The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-05
The Reform League.

rba eh,i.e OF caousdates Tor Assembly was deferred
until Monday evening next
The Reform League.
Last evening meeting OF this society held at the
-suy vssart Institute in Broadway. The
cay large sized add the attendance msera
sic. There than cis.lteen people In thu
Joom, md ope-ihird Of them reporters Neither
the PRECEDENT Secretary made thrr appearance; the
latter supposed TO be sck The object of tho meet
ing to decide whether they would publish the address
of the last meeting not. MIR. Osborne was chosen
PRESIDENT and Mr. whitney, Secretary.
Tho President called the me ting to order.
Mr.. CHAuacLv and raid, that this not public
meeting, that members Of the prcss admit
ed TO Their meetings Tho Of the meeting being
rh,ply attended because 1t not a public QUE it
ten My n.en0ed that members Of the society should
ers u ,be different ppers present would not reflect too
etrongiy upon the attendance which owing in
great ASSURE tho Secretary Who had been sick. and
!, elected distribute their circulars
AR RIcsus then rose aud satd that he had received
various 0,municaticns from people different parts of
IT," country nskDg for information on tho subject Tic
tc.d by friend the other day that they would elect
an Assistant Alderman both parties, IN tho Eighth
~b5d
The srorErAny then read the following address, and It
wss unanimously adopted 80 pnbiish it in the columns Of
Fellow atz. n.--The abuses TINT exist In our city
government sro IN the methods by which Its Off
banin 'her places demand a remedy. The public cx
p+pdtue IL cncrmous and is steadily increasing and
their is deposition apparent in any quarter where tue
power lodged aba.eis Extravaganza Is di plsyei
ssnag- every transient sguander
la public money whether feast Ia TO be provided
the living or burial Of the dead either is made
sood opportunity for job, aad money is lavishcd
oaGuefuy 10 b. gaiheecd b. the reteiners and Einmen
TO defend Ike pucc interests ana not to betray them
And the waste OF money IL but singlo feature OF these
4ta~s rbe cure at Is so strongly downward that it is
seiy difficult to resist it and fcS willing 70 matte the
attempt Who doub. th9t there pubic officers
sho could expose or check the wrongs that arc
iouLttdly r.ipeefecd ty men in authority? Bat how
rv he Instances IL wh.ch it has been done There is
rmoet esad silence this subiec. throa shout the
anSs CT these who h.ye in cbarve our pu SIC aiaics
iet Srno- such thewn oet spirit. rheir
xsn lc awakcns tho hope thst consisting, ny be done
a increase the;r nrrner and reward jh.ir Ga,lisy
nd roEcr so the pr. that VII. faithfully tho
auti nna cspntc the aeuses that prevail among
NO how Is it that tbo,e abuses ccntnus they
l ~ knnwu % I'll We to be cpe. bound powcr
enc 70 ;iscs 10 tho ielow c,tgfns the
,eeson h We are lo.ine 10 ttoao who profit by tue
,G.a Wenu help Ourselves Il j. notorious that tho
aoI:t icni taschiacry by ehch nominations to Office
| 'Gsc Is costuct ard fcaa1uept. The masses Of the
op'c Who take thor places IN tho political PARTIES
,ot guilty. but themselves defrauGed by it Tao
ihclas ana ih'L lauhtars arc me auinf o. the Wucto
he getting OF 40 Office Under this ssstea is vofy noch
axe an operation IN war by which tosn il basicyed
oe tslsu Ii is hottie operation aud the peopo
ceptufed by it But il vac. the hostility Is peoclun
and 90 make fence patriotic; White atns the
assault ppon Ne We arc REQUIRED 70 aid ia own cap
urr ard make entertainment for our c,ptors aud
sc r. consuming 10 H. We say that there Is no
other arcp, employed in the selection Of caaddats
han that q t,v noatc,l parties whose differ rcas
upon State ard uatlGns dtca;ions decide hem, which
Jutstions have rccrynct 70 city or toSn affa;rs
! SOW If IL answered that tho peSr.o Of eNefy sesc
| @eTtnt arc materially Affected By the measures Of
| !hn esnesai government We rp'y, thar 1a.e tuat
| 10 true, our city council has past IL Sl4-
pite them and then ii We are Teu1;nded thss y Is
important tho OF The wh7e thai csch subir
flute section bsuld 10 carried we egcc, but say you
| NUT deserve the sections Il yoa would have them
oubiy 1t to ,:neaspptb!c 70 al our consent 20 be de-
faIeed bcauss W assure thai tho Qcrre3gtar l. q our
own EsTtcuar party. Ard herc Is Tho difficulty Tiia
msoh.ltry irtco T. pus L? the candidates Snd " a'c
ST tpjcbt1 10 toto for tLsu, because they arc OF our
panty and because they go dc vote fer thea and
&C tUit'r In constGrtnce rs 80 deserve ConIaetofs
aud Others uount fss.G the pubo works inc tho COM
a9on Council y Ito snrToundiDg ocpar wneio .hey
rcor!e Tie agents CT The people, to d~at ~t aau ray
'hs Whole body of Com Councilu,sn heads or dsps.
