The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-07
THE MAYORALTY.
The All Absorbing Question Discussed
by All Sorts of People.
"BoFE PARTIES IS A FRAUD"
Opinions Expressed in Common
but Expressive Language.

The views OF leading busness and professional
people the question OF the Mlyoralty have already
been given at some length 10 the HERALD, and they
have been read with interest tho expression Of
class OF citizens who take tho least active part the
conduct OF public affairs, but whose social positior
commando respect anu attention.. OF course the rct
bank capita st under silent system OF voting
mad weight In III o detcrmi nation OF q populxi
election than common hod carrier, and 30 II 10 tina
the viewa OF the hod carrier become OF as much i'm
portance those of the wealthy merchant living
Fifth avenue. There is a equality the baIIo,
box. there at the grave aud the rich and poor
meet there on the same level
Uadsr these circumstances the opinion of any
class of people who have the right OF suffrage are
equal 10 weight to those OF any other for Mayor
any other officer who is not elected by nero public
sentiment but by actual votes duly deposited in The
ballot boxes.
VIEWS DARBY BARBER
Nathaniel Thompson, the barber in south Fifth ave-
nue., darby from South Carolina, strapped his
cleaning razor blade he rendered hts opinion In
this laneua2e:"Bofe parties is fraud. Dey is Jest
all tryin' to circumnavgatc each oder, de poor
man suffers all de TIME. Now Isc one o. yers
kind o. looms dat don't care continental dime whose
top o. de neap In dis city o. Moo York long
dar's disinterference wild our business.
'Puolicans and democrats all de same
to me now Cos never seed
good IN sder OBJ 'em. You axsd me
who I'D like for Mayor Well, don't know COS
has no acquaintance wild any o. de genimen. Dey
may be all right, bu, dc man fur my money Is q man
dat liant got no tar on hrs heels; aud what mean
by dat dat NO don have anything astickn' him In
dc way Of robbn' q savins bank poor widow OF
runnin away wild anoder mans wife. Tammany
Hall amt nunin' to when | votes aad you couidnt
glib mo tousand doliahs to 20 and vote dat dsrs
ticket"
WHAT An IRISH CITIZEN THINKS.
Tom Mahcr, OF the Gresham Hotel, Third avenue.
said, with wave of his hand, "Oh, don't bother me
about politics Sure there's nothin' In 'em. How do
know and what do care who's goin' TO be Mayosf
Bad luck TO the whole OF EN- sure It's Just the same
who's Mayor, the stsalin' goes along all the white.
Av coorsc I'd like to soc dacent Mayor OF tho
city, but where'il you hnd bims"
IMPRESSION rKuroNic PHLEGx
Bill Scnwab, who keeps n beer saloon on Third ave-
rue near Forty-seventh street., and looks something
like old 1amornus himself, said:-"Dot boiItics a
tam humbus. vot for care tuppsnce who Msyesf
more Than fngerpost Give "A dot knows
wot de Peoples wants and votes him. but don't
want no pohticlans. and daps wots de maddsr mit
pREE BORN AMERICAN oir,zKx
Acck Howard, OF Cherry street, VINO Keeps q choice
liquor shop in the Fave PoluIs district said, In
the Intervals OF aihng several pitchers with red hot
nero airt no conception OF wnat y business IL
Is IN this yere city ! have been lookn' at
s so 10 many
make me mad Wanted a position mysslfr WY
ns, on nm as SGTa man h 70 ran or Mayor as the
thunder, and II run aein old Ely I'D give him
rat.iin' good shake, would Who DO l th'ur r-'s-
many will put up for Mayor? Well TammApy saput
It's own business an know mine TammaIy soG
hsps wii put up John Kelly or some other &rt
big trs to make the Thing sure
WHAT AN oLD VETERAN SAYS.
