The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-07
THE POLITICAL CALDRON.
The General Sweep" in the Depart
mentS Near at Hand.
PARTY QUESTION
The Hauschel Patronage Resolution ant
the Developments Expected.
G r E EN- IN A FIX


changes have taken place In the city govern
ment directly or indirectly, BY order or the new
powers that be, the beginning OF the end II Is
now sale to say, ts not far distant. The local
leaders, as IL has already been pointed out de-
cided some time ago to resort TO Albany legisla
ton get rid OF what they chose to call domestic
difficulties" In the way OF q general change In the
departments-or rather in the way OF those lead
ers who are anxious that changes should be made.
But unfortunately for the policy decided upon the
Albany part of the business does not look SO
promising now az IL did. and the result win prob.
ably be that before the close OF another fortnight
the managers at this end Of the line will have to
refuse any longer TO be :.
BOUND hand AND FOOT
BY promises made 70 higher power than them
selves-and which Is not part OF the city govern
ment-to 'wait until late In the session" for the
accomplishment Of purposes that, so far as AL
baDy Is concerned. seem now to be hopeless OF
attainment. Since the republicans in the Senate
at Albany have decided to make any bill looking
to the amendment or the city charter q party
question 1t Is easy to see that the Costigan bill
will be defeated. But the knowledge OF this
fact will IN no way deter the leaders here from
having the bill pushed. Whether the declaring
or the bill strict party one by the republicans
was strengthened by the indirect influence OF o
prominent democrar at Albany, as 1t is rumored.
ana the lobby interest or Comptroller Green,
headed by Rhodes Swan and Morrison, now mat
ters little with them. They believe that when
the bill is defeated they can then 60 to work
right and left In the cutting OF OF republican
heads OF departments in this city. In other words,
they WILL alter the defeat OF the bill BY republican
votes, be justified in retalating by exercising
Whatever power they possess TO
GET RID OF REPUBLICAN OFFIcE-HOLDERS
under the city government Mr.. Kelly and Mr..
Wickham are In full accord on this plan, and So
the long threatened general sweep Is certain to
come, just sure as the bill that is now before the
Legislature. and which gives the Mayor the abso-
lutte power OF removal and the Aldermen the CON-
frmatory power in the matter Of appointments, is
defeated by the republicans In the Senate. once
the Mayor takes up the axe 1t VIII then de-
pend solely upon Governor Tiiden whether the
heads Of the republican officials are to fall
whether. In TACT. the republicans having made
party question OF measure intended to let New
York city be governed Dy her own local officials. he
will, as democrat, stand by his party. 1t is said
by some that the Governor does not relish the
prospect Of all the responsibility being thrown
upon him; but whether ne relishes 1t or not 1t Is
now q fore2one conclusion that he will have to
bear 1t. Though not strictly republican in the
true sense OF the word, although he is represented
numerousy in every city department which he
republican of1ce-holders placed there to secure his
hold ON the republican Senate. Comptroller Green,
in party sense, win be treated by the local lead
ers as q repuDlican-as one who Is not In harmony
with his party and whose presence In the city gov
eminent tends to
CLOG THE GENERAL MACHINERY
The resolution Of Mr.. Hauschel OF itself will
anyhow II properly carried out, lay bare 80 much
OF Green's underhand work at Albany that the
him, even II ne had no other cause. Some people
think that 1t win be impossible to get at the in
formation to be sought for by the Committee on
Cities, but any one OF the members OF the commit.
tee who IS ut all familiar with the fight Green had
Tor his official life In 1873, when his special LOBBY
cnange his vote aud thereby saved MIN. can easily
get at the fac:s. He can also look up certain
Strong lobby at the Delavan eli tile winter. and
then ind out the reason why there have been
since en SO many W me ~ fh e1
Mr.. Green Will De IN q tight place II the commit
tee DO their WORK faithfully. Tney nave the power
stimulated to extra exerton IN their work by the
kn0 Wedge OF the TACT tnat an attempt made IN the
republican Senate IN 1873 W democratic Sena-
tor to Drinp aOout just SUCH all investigation as
the committee are now empowered to carry on
was defeated oy o clique OF republican Senators,
OF when there is yet a remuant in the present
SeDate Mr. Hauschel's resolution, 1t VIII he
out what appointments, &C., were made under the
city government through
THE INFLUENCE OF SENATORS
other than the New York Senators since 1870. AZ
this Will carry the investigation into the days Of
the "Rng," some spicy developments may be cx-
ably Of the secret OF the hold Mr.. Green has upon
Gel tain gentlemen IN the republican party In aud
always count upon In an emergency; also as to
the exact number OF gentlemen from the country
CITY by Mr. Green On The recomme ndation Of sena-
tors D. r. Wood and Lowery, republicans; how
many appointments Mr.. Woodin has influenced IN
the past Tor the benent OF the city, ana how IL Is
that Mr.. swan, OF Syracuse was appointed to
lat place in the Comptroller'sglt at q tine wnen
Mr. Green was complaining That the Board OF APP
portionment had cut ms appropriation so low that
ne would have to reduce his force and the salaries,
and why II Is that Mr.. swan spends most OF his
time at Albany, where MIR. Morrison Mr.. Pelton
and Dr. stevens are said to oe Temporarily resld
II may be OF interest to the general public to
know that In retaliation Tor Green's act In cutting
pSrtmen the pureau nner a ae
ilcan onicials appointed thu ugh Green's influence
IN the department Of buildings nave been re-
moved. This Is only the beginning OF the
WARFARE FOR THE sPOILs
before the heads OF the departments themselves
Green VIII, on Monday, make clean sweep OF
every Tammany man whose place nc controls, the
appointment. too, OF MIR. Tappan as City Chamber
lain Is terrible bow TO Green. IL places IN power
eae an VIII wnG ns, nsT and nnow
trickeries with the books and documents
Oh nis department. any further to blind "tnvestIga-
tors' 10 MS peculiar way OF doing business. Mr..
Tappans presence IN the Cnamberain's once Will
strengthen the Mayors administration. HIS high
CHARACTER as business man aud his well known
determination to have the business OF ms Office
carried on strictly In accordance with the law aud
Green win rid the Office OF GREEN'S spies and
nunkics and at the same time he the means OF
exposing bis Migrant violations OF law In cmpoy.
ing special paymasters to disDurse the public
moneys and other little vagaries OF his not vet
made pubic.
10 show how terribly enraoed Mr. Cycen mnst
De over Mr. Tappan's appointment II Is only neces-
sary 70 state that three years ago Mr.. Green. at
Mr. Wicknams request, promised TO appoint Mr..
Tappan TO the position now neld Nv Mr.. Mcmahon,
collector OF iaxes. indeed, Green went 80 lar az
10 sena lor Mr. Wickham one day and tell him that
maue out ana tnat all that was wanting to put
MT. dappan In the place was to get lis sureiIes.
MI. Wlcknam and Mr.. Tappan went to Wall street
and got inc necessafY suTetes and the ne XII IhlnQ