orangemen, and ne has consented IN TINS rounda-
bout way. he furnishes the rhetoric, aud the Chief
Of Police has probably little to do but to sign MS
much In remorse and may escape 1t for his share Ia
this days miserable business. But air. Keso has
done 30 many praisewortly things In his admins
tration that are sure NJ Will deeply regret hav-
lug agreed 10 TINS surrender or an anticipated
IlS' ane greatest CITY OF the republic er Is , Oh
eieners. The lesson of 1868 has evidently been
lost on them, and they have now gained a
deporable victory Infinitely wors III It's effects on
the public peace and security than riot would nave
been. Sooner or later the rioJ would have oeen
quelled ana the authority Of the law esaDl,sned in
spite Oi the OmlnOus act that police, our Mayor
and our Governor nave more respect Tor the mob
than they have Tor the law Bur- as 1t Is by little
curslng anu drilling by open threats and swagger,
the members OF the rotous organizations have
gained their polnt with no expenditure OF blood or
muscle. The Mayor and the Chlel OF Police have
saved the rCwdieS the trouble OF breaking the law
by doing 1t themselves
We must not be misunderstood. We have no
sympathy whatever with the purpose Of the orange
mems parade. IL seems TO us not the Fart OF WIS.,
dom nor prOprlcty Tor natives vi foreign countries
VINO have come here TO better their condition and
become patriotic citizens or the Republic to hang
on SO Impiacaby 70 the Old hates and Jealousies
aud anlmOslteS or their former home. These people
and their enemies alike pretend " be AmericalS;
yet their annual wrangle and squaDDle proves they
have no adequate conception OF The privileges and
duties or citizenship. What does IL matter TO cti-
zens It the United states which Side whipped In a
day .. Avl war, Two Centuries ago, on the banks OF
an Irish river! The Whole quarrel Is pitllul ana
ignoble.
But that does not affect the question Of the duty Of
the city authorities 10 preserve peace on the day or
tile parade. The orange parade, unnecessary aud
iiladvsed as IL Is Is not an exceptional occurrence.
1t Is as much entitled To protection as the recent
German parade, the French FAIR. and Is n.uch more
clearly legal manifestation taan the various remain
displays we have often Witnessed. Every one
OF these demonstrations excited, or course,
t.r ~ n
opposed the cause they celebrated. But who ever
thou. INT OF preventing them lest some holeaded 90.
Jector should throw DricK at the banners. We can
Imagine the SOFT OF countendnce our Mayor would
have presented 10 q Delegation OF Frenc6men who
man parade, out OF regard 10 Their national suscep
toiiities. Yet ne mas done nleaner and more un.
lawful thing Ill this case. lie has arbitrarily forced
body o. ciliLens TO give up a peaceAule aGd lawful
manifestation at the bidding VI handful of
riotOus braviers VINO threaten murder and dis
order II their barDarOus lancies are hot compiled
with. The only reason which could have dictated
tins shameful action Is that the lawbreaKers
OF Wednesday are more numerous and Valuable
voting STOCK than those they propose to attack The
last, and not the least OF tne evils we have suffered
rom ;nat corrupt ring which Is nursery OF crimes
ana snames, Is tins enforced surrender Of the honor
and lair name OF the city 10 brutal mob, wnch now
has no check upon It's arrogance and It's greed.
adopted by the Irish priests and eccl siastics, as
COMPARED win taat which The organs Of
We sIesny 10 @ ioy
his flock 10 ABSTAIN from unlawful inter-
ference with the 0rangemen, the papers
which do the bidding OF Tweed devoie themselves
TO denounciug the Urangeinen ana try to natter the
HiDernians b, saying that II they 40 condescend 10
keep the peace Oh wednesday IL will be iLSredi-
bic exercise OF magnaniinIty. And the ever ready
Mayor, doubtless under ORDERS. prepares the most
extraordinary document ever Issued to pocenea.
the rhetoric being beyond COMPREHENSION, and the
servile respect winch Is shown the intended mODs-
men being too Illuminating TO ali good citizens TO be
even an agreeable SUBJECT OF criticism an enemy,
We shall DC fortunate II we escape more serious
consequences rom thus betrayal Of trust tnan would
have come with tne riot 1t has apparently evaded.
Nothing Is settled by 1t. The Orapgcmen are OF
course made bitter and suenly resentiu. Their
enemies rendered lnsuferdble with arrogant
triumph. Ihey feel themselves masters OF the posi-
ton without blow, the very citadel Of public order
having been basely given up bv the city government
without IN enort made Tor It's defence. Nothing Is
decided 10y this unhappy paper-so cringing to viO-
lence and lnsOlent 10 law-aoIdIng CiLlzens--
nothing but the TACT tnat Tammany Will extend its
broad dgis TO any criminals or law breakers who
can be OF service TO Tammany.