The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-03

these honest men will vote accordingly II we have
"Are you not OF the opinion that, no matter what
stand the Democratic State Convention may take IN
regard TO the alleged New York city villanes, inc
during the Presidential election campaign"
'Well, the Presidential election Il so far on that
may happen However, s have no doubt the repuo
lcans will make the most they can or the New York
Sy ra Sss woId WEE naVe DE
n0unced the corruption In New YORK city than to go
into the Presidential campaign with
THE BURDEN OF TAMMANYS SINS
upen US. What II we should he defeated at the
coming election; one great step viii have been
ton OF corruption and malfeasance in ONCE and
especially OF the corruption OF the Ring we shall
nave cleared our decks Tor acl0n, ana we can go
mentsn
"But the corruption in New York Will be dragged
up by the republicans as an argument against the
party all the salne do you not think soY'
1T undoubtedly will be- but We will not be with
ont our ,nsv We can cal the people 70 witness
YORK III hand, and not only denounced them openly
In convention. but refused to recognize the men as
hitting representatives In the party. Then we can
point to the corruption that Is going on under the
federal government In fact II the question OF cor
ruptlon Is made the issue during the Presidential
election, anu the republicans attack the democratic
party on that score, think II Will be found double
e e s s~ofa a l sn me o New as
VIII be OF lncalculable good IN the end. 1t mas
all over the country to the extent corruption is go.
ing on, and once they begin to look around them,
have done, the result will be tendency TO make
purity, honesty and virtue test OF mans fitness
for public olllce. they VIII see how corruption y
IT permeates every department oil life and how, by
reason OF 1t being SO common, they nave allowed
themselves to remain blind 10 the dangers that are
certain to result from 1t all. II they only look about
them for evidences they will see how Senator This
and Congressman That has grown wealthy since he
O.
partment Of the government have become million.
mares after being IN the enJoymeneof public position
When the people thoroughly aroused to all this,
say, and calmly take into consideration
HOW IT MUST ALL END,
they will exert themselves 10 uproot the cause. And
certainly II this the only result OF the expo
81 tue IN Se% h orS e 81
What do you think Of Mr.. Tweed running for the
"Whle these charges remain disproven against
Tammauy think 1t very unwlse on his part, and ne
certainly WIN do the party no good by running. II
would be nothing; Tor the other members might
fear, Il they favored any scheme ne might put FORTH
w9a e at o
him to stay at home but the party cannot be held
Responsible for what ne may choose 70 do"
1t be democratic, viii take the New York City Char
ter In handT'
give the metropolis as good system OF government
as they would ask for themselves. the charter has
been lOund detective, ana something better must Do
given the peOple-sOmething which VIII give tile
people and not any clique the say as TO who shall
carry on their local ai1airs-n fact. put 1t on the
same footing as other cities In the STATE 1t should
make somebody responsible for the way the govern
ment Is carried on. who will have the power to re.
move and appoint his subOrdinates. The idea OF
governing New York city from Albany through COM
missions IS q bad one. They gave rise to much OF
the corruption III New York, because men Of both
parties were enabled
PLAY INTO EACH OTHERS HANDS,
and II was to the interest OF each side 80 proong the
system and all hands IN power. The country cities,
outside interference, ana they expect New Workers
to 40 the same thing. For instance, we pay our
taxes and we keep sharp look out as TO the way
the money IS used, and II we find the men we have
put into position do not DO right we 90 10 work and
whale them until we get them out This ID very
plain, isn't lt2 Well, tnat's just what We expect
New YORK city to DO. taxpayers there must GER
ours In the cities outside OF New iork and It Is their
BUSINESS that Of the people out Of New YORK. to
see that it is not misused.
rEE anew CHARTER"
as the charter OF 1910 was Called was proclaimed as
O great measure OF reform; but 1t has not turned
out to be all That expected or It, The TACT Is 1t
was passed. IN such way that doubt very much
beforehand. The next Legislature, II democratic,
VIII, III my opinion, freed from any "Rng'' In
fuences, provide system OF local government for
the city which, instead Of looking like an effort to
tie her down, will be in reality measure by which
she take care OF her own affairs safely, and at
the same time have ample power to check any
wrong doing by her officials without each one ac-
cUsing the other Of being the only one responsible.
There should be one responsible head"
Your correspondent, satisfied at this point that
he had obtained Mr. Kernan's views OF the situation
as fully as the readers OF the HERALD could possibly
desire them rose and went his way, convinced
more than ever that Tammany Will find the road to
q very hard one indeed II she determines
to travel that way on Wednesday.