New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-02
r1Mll1AI,S TERNS.

1--WE camc up here says Senator Grady at
Albany, speaking for the balance OF power, ~
to tell what Tammlny Hill desires, 50 that
its opponents shall not say in the future th2t
"thcy thought We desired certain things which
could not possibly be granted" And IN or
der that there may be no mistake about IT, he
proceeds to Dumaratc the three specific things
desired by Tammary: First, ii wants mn
partial presiding officers in b0In houses OF the
LEGISLATURE; secondly, it insists upon the
"RailrOad Committees of the two houses being
composed OF men who are independent of the
"rairoads; and thirdly, we want orr just share
of the patronage in the legislature Senator
Grady talks like a StatcSmau-a New ork
CITY Democratic statesman. TWO-thiTdS OF
what he ASKS on behalf of the
"baanco of power" are in The interest of
good government and the welfare Of The dear
people. Only nc-third-thirty-thrcc aud n
third per cent commissioners for the benefit
of Tanmany Hall. What could be more rea-
sonablc than these tcrms-an impartial prcSid-
ing officer in the Senate and in the Assembly ;
indrDcn,icnt Ra'iroaj Committees, and q fair
share Of patronagrl They recall the three
gifts invoked BY the apostle upon the Church
at C0rnth: faith, hope and charity. Here
must he an uncommon exercise OF faith i'll ihc
acceptance of any candidate rs IN impartial
presiding officer; the expectation OF ndCpcDd-
cnt Railroad Committees involves hop" which
is likely to end in "hopc deferred ,hal
"malcth the heart sick 80; and for the patron
ace-that viii be altogether matter Of char
ity after the regulars secure the organization.
" But the greatest of these, wrote the apostle,
81. al.
his firstly, secondly aud thirdly, "the greatest
of these is thirdy.f
Not tina. We would for a moment intimate
that the ''balance Of power" IS governed by
melccnary OF selfish considerations. Perish
the thought! We leave such base irs1uafions
to the representatives. of the regular De
mocracy. who, after imputinG saCh motives and
dcnouncing the Tammany men rs unprincipcG
ana corrupt, will proceed to trade with them
upon that basis. Far be it from us to hint
suspicion OF the absolute sincerity of a political
organization that plants itself, as Tammdny
Hall has. upon the rights of the people in OPP
position to chartered mOnopOlics. Men must
be sincere who 50 constantly protest their
love for the people, the dear people Has his
tory ever furnished an instance where "a states
man who was candid enough to confess
and keep confessing that he was the peoples
friend turned out to De dishonest or scllish2
Are they not always scli-sIcIihcng, always
readytO leave off working for a living and 20
to the Legislature or even to Congress Just
to see that the people are not imposed dpOn
or defrauded Of their rights by corporate mo-
nopoies or the money power? No, it cannot
be that the ph;ianthropic organization repre-
scented 10y Mr.. Grady Of the Silyery tongue is
actuated by any other consideration than an
adultcratcd love for the people. Else why
should they make it their first demand that
impartial presiding officers be chosen, and
their second that independent Railroad Com
mittces be appointed, putting the division of
the patronage lastl
And yet we believe the chances are as much
as a thousand TO one that when the regular
Democracy seriously come to the business of
negotiating terms of al!iancc--for 50 far they
seem only to have been toying with the
matter-they viii plunge Immediately Into
the consideration of the division Of the
patronage just as though that were the chief
thing, and everything else were wrapped up it.
Ii would not surprise Ms if they were to treat
llr. Glady's noble and unsclfsh firstly - and
secondly" As if they were included in the
question of patronage, instead Of being, as they
are, part of the high and holy mission OF
Tammqny in behalf Of the rights of the op-
pressed. 1t would be just like them to count
the election Of the presiding officers and ap-
poiHtmcnt of Railroad Committee, merely as a
part of the patronage question. # will bc an
insult tC Tammauy, of course. but thcy have
done nothing else but insult that ancient body
tpT he Il hot ,.r
could bc expected. i lie thing for Tammany
to do is 20 charge it in the bill. Fusty, occ-
oudly, thirdly; bat the greatest Of these is
thirdly.
DEFYTNG THE SUPREME COCRT
1t is to be hoped tIut the BIooalyn Alder