The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11
The city Elections.

again, because 1t Is by no means too early to
discuss an election in which every inhabi-
tant of New York is interested and which
may, if good men are nominated and elected,
be of the greatest importance to the me-
tropolis
We are to choose this fall for the city,
among other officers, a Mayor, District At
torney, Coroner, Recorder and Aldermen,
besides Assemblymen, State Senator and
members of Congress- 1t is OF great i'm
por.ance that good men be selected, and
we trust the rulers of Tammany
Hall will do their duty by the city with
Judgment and discrimination. Their can
didates if they are good and capable men,
are likely to be chosen, and, with the
influence of this powerful political organi-
zation cast for the best men, it can make
itself invaluable to the city. We have often
said that no one can doubt Mr. Kelly's
earnest desire to serve the city, his honest
and sincere determination to do what he
believes to be for its best interests; and we
trust that his judgment in this case will be
as good as his intentions undoubtedly are,
and that he will take care that the political
body Of which he is the head shall succeed
in the only way which can make success
worthy and OVERWHELMINGLY, by putting
forth the most capable men that can be
found for the different Offices to be filed.
The Mayoralty seems to US Of especial
importance this time. An energetic and
capable Mayor will have special opportuni-
ties during the next term of that office to
render the city service. We stand, by gen.
eral consent, at the beginning of o new
career of prosperity in the country. Allthe
signs are favorable to a revival OF industry
and particularly to great revival of COM
merce Already American manufactures are
permeating Europe and South America.
great number of energetic and skilful
young merchants are encouraged to take
part in building up again our foreign trade,
and the day is not distant-unless
the currency idiots should once more
fation, which is not probable, the day is
near at hand when our wharves and piers
will once more be crowded with shipping
and when we shall need much more extern
sive and better accommodations for the
commerce Of the port than we now possess.
A capable Mayor could be of great service
in this matter by pushing the rapid transit
roads to completion; by giving his infu-
ence and attention to the Harlem River i'm
provement, in order that We may have q
shorter connection between the Sound and
the Hudson River for sailing vessels and
steamers; by attending to the rapid bet
tering of the terminal facilities for the
cheap transshipment of cargoes; by urg-
ing forward what is just now much
mcclellan elevated freight railroad sur
rounding the city and running along the
ends OF the piers; by helping on the settle
ment of the upper end of the island, which
ought very soon to be accessible by the ele-
vated roads, and in various other ways at
tending to the true interests Of the city and
its people
Up to the present time we have not been
able to hear that Tammany or we might
properly say Mr.. Kelly, has decided upon
candidate for the Mayoralty. II any one
has been determined on, Tammany, which
of course means Mr.. Kelly, has managed to
keep the favorite dark. We do not doubt
Mr. Kelly's good intentions or even his
good Judgment, as we have before said,
but there is good deal of objection in
many quarters to the sort of star chamber
way in which Tammany has managed our
political affairs for some years past. Fifty
thousand able-bodied and anxious news
paper reporters might interview Mr.. Kelly
and the other sachems without the least
chance OF discovering where the little
Mayoralty joker is hidden. There is a
general feeling that Mr.. Kelly does not
make enough allowance for the curiosity,
not to say the interest, felt by the press and
the public in this matter. He, who knows
all about it, has, of course, no curiosity; but
the rest of the city feels itself ''left out
in the cold," as the boys say, and
while to stern sachem of Tammany
curiosity, even on SO interesting matter as
this, may appear contemplate, MS the vice
of women, he ought to remember that-ns
celebrated French writer remarked ''most
meh are mortal" and take the public into
his confidence. We make this suggestion
not only in the public interest, but also in
Mr. Kelly's, for he will not lose by making
u confdant Of the people.
1t occurs to us, however, that Tammany,
or Mr.. Kelly, may not so far have concluded
the needful deliberations that in fact it is
yet an open question who is the Dark Horse.
In that case we take the liberty of max
ing suggestion to Mr.. Kelly. He
has seen that the HERALD has named three
prominent and able citizens us fit and eli
gible for the Mayoralty MIR. Dana, of the
Sun; Mr.. Jones, Of the Times, and Mr.. Reid,
of the Tribune. AS we foresaw when we ven-
tured to use the names Of these gentlemen,
no one has called in question their eminent
fitness for the high and impc rtant Office. 1t
il eyerxwhere ncknoMledned that either of