New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-07
CITY POLITICS.

We are to have an Election early in November, and
we rejoice over the fact that National Politics or Policy
can properly have very little to do with it, We have
no President to choose, Governor, no Members OF
Congress- and the Assembly now to be chosen will
have no voice in eecting L. s. Senator. The Senate
Of 1854 ,eH have voice in filling Gov. Seward S
seat so any one who feels deep interest in Politics
may look out for the choice of Senator's always pro-
ydng that he takes care first to vote for Maine Law
men.
For Assembly we shall vote with primary reference
to the Maine Law and we trust no friend of Temper
ance in the IXth Ward will think Of voting for any
body else if Dr. Miller shall be again candidate. We
might like him little better if he were Wing; but
he has been through the furnace and proved pure gold
Such men must not be spared from the next Legisla-
ture where there is chance of their reelection
But we feel the deepest interest in our Municipal
Election and trust our fellow citizens agree with in
tbs We want tie Maine Law. and mean TO work for
it patently faithfully hopefully. till get it but
with such horrible msgoyornment as our City now en-
dures il is hard TO be patient Our filthy and nauseous
streets our pestlent alleys and inhabited cellars; our
cbsiIucted. dangerous sidewalks our plundered
Treasury and our abominabe load OF Taxes, all cry
aloud Tor Reform 1t would be madness to carry this
mountain Of abuses another year We all sick OF it
except those who profit by it. and we must not let it
continue TO recode from the nole position taken az
cur Reform Election and submit be cut up into little
wiring squads Of 'NLgs' Democrats, or anything
else is to bind ourselves hand and foot and lie down to
have our pockets picked.
We trust the Reform General Committee that plotted
our way through the Spring contest will promptly re
assemble and take lead for the Fall canvass We
never had yfing to do with that Committee and are
not disposed TO attcr il but somebody must give sig
mails for the Fail contest and whittier beside shall we
lock for them We need an indication of the ways
and means whereby decent, orderly law-abiding eit
zens may come together in their several Wards AMI
Council Districts and nominate Municipal candidates
VIC do not seek Office and viii not abuse power We
want Boards composed OF such men as Peter Cooper,
Henry Criunel luther Bradish Wilson G. Hunt, John
c. Greene George GIiswold, Shepherd Knapp, &c.
&c-sT pledged TO administer the government for the
benefit Of our citizens and taxpayers, and not for the
benefit ef any party. We want men who viii neither
remove faithful and capable officers for opinion sake
nor keep in scamps and thieves for any partys sake
We want men to whom no Spectator will dare offer
bride even by insinuaton and who viii enforce the
laws against cur unlicensed or Sunday tipping
houses, our gamblers and our brothels. There are
enough such men among US they can be found and
thew must sac. i take no part ia politics, must
rot 10 be taken IS sn excuse they mast take part IN
rescuinc our City from the misrule that is corruptng
and DESTROYING her We cannot 60 paying Five Nil
lions Of Taxes for year after year if We do not tighten
The load it will drive away citizens and ultimately
our business Members Of the Reform General Com
mittee you must not give it up so Ii you quit the
field now ell manner Of anarchy and confusion vii
rush in-Natiyism, and dozen petty Reform parties
al meaning wen, but preeluding by their multiplicity
All prospect OF doing good and virtually giving up The
contest to the cOrruptcnisis Men and brethren steI
forward and light the path Of your feowcitizens Il
triumph and rescue