The New York herald., 1871-09-19

robbery in the building of the new City HJi!"
Tammany came into power in combination
with its republican allies in the shape of me-
tropolitan commissions, and the present city
government is the lineal descendant and repre-
sentative of that municipal reform" Om
citizens can Judge for themselves whether the
change secured less "waste of the public
funds" and protected the people from ''robbery
in the building Of tho asw City ns"" na.i. - -,
The politicians and partisan organs now
desire to take advantage Of the popular de.
mand for 6 more economical, honest and
efficient city government, and to make
new combination against The men they
then helped to power. If tS. people
who really desire reform, following the
practice of former years, leave the de-
tails of its accomplishment to these men,
they will find themselves rescued from one
evil only to be involved in another of yet
more deplorable character. The primaries
will be held packed nominating conventions
will put into the field candidates Tor Senate,
Assembly and other positions of trust, accord
ing as bargains may be made, and when the
day of election arrives the honest reformers
in casting their votes will find themselves
compelled to support men undeserving Of
their confidence or to give up all hope oil
changing the present order of things This is
not what our citizens desire or expect. They
owe it 10 themselves to SEQ that movement
in which they are earnest and sincere shall
not be made use of by set of unscrupuloua
adventurers for their own purposes. The
singular and sudden striking of hands
between Comptroller Connolly and the
men who were but yesterday denouncing
him as a public robber bears suspicious
appearance. The HERALD cares nothing for
Tammany rings, Young Democracy rings,
Murphy rings, Fenton rings Irish democratic
pendent Of all political parties, factions and
cliques, and advocate now economy and hon
esty in the administration Of the city govern
ment, Joined with a broad and intelligent
enterprise, as we have advocated the same al
all times and under all circumstances. Wher-
ever corruption exists we denounce it and
demand the punishment Of the corruptionists,
as we nave dOne 1Or years In regard TO the
new Court House and other jobs, when the
mouths of the partisan press have been filed
with bribes and pap or closed by expe.
diency. Connolly has been officially ad-
judged unfaithful, and we demand hia
removal from Office without any patched
up compromise or pretended atonement.
Should Hall or Sweeny or any other public
officer be found guilty of similar delinquency
we shall in like manner insist upon his retire.
ment. We have no political ends to subserve
which render it desirable to make terms with
corrupt Comptroller or with ward strikers
and bullies. In the name of the people and
as fearless and Independent public journal
we demand real reform, and as first step in
this direction we call for the unconditional
removal of Connolly and all his friends and
abettors from the Office in which, under his
rule, frauds have been committed ''of the
character of highway robberies.' We insist
that those who, for political expediency or for
the advancement OF their own interests, desire
to make terms with dishonest public official
'h~h no longer palm themselves off upon the
people as city reformers.