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The New York herald., 1875-12-22
Tilden and Kerr.

The Tribune speaks admiringly of the
''nerve" exhibited by Speaker Kerr in disre-
garding Mr.. Fernando Woods claim to the
Craftsmanship of Ways and Means. The
truth is that Speaker Kerr is the political
ally and supple instrument of the Tilden
clique in New York and has been governed
by its wishes at every critical point in the
Tilden staked all his chances for the
Presidential nomination on the adoption of
the New York platform by the democratic
party at large, and every secret wire he could
pull was used to bring forward Mr.. Kerr as
a candidate for the Speakership and secure
his election. When he had succeeded in this
point nobody should have doubted that the
committees would be composed in the in
terest of Governor Tilden. Speaker Kerr is
his creature, and it was not to be expected
that he would rebel against his New York
creator. When he knew that neither Mr..
Wood nor Mr.. Cox possessed Governor Til
den's confidence it required no nerve" "
but only facile subservience, to set aside the
pretensions of both to the craftsmanship of
Ways and Means Mr. Kerr's election to
the Speakership is the pivot of the Tilden
canvass for the Presidential nomination. 1t
was an inevitable consequence that the COM
mittees of the House should be organized in
the Tilden interest 1t was not display of
nerve" on the part of Speaker Kerr,
but the fulfilment of q political bar
gain The composition Of the committees
is intended to forestall the action of the
Democratic National Convention and force it
to adopt the New York platform, thereby
shutting the door against any Western
rival for the democratic nomination. Speaker
Kerr is the puppet of Governor Tilden s
political supporters, and it would have re-
quired T'nerve" and independence to have
crossed their wishes.
Mr.. Morrison owes his promotion to his
subservience to the New York clique He has
been their echo in the politics of Illinois; he
was their tool in Washington in the jealous
work he did for Mr.. Kerr; and it is a part of
their tactics to reward their friends and
punish their enemies. Mr.. Hewitt has been
showed aside and sighted because he does
not accept the free trade shibboleth. Mr..
Kerr's instructions bound him to promote
every insignificant man who is ready to shout
for Tilden, and to humiliate every democrat
who will not work for Governor Tilden's
nomination. Hence the strange composition
of the House committees.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ann.

Within a brief period justice has dealt
more or less defnitively with the cases of
three distinguished gentlemen-Dolan,
wainwright and Staudermann. wainwright has
been thoroughly well hanged, and that is the
end of him, so far as this worlds justice goes
He killed a woman whom he, perhaps once
loved. Staudermann also killed woman
whom he perhaps, once loved. Governor
Tilden has, however, commuted his sentence
to Imprisonment for life. Whether the Gov
ernor will pardon him next year or leave
him to be pardoned by his successor
we cannot say but as communication
for life is simply preliminary
for absolute pardon in the vast majority of
cases it is quite safe to say that within the
next seven years Staudermann will be at large,
and once more probably waiting on q corner
with pistol to kill some other woman for
the crime of refusing to marry him. Strange
that the Staudermanns condemn people to
death for SO little and execute their SEN
tences so resolutely, and that all the ma
chinery of the criminal law is brought to q
standstill by the effort to do as much. Dolan
murdered his man, was well caught by the
police, was proved guilty, and was SEN
fenced to death. But Mr.. Beach, who
is of more consequence than the criminal
authorities and the laval the judges,
juries and governors archaeological, and
the place prepared for Dolan beside the
three negro murderers was left vacant, for
Mr.. Beach went to Judge Donohue about it.
Judge Donohue apparently sits on the bench
to do the will Of Mr.. Beach and prevent the
operation of the law, SO that Dolan still
hue did not sit on the bench in London
bad for Wainwright that these pitiful British
judges and juries cannot take such lofty
moral view Of murderer's case as has been
taken here over Stauderman
The New York herald., 1875-12-22
tsCixiI SarYice.v

