The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-15

The Difficulty at Aibuuy-Ihc Manifesto
Of the Assembly Republicans and thc
Results.
| The game Of fsliculfs at Albany, whereby
Mr.. James Irving attempted to pound convic-
ton into the head of refractory member Of
the "hayloft and cheesepress democracy"
and which brought about the compulsory re-
signation of said Irving. left ''the Boss and
his budget Of big bills in a deadlock in our
State Assembly. That patriotic body num-
bers, when full, one hundred and twenty
majority The State constitution declares
that mo bill shall be passed unless by the
assent of a majority of all the members
elected to each branch of the Lcgisla-
ture." Very good. But it so happens
| that In consequence of the retirement OF
| Mr. Irving the democrats Of the Assembly can
| muster only sixty-four votes, and that the
sxty-three republicans of the body have
| pledged themselves in a Ground robin" to
stand firm against those big bills of 'sthe Boss"
till it rains cats and dogs; in short, they have
all subscribed paper, which we may call
manifesto. declaring that they regard the bill
for the repeal of the Resistry law of this city,
the bill to amend the Election law, the bill to
amend our City Charter, the Buffalo Police bill,
the bill to amend the ifao charter and the
bill known as the Two Per Cent Tax Levy
bill as party Chat is, democratic party) mea-
sures, and that $40 republican can, consist
emily with his party obligations, support
either"
To make sure work of it the republicans
concerned have further agreed ''that, in case
any member of the party shall desert it in
acting upon the measures mentioned, we will
regard it as our duty to denounce such deser-
ter as traitor to the party in writing to be
signed by us and Published in the republican
papers Of the State" But why this extraor-
binary exhibition of republican unity against
these aforesaid bills as party measures? If
we may believe the republican newspapers,
it is because among other things, these bills
cover a scheme for raising fund of ten or
fifteen millions, more or less, whereby Tam
many Hall proposes, by the bribery and
corruption Of conventions and States,
to carry the next Presidential election.
The republican organs say, for instance,
that the repeal of the Registry law of this city
will enable Tammany hereafter, in any cleo
ton Of any moment, to report fifty, seventy
Eve or hundred thousand democratic major
ity, or any majority that may be required to
overcome the republican vote of the rural
districts; that the bill to amend the Election
law is Tammany bird of the same feather,
and that so are the other bills indicated; that,
worst of all the Two Per Cent Tax bill is a
scheme to enable ''the ring" to raise Tam
many electioneering fund of millions for the
purposes of the Presidential campaign, mas
much as this bill empowers s'the ring" to raise
any amount of money they may require and
binds them to o accountability in spendin it;
that they can do as they like with it and there
will be nobody to call them to account.
The Albany Journal says of this republican
movement that cit will be hailed with satisfac-
ton by the republican party throughout the
State !" that sit betokcns the earnest and reso-
lutte spirit which animates our representatives
in the Legislatures" that ''they could have
given no higher evidence of fidelity and devo-
ton to the trust confded to their hands" The
Albany Argus, on the other hand, says that
''never was so gross scheme of in timidation
resorted to in politics." that eff forced
upon members of trades union it
would legally justify the indictment of
the authors of the threat )" that the
republican caucus agreement is like one
of those compacts which banded criminals
sign, ''because they know from experience
each others dishonesty, and have a lively
sense of each others cowardice." But this
excited democratic trumpeter fatty declares
that the fight will be carried through; and
that ''if it be necessary to ill the vacancy in
Irving's district by special election the demo-
Gratis can afford to wait or hold a recess till it
is DONE" This last resort was adopted by the
democrats of the Assembly yesterday morn
ing in the bill of Mr.. Frear providing for the
| special election of an Assemblyman in the Six
teenth district to fill the vacancy resulting
from Irving's resignation.
Here comes the pinch. Is this bill party
measurep 1t is so proclaimed by the demo-
Gratis themselves. How, then, are they to
pass it !? From the standpoint of the republi-
can Ground robin" we don't see The bill was
ordered to third reading-64 to So; but
sixty-ive votes are needed to pass it. There
are only sixty -four democrats. They want
one republican to help them out, and now If
any of the sixty-three republicans is in the
market he can command his own price and
get it, as they say, ''cash down on the nail"
Will ''the Boss" be able to find
his man? Ii not then his failure
will be the most remarkable event in all the
history of Albany legislation. Some years ago
there was tie in the Assembly. The repub-
Leans then, otherwise in possession Of the