The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-29
THE POLITICAL PATRONAGE.
TIE PATRONAGE BUsINEss-THE WORKING
MEMS CI4AMoEs AND HOW THEY ARE TO BE

THE TAMMANY POLITICIANS WORRYING OVER
MEMS CI4AMoRs AND HOW THEY ARE TO BE
MET
The patronage question Is still q disturbing one
Tor the local politicians, and the indications are
that If some thing that will lead to more beneficial
results for the rank and file OF Tammauy than the
patronage in the Department OF Public Works has
afforded the aborng classes thus lar Ia not done
speedily the Aldermen and the AssemDiymen Will
have hard road to travel next election day.
There is no denying that the patronage plan
adopted by Tammany Hall IS as equitable one as
could have been devised toY the purpose OF giving
every district fair portion OF the places at the
disposal OF the Commissioner OF Public Works,
looking at the matter simply on q money basis.
Yet, though the grumbling which some Of the
ward leaders INDUCED In 50 freely when the rule
was first announced has In q great measure sub
sided since the General Committee OF the districts
have, with ON ingenuity worthy OF the best in
stlncrs OF the genus politician, come TO the con.
cluson that none but committeeman deserve
THE LIONS SHARE
OF the best positions. the laboring men are by no
means satisfied. Each democratic Alderman DUR
ing the past week received fifty labor tickets, ana
about 500 tickets were received by the various
district general committees. This makes oil told,
1000 IN ALL yet 1t Is stated on good authority that
notwitnst anding this help there are at least 1000
men " no must be left out In the cold Tor long
while to come. What can be done for them is,
therefore, the question which is now agttating the
AluermaniC mind. The men arc in want, most OF
them. ana as each one expects that he has bet
ter right to labor ticket than anybody else it
needs no argument to snow that the outlook Tor
GRACE MERCY AND PEACE
in the local political heu Is not OF the most prom
that although 1900 tickets have been given out
to the general committees and the Aldermen only
about one-nat OF the lucky men have been put
to WORK, lOr Though the ticket holder has q
guarantee when lie receives ticket under the
new system that lie will get work 1t Is rather an
OF ticket is considered by the laborer placing
HIM on tho road to where work is 10 DO obtained
Scramble G; i 1or the guarantees IS just as
great as If the holders were sure OF
getting employment the very day they got them.
1t can be readily perceived, IN view OF oil these
circumstances, that the Aldermen and others are
very anxious TO get out OF the fix they are in. and
to guard against the danger that VIII De theirs
next eectlon day II by that time, through any sus-
pected suplneness on their part, alarse NUMBER OF
work during the summer. IL Is confidently be-
lievcd that BY the middle OF May next the de-
man0s OF the Department OF PaD D Works WI be
ana tina, Dy that time all the men
depended so long upon hopes That nave been de-
ierred very very long. only to be blasted in me
end, that they do not seem wiling TO take much
stock in mere chances. especially wnen hundreds
OF votes are at stake lor November next. They
know that the only way out OF tnelr difficulties Is
lor the party to get control OF some other depart
mcnt, 50 that they may not depend solely upon
the Pubic Works. How this can be accomplished
Is the poser. Although u democrat is To be put in
Mr.. Budds place in the Dock Department OH the
LIST OF May the ward leaders are rot very confident
rs to Mr. Westerveit's democracy IN the matter Of
distributing patronage. 1t Is runiOred that during
the present week there WIZ DC lively times in the
Police Department ana that the upsnot by the LIST
OF May VIII be that The democrats VIII
GET CONTROL OF THE BOARD,
and consequently vi all the street Cleaning patron.
age. The wOrkingmen meanwhile Will have to
hope for the best and pray that Governor Iilden
Will wake up some day not lar distant and open
the way which lie now blocks to tnoi Ough dcmo-
ratio control or the departments woian have the
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