Among the committees appointed by Mr..
Kerr is one on Civil Service Reform. The
duties of this committee are, we believe, to
see that good men are appointed to Office and
kept there during good behavior. The
members are also to censure all attempts to
dismiss competent men for political reasons.
This is q good idea, and the sooner the COM
mittee goes to work the better. Let it in
quire how many competent men, men ofhonor
and capacity, who have been for years in the
service Of the House, have been dismissed in
the past few days. Let it demand the rea-
sons for these removals. the names of the
persons appointed to succeed them, and the
reasons for the appointment Of these new
men. Let it summon the Postmaster
and ask him for the names of
the battalion of ex-Confederate soldiers
which have been brought from Alexandria to
find snug berths in the capital they tried so
hard TO burn few years ago. Let it give
the country the names of the members who
have recommended the wholesale removal of
old and faithful and efficient servants of the
House to make room for the squbds Of ex-
Congressman, politicians, "bummers' and
rebels who have been quartered on the
House There is no better way to begin this
civil service investigation. The House is
democratic. If the democrats mean to have
this reform now is their chance.
! 1t would not be bad idea for Mr. Blaine
/ TO offer q resolution that will enable the
country to see how the party has observed
! civil service reform. In the meantime we
would like one of our correspondents to
send us a list of these removals, Of the time
each removed officer has served the House,
Of those appointed and the names of the
congressman securing their appointment
This will make interesting Christmas read
ina so- ''the civil service reformers."
The New York herald., 1875-12-22

whether Shareholders should be admitted TO
the communion. But the election Of Presi-
dent Grant third time is matter entirely
outside the limits of ecclesiastical jurisdic-
ton, with which no denomination can inter
meddle without subjecting itself to the i'm
putation of favoring union between Church
and State. Bishop Haven has not been for
pally cepsured by his Methodist brethren,
but he has received warning, which he
ought to heed, that he is putting the peace
Of the Church in peril by his impertinent
advocacy of the third term and his attempt
to dishonor the memory of Washington.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22


Even men as fit and honored as Mr.. Hewitt
and Mr.. Chittenden, of New York, are for
gotten by Speaker who was probably so
much engrossed in the contemplation OF his
''bosom friend" that he did not know that
such men were in the House and that they
represented there the highest commercial
and social standing in New York
1t is painful to dwell upon q failure
so deplorable as that of Mr. Kerr. 1t
shows the value of the advice Of the HERALD,
that the new party should not take an ailing
man whose mind has naturally enough been
upon his nerves and who does not seem to
know the men in Congress, but an active,
live, progressive man who would
give the party life and ambition.
We never believed that the new
Speaker was Bourbon, but he has restored
every Bourbon in the House to power. We
have them one and ALL and if they do not
make matters lively for oil who have not o
good record" it will surprise US. AS it now
looks, the only interest that has been served
is that prodigious, untiring, extensively ad-
vertised, quack-medicine intrigue to give
Mr.. Tilden the nomination for the Presi-
dency. From that point of view the action
of the Speaker and the caucus looks intelli-
gent and well directed, showing disposition
to give everything to the West and the South
provided that Mr.. Tilden might have the
nomination for the Presidency. From this
aspect of the case we can understand the
whole business But with all respect for
Mr.. Tilden we cannot fail to think that it is
about as small and selfish and unworthy an
intrigue as ever marked the advent of a
great party to power. More than all, it
will not succeed We have given the
West and South nineteen-twentieths of
the power, and they will never rest
until they again have the Presidency. They
had it with Lincoln, Johnson and Grant.
They have the command of the army, the
Chief Justiceship of the Supreme Court,
the Presidency, the Vice Presidency Tin Mr..
Ferry) the Speakership, the principal
foreign missions, the control of the leading
committees in the Senate, and, practically,
everything in the House. If our quack-
medicine statesmen in the East imagine that
this power will be surrendered they do not
know the men of the West and South They
have no more idea of nominating Mr.. Tilden
than of nominating Mr. Wood That intrigue
has been used to strengthen the West in the
caucus. It's uses are over. Mr.. Kerr shows
that he believes in his own people, and that
he does not, as Speaker, think that the dem
ocrats of the North or the East have any
rights which he or his allies in the West and
the South are bound to respect.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22
The Methodists and the Third Term

