New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-05

highly creditable to the classes last Named Dull '
d;ser,cefnl TO those who remark il Why IS 1t that
the poor ignorant foreigner, only lew years aiioNs
ma ia willing 10 give at least days faithful service
to that cause which he sincerely believes inc cause
of Freedom and Right while the Intelligent 'hfi'y
well placed Americana born citizen, VINO OWNS iaiio'
and houses, and as the world says has deep STAKE
in the welfare of the Country, can hardly be lnduced
10 speud the half hour required barely 10 ride or
walk 10 the Poll. put in his vote, and be OFT to his
lod,er or b;s dinner? Is il not clear that while the
more fortunate class manifest so little Patriotism as
this they not only riN be poweress In directing the
,ol;cv of the Country, but that they ought to be
What RICH, have they TO complain OF the ignorance
which they have done nothing to dispel or the per
verseness which their apathy has done SO much TO
confirm
Need we tell these gentlemen Of property and
standing that if they believe essential to the public
veal the maintenance Of the Wing Cause or OF
some cause adverse to the Social Anarchy and
deadly class hatred so necessarily fomened N am
many Hall and the congenal groggeries 1t behoves
them to testify that faith by their works, not merely
in the most obviously important but in all Elections!
There can be no unmportant Elections in Country
People should never be called out an occasion or
for purpose which is not important; but when
called they should come. The man OF houses and
lands of ships and Stores OF mills and factories,
should be al least active and earnest in preparing
for such an ordeal the holder or seeker OF some
patry office He should see and converse With THESE
voters Of his acquaintance who VIII listen 10 nm
with candid attention-should disseminate correct
information and sound arguments among them ana
contribute the means Of disseminating such facts and
arguments clsewhere-and when the day OF TRIAL
comes, he should be early on the ground and give
his best exertons to the Right if needed there, IN
til the struggle is over. If he shrks this held OF
duty and seeksto its responsibilities upon others
he is not good Citizen q good Patriot, and can
hardly be good Christian.
There is class, indeed who from age or mfr
nifty from intense occupation or some such reason
cannot possibly be active at the polls, or cannot
spend the whole day there These, them should be
ready to do the more in the way of preparation and
especially Gf they be abel in defraying the legiti-
mate and necessary expenses OF the contest. NO
Election can be conducted any where without in
curing some expense-there must be ballots prin-
ted bills posted, &c. &C. every where-and in our
City there is or should be circular enclosing tickets
addressed to every dwelling. The least sum which
ought TO be pended by any party in our City at an
Elections is 81 900; but in a spirited and more I'M
portant contest much larger sum ought 10 be eX-
pended, merely TO place facts before the undecided
voters and bring the Polls those who are with US
Yet at the last Spring Election, the Wing General
Committee appealed 10 those whom they thought
they might fairly ask to contribute something TO-
wards the expense, and obtained less than 500 in
all, and in preparing for this Election they made
similar but more urgent and extensive appeal. and
collected some $500 in ALL although the bare print
ing for the contest must or should have cost larger
sum- In most instances where they applied for
paltry SIS or $40 to defray these inevitable expenses
they were treated as importunate beggars, and in
one case in particular, where very rich and tour-
shing Wing house, largely engaged In the Domes-
tic business was asked 10 contribute triile, they
replied, very grufIly, I'VE are too busy-we can't
attend to YOU That house has seen the time when
it was not too busy' to listen respectfully TO
Whig General Committee and if the Wings should
choose to act rs IL does and let Loco ocoism have
it's will of the Country, it will soon be not whit
too busy to do so again. The live Wings have on
~ 10 follow its example, look to their own private
affairs and let the Country take care OF itself until
the Tariffs recast on the Carolina anvil end the Ma
tion.plunged in villanous war for Oregon and New
Mexico, and the neigbborhood of Wall and Pearl
streets will probably be not too busy to manestin
terest in the Wing Cause. After the steed is stolen,
there may be gold lock for the stable door if it is
desired
We have spoken frankly and freely on this
subject, for we believe such frankness has become
most necessary. We have the enormous patronage
of the Federal, the State and the City Governments,
amounting TO some Three Millions of Dollars in
ready cash per annum, all welded most effectively
for the propagation and support of Loco-Focoism
Barely one per cent on this aggregate would give
Tammany Hall revenue of 100000 per annum-
Against this the Wings have not altogether contri-
buted or expended $500 in the whole of the past
year. The persons chosen to discharge the duties OF
Wing General Committee tmost Of the acting menl-
bers are poor men) must themselves live or
ten dollars each occasionally to pay roomrent and
other charges the Wing journals must publish The
party advertisements for nothing, (which they will
cherfuly do they are not left 10 be the only con-
trbutors 10 the support of the party and the best
men in ranks must be set up as candidates TO be
disgracefully beaten simply because the efforts and
means of our opponents are not countervailed by
the Wings. and those who should do most for the
cause either do little grudgingy or refuse TO doany
thing at all.
That all this is wretched policy, even in the sordid
aspect which appears to be alone regarded, must be
obvious TO every man who can see inch before
him. The spirit of Loco Focoism, its daily lessons
and nightly harangues are deeply imbued with
hatred TO Property and thrifty Enterprise. In its
eyes course of Public Policy stands condemned
by the simple fact that Capital is making good divi
dends under it. II lives by exciting and playing
upon the envy and hatred with which Poverty
and Misfortune are made to regard Wealth and
Thrift Such being its essential character, it must
perpetually be precipitated upon measures which,
while they make the Poor poorer, cannot fail 10
parayze the brain of Enterprise and palsy the arm
of Capital. a complete triumph Of Loco-Focoism,
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