The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-05

of their disinterestedness serving their c0nstu-
ents without compensation.
1t is ON the score of reform, then that take an
interest in the com ng election, and Tor the pur-
pose ct gettlog it, that we call upon, az we now
do, every taxpayer, every working man, to vote,
on next Tuesday, for the amended charter. We
care not what men are elected as Aldermen and
Assistants, but we do care about the charter, be-
cause It will give US clean streets, responsibility
thro' ehout the city government, and economy In
our municipal expenditures.
Who FIRST NOMINATED GENERAL TAYLOR I'm
certain states OF the human system no medicated
cream will prevent plmples but just AZ one has
been efiaced, next day another will appear on q
neishborIng spot. We thought that this very i'm
por,ant questlon-almost equal to the squarIng o.
the circle, or the discovery of logarihms, or the
circulation Of the blood-had been settled for ever
after the long discussions which took place on it,
subsequent to the late election. But 1t seems we
were mistaken. In the scramble for the spells Of
office, this question has been revived among GER
tain members of our fraternity, this and neigh
boring cities. Some of these applicants for office
having been connected with newspapers early In
the field for General Taylor, think that they de-
serve high Offices because they happened to see
how the wind blew, early in the morning. One
candidate in Philadelphia, and others elsewhere,
put themselves forward as being the first to nom.
nate General Taylor Now, It is very easy to set
tie this question. The Ne1 York Herald was the
first journal In the United States, by days, aud
months. and years-accordlng to the time OF the
coming out Of the other Journalistic present the
name of General Taylor as a candidate for the
Preside ncy. This 1t did on the 25th or 18th of
May, 1916, on the morning after the news reached
US OF the glorious victory of Palo Alto. With
respect to expenditures, it is very probable that
the proprietor of this journal has expended five
times as much as any one Of his contemporaries, in
expresses agents, correspondence and other efforts
to put before the American people everything con-
nected with the Mexican war, and to fire up the
minds OF the communicate ending in the eleva'
tion OF Zachary Taylor to the Presidency.
But. remember, although we claim the priority
In this nomination of General Taylor, we seek no
Office, no favor, no cmolament. We care nothing
for Office, the spolls of office for we have been
amply repaid for all efforts and expenditure by
the patronage Of the American people. IfGeneral
Taylors administration do not fulfil their pledges
we shall be the first to 60 IN opposition to it, with
Just as much energy and promptitude as we ever
displayed IN presenting the claims OF the Presi.
dent We ask nothing of the noble old hero now
In the White House, of his cabinet, excep;
just and literal fuliIment of their pledges; and In
that spirit we remind them that the fact OF being
the first, or among the first, to nominate General
Taylor, constitutes in itself no claim to Office
Capacity and integrity alone are the true qualf
cations. So the President has himself declared,
and ne must abide by that just and elevated posi-
ton.