The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-10

%aSls permit; sasy a' saa all n s.as sse
relinquisa the nomination In 1870 in favor OF a
Western man. Indeed, it Is expected at Albany
that the west Will make the nomination with the
help Of New York
,.,- ,PENTEcosrAI-
Therefore the Bryant reception was q Pente.
costal day, NOT Tor the AMBITIOUS democratic
leaders OF New York. but for the Teviving democ.
cauon to tue country thar the democratic party
had ceased to DC merely voting party ana de-
s ss F Sp" erens be Mere reading pary;
but a few years ago, when every hilarious
sion at Albany was without the presence OF ladies'
or motives OF any Eind except mere rapacry. Two
gangs would open opposite parlors IN the Delevan
Hotel, between when. like marketable animals
going To water, the drove OF Senators. Assembly,
men and loboymen paraded There were mys.
ferrous talks and wink .behind doors. the show or
envelopes sealed tieht ana weighing iormldably a
run OF cDecks on the hotel cashier against a de-
rost Tor bribery and corruption lett in
rne office safe. Toward midnight loud
laughter, drunkenness, obscenity and ABANDON
ment OF shame marked the aw-makng body aud
their accomplices. mighty revolution must have
occurred IN economies and IN morals 70 shift the
scenes from such a plcture to the parlors OF Gov.
ernor Tl'den with William Cullen Bryant as ha
guest.
AND MEMORY GoEru BACK.
Nearly ten years ago singular scene might have
Capitol. Reuoen Fenton held the once.
Under the penignant portrait OF Lafay.
New York city-lhe sheriff. Recorder Comptrol.
Ter, Mayor and otnerS-conspicuouS among whom
was the celebrated Frank Boole. they were
charged with corruption ana usurpauon. The
hearing lasted part vi a dav. 1t came 70 naught:
out the night 1t gave the conspirators deter.
mined tnem To seize the state government before
tney should proceed iurtner.
len years nave rolled by. To-day, in that Gov.
ernor's chamber, a citizen OF the me tropolis and
the state presides. so lar from taking the office
as the result OF trade he told one OF his associ.
ates 20 make inquiries Tor suitable young man
to be his Secretary.
~ want young men around men said the Gov
for n
1uture, and begin with q generation subsequent
to the war;
Thus I. happens that the Secretary Mr.. stebbinss
Is Young man from the interior, whose recon-.
mendation was nothing but MS responsibility ald
illness. rae Bench has also been purified by the
eXpurgatlOn OF three OF four dscTiminatOrs OF
persons in affairs OF justice. The lobby il not
deunct Is starved out ut Albany this winter
Meantime the new State capitol building which
Is tnree tunes as large as the New York Post
once, ana VIII nave spire one loot high Tor every
day IN the year. Is rapidly rising on the pla teau Ct
Albany and with lis occuf alton Will fade away
the minor edtceS huddied aD cut 1t, which for tho
past ten years nave ensnrlned the corruptlOns ana
protected the orgies oil u period too last for any
censorship TO control or any authority correct,
The new democracy OF Governor Tden mas begun
It's WORK IN sucn a way as TO deserve the motto OF
the Assumptions theatrical manager who an
nounced over the DOOR, ave keep poet OF our
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