The New York herald., 1873-11-02
CITY POLITICS.
A Terrible FIutter in the
Political Dovecote.
The Grand Conner-McCool Fight
for the Shrievalty.
4 New Phase Of the Judiciary Question:
Elective or Appointed


is eliminating, and the political birds OF each par
ticular Feather are nocking together" as 1t is
their duty politically and ornithologicaily to do
There is no doubt considerable "billlng" going
on but as to the "cooing,n that Is another matter
The billing part will eventually, no doubt pay the
endorser OF the bls-thati Is II he wins in the con-
test and as to the cooling 1t will be all 'coo-hingn
for him, in bush parlance, on the 5th OF November
next, without responsive COO from any quarter.
The fact is, that the opposing candidates on the
rival states are nearing the inevitable shore like
spent swimmers who 40 strive together,n some
70 reach terra frma in the shape OF good fat Offices
In the city government, Others to be swept away
by the undertow and carried out to sea- never
more to be again heard OF. The present contest Is
peculiar in this regard, that the candidates them
selves have to do all the lighting, and perhaps it is
lucky for those asplrants Tor place on the slate
which the 'bind mans burr policy OF the leaders
denied them. In the good
OLD DAYS or TAMMANY SUPREMACY
a candidate had to shell out fixed tariff or ad
vaorem duty, according to the salary OF the office,
for his nomination, and that nomination secured
him his election. All the candidate had to DO for
week or two after that was to 60 round the wards
and treat the boys, and on the 1st day OF January
succeeding 70 to the City Hall, take the oath OF
o1ice, hurry home to his jubliant family, receive
New YEARS. calls and be toasted by his constitu-
ents. honorable this and the other. Those halcyon
days Of politics are past. What with the
GREAT REFORM HUBBABoO
that frightened for the first time the 'great unter
rifedn out Of their seven Senses the overthrow Of
the old victorious leaders, and the loss OF
patronage that used to pay all expenses, Tam-
many could only trust to the "old guard" and
former prestige in making her nominations, leav-
In fha 0ordid dot m rahd hoir
do their own swimming as their individual finan-
cial buoyancy came up to the occasion. Outside
OF Tammany 1t was always sort OF scrub race,
with the republicans and the outside democratic
partisan strikers to make the most out OF the
saint, who was not always SO sanity but that
there was peccadio or two to be cast into his
teeth, weak point i'll his armor OF proof that no
rivet could Close and which brought him
sometimes to his knees, not for confession or
Senitence, but because lie was able to play q little
game Of restitution that couldn't hurt him, but
pleased somebody else. And 30 the Tammany
nights were fought and won, until the Angel OF
Destruction swooped down upon the Ring and
overthrow 1t. IL Is an accepted maxim that "revo-
buttons never 60 backward - but 1t is claimed
there is an effort now being made, and will con-
tinue to be made until the close OF the polls on
Tuesday evening next to bring back victory TO the
old Tammany standard and crush out the revolu-
ton that gave the city into the hands OF the foes
Of Tammany. The dynasty is more than monarchi-
cai-more than imperiaI. Defeats and overthrows,
domestic broils and foreign levies are as mrot snt
against it as against the slaughtered Banquo, and
Its succession, no doubt, just now, appears
In the eyes OF its opponents as did that
OF Banquo in the eyes OF Macbeth-running
back to the "crack of doom"--the 4th inst
This Is all very well Tor the Tammanytes to assert; ;
but while they halloo before they get ont OF the
wood, a dangerous practice, what is Apollo Hall
ana the Custom House doing? The Murphyites
and Apolloltes on their part are counting up the
cost and the prospect of victory. The assessment
Rcrew is applied to every oflcehoder in Office in
every department OF the federal government rep
resented here in the Custom House, Post Uflice,
Navy Yard, Revenue and Collection Bureaus, and
federal buildings and judicial oiiices just as 1t is
on the Tammany side, and Tom Murphy
ana Jenny O'Bnen are confident in the success
OF their ticket. They don't care continental"
whether It is called "black and tan" not, so long
AS they win and as there are good men on the
ticket they have right to look for success. That
is The question Which the people have to decide.
The fight is pretty nice night, so far as it has
gone. There are many advantages and disadvan
tages on either side. John Kelly, like another
OLD MAN OF The SEA, COMPTROLLER GREEN,
an appropriate enough name by the way and who
crippled him terribly in the fight and endangers
his ticket. On the other hand as balancing OFFSET
Tom Murphy. the ''sJraightoutn republican, car.
Tes Jenny o. Brien, the 'oud line Democrat - or
rice versa the latter carries the former; sort of
election bet done as Joke, no doubt, and which
the principal actors viii either enjoy hugely or be
compelled to laugh on the wrong side OF their faces
in day or two. The pool was Tor a time either
way, but lately
THE TAMMASy BAROMETER
has been rising steadily, indicating "fair
weathcrin ''steadyn-the latter no doubt mean
ing continuance of fair There are, however, no
signs OF despondency the camp OF Honest Tom
aud lnfe xble jimmy, and they are going Tor the
Tammany scamp with a vengeance. What number
OF democratic braves may be induced TO sell their
blrthright for administrative pottage in this
fight remains to be seen; but the late detection Of
Apollo men, after the bargain and sale between
Tammany will not lose much by the action OF her
recreant sons. From all present appearances
Pau Gm MpGy ay ay nu sgW %Sn s,v ad Apoo
the increase-to his ticket. to be sure.
One OF tine important questions associated with
the campaign but lost sight of in the struggle for
office, Is
TIE JUDICIARY QUESTION,
TO be submitted to the people, and Tor them to
pass upon by their votes whether it shall be
elective or by appointment. The HERALD has very
fully represented the views OF the most eminent
members OF the bar and OF statesmen to its
readers upon this question. Opinion Is divided
upon 1t, and where, In matters legal the jury is In
doubt the deIendant Is entitled 10 the Denent oil
that doubt The elective system is here The de-
fendant, and, outside OF the doubt to which 1t is
entitled, its strongest appeal to democratic
community should he, DO you doubt yourselvesS
Governor, whom my opponents would make the
appointing power, must be the chosen candidate
OF some party, and an obsequlous senate perchance
may confirm his acts and you are powerless TO
remedy the evil. The Tammany policy on this
grave question Is TO preserve and continue the
elective law while on the other hand Apollo, rom
ats alliance with the republicans must necessarily
favor governmental appointment.
This Is also question which touches upon the
relative claims OF either party Tor public support
at the polls. In another column OF the HERALD
WIN be found report Of a meeting OF eminent
lawyers on the discussion OF this very question,
the general sentiment of which was In favor Of
- THE ELECTIVE SYSTEM
There IS very little to add to our previous report
of the general Misunderstanding the tickets and
the candidates for office. The candidates them.
selves are individually lighting party fight and
AZ must he conceded that IL is costly luxury. The
Peter Funk organizations, which at other times
sold themselves TO leaders and candidates.