New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-04-18
Our CHARTER Election-parsy Tactics.

tons to your paper, suggesting IN respectful and
! candid manner change IN the mode OF selecting
/ Wing candidates; but thus far you have thought
proper to suppress such communications; and the
/ present, although not confined to the same sub
zee; matter, may meet with sirnila. fate Like
many other Wings who do not make themselves.
conspicuous by clustering about the head guar
ters IN the different Wards, DO all in my power
to support the Wing press, and promote the great
/ and fundamental principles of the party; and |
have lent this support believing that the proGessec
organs OF the party virtually and that Their
columns would occasionally, at least, be open to
the honest and reasonable suggestions OF then sup
porters in reference to the cause IN which we ara
! embarked, although such carnations might not;
always be fathoccd by conspicuous and noisy po!g.
tlcians. With uang others during the past yea
have been mach disappointed that the majority
in the Common Council have thought proper 50
silamefuly 10 Neglect reform IN our police sys-
TEN, when, too, they must have been aware that
it was imperolsy called for by all good citizens
and indeed, crpected at the hands OF a RAaa
Common Council. However much good they may
have coIaphBhed By the Street Cleaning Con:
1 tract, still, that was a matter OF secondary con-
( slderatlon when compared TO the protection whcF
ought and might easily he furnished TO our hves
and property by the organization OF an efilc!ent
police. venture TO assert there Is not respect
able resident in our CITY, who will nc' say That
this is the first measure 70 wllfc our authorities
ought to turn their attention. The street con
! tract, which, was Of questionable policy, could be
very speedily settled; but d measure Tor the pro-
lection Of our lives and P-oPcrty-ior the proven
ton of murder and assasSnatlons III our streets III
almost open day--wds OF minor consequence, and
could not receive such prompt and hearty acton
How party 80 regardless o! the CRYING warts Of
the community could expect t. BE- continued Ill
Office. is not easily OWNED. Car Charter tlec-
tons involve no rea. rational quest!onsi local
interests are principally at stake; and although,
as a Who, / feel much happier IN supporting
Whies Tor Office at all tunes, when ] can 10 81
consistently with the duty l owe 10 ro,eeit and
the community in which live. ,5i do not hcsl-
tate to saw that ii the loco oco Common Coun-
ell lust elected arr more regardful OF the wants OF
their constituents, and thoroughly reform our pre-
sent police system, they shall have. my vote al
the next Charter Election In the Government
of our City it is time TO throw awar party con-
sidcrations and cleo; those &c cficc VINO Will not
: turn Il deaf ear to our .,cCcSs!ues. The present
majority had ecryupportunlty to gam the appro-
baton ef te fellow citizens, and advance the NJ
tcrests and popularity OF Their party II they neg
cctcd It, as III my opinion thcy have, naGst ehame-
+, fuly.) we could not reasonably expect any other
result from The Election thar that Jus, experienced
The old saving, penny wise and pound FOOLISH
seems 10 have been the motto Of the Wing ma
y sriti for haze they not subscrvcd this prncipll
:. IN their maInuvrelngs Tor party purPosea--by
G acting upon measures calculated 10 secure a few
l,,,l clc
instead of at once entering uPcn thorough re-
form III every department, of onr City Govern
: Inent, and ,has rendered themselves worthy Of
ay, secured the united and hearty support Of al
geod citizens If such had been their course
t how many hundreds would most cheerluly Rave
gone to the polls and voted the Wh'~ ticket who
II as it ss either kept uloof n voted for our oppo
nents venture farther 10 assert, that not NOR
than one eiaiT Of the peaceable and better class o
WUgs Voted at the last Election, and becaus
they would not support unprinelPled tAaMlols an'
. grog shop keepers who, in most cases, owed thei
:, nomination to tickery and dishonest n,eals, re
sultlng from the present unjust and intan'otis mod
c of selecting candidates which al decent Wing
refuse to participate ~, and which, notwlthstand
ing, yourself and other Wing Editors will not per
| mt, TO hc commented upon IN the columns OF You
papers, or single reform TO be thus suggested
You have said, and may say again, that thos
who complain should attend the primary lseet
inge which BY tie bye are but 50 ,l,any farccs,
and take al active pari selecting good and eff
| cent men. You should rccocct that the class
have referred 70 arc as indifferent about the rcsul
OF li Election as any set of men We'll can be, an
so ione as the present mode of making pcl.ina
tons is persisted in, they Will MOI annoy them
selves by attending these primary meetings, or b
[ NJ i;r,ias
!. some new system is adopted, or nitre 1t person
are selected, large portion q Wing merchant
: and professional men will continue TO abscn
{ themselves from the polls, and Loco FocolSm hol
uninterrupted sway. know of none more llkcl
to suffer by such state OF things than the Draw
ng politicians who are generally otSce-scekers
above mentioned, and Wing Editors. Cur lat
candidate for Mayor Is no dcub, very worth
!. and respectable mar, but was Robert Smith
: proper candidate tor the Whigparty Howman
merchants know him, either personally or b
: reputation Perchance they ,aay have hear
. that he was whilom Alderman and now ncmbe
r OF the Legislature; and since his nomination the
4 have learned from the party press that he is al
honest mechanic. BIT is tins sufficient to incit
intelligent men To the polls No They want
candidate whose abilities are unqucstioned, on
!. who, If elected. would be an honor 10 our city
: and with whom de!ea, would be far morc ul1riou
. than success with an inditicren, candidate; DC
sides, they III the nomination of Robert Smlt
! miserable shutting to catch the mechanics an,
woriies; they were nauseated BY the disgusGn!
: and clap-trap fetches OF '>tonc-Cutter," Nc
chanic," and Once a poor boy 1t was sucl
sickenmg approximation TO Loco Focoism ant
humbug, that none should wonder al our defeat
,, lwo''hlrds of the respectable and wealthy elias
IN our clty and country, were once poor and me
!. chamcs wlthal, or something lower III the grad
4 OF occupations; bu, docs this argue that the,
possess the necessary ability, or prove the pro
nLlnIA of nlnLt ,,,.r IlGrr,