The New York herald., 1871-11-09
MUNICIPAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.

What Two Thousand Young Men Accom-.
plished in Three Wcels-Ihs Rfn9 Thieves
To Be Sent to Their Own PIaces-A Mass
Meeting To Be Held in Cooper Institute
Next Week.
The members OF this association dropped into
their rooms In Union square yesterday, one by cne,
to congratulate each other on the glorious results
OF Tuesdays election. They more than the Com
mittee OF Seventy or any other reform organiza-
ton, have reason to congratulate themselves
and to them more than to any other body of men Is
due the victory. As the HERALD reporter conyersed
with some OF the members yesterday IL was simply
surprising the amount or work they had done In so
short time. 1t Is only one month ago
this evening since the question OF mu-
ncipal reform was talked over in Judge
Barrett's house between himself and another
The association began with two members, but has
at present ., 500 members, and is governed by con-
stitution and bylaws Some OF the young men had
not voted for years, ana the majority Of them took
SO little interest IN election aairs that they knew
not In what Assembly or senatorial district they
resided. 'Bat now,n said one gentleman to the
HERALD reporter yesterday 1--WE have 1t
ALL AT OUR FINGER ENDS.
We used to think like many Others" ne added,
'rhat politics was business which required close
application and study and that we could not get
along without the professional politicians. But we
don't think SO any longer, and the public m,nd Is
probably thoroughly disabused OF this fallacy by
this time We have shown the corrupuonists that
VIC can turn them out Of ONCE, aud not only that,
but turn them into the state Prison whenever we
undertake the task dctermlnedly. They, too,
counted upon our want Of knowledge and former lack
of interest in these things, but Ihey too must De
undeceived ere this. And before we are done with
some OF them they will feel our power more keenly.
Charles O'COnor has the thieves now IN such o
mat m x1n rnP
where 10 turn. And a great many democrats are at
q loss to understand why he, lifelong democrat
should undertake the task OF prosecuting democrats
but they don't take proper account OF character In
the prosecution and the accused"
inquiries, and II further appeared tha the members
OF the association had canvassed the city two by
THE BATTERY TO sPUYTEN DUYvIL
| Creek and knew The name and ADDRESS OF nearly
did TINS, said gentleman, not as republicans nor
as democrats, but as citizens determined To have an
honest government here.
bers throughout the CITY TO watch the polls and the
counting and 70 drum up careless voters. And as
many a5 could received the necessary authority to
reporters or the Associated Press, which gave
them the right to sit and watch The ballots counted,
trlcts the Tammany inspectors objected and tried
hard to find cause to have the young reformers
turned out But the latter had weIl consldercd the
possible objections that might be made to their
presence in such place and had
every point They e ana nsr Work earnestly and
thoroughly and last evening they were able TO con-
gratuate each other their bril ant achievements
and to entertain the passing hours with incdents
which came under their notice In the several
districts. Dyspepuc Davenport, Of the Election
Committee OF seventy with his wOnted sagaclty pre-
dicted beforehand that the young reformers would
surely fail; that they were nothing but swells, and
knew nothing OF politics. But they showed that
they possessed one element which he has not--and
that one made all the difference common sense.
But the young municipal reformers don't intend
| to rest here. They are contemplating TO hold Q
MASS MEETING IN C0OrER INSTITUTE
| some day next week not yet decided upon, and
notices were sent out yesterday calling the Execu
| tive Committee together on Friday to arrange for
that event. The association inuend also 10 effect
permanent organization and to obtain charter OF
Incorporation from the noxt Legislature. They Will
purchase house and 1t It up as club house, and
| viii continue to watch the dishonest municipal
OIcials until every one OF them big and little shall
be housed In the State Prison the Penitentiary.
Ward organizations have been started IN majority
OF the wards above Houston street. and by -and-Oy
they Will have nucleus for gran0 citizens party
In Noxsxy ynr