The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-09
Our City Parties and Fnctlons-Tanim any
and Her Adversaries--he "Rtng" Placer
Shut Up.


Shut Up.
It has been conjectured that Tammany, in
the work Of securing majority in both houses
Of our last Legislature, expended in this city
and in the ''rural districts" for electioneering
purposes, and at Albany in her legislative
manipulations, not less than the sum Of
two millions of dollars. In the next place,
in the bills passed making close and
confidential corporation Of our city govern
ment, Or as Mr.. Charles O'Conor styles it,
"a pernicious oligarchy," and looking to the
grand game for the Presidential succession, it
is said that ''the Ring" considered these two
millions a cheap Investment Whatever the
precise facts may be In reference to the
expenditures of Tammany in the business
Of our last November election, it is enough
on the one hand that they were large
and liberal; that where money was wanted
for her purposes the money was sup
piled, and that the Legislature, by "a very
tight squeeze" was thus secured; and it is
enough, on the other hand, that for the same
purposes this fall the Tammany placer is shut
up, and that ''the Ring" checkmated and
chopfallen, has no object to gain in large
expenditures Of money to carry this coming
November election.
In this thing of itself we have a political
revolution on this island. Why, the illumi-
mated, pyrotechnical, imposing and reverend
ing Tammany ratification procession of last
autumn must have cost, in all its appoint
ments, and equipments and contingents, nearly
quarter Of million Of money, and the effect
was the concentration at once around the old
Wigwam of fifty thousand democratic majority
for the city. Now, what is the prospect? The
city treasury is empty, the city government is
under an injunction, and Mr.. Green stands
guard over 'the Boss and his public works,
and Tammany is under cloud. Ii ''the
Boss were willing, there would be no induce
ment for him to spend his own money in
getting up ratification procession, and in
training and in supplying the sinews Of war to
his ward primaries for the coming election. He
has another fight before him which is to him
Of paramount Importance. In short, fnan-
cially speaking, the Tammany Ring is ont of
this State election; for the ringmasters must
see that, in any event, it is sure to be dead
against them in the Legislature, and that it
will be sheer folly to waste their time or their
money in the vain attempt to check the swell
ing tide Of public indignation. Consequently
we shall have in this coming election nothing
Of that old-fashioned irresistible rush, en-
m0sse, Of the Tammany boys at the polls
which carries everything before it, and re-
peaters will fall to heavy discount in the
market.
The Tammany machine is smashed, the
Tammany Ring is broken, the Tammany legion
is disbanded, and the reform democracy of
various organizations, including the "Young
Democracy and the German demo cracy, hold
the balance of power in the city. Between the
republicans and the democrats, between the
remains Of Tammany and the anti Tammany
men, between the Irish conservatives and the
German reformers, between the Murphy and
the Greeley republicans, to say nothing Of
temperance men, liquor men and the working
mems leagues, we shall have In this coming
November election the most extraordinary cross
firing Of cliques and factions, and yet no
doubt, the most honest, the best-natured, the
most amusing, and the most peaceable and
gratifying election, in view of the work Of
reform, of the long period of half century.
The revolution is inaugurated and it must run
its course.