New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-27
Tilden,s Pet Lambs-The Quarrel Over
lhe Spoils.

Ttb0en,s Ret L0mDS-Ino VuurFeA VVeE
lhe Spoils.
John MOrrisaey has returned to the fold
of Tammany Hall, where his talents and
training lit him to belong, and the anti
Tamuaav movement is thus deprived of it's
leader. But the quarrel over the anticipated
local epoils of office is NO less violent on that
account. John Kelly has virtually ''eaten
bis words" uttered year ago, that 1T
would be a disgrace to elect man like John
Morrissey to the State Senate;' and )hn
Morrissey will doubtless make due amends
TO 1.-The Boss" for defeating the dictates OF
the Hall BY his forts q, st. Louis. But
while John MOrrissey and John Kelly, like
Herod and Pilot, ARE made friends from
this day," new Pharoah has arisen in New
York politics who promises to WELD q
power equal to the united strength OF the
two bosses. Jimmy O'Brien, the new pc ver,
is not q new man. He became somewhat
noted by .'peachipg" on Tweed and his pals
at the time Of the downfall OF that sOVer-
eign.
Jimmy" seems now to be conducting q
campaign for spoils on his own account:
Last Tuesday evening he filed Continental
Hall 10 OVERLOOKING" BY "a spontaneous
rally" of his supporters. In his speech. Mr..
O'Brien was especially severe in bis denun-
citation of the ex prize fighter. He insisted
that M0rrissey has been niggardly 10 his
contributions for campaign purposes, and
as an illustration "ites the election OF Mr..
Herman to the United States Senate. In
this election he says Morri-sey only con-
tributed $50, while he, himself, out OF bis
frugal savings" contributed $50. 600. He
said that LIE as firm advocate of Tilden
and reform, but that ''he did not believe in
John M0rrissey and John Kelly having all
the SPOTS between them"
THIS is q blow straight from the shout
der" Is John MOrrissey would say. Who
in the world could be so great q ''refOrmer'
as to be Oblivious to such injustice! A man
who contributes but . paltry $50, to march
of with the sp0ils of Office, and leave
benefcent fifty thousand dollar contributor
rudely torn from the eyes OF Justice, and
| her delicate scales dashed violently TO the
earth, by the gods, it shall never be!
Meanwhile the desperate scramble among
the "boeses" has both astonished and
alarmed the New York World. In . recent
| issue it thus denounces their proceedings,
Democrats of this city who have the
| success of the party at heart, and care com
paratively little for the distribution OF !oca
| offices, are not disposed to look on quietly
| and see the tate of the national admlnlstra
| ton ieOparded in Q contemplate struggle
about the true ratio for the division OF city
| spoils." :.
And then. after a moment for breath, ii
goes on to say:
"These leaders are short-sighted even ii
their struggle for spoils, since thcy ar'
willing to Iiek what is almost 10 certainty
| of gaining the Federal Patronage in tn,
city for what is by no means the certaint,
of winning part of the local Offices"
And thus affairs now stand. John Kelly
the man who fought 60 the last momen
! against the nomination OF Tiiden, is unitee
| with John Morrissey, the man who secured
that nomination, aud the union has bee1
brought about for tho purpose Of securln
the spoils of New York city politics. Bu
the union has Lot procured pacificatlon
and the battle RACES more fiercely thai
ever The Democracy imagine they Sc
doubtful contingency of the reconciliation
of Jimmy O'Brien. In this view OF tn
matter, the affairs of the republic are IN
truly desperate Cleveland Leader.