The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-17


such question is to give it . conclusive
answer
Tho Anti-Tammany Movement-Is .sRo-
FORM Really Reforms
The air is full of rumors in reference to the
city campaign. Tammany has made its nomi-
nations. The same spirit of unrest and dissat-
isfaction which in former years defeated Tam
many, which was noticeably seen in the success
of the lamented Miles OReilly when he
ran alone for Register against the Tammany
nomination, with Peter B. Sweeny and Fer
feated that powerful combination, is now seen.
The air is full Of protests. Honest democrats
argue, and with force that there is no real
difference between the rule of Tweed and that
of Kelly; for, while Kelly has not been found
guilty of the robberies that sent Tweed to
prison, in his whole political system he has
followed Tweed's example. 1t is only Tweed
ism in one form, and no one can tell
when we may not have Tweedism in all of
its forms The nomination Of Jimmy Hayes,
rich politician, who does not need the office
of Register, is distastefll The Germans are
dissatisfied. II as good soldier as Sigel is
going out some one equally As brave and
famous should come in. The Irishmen say
also that Tammany now, as before, has no use
for them except to vote. The mutiny assumes
shape. John Kelly runs the machine but
machines have been broken and these tides of
popular feeling are sudden and capricious, and
when they rise not even John Kelly and all his
bosom friends can check them. The pity Of
it is, and this all true democrats now feel,
that Mr.. Kelly did not use his power for the
general good Of the party, for victory in the
State and ultimately in the nation, and not to
crafty his own fondness for Mr.. Wickham
and enable Mr.. Morrissey to realize out of his
investments in Jimmy Hayes.
But in looking impartially at these reform
movements the question arises is reform"
really meant to be reform. We can under
stand how the merchants and business men
would naturally unite to defeat any bosom
friend candidates Of Kelly and Morrissey, or
any mere ring nominations, no matter who
form the ring There comes this question,
'Does any reform movement mean that oil the
phantoms of the Tammany Ring shall arise
out of their graves like sheeted ghosts and
flock to Delmonico as ministers of reform ?"
Are these the men who come to US as re-
formers, with all the odors of Tweedsm upon
them, and who have been in burrowing seclu-
sion since the dishonored chief went to the
yho thirL fhau cn1;o,t
Butler Duncan or Royal Phelps to be their
candidate for Mayor? Are we to leap from
one ring to another-or the remnants of
another? Mr.. Dreamer is a handsome
man, as much of an Adons as Mr.. Wickham,
and we should not think he would care to
muster regiment of soreheads as ragged and
disappointed and eager as Falstaff's recruits,
some OF whom really come within the tat
knights criticism, and walk with widely
stretched legs, as if they were still wearing
gives. What we expected and what we want
is such movement as was seen in 1870, when
the merchants and citizens and honest men
arose and overwhelmed Tammany If "re-
FORM is to mean reform this is what we
should have, and Mr.. Dreamer should look to
it that his movement embraces no other
elements.
If the real reformers mean to act their course
is clear. 1t is said the republicans will insist
upon straight ticket This would be mad
ness, and would recall the time when Tam
many candidate ran for Mayor and paid the
expenses Of his republican opponent. 1t
H. a. r xhok l..
lican leaders will sell out the city Offices If
they can have some aid in carrying the
Assembly districts. The objective point
of the republican canvass is to make
Mr.. Morgan Senator, and little is cared
about the Mayoralty or even the Governor
ship. If the republicans mean to make an
honest canvass they should combine with the
reformers, accept their candidate for Mayor
and strive to elect him. The triumph of
Kelly and Morrissey means that there will
pass into their hands the Mayoralty, the Reg
,stership the COMPREHENSIVE and all the
vast resources OF municipal patronage, larger
and more important for election purposes
than the available patronage of the general
government Above all things the rugged
battalions should not be brought to the
front by Mr.. Creamer. 1t is proposed
to present q certain number of names from
which to select candidate for Mayor,
among them Oswald Ottendorier, Royal
Phelps, William H. Nelson, r. b. Roosevelt,
William Butler Duncan, and q few others.
In the proposed list there are half dozen good
mayors either one as capable and respectable
as Mr.. Wickham and with the prodigious ad-
vantage of not being bosom friend of John
Kelly and vassal of the Tammany Ring II
Tammany is to be beaten this is the way to do