The New York herald., 1875-11-30
The Spring Elections.

The people OF this city, without dis
tinction of party, are gradually coming to
the opinion that it is necessary for the
purity of our republican institutions, to
strike down Tammany Hall, and that the
surest way of doing this is to change the
municipal elections from autumn, when they
are now held, to the spring. The argument
is clearly made that there can be no wisdom
in postponing elections to the autumn, on
account of the merchants and business men
of this great city. In the country it is we'll
enough, for there the farmers have put in
their crops. They have resting spell,
part in public affairs. In the city very
often the fall is our busiest season. The
canvass that suits the agricultural COM
munity is frequently neglected by the
merchant and business man because they
cannot leave their affairs Beyond this we
know that Governor Tilden has taken high
ground in favor of spring elections. That
gentleman will see that as he never can be
elected to the Presidency as the creature
of Tammany Hall, he should use his Justly
earned influence and great power in striking
it down. Let US have, therefore, the cleo
tions in the spring, and let the Legislature
when it meets do two things-frst, recall
and destroy the charter under which the
Columbia Society has been able to rule Tam
many Hall by dark lantern, Know Nothing
secret lodge influence second, change
the elections. Then we can have q canvass
for the Mayoralty which will give US q man
possessing the confidence of the people.
The issue will not be either democratic or
republican, but Tammany Hail. with its
dark lantern, Know Nothing tomfoolery on
the one side and the people on the other.
Then we shall have men elected to Office who
do not believe in running up taxes every
week and squandering the peoples money
on foolish and corrupt schemes. The head
OF this movement should be some such man
as Andrew II. Green, the present Comptrol-
Ter, who, whatever may be his faults of tenn
per, tact and judgment, has stood like
stone wall between the treasury and the pub
lie thieves. What a canvass we can make for
"Stonewall" Green, if we might borrow an
adjective from the illustrious Confederate
commander to express our apprecia-
ton of his granite-like integrity. Or
we might take John X Hackett, who, hav-
ing defended tho independence of the Bench
as n candidate for Recorder, would no doubt
be only too glad to lead the same host against
the Know Nothing system of Tammany Hall.
Or we might take Henry q. Stebbins, our
popular and far-seeing head of the Park De-
partment, or John T. Agnew, who is the
HERALD's candidate for Commissioner of
Public Works; or we might take Charles A.
Dana, the editor of our brilliant and coura-
geous contemporary, the Sun. Mr.. Dana has
made "A good record in and out Of Office. He
has shown his contempt for thieves and his
courage and persistence in fighting them.
We printed yesterday letter which he wrote
to political committee OF this city, which
should be published in letters of gold, espe-
cially that part of it in which he says
1T is only when honest men of every
name exhibit n determination to revolt
against tho management of party leaders
and TO select their own candidates for