Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-02-03

WINE All Atnc nominees #Ie NtotsMCHS
taken from OFT OF il,e political simos-
phefe that has done PhiladelphiA ~
murh harm, Ne ticketis a better one
than would probably have been p,ll
forward by either party. N..Philsdel.
1sla's Ta6many, I Is tke "fingg rule
which disgraces that city has been
called, is very strongly fortified and han
been in power 80 long that it seemed
impossible to Gust it. Ii is likely, how.
ever, that Mr.. McManes and his assoc
ciates, the Gas Trust close corporation,
the delinquent tax office, the public
works iepartment, and the various
other branches of the complicated and
costly Philadelphia system, are just
now in a state Of considerable tsePida-
ton. This Philadelphia system rest.
upon corrupt partisan legislation at
Harrisburg and a fraudulent use Of the
ballot-box in Philadelphia. BY the one,
bad laws and complicated, irrespon-
slble administrative plan is secured by
the other, bad officers are insured to
execute these laws, regardless. OF the
interests of the community, The ring
fnanagementin Philadelphia, as was the
case in New York, is moi rigidly parti-
san. II has been IN the hands Of men
Of both parties whose only trade rs pol
tics. At the State capital the legjsIa-
ton BY which the ring has pro6ted to
impoverish the people vas procured
through mes whoz moito' was nottri-
ously addition, diyis,on and silence. Z
The first blow was struck at this system
when the citizens committee was, or
gained The second, thele is re ason TO
believe. viii be dealt at the coming
municipal election, and the downfall Of
the ring u Ger ain to be accomplished
il the citizens resolve 10 CONTINUE, in
their determination to be free. In Ne y
York city substantial reform ls heing
quietly, prudently. but resolutciy con-
snmmaled in The. shape Of thorough
and radical reorganization Of Ahe mans
agrment, OF the dominant party THIS
reform looks Gurlherthan mere change
o. "bo ses, such as Jollt we'd the over.
throw q. Mr., Tweed and the haal sob.
-iitutlon oi Mr.. Kelly. II proposes 70
disprnse with, the boss system Of party
management altogether; 70 do away
with Irving, as well as with ,Tamman,
Han, and refer party nominations
10 where they originally belonged, 10
The members OF parties 10 their primary
el ctions. The movement 10 effect
this is strong one, and has the sup
port Of the leading democrats OF the
CITY. The iniIistory meeting at the
Brunswick Hotel some days ago was
followed by mass-meeiing in the
Cooper Institute on Tuesday night,
when full and explicit party platform
was adopted, together With a, complete
n'an Of reorganization, the carrying ont
The details or which was entrusted TO a
committee Of 6lty. II the destruction
OF Tanmany Hall can he segured by
the substitution Of good and whole.
some parts organization IN as stead,
there will be undoubt.y a great gain TO
The country aud valid political reform
viii be effected A. the address rays.
lder which this Cooper Institute meet
ing was called, Under The pre- tnt sys-
tenn The great majority OF the patty are
excluded from any participation 10 it,
councils. and i.ower is concentrated in
the hands OF few leaders who arr
able to perpeiuatr their control Of the
| machine an,i r-~ 49, ,,siivns DIVISIONS
and faciions, by reason Of whose strife
and coptenlionT The principles and larger
aims of,thr patty are sacrificed TO mere.
" local ambitions and jealousics. II
is only by depEiving such leaders oI
their ill-gained snd badly used power
and by securing TO the masses Of party
The participation which they are entitled
TO in ITS primary elections that perma-
nent reform N political organization,
can be really elected, This is what
the new movement in New York aims
TO accomplish, al the same time secur.
ing these primary elections from all dis
honest manipulat.ons and bsioi-boE
stufiing. lithesc vauousreIorms which
we have here indiccted can be effected
or even only fairly begun. all will ad.
nit that a process Of poIltIral regeneta.
ton is al work ia the country which
holds out the promise Of large results"