The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-04


the candidate of the united democratic and
liberal republican party. and that his name
will be valuable addition to the ticket 1t
would be well to associate with him as
Lieutenant Governor a competent liberal
republican from this end of the
State, especially as the Congressional
nominations in the same locality will of neces-
sity be all democratic. The union will extend
into every Congressional district and, no
doubt, the rule will prevail of nominating a
democrat or liberal republican, according to
which has the greatest strength in the district
The State Senate holds over from last year,
and hence will continue strongly republican.
The Assembly will, however, be new one,
and if the impetus given to the Greeley cause by
the North Carolina triumph should be sufi-
Gent to carry large majority of that body,
the next United States Senator will be demo-
cratic or liberal republican. So there is am
pie room for bargains between the new allies,
and, with the great prize of the Presi-
dency secured by the liberals, there
is good prospect of harmonious and
brotherly arrangement.
In the charter election now lies the only
prospect of dissension, and, as we have said,
the republican disaster in North Carolina has
had the effect of isolating the administration
party in this city and of rendering it probable
that any Independent democratic candidate for
Mayor will vie with the regular democracy in
an energetic support of Greeley. In this event
tbo of No
dentedly large and the struggle for charter
Offices would be between the two factions of
tho democracy, aided by the liberals. The
contest would be decided by the respective
fitness and merit of the candidates. The
people Of New York are looking anxiously to
the charter election to complete the reform
initiated by them last November, but inter-
rupted and nullifed by the politicians
and bogus reformers who rode into
power on the tidal wave. The old
municipal rings are disposed of and are dead
and buried beyond the hope of resurrection.
But new evil, if not new corruption, has
sprung up in the city government. A spirit of
false economy, or Of personal prejudice, may
bring damage to the interests of the people as
great as that inflicted by the cupidity
and reckessness of unfaithful officers
Firm resistance of every dishonest claim
against the treasury is a duty owed to the peo-
pie; but to lock up the funds appropriated to
valuable improvements in order to GRITTY
personal pique or in revenge for supposed
slight is direct injury to the city. 1t is not
wise economy to plunge the Corporation into
useless and vexatious litigation, although it
may enrich lawyers, nor is it just to refuse
to pay poor men their honest dues until COM
PEELED by law or by fear to do 80, simply because
they happen to have worked for departments
that are not regarded with favor. The people
require and demand municipal government
free from narrow-minded prejudices, injuri-
Gus parsimony and crablike policy. They do
not believe that a chronic state of litigation can
benefit anybody but the lawyers who from
friendship or other considerations are for
tunate enough to secure the business that
city, and hence, while they will insist upon
the election of men of strict integrity and
honesty, they will take care also that their
public officers shall possess the spirit of
progress and liberality, and shall be
prepared to promote and not to
retard the growth and improvement
Of the metropolis. The nomination Of such
men as John G. Kane, August Belmont or
James O'Brien for Mayor would be accepted
as guarantees that the government would be
conducted on the broadcast principles Of enter
prise and Hberality and with the strictest hon.
esty. Either name would swell the Greeley
food rising so rapidly since the North Carolina
election and sweep away all opposition.
The Mexican Co mission MIDDLE.