We are sorry that the meeting of Metho-
dist ministers in Cincinnati adjourned with
out coming to q vote on the question OF CEN
suring Bishop Haven. resolution Of GEN.
sure was offered, and after o warm and pro-
tracted debate the meeting adjourned with
out taking any action. The attempt OF
Bishop Haven to drag the Methodist denom-
ination into the mire of party politics was
wholly inexcusable and deserves the strong
rebuke Of his clerical brethren. The third
term is q very different question, in all its
moral aspects, from the great question OF slay-
ery. which split the Methodist denomination
in twain previous to the civil war and led to
the noted lawsuits in relation to the Church
property. Slavery was question which
touched the conscience Of the Church, and it
was iustifable to hazard q schism rather than
show any tolerance for an institution which
the great founder of Methodism denounced
as "the sum of oil villanies." But the third
election of President is not moral ques-
ton it is a mere question Of politics. To
divide one of our great religious denomina-
tious on such an issue would be an
egregious folly and Bishop Haven deserves
censure for so mischievous and hazardous
an attempt. When the Methodists divided
on the slavery question it was subject
relating to the internal discipline
! nf their Church. the question being
The New York herald., 1875-12-22

POLITICAL CONSISTENCY. When Mr.. Blaine.
as Speaker, appointed Mr.. Kelley and Mr..
Garfield on important committees he was de-
nounced by the democratic newspapers for
daring to show by such an act that he ap-
proved their course on Credit Mobilier.
What time they did make over this ''ofi-
cial Endorsement of corruption r Now, we
find that Mr.. Kerr, the democratic Speaker,
elected mainly because he was the only
honest man available for the place, has ap-
pointed the same. gentlemen to the Ways and
Means! We await with anxiety the angry
comments of the World upon this extraordi
nary defiance of democratic ''honesty."
The New York herald., 1875-12-22
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Secretary OF the Senate George C. Gorham has jus
become q wIdower.
Senator John H. Mitchell, OF oregon, Is residing
temporarily at the Hotel Brunswick
Garter snakes nofensive their chief delgh
being 10 eat rats The same may be said OF Cinnamon
Speaker Kerr is said using his political powe,
wholly In the service OF Governor Hendricks for the
Presidency. II so-good
Maria Davis charged with bigamy at the Old Bailey.
London was released because the first husband being
totally blind, unable to identify her.
Mrs Desionde, the novelist OF the South, Is the
daughter OF the late Colonel Darlington, Of Alabama
and sister In. law Of General Beauregard.
Mount vcsuvius has again begun TO send forth
great fame OF volcanic fire. and Neapolitan who can
not light cigarette a. IL deserves TO go without
smoke.
The crew or an English vessel certify that sea ser
pent lifted itself OF the water sixty feet and also
whipped a whale although there wasn't much whiskey
aboard tho vessel either.
President Grant recently wrote editorial article
about column in length for the Washington Republic
can SO says Murat Halstead, has just LEFT Wash
,ngton and is drinking plain soda in Cincinnati
Joseph Arch, the English reiormer, whose SON was
recently sent to jail for stealing to have been
negligent with his family while trying TO set the
world on Are This case reminds ono OF Mrs. Jellyby
in "Blcak House"
General william 7. Sherman, accompanied by MIS-
Sherman, and Colonel John Il. Tourteloue, OIL the
Generals stan arrived in the city yesterday IRON 81
Louis and took up his quarters at the Fitn Avenue
HOTEL
Tho Boston Journal says:-"his 70 a OIL OF forgotten
history that Jefferson was formerly nominated to the
Presidency for third term by the legislatures Of
Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island He promptly
declined the nomination"
Letters are distributed nftysix times daily in PARA
through pneumatic tubes from and to the central once
and s succursas; timS Of transmission three minues
If wo only had such things in America G. w Blunt and
Private Dalzcll could be kept busy.
Just after the publication Of his second volume Buckle
attended a stanes by tho notorious Home, and do
scribed the effect on himself as being so peculiar thai
he never dared go again. though extremely desiroua
1 Of investigating the mysteries OF this subject
The New York herald., 1875-12-22
John KeIly's Address.

