Year: 1871

| are found for the most part to have their own
| axes to grind, and there are so many bold
denouncers of official corruption who have big
bills to collect of the city treasury, or who
desire to serve the cause of reform in the
Registers Office, on the bench or in the Senate
or Assembly, that the division of the spoils
has become fatal obstacle in the path of an
anti-Tammany union. But the State Lc-
gislature must, Of absolute necessity,
give us new charter and spring
election for municipal officers, even though
every Senate and Assembly district at this
end of the State should send Grand Sachem
of the Old Wigwam to Albany, and the Cover
nor will sign the bill for that purpose. This
is foregone conclusion, and hence the in
difference of the people to the squabbles
among the politicians for the unclean drip
pings of nominations on one side or the other
When the election of municipal officers under
the new charter is upon us, the citizens will
assuredly take the matter out Of the hands of
all the scheming, haggling, bargaining,
factions and elect their own candidates inde-
pendent of the political harpies Of either
party.


There is one nomination to be made at this
time, however, which is of the utmost impor-
| tance to the cause OF honest govern
ment in the future and of retribution
| for the past, and to this the eyes of
the people should be directed. We allude


to the Justice of tho Supreme Court to be


elected for fourteen years in the place of


Josiah Sutherland, whose advanced age pre-


vents his denomination, being we believe,


within two years of the constitutional limit.


The Supreme Court is the Court Of largest


jurisdiction, and it is from that tribunal the


city peculators have most TO dread. Reports


have been freely circulated that some jugglc


is TO be attempted by Tammany in regard to


that domination, and that it is intended to fill


Judge sutheriaSds place with steadfast


partisan. Now the eonss,roliers OF Tammany


have splendid opportunity to snSSww their


willingness to submit their conduct to the test


of the law and to refute the charges made


against them of desire TO corrupt the judi


ciary, by placing Oh their ticket for the
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their known political opponents, who has


been strongly identified with the reform


movement. Let them take Charles O'Conor,


ifhe will consent to stand, and his age will
| permit it or Judge Ledwith or Judge Barrett,
in the event of the position not being accepted
by Mr.. O'Conor. No person who honestly
desires reform can possibly object to the cleo
ton Of thoroughly honest Judge because he
may happen to be nominated by political
opponents. Judges Ledwith and Barrett are
both honest and earnest reformers, and one of
them will assuredly be placed on the anti
Tammany ticket. Let Tammany take the
| other, and thus the people will be certain of
the election of strong ant-Tammapy Judge
of the Supreme Court, whichever side may
win. This is just what the people want, and


what all honest reformers must rejoice at


seeing accomplished. 1t will be both absurd


and dishonest to accuse reformer Of having


betrayed his associates because he consents to


run on a Tammany ticket for Judge of
| the Supreme Court If he is sincere
he must desire above all things
to secure independence on the bench, and he
gains this end by accepting the nomination
Besides, Tammany is organized, while the op-
position is disorganized. Tammany has the
inspectors of election and all the machinery in
her hands, and hence Tammany has the best
chance Of success. Il would be treason to the
cause Of reform to refuse nomination of this
important character. 1t is to be hoped that
Tammany will see the great point to be gained
by making such an independent and unexcep-
tionable nomination as that Of O'Conor, Led
with or Barrett for the Supreme Court, and
that the nominee will have the moral courage
and the faihfulness TO accept, and thus secure
the main object of all sincere reformcrs-an
judiciary.


TIE SCHOONER HORTON, the present bone