The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-03

course not--but simply said to the party
organizations. 'sWe insist that you shall give
us e your nominees men Of established
character for integrity and capacity.
IF you all do 80 we shall stand
aloof. If any of you put forward improper
candidates we shall oppose them" The can
didate Of the republican party was made in
obedience 10 this demand, and was endorsed
by tho committed There the province of
these seventy reform champions terminated.
and they have no further pretence for inter
fering with the policy of the new Mayor or
with the distribution Of the municipal
patronage They did not say to the political
organizations before election, s'You must
nominate candidates who. if elected. will give
us half tho Offices or whose appointments we
shall be permitted to control" and hence
they have no right now. after their demand
for an honest and satisfactory candidate, to
intermeddle with the course of the successful
party.
To the democrats, now thoroughly disor-
ganized, it is of course of vital importance
that Mayor Havemeyer' administration should
be made as independent as possible. or, in
other words. as nearly democratic as may be.
The November contest although ending in
the defeat of the democracy, really gave sub
stantial strength TO the new Tammany or
Tilden branch of that party Mr.. Tilden has
been the close friend and adviser of Mayor
Havemeyer in the whole reform movement.
and in conjunction with him secured the re-
tirement of Mr.. Connolly and the appointment
of Mr.. Green a. bis successor. Mr.. Tilden,
who is q shrewd politician, sees now q splen-
did opportunity to reorganize the respecta-
BILE portion Of the democratic party, and
hopes, with Mayor Havemeyer as the candidate
of the purified democracy for Governor in two
years from the present time. and with Comp
troller Green as the candidate for Mayor, to
regain the power lost in the State and city.
This is certainly broad and comprehensive
scheme, and if the patronage of the city can
meanwhile be nullified through the adoption
of s'non-partisan" policy in the municipal
appointments and the concentration of power
in the hands of the democratic Mayor and
Comptroller, it is one very likely to prove
successful. The republican Legislature and
the republican managers, however appear to
think with Governor Dix, that s'decided line
Of policy is justified by the large majority
cast for their party candidates in the
State, and hence they are prepared
to take the whole power, las they
certainly have the whole responsibility, of the
city government upon themselves. They will
therefore place all the great municipal depart
ments by legislation in the hands of republi-
cans, and will 30 clearly define their several
powers and duties as to prevent any chance Of
q continuance of the present inharmonious
condition of the various branches of the gov
eminent, so injurious to the best interests Of
the city. They will probably create Reve-
nue. Department, embracing the raising col
! lection and disbursement of all the city
revenues from every source, of which depart
ment the Comptroller's Office, now so un-
wieldy, sluggish and obstructive, will be m
auditing bureau. No doubt they will continue
the services of Mr.. Green in this bureau !;
but it is rumored that Tax Commissioner
Andrews or Sub Treasurer Hillhouse will
probably be at the head of the new Revenue
Department The Police Commission will be
reorganized retaining only Henry Smith,
whose services in the campaign conduced
greatly to the republican victory. The Fire
Department and all other departments which
are not now filled by republicans will be recon
structed, and the city government will be run
as republican government in accordance with
the will of the people. This is what the re-
publicans intend to do with their victory, and
as they will be held to the strictest RESPONSE
bility for the future government of the city,
we do not see who will have the right to COM
plain.
The Mission OF General SchOfield to