We have been honored with copy OF
sthe address to the electors" by John
Kelly's dark lantern, Know Nothing lodge,
Tammany Hail. This address tells US about
'the principles of the democracy" ''the
creed of Jefferson" ''the year of democratic
rule" the desire of the committee for rapid
transit and the last election. This it regards
as ''the temporary success of placemen and
demagogues 1--WE have expected Te
Deum," says the committee, "but lamenta-
tions alone resound- The minor key of re-
gret may yet swell into the symphony of
sslf-condemnation." If this means anything
at all it means that the last election
was blunder and will bring harm upon the
people because certain gentlemen were
chosen officers, mainly judicial, defeating
certain other gentlemen-namely, the candi-
dates of John Kelly. No one denies that the
ticket nominated by John Kelly was good
one. The fight was not upon the men, but
upon the principles which those men repre-
sented. What reason has the Tammany
Committee for saying that the men who were
successful will disappoint the peoplea The
judges who come upon the Bench by the
action of the anti-Tammany and republican
alliance are men of stainless character and
high reputation. We question if the Bench
ever received the same number Of judges of
as high personal character as Sanford, who
goes on the Superior Bench Van Hoesen,
who goes on the Common Pleas Glider
sleeve and Hackett, who take the criminal
courts Sheridan and Goepp, who become
Marine judges. Not word has ever been
breathed against any one Of these gentlemen,
not single charge affecting their character
as citizens or their integrity or capacity as
Judges. Therefore, for the Tammany ad-
dress to intimate that they are bad men,
ssmen whose names are an evil and reproach
to the community" is o slander unworthy Of
any political society and characteristic of
the desperate demagogues who control this
secret lodge and who, SO far as they could,
made the last campaign one of SANDER and
defamation.
Tammany Society grows quite eloquent
over national politics. We have great deal
about the Whiskey Ring and the Credit
Mobilier and Grants course in the South.
We are told of the "bloody shirt" of recon-
struction and of ''the bowling deryishes of
Know Nothingism," but we. have nothing
whatever about the reorganization of Tam
many which was promised by the leaders at
the close of the last canvass John Kelly
seems to ignore the one fact-namely, that
the city of New York is disposed to manage
its affairs upon good, sound business princi-
pies. Tammany Hall, although it may
nominate four or five good men, as it did
last year, is yet quite capable of putting
thieves in power like Tweed or imbeciles
like Wickham. Kelly should know that
the people of New York Of the DEM
ocratic faith propose, above all things,
to strike down the dark lantern lodge
which is the keystone of Kelly's power.
This address is Of itself 50 silly and absurd,
such violation of good taste and political
common sense, as to be only another evidence
of the incapacity of the leaders OF Tam
many Hall to understand the first drift o.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22

WHEN MEN do an act which distinguishes
them from their fellows it is proper the
story of their lives should be recorded. The
world would gladly remember the names of
all the heroes who assisted in defending the
pass of Thermopyle, and it is not unlikely
that most people will believe that the
eighteen congressman who voted for third
term should also be immortal. In order to
provide for such a contingency we print this
morning sketches of their lives, together
with synopsis of their opinions on the
question which gave them fame.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22

GENERAL JovELLAR is to become Captain
General of Cuba once more. We presume
that his second appointment, like that OF
valmaseda, means that he is to pacify the
island. Spain deals with Cuba as if she
was playing a game of political hide and
seek. 1t is not long since Valmaseda was
sent to the Antilles to stamp out insurrec-
ton, and now Jovellar returns to coax it out
Through all this the condition of the island
remains practically unchanged, and the in
surrection is stronger to-day than it was five
years ago.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22

