, 1877-07-08
The Outlook in State and Local
Politics.
Civil-Service Reform in It's Relations to
the Coming Campaign.
And the Organization which Threatens
Kelly and Tammany.
TWO Hundred Men with a
Chance to Turn TraInpS.

"O 1uQQTGd MGI1 WIFI {
Chance to Turn Tranips.
From Our Orr, Correspondent.
New York, July 5.-Recallcd from the con
temptation Of lesser subjects by the recurrence
OF the day the small boy cclebrates,-and ha
just celebrated hcrc with q vengeance, ,-th.
mind Of the ward patriot aud ballot-coutrolle
turns again to politics. The massive mind re
fcrTed to finds these to be already tolcrabf1
mixed, with prospect Of becoming "prctt'
quite too awful1y wonderfully" moro mixed be
fore the fall election. On the one side there i!
danger OF too much organization, Us on tht
other OF too little The regular annual anti
Ta1nmany movement has been for some weekt
in progress, and has publicly revealed itself on
two occasions To countcrbalance, report comes
OF an independent Republican Reform party
which calls upon all the generally dissatisfied to
join in fighting the regular Republican organfz-
alton. What this regular Republican organiza.
tion Is, and what it is to be under the new rules
Of Civil Service, forms at present the most
important question in local and State politics.
The Custom-House, rs is we'll known, has for
many Years been identified with the Republican
organization in this city. The head Of that
House has been the head Of the party; the en1-
ployes Of that House have been the workers ol
the party; and head and subordinatcs have paid
pretty much all the party expenses. What.
then. will be the effect Of a rule which forbids
the Collector Of Customs to be chief Of
party managers, commands his subordi-
mates to serve the Government i'll
its Offices, not outside oi them, and
releases all from the contributions which have
been equally imperative and curscds The salts
factory answer to this has to be made sob,
We shall get on somehow said q gentleman to
me the other day,-a gentleman who has in
formation when any is to be had in political cir
Ccs. But hows Thatwas the point he stopped
at; that had not been determined upon as yet;
and will give you some OF the reasons why,
THE RUNNING EXPENSES
OF an election here are something over SIS, ,0O0
This is not only an Indispensable sum, but
rather formidable one il there are no Repub-
Hcans ready to pay it. The Custom-house has
taken care Of the matter hitherto, and, indeed,
has been obliged to. The rich Republicans,
who might be expected to put their
hands in their pockets and do 1iberally for the
cause. have for the most part allowed the cause
to look out for itself The Union League Club
is liberal enough in speeches and dinners, and
all that sort of thing; but when it comes to
paying for tickets, and for men to distribute
the tickets, to say nothing Of professions and
inspiring music, the members fail to recognize
the usefulness OF these agencies, or say that
those who have something tangible to gain
ought to bear the expense Of improving their
prospects. II the Union League politicians
think this statement too broad, their
record is at hand. In one of the
Tarmest contests the party ever made In
this city, when the interests OF tho Rhpublicans
throughout the country were involved in the
result, what did the wealthy Republicans OF this
city do in response to the urgent calls for mon
ey wherewith to push the campaign vigorously,
and meet in some manner, the food OF docu-
mcnts spread over the State By rich foea The
largest sum given By any Of these gentlemen
gentlemen, too, who had q prominent part in
every large public gathering-was $50, and but
one or two reached this
HEIGHT OF GENEROSITY.
The man who cried most loudly for reform, and
who regarded himself as the true liberal Repub-
ncan, gave $50 to aid in establishing the princi-
pies he talked Tor constantly. And he may be !
worth little less than million, but not much
less.
There were others who escaped less easily,
and who had neither the honor nor influence.
The clerks in the Custom-Housc, with thou
sand year and scyen children to feed, were per-
mitted to equal the $50, and glad if they got of
with that. Collector Murphy contributed him.
self into bankruptcy. Hc was the man to make
up deficiencies; and these were more likely than
not to run as high Us from $4,000 to $4,000.
To be sure he had fat Office, and was head of
the party, but the rate TIC paid for salary and
glory was a little out Of his due SHARE never
fht1eCe {:r3tnpfcr - 1,ae la
also. though probably he has looked more
closely after the possibilities OF the de-
1cit column Mr.. Murphy was as free
with his money as he was i'll able to
be SO free-tAc common case the world over.
No doubt be would have still been generous, ia
private, had the blessing Of the present civil
regulations fallen upon him, The question is,
what course will the present collector take. His
word Is given, both publicly and privately, that
wishes OF tue President As a citizen, aud one
who understands the political workings OF the |
metropolis thoroughly, his advice will be at the
service Of the man vic succeeds him as leader
Of the Republican organization. But the Gus |
s1m-Housc can no longer be
TIE PARTY MACHINE, |
nor can it be made to turn out wealth for cleo
tion purposes. Friends Of Collector Arthur !
things; while as for the employees in the d. |
partments, they are jubiant- An exception is |
% be made, ol course, in favor of those who
held their places for tho political instead Of tue
office work they did, and who now live on the |
edge Of uncertainty, expecting to be included |
in each reduction But II Collector Arthur
docs not provide the election fund, whence is it
to Gomez That is what the working politi-
clans, who have more zeal than means, arc
studying over, and what they hare not yet
been able to clearly mike out. The fact that
1;t,' Ss~ :. iork is SO hopelessly Democratic a
aty @ Is eIeat reason for tho apathy among
doing great deal ii they take the
trouble to vote; and indeed in some wards !
1t Is considerable for gentleman to visit the
polls. There is constant tendency to STAY at
home; and 1t IS, perhaps, the hardest and most |
important Fart OF d campaign here for the press |
te so arouse the good respectable citizens. by
either local Or national pleas that they will turn
out IN mass and Fote. The gentleman referred
to above said: "Why, SIR, If it were not for
the fact that the Senate which is to be elected
this fall will elect United States Senator frou,
this State, have not question but the Demo
Gratis would sweep over us with 100000
majority. They mean to work, and I