The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-15

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The Tamnlany Hall and Tammany Society trouble(
Is becoming more and more difficue OF settlement
with every fresh attempt TO bring order out on
chaos. Every one OF the new would-be leaders na&
a political nostrum OF his own which, II applied VI
the evil according 10 his particular mode OF pre-
scribing the same would restore the SICK St Tamh
many to something like his previous strength en@
vIgor But political doctors, like the ordinary aho<
pathc or homeopathic practitioner, are apt to dise
agree and while they wrangle over their Individual
specifics the patient languishes and suffers 80
is with poor ST. Tammany. Although tho wnoi9
faculty OF political doctors are In consultation - 70
the malady which afficts HIM, so deep are tneA
own jealousies, misgivngs and rtvarles that notns
ing yet has been done to check the disease wnlcN
threatens the dissolution of the once tme.honoFo0
old saint 1t is the ''rule ruin'' policy thoroughly
exemplded which controls these
POLITICAL CuARLATANS p
who would try to I'LL the shoes OF those once p0wery
full sachems before whom but o few months ago the
most blatant and presuming of them would have
bent the pregnant hinges Of their knees that "thri
might follow fawning." But twas ever thus ana
ever shall be- The work Of reconstruction and ref
organization must go on. No one man or set Oh
men were ever found, except under popula4
delusion absolutely necessary to the well-oeng Of
present case when our
AMBITIOUS TAMMANY FRIENDS
shall have reconciled differences, harmonized actt0H
and entered into the work OF reconstruction with
the one grand democratic idea-the success Of tho
great democratic party of the city and state Bua
they are at present houndering fearfuily In tha
pit they have laid for themselves and out OF wh1cM
there seems no immediate chance OF extrlcatong
The Brennanites aud Barnardltes the Genetites and
ruin vita nj no m
ties are all playing fast and loose with each otherx
while at the same time they are opposed by tho
Tammany Society. who are the corporate owners
OF the Wigwam. From This fact arose the attempe
General Committee, who sought an entrance therein
the other night Tor the purpose OF holding apOww0wa
by Judge Barnard. How does the difficulty arise
between this Tammany Hall General COmmittees3
ones or it working, ana the Tammany Society, land
what are they going TO do about wv"
THAT is THE QUESTION.
The fact u.s. thai under the jolly reign OF 'Boss'k
Tweed, Of merry cuss memory, some parties were
the 1eerons compons the Ola q
many Society, and 1t has become sine qua nor
with those In the course Of the order OF RECON-
some OF these new men and to purify tile Orderj
generally. Hence one cause OF the order 10 Close
found In the fact that the new Tamfnany GeneraE
Is NOT RECOGNIZED
by the more ancient sacnems as having beem
regularly elected II this were so then there Is az
present no Tanimany General Committee. But Of
course the braves who form the committee, such as
1t is, laugh at the impotency OF The anciene
about them so long as they have the great man
damus man at their back. lt IS contended az
mittee that t Is distinct and positive rule of the
society that the General Committee shall be elected
not on any DAY Of the year on which IL is to act az
the preceding year-that Is,
THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF 1877
yfld v ha
action OF the opposing sachems against the opening
OF the Wigwanl. The question,
WHO ARE THE PARTIES IN INTEREST
on either side OF this pretty little quarrel Is the ond
most difficult to answer. All the parties engaged
friends and clients ana proteges OF TIE ex-Grand
Sachem that to suppose either side was against him
corning to Cocker, tnllcult to Contemplate. Bug
the old war horses shoes have been struck on and
he sent 1r e pr S 70 N he
crib or not 1t were hard to tell. :,
BRENNAN Is THE POLITICAL srniNx !
most mysterious ways his wonders to perform. AZ
all events, the rival cheftains terribly exercised
II III he s were pronounced Tweed man Twesds
friends would rally round him; II for the reforming
too and would leave the old war horse in the que1
enjoyment OF his pasture for an indefinite PERIOD
sliIl both at the same time; and this is the great
political puzzle without Key to It which o9tners
all tine POI o Go ca see Of
things as they were before.
WHAT THE Ex-''BOss" SAYS ABOUT IT.
Whatever side either party may take, whether a.
to partial reconstruction or entire reconstruction
one thing Is certain that the difficulty on both sdeA
is as to the first move the board. II The "B0Ss'v
has friends among the reforming sachems who
would gladly see him restored to some OF his old
honors the society they afraid to give proof Oh
the fatn that Is in them. II the recalcitrant Gene
raj Committee favor the Boss, that favor they are
afraid to announce And so 1t is conectured thar,
while these two parties stand paralyzed in the
presence OF each other the willy Brennan, oy coup
d'etat will throw the balance OF power into one
side or the other and thus control the whole party
and mould the future political action OF the democ-
racy OF the city. But us what the "BOssn himself
thinks OF the situation all that can be ascertaine0
on that point is that he has declared the
ELECTION IRREGULAR
upon which the new ranmSny General Committe0
assume to act FreGi this 1t would appear that tho
ex-"BOss" does not expect much from the heads OF
the factions OF which that committee Is composed.
Neither can he expect much consideration from the
reforming sachems, for If they truly endeavor 10
enact the role OF reformers he, poor man," can
never expect to sit among the elect In that New
Jerusalem into which Tammany Is soon To he trans
formed.
In any aspect OF the CASE no matter who may rise
TO the surface Of poltlcs In the new order OF things
or who may go under, never to appear AGAIN. the
course OF political events IN this city demands the
best attention Of all our citizens.
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS AND VIEWS.