SPANISH OUNCES have long been famous
for their effectiveness in diplomacy, but we
doubt whether they will prove as useful in
war; Their efficacy is to be tested in Cuba.
however, and price has been set upon the
heads of the insurgents Ten doubloons is
high rate for the killing of Cuban patriots ;
but if anybody can be found to kill them for
the price, it will be much cheaper than over
coming them by means of an army and regu-
lar soldierY.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22
L TRIPLE S III Z Z 7.
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 90. 1875.

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The New York herald., 1875-12-22

O.A. U.-The interviews which we print
this morning respecting this secret Order will
be found very funny reading. A notable
popularity Of many Of them is that the per-
sons whose opinions in regard to the Order
are sought first deny that they belong to the
society, and then tell many things concern
inc il which could be known onlv by Its
members.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22

THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY has completed the
election of Senator's and the other members
Of the Senate will be chosen by the people.
The contest in the Assembly has been very
remarkable one; but the elections which are
to follow are in every way as interesting.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22

ANOTHER STEAMSHIP DISASTER is reported
by the cable this morning-a collision be-
tween the Gironde and the Louisiane--re-
sulting in the loss Of the latter vessel and of
sixteen lives. Gross carelessness, or culpa-
BILE lack of seamanship, must be the cause Of
these constantly recurring disasters
The New York herald., 1875-12-22

PRESIDENT GRANTS MESSAGE, as will be
seen from the extracts which we reprint this
morning, was generally discussed by the
English press.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22
The Troubles ON tho Mexican Border

Tne TrOuDles ON tho Mexican Border.
The disturbances on the Rio Grande con-
tinue, and the exasperation they occasion only
needs skilful nursing to make them, by and
by formidable instrument Of President
Grants ambition. 1t suits his purpose to
play the religious card at present, but hs
holds Mexico and Cuba in reserve for q later
stage Of the game if he should find them nec-
essary. 1t depends on the mere will of the
President to influence the border troubles to
such pitch that war with Mexico would
be inevitable Nobody doubts that wise and
prudent management would bring these diff
ficulties to an amicable settlement; but
nobody has any confidence that they will be
dealt with in proper spirit while we have
President who is bent on third election and
will hesitate at no means which he may
judge necessary for success. This fore
boding distrust Of the Chief Magistrate of
the country is grave evil, because it
unsettles the confidence of business men in
the future at q time when there are SO many
other elements of uncertainty in connection
with the finances and the currency. Presi-
ucnL OOuAh ShoiiJ ASoIOAO OOhhuOuoo
and reassure the country if he would but
renounce his third term pretensions in une-
quivocal language lie will not do this, and
the public mind is accordingly full of jeal-
ousies and apprehensions, watching every
small cloud in the political horizon in the
fear that it will gather into storm, blacken
the whole sky and pour down deluge of
ills. When the remedy is 50 simple Presi-
dent Grant is inexcusable for not uttering
the few decisive words which would be ac-
cepted as guarantee of tranquility.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22

Our AUsTRALAsIAN ADv1cEs this morning
are mostly about the mines and tho crops,
but there is a word in regard to the Chinese
question which is not dissimilar to the same
issue in California and there has been some
disappointment owing to the falling off of
the Catholic vote
The New York herald., 1875-12-22

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Gold receded
to 113 1-S. Money was in active demand at
per cent. Stocks were again lower, yet a
trihe more active. Investment securities
continue firm.
The New York herald., 1875-12-22

THE BRooKLYN RING. The papers in the
long impending suit against the Brooklyn
Ring were served yesterday, and the COM
plant is published at length in the HERALD
this morning. The defendants profess to be
anxious for speedy trial, and we trust an
opportunity will be afforded them to put
their professions to the test.