The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-31

this necessity. ne felt that Il would not DO TO
nSa ne ,a wSa ne way of Iepe0
serve him just az wen as II he had dismissed them.
HIS reduction order was made to apply simply TO
TAMMANY DEMOCRATS,
and the fifteen per cent reduction anecs every
Tammany man who is known tobe strong Kelly
man. Even Colonel Tom Dunlap, the CITY Treas
urer. has been made victim. Not one OF the
hundred and Dad republicans under the depart
den show Of hanls Green has in a manner de-
clared war upon Tammany aud has given Mr.
Kelly and his friends 10 understand that The Tam
many men IN his employ must, n they want TO
stay, live on starvation wages or get out OF the
way TO make room for republicans who will get
paid at The old rates. while the republican Sena-
tors are to rejoice IN the TACT that so long as they
do they are told their friends now In once Will
sSe ed beng enlarged for more OF the
brood, even If iurther reduction of the Tammany
mems salaries Is necessary TO make this thing
certain. But Mr. Green, IN the opinion OF repup-
lcans as well AZ democrats VINO are well informed
as TO the outlook, and believe that his lobby
his to bolster up his tanning fortunes by q patron
age bribery OF Senators. Will only hasten ms re-
out the Governors views as to .'hOme rule,n as
expressed n his Message, be defeated by the Comp
troiler's lobbying. the Mayor Will not hesitate the
very next day to remove him from ONCE, and the
Governor would. 1t is thought only be too glad to
approve the removal IL should not De taken Tor
THE FATE OF THE COMPTROLLER
Will depend exclusively upon the tate OF the C0st-
gan hlil and that II the passage OF the bill be post
lie Will be. prolonged to that time... BY no
means. 1t is more than probable that Mr. Green
will be Ousted, Albany Legislature or none, before
the latter END oil next month, unless some deve-
Oprnent in his case, now Unforeseen. turns no TO
postpone the event; Tor some OF The leaders con-
tend that n by that time some bill giving the
Mayor the power TO remove city officials without
the Governors approval Is not passed they will
let the matter drop entirely And Just here 1t may
be mentioned that the passage OF such bill would
release Mr.. Tilden from the necessity he would be
under II the Mayor removed Green-nOw that IL Is
beyond dispute that he would not refuse his APP
proyal to the removal OF an Onicer whom the Mayor
saw lit to remove-of indorsing the Mayors cer-
sSate' TINS may IN .od great measure re-
Knows the e' Governor viii not s'' refuse his
approval OF Green's removal the only reason he
can have Tor hesltat1ng so long must oe TO allow
certain reasonable time for the COstlgan Dill TO
pass, with the view or sparirg the Governor the
protGge Tor whom he may have personal liking.
but who, he iees, stands IN the way Of perfect
harmony IN the working Of the city government.
Meanwhile the Fire Commissioners,
HOPING AGAINST HOPE,
against whom charges were preferred as long ago
as last December; the Corporation Counsel, who
him early in the month, and the Police Com
missioners, who have been booked for re-
mOval for nearly a month nor ana all the
know that they must, sooner or later. give way 10
other, II not better men. are hoping against hope
that nothing will be done by the Mayor until the
Legislature has settled the
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER,
and that these amendments, If adopted at all, VIII
Wickham, as has been intmated. may astonish
some OF even the most hopeful ones In very snort
time. SAID he to gentleman, the other day. who
loosely asked what time next winter the Fire
Commissioners case would be decided, "What IS
the use of doing things by piecemealY"
Who knows, then, but when the next change is
the liner thunder storm Is more startling in It's
effects than an ordinary shower any day.