The New York herald., 1874-11-29
THE POLITICAL SAMSON.
Mayor Havemeyer's Plot for New
Years Eve.
Pulling Down the Reform
Temple.


famous after-dinnsr speech OF Governor Yates OF
this state. On the eve OF his retirement frout
0f1ce the citizens OF Albany gave him . banquet
Like Mayor Havsmeyer ~ Mayor, 10 Yates a. Gov
ornor, had been wretchedly Incompetent In
response to the toast OF hS health Governor Yates
said, with extreme natuete and entire obiivious-
ness OF the true meaning OF his words, 81 have the
proud consciousness OF knowing as came into
once by the unanimous voice OF my constituents.
70 leave It with their unanimous CONSENT
A STREET CAB CONVERSATION.
Some time ago. and about the time OF the meet
ing OF the nominating conventions, the Mayor rode
on the Eighth avenue cars, and accosted an old
friend, VINO was reading . newspaper. with this
question ;-"What do you think OF my chances OF
ren0mtnation." The friend answered:-"It ts not
time yet to think OF thatn The Mayor responded
"Why, the nominating conventions meet next
week." Eyes; but" added the citizen, with .
roguish twinkle in his eye, "your time for renou-
nation only occurs every quarter Of . century"
THE MAYoR's LAST OFFICIAL DAYS.
The Mayor Is, however, painfully awake to the
CONSEQUENCES that his time for mischief ana
botherauon Is nearly over. He does not quito
realize that his political eyes are about to be put
out. Az Samson was entirely won over BY tho
Pnistines. the Mayor, being in the hands OF the
Phlistines and having . hide Ike Samson's. No
has thought that 1t would be . good thing Tor MIN
70 he ~ ar. EVEN suss
u should bring down ruins that would overwne'n
him.
THE MAYoRs PLOT.
Is stated In municipal circles that the Mayor haA
hatched another plot to blow pot of the neads
and for which it Is said that he has the concur
renee and cooperation OF Comptroller Green's
dog-in- the -manger moves for witch he mas re-
Gently been distinguished. There nave Deen aS
oh mi h0P nj 10 hrQt
there were to conceal the recent strategic move
ments arranged BY Comptroller Green against the
Corporation Counsel ana Commissioner or PuDuc
WORKS. which met with such disastrous lailure.-
But how fral are all the devices OF the most cum
enterprise is brought to bear upon them. This
stupendOus mischief to the common g00d OF the CITY
a she masurement t Of 1ime to declare TACT we now
reveal The Mayors plan is to remove the heads
o. the city departments oy the agency o. tb me
Governor Dix win not indorse him In anything
taa. hs may do Rs nsd taste o ~ -.
poses poses to rely upon Governor Tiiden. "But how
den wlll not be Governor while Havemeyer Is
Mayor :" The Mayor Is equal to tnis dicaity ne ny
charter reads as foltowS:-
Tho heads Of all departments may be removed for
nd ,ss DS ss . q hs
sn. b in NV wrns Tle nsySs
Ing the reasons Of the removal
The Mayor remembers that though incumbents
die Of1cers do not. His plan Is to remove Com
missioners Van Mort, Smith, Disbecker, Duryee..
LaimDeer Bowen, John Wheeler. and an OBJ
noxious Fire Commissioner. During the Christ
mas week he will give these parties an opportu,,
nifty to be heard. The law makes MIN the Judge OF
the cause, aud OF the opportunity OF hearing. He
has found that 1t Is only necessary to give them
an opportunity to be heard; 1t 10 not necessary TO
hear them.
THE LAST PULL.
xThe Mayor goes ont OF ONCE on the same
day that Governor T1lden Is inaugurated. On
the evening OF Thursday the Mayor removes
each OF the obnoxious heads OF the departments
and communicates to the Governor his reasons l0r
the removals. He addresses his letter not TO
Governor DIX, nor Samuel J. Tilden, but to the
Governor OF the State OF New York. in the words Of
reach Governor Tilden. The Governor win be
Tlden when he receives the notice Of these
removals. The opportunity will be offered
to improve the mot OF Governor Marcy, that has
now passed into q proverb, ITO the victors belong
the spotls,n which Mr.. TIlden. as youthful mem.
to. Governor Tiiden, Of course, says, "Well this
old FOSSIL has taken the responsibility before the
public and the world OF removing these men. AZ
the last election New YORK pronounced IN favor OF
q democratic Mayor, why should not leave the
responsibility OF removal on Havemeyerf win
opportunity OF flIing the vacancies l. therefore,
will approve OF this.n Governor TildeD thereupon
sends down In writing his approval to Mayor Wick
ham, addressing his communication to "The
Mayor OF New York." Thus the king never dtea,
though cabinets may change.
quated Samson OF New York pulls bndly down
the fatr and stately structure that reform had
built ana embeiiished with 80 much honest ana
unfalter1ng care. AN OLD HAND.