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prepared the way for the Ana! downfall to

prepared the way for the final downfall to
which 1t was Fastening, Tweed and Sweeny
In turn surrendered their Offices, and sought
to make terms with their pursuers by offering
partial restoration of their wrongful gains,
on condition of being exempted from civil
and criminal prosecution. This proposition
was instantly rejected, and both those
worthless still remain within 'sthe due and
forfeit of the law" Hall, holding an elective
office, has been permitted to retain it, on
sufferance, his fatal propensity for signing
warrants being rendered harmless by the veto
power OF the new Comptroller. And it may
be mentioned in pallation of his offences that
in his late official acts he has exhibited a
decent respect for public opinion. When
Connolly vacated his office, he commissioned
Mr.. Green as his successor. He also APP
pointed Mr.. Robbins as President of the
Parks in place of Mr.. Sweeney.
The election of 1871 resulted in partial
success of reform. The local officers elected
were an improvement in all respects, but the
Legislature to which all looked for relief from
A"NSN SaANhoSl plONCO q DlOhCu ICcus IL
was two-thirds Republican in both branches,
but nearly half the Republicans chosen to it
were of the Fenton stripe, and this class of
politicians have always been faithful and I'M
questioning servitors of the Tweed gang.
AIying themselves on all matters pertaining
to our municipality, with the Democrats,
they succeeded in battling all efforts to pass
a new charter, after they had given the Tam
many Governor a chance to signify his attach
ment to his old allies of the Ring, by vetoing
the charter submitted to the Legislature I'M
der the auspices of the Committee of Seven
ty. The Legislative session of last winter
and spring having failed to make any i'm
provement in our organic law nothing re-
manned for the Committee of Seventy but
renewed struggle for the redemption of the
city. Happily, the 'Cincinnati movement"
detached from the Republican party nearly
all the Tammany men in it, so that there
was reason to hope that the Ring would no
longer find aid and comfort within the ranks
OF that party. The genuine Republicans of
the late Legislature hal shown an earnest
and sincere purpose to promote the reforma-
tory measures proposed by the Committee,
and ha thus justified the expectation that
with Republican Governor and Repub-
lican Legislature the vital needs of the me-
tropolis would be cared for.
Undoubtedly these considerations had a
good deal to do with the apparent fraterniza-
ton which resulted in a county ticket sup
ported by the Republicans and the Commit
tee OF Seventy, every candidate on which was
elected, and in the endorsement of candidates
for Assembly whereby eight staunch Repub-
licans, every one of whom can be counted
upon to vote right ON our city affairs, have
been chosen to the lower house.
OF course, the Committee of Seventy
have been accused of playing into the hands
of the Republicans. That was to be exoect-
ed. The reverse is the fact. The Repub-
lican leaders in the city of New York have
shown a commendable difference to the will
of the people in reference to the publication
OF our local abuses and, recognizing the Com
mittee of Seventy as the organ of popular
sentiment on the subject of reform, began
the overtures which happily led to united
county ticket in all respects worthy of the
success it achieved at the polls. Now, to sum
up the gains which have been made by the
friends of good government IN the Empire
City, we have
LIST. VIM. F. Havermeyer for Mayor: al,
honest, sturdy old Knickerbocker. IS wears
of age, but hale, vigorous and thoroughly in
dependent and upright.
"a. Noah Davis for Judge of the Supreme
Court, conceded by the whole legal profession
to have no superior as a jurist.
Sd. Hooper c. Van Worst for Judge of
the Superior Court, universally respected for
his fitness and integrity.
4th. Benz. K. Phelps for District Attorney,
an office OF great responsibility, hitherto
used by the Tammany Ring as an engine of
political power. Mr.. Phelps is a young man
of energy, force and experience in criminal
law, a native of New England, an able law
yer and an accomplished gentleman.
9th. Josiah Sutherland for City Judge in
place of Cunning S. Bedford. Judge Suth-
erland was formerly District Attorney of
Columbia County, has held seat in Con-
gress, has for many years been a Justice of
the Supreme Court, and bears an frreDroacb.
able name.
9th. Adolph Kessler, for Coroner DIR.
Kessler is German physician of good re-
pute.
Of these, Judges Davis and Van Worst and
District Attorney Phelps are Republicans.
Mr.. Havermeyer and Dr. Kessier Grant
Democrats, and Judge Sutherland a Demo-
GRAFT whose Presidential preferences have not
been publicly announced.
The fifteen Aldermen elected may be class
ed as follows:
Republicans, S. H. B. Vance. O. PC.
Billings, George Koch, Jno. l. Morris, S. V.
r. Cooper, Peter Kerr, John Falconer-7.
Grant Democrats, Peter Gilsey, jenkins
Van Schaick-2.
Anti-Greeley Democrat, Oswald Often
dorfer-1.
Apollo Hall Democrat J. Monheimer-1.
Iammany Democrats, John Riley Robert
McCafferty, Richard Flanagan, Patrick Ly-
saght-4.
All but the last four were on the Repub-
lican ticket. There is no doubt that there
will be working majority in the Board for
Reform. and the body is infinitely more re-
spectacle and capable than any that has been
elected to the city councils for eighteen wears.
When to this summary of local benefits
accruing from the late election, Governor,
Lieut.. Governor, all the State officers and
both branches of the Legislature are added
there is enough to fill the hearts of our mis-
guided people with transports of joy. Look
iIS oaCh ouce Hore W Ine gloomy aspect OF
affairs in the summer of 1871, we can re- lie
forcibly how much we have gained-what
progress we have made towards that blissful
era OF economy and good order which is so
essential to the peace and prosperity of any
community. With the Executive and Legisla-
tive offices of the State and city in honest and
competent hands and the Judiciary gradually
changing for the better-the Barnards, Car
dozos and McCunns giving place to the Bar
retts, Davises and Van Voorsts-there is
every ground of hope that New York will
lose its bad emnence as "Ring'' governed
commonwealth, YARMOUTH.
Dualin VS.. Powder.
To the Editor of the Press.