, 1877-07-08

! trict. A few days before certain election, III
was arrested by q detective, and marched into
! room at Republican Headquarters, where mem
bers Of the Central Committee we're seated, ant
where the following scene took place:
| Mfr, you have a check for f3,0O0 II
| your pocket, for which sum yo11 have agrcec
| with the Democratic Committee to carry SC
| many votes over, to them on election-day
] Hand out the check.''
The officcholdcr took in the situation, and
handed out as requested.
"Now sit down and write your resignation q
Chairman Of the - District Committee"
This was also done. without word.
add to that your resignation from your
There was hcsitation and pleading, but the
speaker was inexorable, and the. paper vas
written.
Now, get out"
silent III local politics till the present. time.
His support OF the President is one Of those
evils no President can avoid.
TAMs1ANY's NEW OPPONENT
threatens to be more imposing enemy in ones
own camp. There are men Of party prominence
represented in this movement, which has made
considerable progression. The address adopted
at the last meeting set forth clearly the aims Of
the organization, and was perfectly plain in re-
spect to Tammany, Gov. Robinson, and John
The failure Of the attempt made last fall to
combine the various bodies opposed to Tamlna-
ny in q united effort against that secret
society failed, the address says, through
the irresistible prominence gwen to national
issues. These will not enter into the
coming election, and now is the time to strike
Tamtnany on local issues and wrcst the city
from her grasp. II it be true, as is claimed,
that such men as e1~Comptroller Green, Oswald
Ottendorfer, and ex-A1d. Clausen are no. only i'll
success, there is chance that Reilly will be more
Ill than he was when Gov. Robinson refused to
slight Mayor Ely, The Republicans would un-
doubtedly join in any honest struggle to elect
efficient aud respectable city officials, and slc!
coalition would leaYc Tarnmany in defeat:
What hue and cry there would be il this should
once, By any chance, be brought to pass! New
York WOULD hardly know herself
In the political letter published by Tou last
week, the special correspondent wrote Of tue
proposed reorganization Of the State Commit
tee, and the better class OF Republicans who
were invited to places upon 1t. This better class
numbers the very men who have hitherto re-
fused TO give money, or to do the necessary
work. It is easr to talk OF the curse OF Federal
dictation, and tue joy OF good citizens at the
emancipation of Republicans from it; but it
may be well to remember that somebody has
had to do the work aud furnish the campaign
take the task, it was forced upon the office,
holders, and, Of course, il they paid
the bills they proposed to make the
nominations. As for Senator Conkling,
alter all that can be said, he is q
power in New York politics STILL Whether this
is due wholly, as has been claimed, to his being
the controller OF the party machine, will be
proved on his return from Europe, and his re-
entrance into active political service. Perhaps |
he belongs to as good class as do Mcssrs. |
Shultz aud Roberts. If the Republicans OF the |
highest stamp will take up the harden nov to !
be laid down blythe Federal chi ployes, aud II tue
best Republicans universally will rouse from |
their apathy, attend primaries, and do as much |
work as the less good ones have, the advantagesto to
the party and city must be great. The question
remains, Will theya 1t is good opportunity, |
1t any rate. to test those who have held aloot /
md hoW1cd about Federal dictation.
OUT OF EMPLOYMENT
The reduction OF the force At the Custom
House, however admirable an Administration
measure, has put many poor man into pit
able position. The times are about as bard, SO |
ar as chances OF employment are concerned. as |
hey were during the winter. Here are 200 men,
oung and old, among the least competent OF !!
he clerks, and consequently least likely to be
ccepted in other places, suddenly deprived Of |
he salary which barely kept them from hunger.
hey may not have earned the salary, and we're
ot needed If they did earn it; but that does
aeans Of support, and without much
hance to obtain means in this city. Collector
Irthur, it is said, has been in d state OF con-
inual siege since last Saturday. His house and
fiice are both beset continually. The men do
OF find any fault; do not make complaints OF
MUST treatment. They take the more distress
ng method Of portraying their condition and
he heIplessuess OF their families. Some plead
d Us Tor very life, suying they had not dared
ell their wives Of their misfortune, md were
cctor Arthur-ean do nothing beyond private
harity; but he suffers as much nearly as his
esegcrs do, and has to flee the city to escape |
hem. f. e.