The New York herald., 1879-09-19
inspectors Of Election.

"While the husbandman slept the adver-
sary sowed tares." We suggest to Mr..
Kelly that he chew the cud of sweet or
bitter fancies over this text While he has
been raising ssbooms' and conducting o
campaign of noise and menace his Sleep
less adversary has been quietly doing
efficient work, the full Importance Of which
has just come to light.
The official opinion of Corporation Coun-
sci Whitney. with the indorsing opinion of
ex-Judge Emott, which we print to-day,
needs but little comment to render its bear
ing on the election ineligible. It is now
evident that when Mr.. Kelly bolted he
walked into a trap. His astute adversary
saw what he was doing, although he did not
see it himself It appears now that by
the act of boiling Tammany forfeited
the great advantage of having voice in the
appointment of inspectors of election. All
the democratic inspectors will be named by
the friends of Mr.. Tilden. Mr.. Tilden
''kept shady while the Tammany boilers
walked into this trap, because he saw, what
they did not see, the necessary legal inter-
pretation of the statute regulating the ap-
pointment of inspectors of election. Mr..
Tilden foresaw the construction which COM
petent lawyers would put upon this statute,
and serenely awaited the bolt which would
prove an act of suicide.
The gist of the Corporation Counsel's
opinion is that the law prescribing the
appointment Of inspectors Of election has
no relation to local political organizations,
but contemplates their selection with ref
erence to the State tickets of the two
regular parties. The democratic inspect
ors must consist of supporters of the
regular democratic State tickets the
republican inspectors of supporters of
the republican State ticket. This in
terpretation of the law shows how fatal
was the Tammany bolt. It's reputation of
the democratic State ticket excludes Tam
many from any voice in selecting the
officers who are to conduct the election in
this city. This unforeseen consequence of
the bolt--unforeseen by Tammany, but
perfectly understood by Mr.. Tilden-
evinces the superiority of intellect to inn
petuosity in political struggle.
Corporation Counsel Whitney says that
'the act, while recognizing no local politi-
cal organization, intends that the support
ersJ of the two State tickets.-republican
and democratic-shall register the voters
and count the votes" Now Tammany,
being notoriously not q supporter of the
democratic State ticket, is excluded by
its own action from any voice in the
registry or the election. The Corporation
Counsel says again. "Local political or
carnations are not known to the act. Their
recommendation and approval are not con-
templated. The duty is placed upon the
Board of Police to place behind the ballot
boxes the supporters of tho two State
tickets" But Tammany, as the declared
opponent of both State tickets, has excluded
itself from any lot or part in the matter.
The indorsing opinion of ex-Judge Emott
is in the same sense. 81 concur" he says,
''iully with Mr.. Whitney that it is equally
the duty of the Police Board to appoint
two other inspectors of election for each
district, who shall belong TO the party sup
porting the State ticket regularly nomi-
mated against the republican ticket" And
again:--"In plain English, the Election
law requires tho Board Of Police, in the