ments md orbaT officials. raised up tog -ther by
enc tide ona Footed into power aud al BY tho strcugrh
q the very people upon whose nterotS trcy pey Yet
sc are toitnn7 odr:onished 10 do netrg towards
sscnpa from srch th7iidom. We all sc liberty
oecl"n aeau ab bat let say thl' anybody u
guilty OF lIn and woe to bin that dares 10 pt
'anisl impairment in their way puotth tbc ns,h)d
80 aio pa'efui FIR the poot men that hs systata
Gay ciancs 70 give Us bur 1t up enorsn a
different chnreeter D. pEcdac the evils ana te,i
We have heard OF unlrerGt srtft9go franco which
rtars the privilege q voting for nominee Ct tic
tnnch Iutr, cui oui ip3eoGaon Is exctci by such
with ibis diaeStpce That VIC help it and
hep alive We at least 70 les tue example Of the
ano As bfDgT u TO the queetior Net shah be done
nntdy III, acrfi,? NC ais sor anything bv which tho
20 enry Of the rar;y nominations in cy can be
pon,iaaors to be- sustained must 30 vslsky Of anp
prt Let ps choose among The ,cilates and Cd,
good one; but y We slIt GU frcm ouch choi,9
~ may be compelled to look for another candidate.
csDeidrte nay b. de'toied bat with such course
cizcnt. know that IN If the wards the
fsgues formed spontaneous, aud vo.uatsry IKE this
ofmcn reso'vfd 10 free themselves ~ possbc from the
ssak' pea the fsara 81 political OPERATORS aud I'D
h,tn 10 poiley. Let there b. such ia every ward
non Council shu, be faithful and reiesle agent aui
fht Jon viii v)t. Tor other Then lot tho prino;pls
tuied ~ 4 lot representative body But tn
so OF eli good men and here plenty ia every w4-d
Toe City hd rm Lsngue does nor reyile pouc, par
lea nor do rs members abandon their owa political
opnions They may be eptbu sastc Ia thel others
con be- but 10 ataeccton Of city officers they 90 pre-
raa 70 81 only Which IS the best CANDIDATE? ana
rct accordingly VIII you add strength to ON p,yue By
adoppg thi, principle! II you gill the dsy CT primary
elections md packed convent ,ons i over md the true
"rutican cry vii be arouah into p,aatc ss,sn orn
Dat r. ftar aud honorable eifo-as tho psop,c
'ar opI orsuniy . selection and he rcads example
iutt Dow presatt Wtttrr state s .riu n p,an
srccss over Two gree parties mny d. much to introduce
TIE cntom here Mcopwhle the NOMINATIONS rthis
city sie noa yet connp.ied Eh ihey are I'd i,ds
nsnt csn b. Ertaea, beleve the people Will be pre-
psrec tos
JOHN HARPER, President.
III. N. BrrsE Secretary.
TIE Secretary -a read ~ n tho ia mes of the fol-
loving rhn e.etes officers this society
Of b. Let neoiirg:-
John Harper President.
W Van sebsieh hi.ney, joseph Kcrnochan. A.
MOI. Dspti Drew. W. y. pe,er, William W. Orbmno
Thomas X: whitpsy. Hsniy " ootten Thomas T Wool
ruF l., X Coll,os, william kenbe Danel Dtass
Smith Charles ~ Lenyp DGriel uosdiuy, Theodorc
Ba,k. James Retv,s vica Pretidents
kchara = adine y Kc.chum schuyler Livingston
Thooss ~ rthlusp. vo''er X ZONES Jarnos H. Murray
wsu.r suter William chsuncey, ). Basd~,r, Executive
Committee