James Sullivan, driver on the Third avenue sgs ~
OLD seasoned vsteran, said ;-"Be me sowl ftrgas
maxim great dale o. talk ABOUT politics, Hll4a
mayor aren't ,hsyY Now, wnat DO wa war 4g-
Mayor. anyhow Sure the ould Isi.ow tayi Nrrr
now amt any account TO anybody. Logs
workin' Tor fifteen hours day on this ffirs
road ana they wanted to reduce our waget -
a poor man can't live sure II there was 4rgla.ae
ike u dacent mau Mayor he wooldn't aoe Us
vote tor the man that sees the workina4s0 rs
righLn
AIRY ILL OK THE SITUATION
Harry Hill, oil Houston street, said IN his
way :-'l know many msu what would make Al
Mayor who hewitt got no political entanglementG A
man VINO can build up business Of his own-bsin
out OF notning you might sayoaghs to be able 20 do
something with TINS city government Bless me 'ear,
IN Hmeiand q business man is just the kind or
tho people would pick up Mt once aud elect"
sESrfaKSrs A TRAMP.
citizen who WIS doing q seat Ia mo City HI
seriousness, expressed himself thus the IN uch ab-
sorbing topic: ~ don't Owe this country nawthin'
LOOK kind Of place Two bssn slsspin' on eli
night Did / want a leather bsdY No, but want
justice, and n there was right Mayor Of this
c,,,ze ns sec - INA. no es oSfI can
night on a hard board. VINO 40 want tor Mayor
Wei. ANYBODY Will do for that poor .
one OF them Aldermen, and called u thousand timec
at The CITY Hall TO ticket Tor job got
II Why, yes, any body but = politician would make .
good Mayor, aud tue poor would be happy"
NoN-PoLircAL fRisHxAN.
Tim Burns, who Keeps tho DAIRY on Forty-nnth
street, Lear Third avenue szd.-"I piver had the
lste taste TOR politics, though my countrymen for
the mos part appear TO like u. Tho I'D like TO
see mayor would be a rich mau. who dom. oeloag to
politics am u democrat DC coorse, but don't mind
votin' tor anybody tDaPh give poor man bstte
chance to live. DO suppose The Mayer can help mel
VOL, DOM know what business he has being Mayor
unless he helps In some way There's ssyin' IN thu
ould dart that nothn bales tho art Of man oarrn' Inc
bees out think the politicians bate all. and bail
Bssagner and The dviI into the bargain. They'll hsN
DISCUSSION AMONG uissRsIAss
In Duny's saloon, Tnrd avenue and Forty-sixth
street. halt dozen men, all oil Hosrn,sn sreed, took
W their glasses along win the subccI tho Mayoray
Tor discussion. "Ouid scbc WON'T u cont
exclaimed one eIinked crystals with his neigh.
Dor; John Morrisscy, the LORD with him. laid him
dead a corpse hved and Jonn Kelly
dont want 10 put any suGs IN the nsId n tell you
now, Nike, you're mIstaken.' SAID another, ''Ouid
Scheii IL tho only man that can wiu an moro betoksn
1onn Kelly has 20. 20 nominate him. sshs.e ne loss
posed tn rd one OF the party, "fammany Hall will
be bate this year worse NOR Donnoiiy bate Cooper
nate who they please, BAT I'm not agon' 10
vote TINS tail for any but the that
said tho previous speaker. but you don't name 10
say that youl 70 back on the ouid party-oud fam
many Ha--thst has been a shelter and protection to
many Of your own country men ana FED and nour-
ished them like kindly motherr think better OF
than mat.
Beg your pardon, Muilsdy." replied The ono who
was thus addressed, his voice oftcnng the sama
time, "u In thruo enough good many parsfootsd
boys are now la rammsny Hall with leather TO their
heels but is that any raison why shouId vote Tor
the nrst omadhaun that Tammsny dominates ia
vote Tor Who IKE, aud John Kelly may 70 10 Bal
hnsmuckr
SUCCESSFUL rLkADER.
At Tom Koeuan's saloon on scyeuty. second street
forkve. crowd OF local politicians and others
gathered and ~ required very hte nre them OF In
the direction OF the Msyorslty question. jun
Hughes builder up In that locality, criod out.
Here's a man here, boys, that wants to knov what
our milne nts IL about the Mayor What'u ws tell
him - sob, tell him, impaticnty exclaimed young
blood who was playing aomiuoes with another
young blood, so stick II up where the
woodbine twinethi Ely Ia good enough for
ne, and ! want 10 bin reelected" Hughes
however, iosisted on having discussion, anu he loi
OF himself by saying "Boys, you arc unaware Of tho
Importance OF thus issuen fCries OF "Dry upl" and
"hirs a halll'J "You dou't contemplate the TACT
that the next Mayor VI New York may nave IL In his