The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-06

uor on0pner0 ana MS cOile0BueD 0fo nos B~AAy
in any way of the corrupt combinations and
wasteful expenditures of the public money
charged against them they will be glad OF the
opportunity to establish their innocence But
whatever the consequences may be to the ac-
cused parties, the ends of justice can be salts
fed only with full, fair and public investiga-
ton, including a thorough overhauling of
persons and papers.
The Charges Against tho Police Com.
missioners-Lot There Be Light.
The grave charges made against the
Police Commissioners, or some of them,
by Sachems Kelly, Chanler and Others,
should be thoroughly investigated; and
it is to be hoped that Judge
Barrett, who has granted an order for
Commissioner Charlick to appear on Wednes-
day next to show cause why he should not be
examined in accordance with the provisions
of the charter, will afford the compliments
every opportunity to press the case. There
should be no covering up of any portion Of
the evidence; for while cheating by Tam
many may have been natural enough in old
times, cheating by Police Board whose
duty it is to enforce the laws would be
monstrous offence at any time. The
matter is probably nothing but political
fight; but as it has been made public it must
now be fully worked out and the guilt or IN
nocence of the police authorities must be sat-
isfactorily established. The main point of
soreness with Tammany Hall appears to be
the election of Genet, a boiling democrat,
over the regular Tammany candidate In the
Twenty-frst Assembly district but as Mr..
Sullivan, another bolter has since been sue
cessful over the Tammany nominee it seems
that the defeat of the regulars was really due
to the voters themselves.
While investigation is the order of the day
why not give some attention to the charges
made in the anonymous communication of
which we have heard 80 much? 1t is
all very well to attempt to settle the question
of the authorship of the anonymous letter, for
if it really originated with a member of the
Board it would prove that it's author is not fit
for his position. If corrupt practices on the
part of his associates were within his knowl-
edge it was his duty to expose them publicly
and in his official character. At the same
time let us know not only who wrote the let
ter, but whether the charges it contains are
true or false. The people want light on all
these matters, and it will not aid the character
OF the commission to keep them in the dark.
The CARLIsTs GONG UP.-One of our news
dispatches of this morning informs us that the
Spanish Minister of War has received intelli-
gence of desperate engagement near Lerida
between the republicans and Carlists. The
latter were badly defeated, and sustained
heavy losses both in killed and wounded.
Lerida is the capital of q province Of the same
name in Catalonia. It has long been regarded
as the key of Aragon and Catalonia in mill
tary point of view. The failure of the Carlists
there means that their cause is dying, and
dying rapidly. In few days more we expect
to learn that the Carlists have been completely
broken up, and that Spain, in consequence,
has been restored to herself What will fol-
low?