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shall expect him to withdraw his denunciator.
card without needless delay.
D1STdRDLY INGRATTTTDE.

A reporter of The Herald called upon the
Hon. John MOrrissey the other day at Saratoga
10 get his opinion upon New-YOrk City poll
tics and politicians. Tho muscular statesman
was found in his own pOOlrOom, chatting with
the Hon. James-better known rs Jimmy
Hayes, and enjoying the material rewards OF
a life of honest industry. There was well-ap-
pointed bar quite handy, and everything about
the department was comfortable, if not luxurious.
And vet Mr.. Morrissey was not happy. lie was
brooding over the wrongs of the worklngmen:
He could rot forgive Commissioner Porter, and
Mayor Wickham, and John Kelley, and the
rest of the bloated Tammany aristocrats, Tor
fixing the wages of labOrers on the pubic
works at the same rate paid by prl-
vate employers. "Oh, it's terrible, it's ter
"riblc,r moaned the honorable John. "Cut-
ting down the wages of men who
"have to work in the storm, and If
"they are sick, to keep their families from
"starving. / know what it is to be poor"
continued he, pOckcting large roll
of hundred-dolIar bills which ga gentleman
" from the bar" had just thrust into his hand |;
"did MT my father work till he was fifty
"eiclt wears old 2" And here the distinguished
son of toll was nearly floOred by his emotions
Mr. MOrrissey is evidently of the opinion that
Tammany Hall owes So day to every man
employed on the public works, not for h's Ia
Dor, but for his vote; and carrying out the
principle involved in this idea he Is equally
convinced that the Democratic party Is
bound in honor to do something hand
some for his friend Mr.. Hayes, whose case
is another of those awful Outrages which move
the fallen gladiator to tears and almost to bad
language. Mr.. Hayes, being unpopular i'll the
city on account of character somewhat 100
picturesque and variegated, spent large sum
of money in attempting To thrust himself INTO
Office in spite of the prejudces OF the people
against him, and as our readers know he was
defeated by very large majority. That's why
he ought to be taken care OF, says John. III
he can't get place by election 1t stands TO
reason he must have ii by appointment. "That
oman spent $40, 900, and he did it a. much
for the benefit of the party as he did it for
"himsclf and they ought to have given him
ga living
All this sounds very absurd when the sub
jcct OF it j. james Hayes, but Mr. MoulsSey
reminds Ia that both parties make 1t a rule to
q" give a living" to the manned and defeated,
and that Mr.. Bailey was appointed in this way
TO a place on the Board of Charities and Cor
rection after his constituents had declared
they did not want him. We might find much
more ilustrious examples by going up higher,
aud taking a list of the Force Bill Congress
men whom the President recompenscd with
Offices when they lost their seats by too much
devotion to his fortunes. We might call 10
mind the fragrant case OF Boss Shop
herd, and the support which Gen.
Grant continues for personal reasons to
give Secretary DclanO after it has become en-
tirely clear that the people do not want him.
The whole practice OF taking care OF ones
friends in politics is based upon the same sort
of "distortcd virtue which Mr.. William
Welsh described so well the other day i'll his
letter to the President. Whether the glaiuity
is foreign mission, Il seat in the Cabinet, or
So day on the Boulevard, the principle Is
the same We advise virtuous politicians
therefore, of the ruling party who have their
own affairs all comfortably arranged, moi TO be
nce6lessly bitter in dcnouncng Mr.. Morris
sey's idea of "dastardly ingrati'udc until
thev have made sure that their own practice
is higher purer, and more patriotic than his