New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-10

1919. 1919. t,Aas W
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| We believe this perfectly fair indication q
the voting Of the Richer Atd Poorer Of our cinzers
respectively in The ate contest The Poor pretty
| generally voted, and many Of them gave the Gay
| TO what they seversly deemed the County >
good. when that cay ~ss oq0a 10 one per etnt
| ar more on al their worldly wealth The X ch
O, the other hand, at least half Of them sta'd at
home refusing 90 give to the support Of their cen
| victioDs the hour required TO 20 to the poll vote
and return to their busins Sc or their homes ouc'
is the genera fact, which aoy man may verify by
| an hours inquiry.
Now. such beng the fact, 10 1t one that ought
| b be made known and commented on W.
| think It should Does he who states the iac'
seek upjustly TO create d'ris'oH oil classes
We think not What We desire sbd labor 'or -
tbe nnion OF all olassss--their concord aud bar
M ,Dy no. IS poetic fiction but as vital, Prosac
fact. TIE besis Of such union must Be tic recog
milton and Performance by each Of its duties q
the other aud to all. And, frat OF all, we voulc
lm press the minds OF the Rich with THIS truth
that their riches do by no means excuse then
from the discharge OF the common duties Of ci'.
zens-- hat, on the contrary those who hsve been
blessed with superior education sfiiaence, leisure,
are bound 10 set an example 70 the ess 'or'unate
of alacrty. fidelity and stesdinen in the Perfor-
nance OF their public duties
Now let us put the whole matter in the mot
compact aud practical form Joe Brick. the ma
son, Sol Hammer, the stone-Cutter, Watkins the
carpenter and jerks the sylsborer. are Whit',
believing the sscendancy OF Wing principles es-
septisl TO The National welfare, sud each orkine
hard TO seourea Wing victory. The Pcns o'ose
on a hard DAY worn for each OF them, and they
find themselves beaten ia the Ward 10y forty or
dfty votes. Looking around t. see how this come
about, they ind that Ciesus the banker, aro
Glrsrd who Owls three OF fo0r blocks Of house,
Barring, the great mercf Ant, Ehnghsm the tail.
way King, with hundred more such, vino all
profess to be Whigs did not think Z; worth their
while 10 walk or ride three blocks aud vote. D.
you fancy the men whose maniul tbort was thus
defeated do not feel vroDged ana be@sy Cd
Now ne year there comes an Election IN Wheb
these rich men do feel al in'erest-ior Loco foco'
ism has been cutting up some Of It's antics with
tho Currer CIV or Bu,ness OF the county, and pro
dnced n Pressure or PsDic--and Hor Cf@sus
Girard, Barring, bingham and their sort are al
most beside themselves with Wing yea and fury.
They want every body 70 tear round and sweat
and tune a. they do, and some Will do II Others
| will take Thugs more cool, and ash Why the!
should 60 into Political fits at the beck Of meo
who wouldn't even vote year ego. And INV,
An Election 10 lost. when It need not have been u>
| the short sighted sehshues, or indo'etoe year
before of those who now strain every nerve l.
| carry IT,
There Is much ,slk about the influence u
| Wealth In our Legislative Halls aud 90 on and
such influence undoubtedly exists but 1t rs rot the
RIGHT sort. Our rich men have too greet an idea
| Of the influence which their money viii buy Tor
them. snd too little OF any other. Ttey do not en-
ort their legitimate Influence, aud 81 at hioh they
try TO exercise Is very poor substitute therefor
II the capitalists and business men OF oar City who
belong to the W his patty would only exert then
proper iuhlenco By quent, familiar aud irendiy
conversations on POLITICS with thar poorer fellow
citizens with whom they are brought in contact
BY profferiDs them books. pamphlets aud journals
| which set forth lu,t and enlightened views o.
public qossuons-snd by carefully oonsiderine
waMms be offered ia re,uTu-tbsy would BE-
every WAY tho gamers. and their Political in
iaence would be vastly and lastly iuofesscd.-
New York mebt be az hc,niy Anl strongly Whis
az Boston-we think II would be Al oul more ioEtu
nate asses were sswiss and cuusite.ate as they
| sh09 be.
Wealth and Poverty have serious nissan
- H.. I. q. ID. sl.
otaer can best teach. AID 1t is high time they were
al their lessons. Tbis Socisl fabric which looSs
o. strong Gnd lasting j destined 10 rude sbock,
within the lifetime Of many now breathing. II
wtss the hue OF health on It's isce, bss the worn
o. Discontent snS~s at its vitAls, ard The cAac,r
OF Paaperism 10 esaag deeper and deeper into .
heart Ga every side the uomoer OF the portion
less, the bresdless, tie homeless, IS increasing
>ond example and while lands bear hghei
aud higher pFiess, human nerves and siness be-
come every day more ard more orag IN the
nArAet--every day more and more s'Arinely re
fdtes the notlln that tie woaA5s Of Humanity a.,
| TO be healed by sssidGoUsiy letting them q oIe
Sach an occurrence as the As,or.Pace Rot 60
example, with Is terrible but sAusSfy saPpsss
sion. Ought to have stsrsed aud alarmed every
esoperty holder IN ,he city ty The glimpse Il
Afforded OF the fran tenure by which property u
oeld in this civih zed snl Christisn metropolis
Bal when we trace it on ard see 'he really al q
distinctive though disguised sympathy accord
u the rioters by The organs and orators Of s'esi
par'y-the attempt 10 eoaver. il iaso poii1'cA
! stock IN tFase-oushs 1t NJ; 10 have melted The
avest reflection Woaid yoa suppose thai
oae-,hird OF the voters Of the Fifteenth W I'D
ooeld ST, hs'lessg in their par crs or plcili.
over their ledsers while such ga issue As he sop
preston Of tia, fearful Riot hsvine been thr,
into the political sreus BY q tie goa, parties
wss passing under review before the Gran a.
} quest Of the People Men Of tee marble palaces
i. 10 scarcely probable TIA. our E0'oe viii reach
mary of you. bat the ,ime is coming when ~.
vii pay more attention TO Politics, beeAsss va
Ipslpab,y esnro, tflord 10 disregard them
| " Tie Glois Of Yesterday considers the az