Year: 1871

Tho Icformer.' Ticket-rhe Supreme Cour
Nominations.


The reformers have made portion OF their


nominations for the coming election. They


have put General Sigel on their ticket for
Register, and Judge Barrett has been re-
warded for his labors in the cause by being
made the can didate for the Supreme Court in
place of Judge Sutherland. The remainder of
the nominations are left open until next Mon
day, in order to see what combinations will
best servo to strengthen the party. 1t GER
tainly seems Estle anomalous to find an inde-
pendent reform candidate who is to aid in rid
ding the municipal government of all corrup-
tion and in restoring its reputation for respect
ability and integrity conducted to the platform
on the friendly arm Of Ben Wood, and to see
q select committee Of reformers begging ex-
Sheriff Jenny O'Brien to consent to run as
their representative for the State Senate. But
while the lamp holds out to burn the vilest
sinner may return, and hence we may pre-
sumo that these stale politicians have aban-
doned their old habits given up all their
bogus claims against the city, forsworn the
sinful practice Of organized repeating, and
become very pure and conscientious reform
ers. AT all events the nomination for the
Supreme Court is fair one, and the only OBJ
lection to it is the weakness Of the party by
which it is made, through the want of organi-
zaiion and unity of purpose.


This difficulty can, however, be remedied,
and the election Of an honest reformer for
that important judicial Office can be secured,
provided the Tammany democrats will adopt
the advice we have already given them, and
place Judge Ledwith upon their ticket for the
Supreme Court. By this exercise Of moral
courage Tammauy will make splendid coup,
aud will refute the charges brought against her
of desiring to place on the Supreme Court
bench partisan who will prostitute his Office
in the interests of the municipal
''Ring." We shall then have two stead
fast and earnest anti-Tammany reformers
in the field for the most important
judicial Office to be filed this fall, and the re-
form party will be in the position of Iago in
the duel between Cassie ~nd Roderigo-
whether Barrett kill Ledwlth, or Ledwith kill
Barrett, either way makes their gain. The
frank, manly letter written by Judge Ledwih
explains satisfactorily the position he occuo
pies. He has not asked an Office or been ten
dered an Office by Tammany, nor will he cease
the good fight against the "Ring" aud in
favor of an honest municipal administration.
But he owes it to the cause of reform, If he
should be put in nomination for the Supreme
Court by the strongest political organic alton
in the city, to accept the nomination. Should
he refuse it be would give Tammany the op-
portunity to place political tool on the ticket
after having secured the fc,at of rendering the
Office to reformer, and would thus risk de-
priving the friends of good government of
representative on the Supreme Court behch.
II the Tammany party has any political
decency left 1t will name Charles O'Conor or
Ledwith for this Office; the first, if he will
accept and Is eligible; the second, in case of
Mr.. O'Conor's declension. In the latter event,
it is to be hoped that Judge Ledwith will have
the moral courage not to decline nomination
that wouid be offered to him without soicita-
ton, condition or even consultation. What
ever may be the result of the election, let us
o. all events make sure of the elevation TO the
Supreme Court bench for the next fourteen
years Of an honest reformer and au inde-
pendent man.