The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-08
NEW HERALD TUESDAY g.

cnces disgrace and control certain OF the city depart
ments under Tanmany rule The same men who
shouted for Tweed in many Of tho districts now shout
as vigorously tor John Kelly. Are the votes OF the
independent masses to be thus traded away at tho nod
Of a few schcmng politciansf Tho compact may be
entered into between Judge Is xby the side and
Mr. John Kelly the other but will the people
raty the rnholy alliance at tho ballot box! before
such combination Is consummatcd would It not be
we'll do away with the obnoxious features OF Tam
many's odous administration Tho zone man power
must be abolished the Tammnny Society must meet
with open doors, men In the organization must DO
allowed to express Their independent opinions
E Eau"",er Tipv,lIe Bovd's smelling commi,tce;
owners Of liquor storos and dance houses must be
taken from heads OF committees respectable citizens
be ignored In the direct working OF the party
SIMPLY because they respectable; professional wire
pullcrs have iattcpcd for years the money Of
es,y THIS is the only successful plan union between
Tammapy and anti-lammany. Then let the name ol
"Tammany" be wiped out altogether II is by
word OF corruption throughout the country IL has
identified with tho public robberies of the
age The .'coadju'or Of which the people might DO
means repetition OF Tammany with its features
OF Capitalization, ostracisfn and tyranny.
THE COMBINATIONS OFFICE
list Of all the offices to be nlled in the city and
county OF New York at tho coming election pub.
hshed in the HERALD on The 30th uit Tho anxiety OF
places grows stronger as the draws Tor max
Ing the nominations. Another important Office may
Court. in place OF Ciaudjus L. Mcneil Governor TIL
den has the appointment OF successor until the LIST OF
January There hosts OF candidates, among
them j. J. Freedman, Nelson y. Waterbury and Joseph
j. Marin.
Ii is gwen out that Mr. Abram S. Hewitt, Chairman
OF the National Democratic Committee. will not DO
candidate for election the Tenth Congressional
district Tammany proposes 10 present the name Of
General +. b. Splnoa, who resides In this districLf
LABOR AND POLITICS
The question OF 'laborers' wages and furnishing work
for the unemployed must necessarily prove important
Last election the 81 So per- day issue was one OF The
cventtul straws which broke The back OF lammany
Hail. That this is still vital issue nobody can doubt
The aborcrs cannot get Out OF their heads that Tam
many Hall is twolhirds responsible for this reduction.
Whether the reduction was just movement IN view
the peculiar duincss OF trade 1t IS needless now 10
inquire The fact is patent however that the bitter
phi has yet been swallowed by the aborers and
mechanics OF New York city, and they Will again go to
ling in their bosoms Mr.. John Kelly and
his Tammany satellites attempted TO shove
oil the responsibility, but they did not succeed my
candidate. Z" william H. Wokham, presided at the meet
ing where the resolution reducing the poor mems pay
from 81 to 81 60 per day was passed: Da Iammany
My candidate" could not be touched, as he had been
placed The executive chair by ''i,o-s" Kelly. But
John Morrisscy sympa'hzcd with the workingmcn,
subscribed his money TO their meeting at the Cooper
Institute and Tor this he was expelled from the wig
wan by Mr.. Kelly. Will the workingmen soon forget
this treatmentf Then We also have Salem II Wales
(wno ran to accommodate Mr. Wickham on the
republican ticket tor Mayor IN the fail OF
1874 present at the reduction conference In
the Mayors Office. He WINS one OF the
strongest advocates OF this policy The wOrkIngmcn
and mechanics viii not forget that gentleman II he
again comes up for elective Office. Wickhams in
nucnce with acting Mayor Vance secured him the ap-
pointmcnt of Dock Commissioner. The operations OF
this latest Tammauy-rcpubIican ring may thus be
plainly traced. IL is easy Tor demagogucs and Tam
many wrcpucrs to go around the differ wards and
try To shuttle of the od'um atta;hed TO this reduction
COMPTROLLER Green's name is flung before tho eyes OF this
workingmcn at every possible opportunity like a red
flag in tho face OF bull He Is blamed for every evil
aginary and otherwise that beas the aboring classes
But tho eyes OF these begin TO OPEN They study the
situation more closely, and find that Tammany mis-
management and bunglIng leadership tho truo
from which 10 trace these evils. Many igno-
Of bad rcputc placed at the head OF dis
trict committees while nominations have been made
tor Aldermen aud other local offices which simply
disgrace to civilized community. Tho only quail
ties looked Tor in The Tammany candidates faithful
the BOSS and abect submission to his be-
hests Let those machine men beware lest the same
tidal which last year swept Mr.. John X. Hacket
iriumphanty into the Recorders chair by 81 900
joruy may overwhclm them again in this city and
county The laborers and small taxpayers do not want
their very substance stolen by horde of professional
Office seekers who for years haze looked upon The city
treasury their brhright The laborers mechan-
Ics' vote OF this city is estimated at 10000 When
properly centralized those can, therefore, dictate
many of the nominations.