New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-12
TIE WAY IT BEGINS TO LOOK.
SOME PrurrNrNr REMARKS ABOUT TIE ANTi-TiM-
MANY VICTORY.

SOME PERTINENT REMARKS ABOUT TIE ANTi-TAM-
MANY VICTORY.
F.or, tn, Nation.
The PERFORMERS" at the late city election are
bCeinl to r their eyos and ask Themselves seriously
wherein does the reform consist, lni9ct the whole party
his in order 10 punish him The plain facts OF the case
afp that the Rrf0rmcr 5olennlv called on Iammauy t"g
cara zoo to reforn The organization and rXpel the bad
y',l' itI 49, - raa,,c.t., ME men like
Mr. 4. s. HcWit did dave ont h9Frssey ana his Ioo"
which any Christian city ever infested. There
is no otter civilized city IN Thich such roglrs ana
vagihor3 have 3u equal share IN he munc pal govern
ment The-o maloonteuts formed the short Hair party.
many rs swallow or aristocrats their main object
heinz n quarter themselves the public treasury b}
gbaining fancy wages Tor nominal WORK dne -, tayoF
practical and fundamental reform that either the Demo
cratic any other party mas nade IN cl'y l2S' py
p5 alton and would only pay the market rate Oi wages
IL doing this. they arrGyci themselves Hunst INC hott
dangerous and alarming feature IN municipal demasogy,
me one winch Is most capaDlc of proving means OF
covert ccnscaOn, and which Is most likely to grow ana
become uncomfortable. The duty Of the HefOrmor was
plainly To support this stand by every means I'm bis
power and TO unite all the taAa ing classes II support
OF it, and put up such ticket and such Platform as
trgt this and tnugs ike this were what they must do
yinecI tie short ars and their leader that the only
road 10 comfort power i'm this city lay through honest
industry and that i was 2 poor place LOT uan'' ''s''
What followed now that one looks back on IT, wa, litte
short Of ludcrO5 The IT f0inerr, cludihk le uioN-
stone voter made the remarkable discovery that am
many was still impure; that tncrO were " pad men on
III General Cpu!ittre that Kelly could NOS compare
with Peter Cooper as citizen or Christian and tten
vent 10 work and alleged tat Kelly had trod 70 bully
Recorder i2ckett into allowing lis court ohi-crs 10 De
appoiutri by politicians, which OF course Tcprhcn-
shle bur which, II true IN no way changed HACK
rtt's character But the RciGrmrrs az once took up
i1ctett who L. an old friend and COmtade OF Judge
Barnard and exolled him 10 the skies as model judge
THEY Joined forces with MoirisscY ana the short
Hairs, aud helped them in egery way they could,
by suppression, evasion. and distortion. Nothing
csu be mole delicate. and require more care,
fail consideration OF consequences, than any transfer OF
pnwrr IN this cty. The Tef0rmerS achieved it, not only
without cons liberation, but IN kind OF frenzy. For two
weeks they cursed buckgualdod called nauca bawlcd
made cEarsos" and cOunter-chargcS like 50 many
acute nlguacs and ended by raising NOIisscy 10 the
rank of The most influential, popular leader; by con
yinciug dangerous classes that no Is tue man ID 0l
low and that they are allpOwerl body In the city;
by convincing the Mayor ana tie Commission OI pubic
Works aud Kelly and Tainm3ny, thar they cannot count
on support IN any reform long the 1anmany soci
ey Is not composed OF protesting Christians. and By re-
t0ug the old rule that the lazy yagahouds wO DO city
work are fancy wages. Under AL the cilcun-
stances Did any one ever the ike Is the only eppO
rlrte question They soemnly trying 10 prove
that Kelly WAS not in favor OF market wages, hch Is
comic reason helping 70 set mp emo her boss VINO IS n
favor Ilncy wages and makes this Ms whole stock IN
trade ana VINO is besides an haDtuai criminal