, 1873-10-14

restrain tho votaroa of tho German Social gab-
bath so long as 1t does not intorfore with thosa
WHO desfro to observo tho religious Sabbath.
ANT1.REFDRM IN NEW YORK.
Thore arc many-sidod Indications In Now York
Of a concerted and formidable movement to
overthrow tho reform introduced into politics
there something more than year ago, md o.
tenatbly represented In tho persons Of Gov. Dix
and Mayor Havomeyer. Tho influences to which
wo refer do not come this time from Tammany |
nor any similar organization on that alde Of pol
tiles. Thoy aro ut work among the faction known |
% tho "OuBtom-H House Republicans" md thoy |
could scarcely havo como to tho surface In 30 |
many difToront places without. .eomo preconcertod
plan. Wo recapitulato tho evidoneos OF thia
dangerous movon,ont, which, II successful, may
throw Now York politics into o moro disgraoeful
condition than ever before.
T. Thero Is movement to disband tho Re-
form Assooiation represented By tho Committee
Of soventy. 1t a meeting, laat Tuosday evening"
motion to this effect WAS sustained by vote
Of 15 to n. Tho small number prosent would
indicate that advantage was taken Of tho ab-
sonoo Of largo majority OF this Association to
spring this action upon 1t, 4 committee WIS
appointed to prepare an address. eottng forth to
tho public tho roaBons for tho unexpected dis
solution. This Committee is to report to
nnolhor meeting OF tho Association tonight,
when It is to DO hoped that tho sincere Reform"
ers will be present in largo numbors md recon-
aidor tho vote Of tho laHt meeting.
II. THO State Republican Convention, hold at
Utica last week, threw Con. Barlow overheard,
who, as Attorney General, has bcon especially
vigilant In his opposition to tho various ringa.
Tho object Of rojocting him aa q candidatot
though ho had been solicited to aervo second
torn by tho Bar and tho Reformora, ia obvious
| by tho substitution Of NId. silliman, man Of
| rs years OF ago and practically retired from
| active life. Though h1r. silliman is d man Of
respectable character aud attainments, ho is too
| old and too Inactive to keep up the constant
fight against tho rings which tho public interest
demands f1om tho Attornoy-Geuoral at this
timo. This is just what tho CuBtom-House
clique doBiroB.
III. The indictment OF Comptroller Green in
the name Of reform is very likoly to bo IN the
interest Of tho rings. Ono Of tho ohargoe
against him is that he porsistontly refused tc
tako intorost on an average deposit Of about
eG,00o,Qoo Of tho city funds, in tho New YORK
banks during the Inst year, whereby, as 1t IL
alleged, tho city lost about 100000 in interest
4.+ Aoh ho-J +x
persuade tho people that refusal to- take In
torcst on city deposits is IN evidence of nal
fonsanco in Office. Tho other charges are, tut
employment Of agouts at Albany to keep n1r
Green In Office, and neglect Of his duties aa
member Of tho Board of Assessment. Tho ros
OF tho Indictment consists Of IN effort to preju
dico the workingmon against the careful ant
conservative policy which las apparently oharao
torizod Mr.. Groon'a ontiro administration.
What influence Gov. Dix md Mayor Have
meyer will exort in warding of this ovidont In
tention Of possessing the City, County, an'
State Government OF Now York for purposes 0
plumber remains yet to bo tostod. New Yor
City and County arc nov carrying debt 0
e1so, ,0O8, ,o61, Of which s6,3H,009 is payable Il
interest. and large proportion Of which repro
sents tho plundor Of the Tammauy thieves.
tho old Tammany clique should mako anothc
raid, tho public would soon take the alarm an
defoat It. But tho present raid is organized b
q Bot of men who hayo been, to all appearance
acting with tho Reform party, but whose onl
interest in overthrowing ono aet Of plundel
era was to make room for themselves
Thoy arc tho eame men who organized raj
. upon tho mercantile classes Of New York throug
: syatem Of blackmailing. Tho control Of IL
5 State and City Government, in addition to Il
practical support of tho Federal Administration
Z would enable thom to widon their field Of ope
. alton in both directions, and they would then
ablo to eolipee the old Tammany ring on the
~ own ground.