The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-28

this age The Sultan has done well In acced-
ing to the wishes Of his vassal. Egypt becomes
more and more the strong centre of Islamism,
and it will not be wonderful if, when the Turk
is driven from Europe, the Ottoman Empire
should for time find its headquarters in the
ancient capital of the Egyptian Sultans.
The Mayoralty-The Available Men and
the Action Necessary.
While our citizens are deeply interested in
the Presidential election and the election Of
Governor of the State, other officials, and
Congressional representatives they ought to
give due attention to that which comes nearer
home to them-to the election of Mayor of
this great metropolis Important as the other
Offices may be, both national and State, that
of chief magistrate of our city concerns us
more directly We have here q population
larger than in many of the States. interests far
greater than those of any single State, and an
expenditure approaching that of the federal
government in its civil administration simply.
The choice of o Mayor is really Of more con-
sequence to us than that of President of the
Republic. Both the people and the political
managers should give their attention first to
this matter, looking only to the interests of
the city and paying loss regard to the political
or partisan bearing Of the Mayoralty election.
There are number Of capable and respect
able gentlemen belonging to different parties,
or who ore not political partisans at ALL who
would fill the Office well and be an honor to
the city. The trouble just now is that there
are so many rival factions and cliques working
either for some political or personal objects
and with little regard to the interest of the
city. They are watching each others move
ments as intently as chess player watches
the moves of the pieces on a chess board ready
to take advantage of any change of position
Now the way to head off the schemes of the
different organizations and their candidates.
the reformed Tammany Society, which is the
most powerful by for of all the organizations,
should at once select the most suitable and
available candidate for Mayor and proclaim its
choice to the people. Why should reform
Tammany wait for the action Of the Committee
of Seventy or of any other body? The men
who control Tammany were and are the fore
most reformers and have at their back the
most powerful organization and largest
number Of voters. 1t should lead in
o movement to nominate the best man for
chief magistrate and not wait for the action
of others. The Committee of Seventy is COM
posed of respectable and well-meaning men
for the most part, but they are not very prac-
tcal and not likely to have much influence
over the people The fact is, the mission of
that curious conglomeration- Seventy
though embracing many respectable and I'M
see how the committee could refuse to support
the nomination of Tammany for Mayor if the
nominee were on unexceptionable man; and
if it should refuse and make another nomina-
ton the great body Of our citizens would not
fail to see through whatever pretext might be
urged, and abandon the Seventy and their fac
tious nomination. Reformed Tammany, under
the lead of Tilden, Belmont, Schell and other
reformers and good men, can be as safely de-
pended upon, it is fair to presume, as the Sew
enty or any other body. Let Tammany, then,
take the initiative and leave the responsibility
of opposing Or supporting good nominee for
Mayor to the different combinations or fac
tons. With a capable and unexceptionable
candidate there could be little fear of the
result.
But there must be no faint of the old rings
or former corrupt political associations on
such candidate, no doubt about bis capa-
bility and integrity, and then it will matter
should have no political bias whatever. There
are, as we have said, number of suitable men
and reformers in both the great parties as well
as some who belong to no party. We have
mentioned heretofore several gentlemen any
one of whom would make good Mayor and
it remains for Tammany to say which would
be most available or acceptable to the people.
Others might be named. Take, for example,
Mr.. Edward Cooper the son of the venerable
Peter Cooper. Like his father, he is pro-
nounced reformer, and no one could object to
him as lacking ability, responsibility and
honesty. We had mentioned the present
Comptroller, Mr.. Green but latterly he has
evinced want of such large and liberal views
regarding tho needed improvements of the city
and it's institutions as We want in a Mayor
His ideas are too narrow and contracted for
the chief magistrate of this great metropolis
This outweighs the good qualities he otherwise
possesses; Then there is Mr.: Oswald Often
dorfer, an able man and journalist, who
was leading reformer and who represents
large German population in this city.
We cannot see what objection there
could be to him. Again, Mr.. Charles A.
Dana, another journalist, has undoubted
ability, and has had great experience in public
affairs. Where could more accomplished
and capable gentleman be found than Mr..
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