The New York herald., 1871-12-08
POLITICAL REFOR ia.

Ninth Ward Council HTccting-Addresscs Of
Messrs. Il. G.. Benedict and Stephen PelI.
The Ninth Ward Council OF Political Reform COM
posed mainly OF men who previous to the last eec-
ton had taken no part whatever In politics, met
last night III Lebanon Hall, Hudson street. While
waiting for the ocers arrive the members openly
discussed the probable guilt or innocence of
Messrs. Tweed, Connolly, Garvey g. Co., OF the
charges now pending against them; also the proba
bll.ies ofthe arrest OF Ingerso and woodward. who
1t was said, had been here in this city while the
Sheriff and his deputies were looking for them. 1t
was thought that tine Sherin7s deputies were not
very anxious to arrest those notorious peculators,
else they might have done so before. The address
OF Samuel J. TIlden before Judge Learned, in
Albany, against the motion to reduce Tweed's bail
was favorably commented upon as bringing the
specifications Of fraud straight home to tho "Boss."
THE COMMITTEE OF sEvENTY's ACTION
In producing this result came In also for It's share
of applause.
Soon after eight o'clock the meeting was called to
order by Mr.. Boras, and alter reading the minutes
OF the previous meeting large number or propo-
sails for membership were read and referred to
the Executive Committee. The Treasurer's report
showed that $453 mad been received in sums Of 81
aEd upwards to 500, and that for printing adver-
ising and other election expenses s4oo As had been
expended and that there are bills yet TO be paid
amounting to sl02 IA, which will leave the treas
ury deficient $A5 50. This report was
referred also to the Executive Commit
report concerning the efforts of special committee
OF the Council TO obtain an interview with the COM
mtee on Elections or the Committee OF Seventy In
regard to membership in the latter, and other mat.
ters In which they were not successful. report or
progress was accepted and tue committee was con.
tlnued.
Al this poIa, the business was suspended to
saaSs ares hs neeaa lie was
with applause. He thanked the Couaci and the
that he mad been taken up and nominated against
his WILL but now that he mad been elected by
such a handsome majority he was proud and
wisely, that lie was toofold to win, and he should
nCt had he not been taken up and carried through
wards. (Af Benedict is venerable. white naired
gentleman. and evidently 9ot q man who would
Sns s sSa ssss sssesy S'i Il stsSsa sSsb7s M ~ Hsis s
saLl, was got up not l9r thanks or Capitalization,
70 OVERTHROW THE POLITICIANS
Il WAS Organized 10 hold lie balance 81 power and
not TO run tickets OF Its own, and 1t should keep
partcs that II they put bad men on their tickets
they must be scratched or The Council Will thus
Se S s the Of
TO present to the political relormers for endorse
ment or rejection. He feared that lney would
now slack IN their organized Efforts, and II they
do they must 60 down. But otherwise they viii be
power In this community and VIII be amply sus-
tanned. The people have learned lesson OF their
own power as they had never learned II before, ana
he had been familiar with the politics OF the city
for forty years. The dangerous classes he consld-
cred to be the bad men wSo lead the masses 10 the
polls like sheep 10 the slaughter But the
Council OF p. r., looking for no oflce Tor them.
selves can get the ear OF the masses, who are
not vicious, but ignorant, and con lead them back
again from the train OF those bad leaders.
lie noped the Council would keep itself
independent that IL would support the
good and defeat the bad men everywhere
ana always, and as oil reforms must be Effected
through one or the otner OF the two great political
parties, lie hoped the Council would not fall into the
trap OF forming third party In the interest OF tenn
peTance workingmen, reform or any thing else, for
the history OF such Is that they are put up TO be
Knocked down. Rather let the council be AXE the
nEGUIAr,Nu THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
which have existed since the government was
founded. The people must not look Tor too much
from the Legislature. They must give charitaDe
coGntenance and wait unil IL gets through We
cannot be. nor can we CxDect others w be, SO ab