New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-02
CITY Politics.

Reform the Ony OBJECT "oiIH! ol Icso'u III "ui aP-
prosching Municipal Election and thar we feel that tue
cause Of City Reform has been betrayed By the bold
in6dety OF some and the feeble pusaunty Of Others
ofts chosen guardians in the City Reform General Com
nittee The case, as understand II, stands thus:
The Municipal Admins ration Of our City. never
within our knowledge Of it remarkably efficient or pure,
bas for a few years past grown % rapidly aud sgnalg
corrupt as to virtually compel united and res)ln,e
Effort for lie renovation Among the intelligent mas Of
ournopstealTg citizens there is ABSOLUTELY 10 difference
Of opinion on this point Or Taxes have steadily aud
swiftly increased with each recurring assessment, uutl
thew are now so th. only rema kahe degree
Of commercial activity enables 10 bear them and
GREAT pesteIce blockade If our port or any other Of
rho nubljc cslamtes whercto such an emporium is liable.
would inevitably vhelm Us into the gulf Of municipal
barkruptcy Now We do moi shrink from xation where
it is counterbaanced by value received in the of
our Common Schools, CroiOn Water dc, but tax Of
fifty to one hundred and fifty dollars per dwelling on The
houses of a great metropolis for he support OF GOV.
eminent which notoronsly does not proven, crime.
repress immortality, nor protect property aad ife Is
hard to bear Our share in these burdens is rea-
lively trAng YET We shall pay taxes this year with
erudeing bitterness never before leir not mainly
because The amount is exorbian but because thc con
sideration is not rendered
These facts are generally known, these feelings
Almost universally enteroined, by our rejecting CHI
zeps and they have given the impulse aid
commanding movement for Cry Reform. The main
smipp Of this movement is fixed resolve 20 b,nish
part, politics fiom our Municipal affairs. aud act
pether for Reform un,l that shall have been fully
cured The man who profe,ses 10 favor the Cry Re-
form movement yet proposes 70 vote to I'LL Municipal
Offices with candidates Of whose integrity aud capacity
he has no assurance because they are heraldcd as
Regular Wbig or Regular Democratic nominees, is
either purbliud party blqot, a knaye or fool,
We have taken the first step in the practical work
of Reform, with the most triumphant success. over
Thirty six Thousand, out Of less than Forty thousand
who voted at the June Special Election, lett their bust
ness or their pleasure expressly 70 record their em-
phatic affirmation Of an existing aud urgent necessity
for Municipal Reform Aud this Ihiry.siy Thousand
we're not raked from the gu' nor rallied from gro,
sbors bowling alleys and darker dens OF City bus
we're the most intelligent, capable and thoroughly
spectacle body of ctz us Who ever stood shoulder G.
shoulder ia any contest our own any other Amer
can city.
These men aeaHi something. They did not muster
at the polls for forms sake with ANY idea of iu
creasing their personal consequence by voting They
were mainly persons of at least ordinary sacac.y and
did not expect 10 root Corruption by merely ',-'nI
a few Amendments to The Charter They valued l1se
Amendments as partial safeguards against abuse and
pecuaiion. but they never considered that merely re-
solving that Corruption shall Goose will suffice 20 end
They welcomed the Amendments as means 20 ends bgr
the, knew that very much more 10 be done before
flosc ends could be secured They expected % 40 on
with the work they tlus iuaugumtei, by eerng hon It
mcn To execute what they thus decreei They expect
ed in Municipal matters 10 act together until the WORK
should be complete
BAT in the City Reform General Committee there IN
fortunately happened CD be few men WAC hal partisan
orthodoxy 10 uphold partisan aspirations 10 CRAFTY anl
partisan voson 10 maintain. one or wished To- be-
Judge: arotbor Legislator; a tairl County on
Ger. and So ou and each said 20 himself Ii deiy tie
"svindng party machinery whereby Aldermen are
ground out will il not take its reyenc upon me in tie
"uoruiuati,us for Congress Juigesips, Senator Sae
riff. &c &c Most certain, Aud thus corrupted
bv their own selfish aspirations these oice-seekers did
Not resign their places on th, Reform Committee as
tle, should have done, lut bGlei taa Commit,ce io
substantial Difference 10 tl,ir s.uous aspirations
Tie Committee has resolved Mt to inci,e the oriynal
nomination Of Municipal candidates devoted to form
but 10 awai, ire usual PARTY nominations and then CO...
only a.ain,t such as Nay De deemed decided, oa.oc-
tiorsble OF course. fhis IS virtual surrender of Cd
whole contest as The resul, wl prove.
Yorit is uot, M,ssrs. dNsiaat Reioue-s ue be-
,ou 10 comprehend Sc much tie men elected TO in
portut Municipal stations Who have perverted ,Aa ml
C;rcry of Ccyenm,u. rte partisan machinery when
has corrupted the men Tie fatal vice inaeres In olr
established system ofmakng and sust4ain, party non'
nations Whousua y dominate tia candidates i,r Alder
men rreseiied rs 'Vli- or Democratic ia o.r su-
cessive ol,efiors' No'orousg. jos -he s6e- u1--h-
r,rcl,,t. tle ll-D~t. Gudi al.1- Iaeel.-. ,-c tl4
Gated. lsesbidna chuIchcoiag iabo-e-. brr rieb4l
mob If rumcrazel 1cwde. and rfians sacpt together
trom the hsuuts Of ice AMI dissipation merely Of the
particular Ward for which the nomination is made but
from any and every part Of our City The keeper Of a
well patronzed GROCERY, Who can muster az q word
hundred or two Of these beauties, ready TO do bis bid
ding anywhere for much liquor as they drink sells
them for the night at much per head for the lot to
the ppelayer of some inscriptions asprant swindng
contractor uho has concluded that better elect an
Alderman Of bis own and change votes with other
contractors and obbers than to have 10 buy votes for
each Job he may want put through"-snd the pipe
layer musters bis gangs il full force the evening sp