The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-04
NEW YORK DEMOCRACY REoRGANI2IKa

democratic and that its electoral vote justly
belonged to Hancock and English in the late
presidential election, but the workings Of
"tho machine" defeated the legitimate ends
offs free ballot and fair count. The "halP'
organizations of the city, Tammany and r.
wing, have been but the hot beds for forcing
the growth of moro politicians who have
looked no further than mere place and profit,
and who have used the vote Of the city for
barter and trade. These "halp sanhedrims,
especially Tammany, had become autocratic,
not to say iDsolent and were unblushing in
the opsnness OF their chickering's aud no Won
der that disntegration, cngendered by SUI
prone disgust md tho allowance of all CONT
dence, sot in and dofeatin November last wos
tho result instead OF that victory
which legitmatoly belonged 70 tho
party. We have nothing to say about
Mr.. John Kelley, further than that the du-
bious ways Of his political boss.ship m ust
always eventually end in disaster and at II
lime, too, when II is most to be felt and
mourned Democracy, true and u0dedled,
is most antagonistic TO anything like "bors-
ism" TO cCntralism in its own organization,
TO an autocrscy. It's the party essentially
of the people, and what il occomplishos
must be through tho efforts of the people,
through tho action Of all its members, with
out the Gloss corporation dictation Of any
iunta, of any conclayo Of would-bo leaders
and pipe layers. AS the moving spirits in
the reorganization Of the party in Now York
city, NO sec tho names of some Of the ablest
statesmen and politicians in that city, ne well
as some of the most prominent business
mon. As, for instance, Hons. Abram s.
Hewitt, Charles A. Dana, editor Of the New
York Sun; John E. Dovelin, Pierre Lorril-
lard and Others These gentSmon, with
scores and scores of others, have gone ear
nestly and vigorously to work reforming Ia o
shattered ranks and recognizing the brok en-
batlalions, brigades and divisions, and soon +,
from thoiRdicatiOns now manifest, tho party
will DO again on II solid and sure footing, tho
party of tho people and for tho people
by tho people. The resolutions adopted at
tho meeting hold on the night Of the 2Sth
ultino, at Cooper institute, have the right
ring to Thorn, and judging from tho reports
Of this meeting, rs published in the New
York papers, tho party is awake and alive to
the Importance of n thorough and eonplete
reorganization. Tho institute, very large
hall, was crowded to sutfocation, and thou.
sands wero unable to get inside at all, while
intense enthusiasm prevailed. These rCsolu-
honest count, and denounse the arbitrary
arrests and Interference, on the eve elections,
of superyisors and their partisan aides in the
shape of deputy marshAls They denounco
the assessment system, requiring offCe.hold-
ers to Fay money into election funds $50
called" and the compulsion used to make
this horde Of placenen take part in election
campaigns, and on election day sitting the
voice of the people with their tumult. They
declare that the tariff issue must bs more
sharply defined that tho tariff system must
be simpliaed with view to its reduction to a
revenue basis. They declare that tho gov
eminent has no right or power in times of
peace to attach legal tender quNlity to any
other currency than gold and silver. Tho re-
mainder of the resolutions were only concern,
ing local matters and pertaining directly TO
tho objects of the meeting, namely; re.
organization Of the party in the city and
state. A committee of afsy was appointed
with instructions to consult with the state
democratic central committee and TO take
immediate steps for a complete re-organiaa'
tien of the party. The resolutions of prin-
eiple', tho outlines of which we gave above,
have the ring of tho right metal to them.
For nearly century the frecmen Of this
country went TO Tho polls and voted their
sentiments, and the judges and clerks of
election counted tho ballots cast and there
was no need of supervisors with horde of
aidors and abcttors in the persons Of special
United States deputy marshals, to guard the
polling booths and dictate TO su'ragans how
they must vote. Before this innovation, an
oflshoot Of centralisn and political aris-
tocrscy, to call it by no harsher name, there
was no talk Of ballotbox stuGing, Of fraud.
Of intimidation, and of corruption, and no ne
of these things were ever practisod. How
can this be a FREQ government, how can the
ballot.box, the bulwark of tho people's
liberties, be kent pure, If II is under tho
supervision and control of partisan time
sOrversS Let the bAllot-box remsin in tho
hands of the people and under their control
and management, and 1t will DO kept pure ;
there will be free ballot then and
an honest count, but as long
as the citizen is required TO go TO the polls
through horde Of armed marshals TO give
expression to his political opinions on their
sutfsrancs, just SO long will the ballot box be
the symbol of tyranny, be the lever of op.
preston, the instrument of fraud and wrong
Is 1t not genuine democracy, then, to dc,
mand free ballot and an honest count
The resolutions looking to civil service re-
form, in denounclng the compulsion used "a
force office holders to give percentage Of
their salaries for the creation Of a corrup-
ton fund with whichto purchasethe floating