New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-14
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PROBING THE ULCER.

PROBING THE ULCER.
The World, exposed to shame and brought TO
bay by the divided or vacllating counsels of
its party's chiefs, actually shows its teeth
No matter under what cOnstraint uttered its
words have manly ring. Hear them
"THE ORANGE RIOTS YESTERDAY.
ave can think OF no moro wholesome rule, in
q greet emergency, than to express real senti-
monts 1t opinion then that this whole business
OF looking after the Orange procession has been bobed
II is deliberate Judgment that the City authority and
the State authority especially both belong TO tho
political party ought TO have consulted with each
other In advance, and have acted In perfect unison II
is not crcdable TO either that the one took ground
which tho other overruled. The pers Of the situation
which were clearly foreseen by the press and the
munity ought not to have escaped the attention and
foresight either OF the City government or Of the State
government and, the City government must depend
upon the support Of the State government If the forces
at It's command not sufficient TO maintain public
der IL inexcusabe bunder for the City govern
ment 10 decide upon OF action or II did de-
clde) without previously ascertaning that would I've
supported IN it by the State and the other hand IL
the City authorities did consult with and receive the
sanction OF the State In the 1t adopted.
it was an inexcusabe blunder for tho State to
override its policy and bring 1t into dis
credit n this had been sudden and unexpected
emergency in which there time for consultation,
these considerations would not apply. But it has been
known for weeks that the Orangcmen intended to make
parade Oh the 18th of July and that this parade would
have an infammatory effect and tended TO provoke
riot 10 is absolutely objectionable that, In impend
ing contingency which endangered the public peace tho
City government and the State government did not
fer with each other and, by wise provision. determine
upon a line Of action by which they would firmly stand
In attitude Of mutual support We know not and
not to inquire by whose fault Is that the plainest
fms OF political prudence disregarded In this fore
seen emergency. But quito that, II Mayor
Hall dtd not consult with Gov Hoffman and his
consent TO the order suppressng the Orange parade he
failed to treat the chief OF the State with due
considerations and oH the other hand II such consuta
ton had and tho Governor consented to the policy
OF the Mayor his interference to override 1t evinced
either want OF reasonable foresight or lack Of firm
ness and determination Either the policy first adopted
by the Mayor, the policy substituted at the last
ment By the Governor would have been efensble but
ingenuity seeks in vain for any adequate defense of e
rant Of concert and mutual support
we had been among the Mayors advisers, should
have tried TO dissuade him from the line of action which
he adopted. We appreciated It's holiness and vgor
we clearly foresaw the storm it would evoke and would
have strenuousy advised against it unless he had the
most positive that the State government would
stand by him to the end When the order suppressing
he Orange parade was Issued assumed that it had
authorities in any reasonable and defensble attempt to
preserve tho peace Of the city and prevent violent
and from the same motives, the policy substituted |
at the last moment if it had been adopted with fore.
cast and dehcrtiOn the wiscst suited the
exgency Either method, had IT been adopted in season.
ant maintained With resolution would have prevented
finite regret that there should have been change OF
Man nj the last moment Public authority IL bronSht
into disrepute when 1t sudden makeshifts in
emergency which 10 required peculiar saRacity to
foresee and provide against. II Gov Hoffnans policy
is wlsest to that effect SHOULD have
been reached five days sgo and Mayor Hall showed
Without consulting the Governor On tie other hand,
Il the Governor cas consulted and his sanction procured,
lie eNlncCd IA Lack OF uri1ness In the final change"
Comments By The Tribune.
The above is not only eminently true and
just, but is universally felt to be so. Mayor
Halls letter to Grand Master Bond and Super
intendent Kelsos "Order No. 81" were as
wrong as wrong could be; yet they, if ad
hered to, would have saved us from the butch
ery and shame of Wednesday; for the Orange |
men would have bowed TO them and declined |
TO parade. But Gov. Hoffman interposed long |
after the eleventh hour, in effect inviting the
Orangemen to parade, and insuriDg them the
fullest protection. To have shrunk from pa
rading non would have evinced disrespect to
the Governor and distrust of his ability to full
fill his promise. The consequences we all re-
alize and deplore.
Tile World rightly says that the responsibility
of this horrid tragedy must rest on the Mayor
or the Governor. If the former kept the latter
fill the 18th in ignorance of his resolve to
suppress the purposed parade of the 18th, he
is utterly inexcusable. If the latter was aware
of Halls purpose, yet indicated no dissent till
the very last moment, and then reversed the
engine, he is at least equally culpable with the
MAYOR. They must settle it between them.