Year: 1875

could to make the road clear for the politicians in this
city the local leaders and wirepullers generally have
begun If not to work, at least look around to see
what is TO be done Somehow the republicans, far
outward preparations 60 have not yet taken the
first step looking to the nomination of their local
ddates This may be accounted for in two ways
They have such small chance Of eectng anybody for
local Offices, with the exception Of a certain number
of Aldermen under the minority system, that they think
that it is Just as advantageous trot out their men
week or two before election in month or more.
Hut this reason, though it applies the same to
their city canvass almost every year, is not
probably judging from all accounts the chief
cause present their apparent nacton The fact is
that In spite OF the bitter recoectons Of the campaign
OF November 1873 when they we're routed horse, foot
and dragons because Of their combination with the
antiTammanytes, they are quietly making their prepa
repeat the experiment. hoping, Of course this
time succeed better than before. 1t is known that
several conferences already been held between the
men behind the scenes who have been instrumental in
putting the play Of 'rhe Road to Fortune or The
Downfall Of Tammany Hall" the political stage and
The republicans who manage the details of their party
machinery and that thus far the result has been found
10 be mutually satisfactory 1t is the role OF the repub
Icans therefore to keep at present perfectly quiet,
That they may not be quoted as being to eager to


GRASP


30 small portion of the spois which Tam
many threatens to gobbe up without sharing with any
outside organization. 1t be certain that long
their candidate for District Attorney heartily in
dorsed by the anti-Tammany party, with possible
email udgeship thrown balance the scales little
evenly there viii be surplus of conscience the
part Of the republican managers prevent them from
Joining hands with the democrats opposed to Tammany
In order TO the election Of their candidates for
Surrogate City Judge Recorder Coroner and two of
che nine Civil Justices well the candidates for the
Court of Common Pleas and one OF the Marine Court
Judges 1t may be- however, that before the final
llement is made by the combnationists the
plans of the dealers will have to be changed
somewhat in the matter of the Surrogateshp
is strong efforts being made to have
out and out republican put in nomination for the
place. 1t is than probable, too, that this will be
easy conceded by the anti-Tammanyites If they be-
rome satisfied that the republicans to edo the
square thing" by the other candidates; and if report
speaks truly the fact that the engineers Of the Won
shafer faction have not succeeded in obtaining the
sent OF certain candidate for Surrogate whom they
iesred to run, and who they ondy hoped would sub
scribe some twenty odd thousand dollars for the good
Df the cause will only hasten the consummaton of the
wishes of their republican allies. Since the Conven-
uon at Syracuse, of the antiTammanytes have
been compelled to make some outward show Of their
Olans but the details they have pretty well kept to
hemseves-that is to say, while it undeniable that
lhey are only too


WILLING TO PLAY SECOND


% the republicans in combining on local candidates
They loath to reveal the methods by which
Ihey intend to roll up respectable in the various
sstncts and until they show the republicans that
Ihey will really have much strength wards
p2 election day they parade paper there will
be still possible danger of hitchn in the general pro-
rammc great deal Of confidence is expressed by
ZONE Of the Custom House chiefs in the final triumph
Bf all the elements opposed 10 Tammany local issues
the Germans together solidy as they did for
Dttendorfer last year. However, as Ottendorfer viii
hot be candidate himself this time for any Office they
have grave fears that the great Of those Of his
followers who stood by him in 1874 simply because
be was candidate will 60 to Tammany this fall
that he is only a common worker among a thou
yand There is another thing the conibinatonsts do
lot lose sight Of in their calculations in reference the
German VOTE and that is the terror land it is being en-
Jouraged by the Tammany men which the lager loving
Ceutons have Of more stringent Sunday liquor law
md which they believe will be brought about if the re-
publicans True, this would be matter which the
members Of the Legislature would alone have to deal
WITH but the suspicion that the republican party
Jnce again in power in Albany, would be in favor Of
urang the existing lager privileges will of itself is
thought turn large German vote heretofore republi-
against all the republican candidates for local
Ihices, knowing as they do that these candi-
Iates will be in sympathy with and exert
themselves TO elect candidates Of their own kidney
70 make our laws Tho chief hopes OF the anti
rammany centred in the laborng classes
Fhey feel confident that the great Of the working
men are really in the denunciaons Of the
party they have an idea Tammany Hall a body took
In the matter Of


THE REDUCTION OF THE LABoRERs' WAGES.


they have no Offices in hand to promise in ex-
Change for their services to active wirepuers in the
districts, whose loyalty to party measured by
The length Of the party purse the value OF its prom
lssory notes. and general patronage that is certain
which they pledge to the workingmen. Their only
chance then, OF being able to counteract this very
weakness Of theirs which Is TO Offset Tammany's
strength in the way Of patronage, is TO keep the la
borers who at work and whose wages
we're cut down, as well as the workingmen
who have been unable all the to get any
work, though promised plenty last November, when
their votes wanted in ferment Of excitement
over the question by showing them the injustice Of
their deprvatons and how Will be 20 sheir advantage
TO put in power a set Of patriots who unmndful Of
themselves, will unseIhshy put every idle 10 work
Vt the highest wages at the shortest notice There is
no use Of Tammany's begging the question about the
dissatisfaction that exists among the laborng classes
sud arguments on the part OF the Wgwam chiefs to
snow that as an organization Tammauy had nothing
n d. with the reduction OF the wages waste
OF breath Every well informed politician IN the city
knows ia his heart and soul that Tammany had no
nctua part in the reduction Of the laborers wages
hnA n Mr. Wickham brave enough 10 say
- he could tell how Mr. John Kelly entered
bs emphatic protest against the reduction
brought about by the heads Of departments, the
moment he got wind Of IT, But the fact Is recognized
by the politicians that the workngmen taking the ill.
pdvised action OF the Tammany General Committee on
Lbe Clancy resolution their basis Of offence hold Mr.
Kelly ana Iammany responsible for the reduction and
Ghat their Ire, IN close political contest when rich
Bpos and immense power for the future are at stake
is thing that must be appeased wrought into greater
Intensity just according Will suit the wishes Of
Lie friends or


FOES OF THE wfGwAM,


II Is hardly possible that the workingmen now in
The employ OF the various departments Of the city
governments, no matter how bitterly they lament
their forty cents day reduction, will vote against
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