The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-02
THEY CONE HIGH.
That Is They Do in New York, bui
Must Be Had.
What ID Casts to Ran for am Ofifes
ia New York City-.-some
"ParaIyzing" ASSESS
ments.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2-s'Gath," writing of
New York politics, says: met close
friend of John Kelly, and sounded him
about the pending election in the city. SAID
he:
"The election will be magnificent
triumph for the Democratic party. OF course
do not speak about the state-only of
the city. We will take up the Of
fee of the register as determining
the matter The Republican candidate,
Jacob Hess, may get as high as 50, 900 votes.
Jimmy O'Brien is running Independently, and
l presume he may get 1900 votes as re-
belious Democrat This will make 62,0O0.
That will make IS, 900 votes for Reilly. So |
conclude that he will have &c, coo ma jority.
''What is the Office of register worthP
''lt is worth at least S75, 900 year for three
years. 1t is held 50 high that Tammany Hall
assessed the man who received the nominal
ton S5G, 900, and the other outside organiza-
tons, such as the County Democracy and Iry-
ing Hall, assessed him SIS, 900. So he had to
raise S45, 0U before he could look at the nom
nation
'How did he get the money!
He could get most of it from men, who
wanted positions under him, or to control
them. He has a certain number of deputies,
clerks, etc, and these men, coming in to Sc
cure in advance the positions, would be told
that TO hold such place for two or threa
years would require s., 900 or 1000 down. y
What does IT cost to run an election like
| the coming one in New York cityF
at will cost 500 900 at least to the vic
torious party"
How does it cost so much as thatP'
Eve have SIS election districts in New
| York city. 1t takes $40 to each district for
merely handling the tickets-that is to say,
folding them, getting them distributed, and
offering them to the voters on election day. y
Does this include the expense of the
boxes!n
mo. The little booths or boxes which the
| laws requires to be on the sidewalks a GER
tain number of feet from the voting places
are all manufactured for the occasion, and
cost several dollars apiece"
ibid the Democratic party assess its candi.
dates for supreme court judged"
yes; they had to pay $4,000 apiece to
I Tammany Hall, and, suppose, CORES
| ponding sum to the other Democratic organi
cations. In fact, know what they did havs
have to pay: They paid $4,000 each to tn,
outside organizations.
"Great Godln said i, 'haEe we come K
that point that a judge will pay 81, 900 fo
the good opinion of his fellow citizensai
lam sorry 70 say that is the case" sale
my friend I'VE have made these offices o
| judge elective, and of course they have {.
come under the other human conditions. TIL,
| judges of the supreme court here are pail
very high salaries something like ST., 900 6
year-and the terms are long"
Tell me something said /, about tn,
organizations. Which Democratic organiza
ton has swallowed the rest this timer
Why, Tammany hall stands away GU
ahead, and invincible. The vote that th
county Democracy polls and that whicl
Tammany hall polls is abouteven The mag
mates in this state sent word to the count,
| Democracy that it was necessary, in view O
the next presidential election, for perfec
peace and goodwill to prevail here, Conse
quently the county Democracy came RICH
over to Tammany ball They suppressed an,
attempt at disorder or revolt Only Bol
Roosevelt made the last protest"