The New York herald., 1871-11-05
MAlE and CITY WLllIG.
General Review Of the Election
Campaign Of 1871 and the
State of Parties.
-uE MOST EXCITING CONTEST FOR YEARS
Yanmany, Struggling Against a Host Of
Fees, is Still "Untenifed.'
THE ORDER OF BATTLE.
Unprecedented Activity in Marshall
ling the opposing Fsrces.
The OMCes---The GuerdOns Of
Victory.
Asat fripartits Alliance Between Tammany
ssztAeads, Democratic Rciormers and
Custom House Republicans.
The City in a Blaze of
Excitement.
The Popular Mind Fully Aroused to the
Importance Of the Crisis.
BALLOTS BEFORE BULLETS.
Mayor Halls Review of the Action
Of the Courts on Injunctions
and MandamuSeS.
So BUR BAN POLITICS.
Fred 0OnrIocc Nomina tod far fha Ac
BALLOTS BEFORE BULLETS
Mayor Halls Review of the Action
Of the Courts on Injuncti0ns
and MandamuseS.
sUBURBAN POLITICS,
Fred Douglass Nominated for the As
Rmbly in Monroe County.

Wo arc now almost on the very eve OF one OF the
moGs exciting political contests in which opposing
parties In this city have ever engaged. Public fer
0eAt over the anticipated results from opposite
aandpotnts, Is at It's eliminating p0nr and It IL
we'll that the intervening time between this and the
coming Of Tues day next is sO BRIEF Is Is not that
The Ofices to be filled are OF paramount Importance
N political sense that all this unusual exctation
d public feeling is SO striklngly displayed.
For the first time In years has the
shattered republican party had chance
II successfully conresung with the power
q Tammany. The republican record when the
party was In power was not such pure one tnat 1t
eeuld run long upon 1t in ths name OF honesty and
economy, and the time or its overthrow came and
FELL and great tha fail thereof. Other parties
opposed TO the Tammany machine followed and
seigned In their stead. but their reign was bfief and
somewhat ing.orious. The sun OF victory once more
shonA upon the time -h0n0red banners OF Tammany,
and for years new chiefs known as the Ring 'ruled
the foastn Under their guidance and control the
machine ran spendldy, and when 1t entered upon
race all opponents had to the track. But evil
nays have lately fallen upon Tammany, and their old
npponents and all whom 1t was impossible to please
NJ the distribution of The loaves and fishes have,
With renewed hope and energy. entered the field
s9ainst It Tammany In the days OF Its successes
could hardly tell It's strength and power, so over
0helming on all occasions were Its victories.
Vow, when seeming adversely has overtaken It, and
whon as In all such cases, there IL secession on
every hand and desertion In all quarters 1t Is called
PROVE ITS INHERENT STRENGTH
md to test the devotion to that old principle OF
democracy IN its followers who made IL, In victory
ana defeat the rallyng point OF the masses Of our
democratic citizens.
The fact is fully understood by friends and foes,
and hence the unusual interest aroused In the CON-
NJ contest Tammany is the great citadel that Is
70 be attacked It's foes are numerous but iii dis
eiplined. the secession leaders from the old party
must, moro less. be oppressed with the con-
sCaOusness that they are fighting against power
lAey once worshipped, and under banner which,
- spolitctans." they know to be q sham. The
radical party, under the new name OF reformers,
grasp ike drowning men at straws. and gladly en-
ter into an alliance with the desertcrs from Tam.
many, fortified with the old sophism that evil can
be done that good may come out OF It, Tammany
IN the contest Is still courageous and defiant looks
grmy but unshrnkingly at the detection OF Its for
mer supporters, and takes a note or them against
she day OF wrath.
THE CONTEST
" the an-absorbing theme OF discussion and every
ACT Of the authorities preparing for 1t Is commented
upon. The fight lies properly between the radical
party, now the "rcform party" Of the Council Of
seventy, sweled by numerous deserters or sore.
heads from the Tammany camp, and the Tammany
Readers who still rely for victory upon the votes OF
Ihe out and out pure democracy that has ever sus.
tained them. That "thc race is not always TO the
SWIFT or the battle to the strong' comes from the
very hest authority. 1t is verified every day in
various shapes and ways. The contest for supre-
macy in our State and city governments, and the
race for place and patronage, which at tins moment
illustration OF the wisdom OF the apothegm The
question as to which party might be properly
applied the 'swilr' and the 'strong" would
few months ago nave been OF easy solution Late
events however, have made q radical change In
this respect and the combination OF the tag and
oobtan OF factions with the high.toned and unse..
fish reformers OF municipal abuses must to-day be
considered as the aggressive party.
.'Their souls are Ia arms and eager for the frayn
ON Tuesday next The would-be reformers are led
BY men long smnrting under defeat, and who are
anxious under the banner OF reform as popular
emblem, OF lighting tner old opponents Oh new
ground and changed auspices, TO secure for them
selves the rich spolls which, like the sons OF Ahab,
the Tammany chienans have so long hidden
away In their tents. An election time like this
AWakens passions not unlike those aroused
IN the throcs OF revolution, when the
dissatisfied, the disanccted and the enemies or
the exsung order OF things snatch the first oppor-
tunity OF benentng by change in which. how
ever detrimental TO society In general, they may
nave solitary chance Of securing some public
plunder to themselves.
The
CRYING EVILS
under which the city has so long labored demanded,
mo doubt q radical remedy, and that remedy has
bean opssnsibly appjed Wy the radical party. Ips