New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-11
uEFoUN MOTT TRANSIENT.

When we resolved 10 do what We could for tho cause
of Municipal Reform, did under strong conVic-
ton that the evils under which City was writing
were chronic and not 10 be- cured by substituting one
set OF officers for another even by engratng sau
tary Amendments on our Charter. We believed that
these evils we're primarily as follows:
l. neglect Of their political duties by too many OF
cur otherwise upright exemplary citizens leaving the
choice of Municipal fnctionarios to the rowdy, the
rroniratc and the mercenary;
= The improper influence Of National and state 20
ntcs in our Municipal Elections, transforming our De
partmenis, Police &c. into hospital for party pau
pers and impellng the expulsion from Office of com
pctcns and faithful citizens. whose retention was
onnenty desirable,
3. SO dividing well meaning citizens who do hati-
ualy vote and manifest proper interest in the secc
ton of fit officers that their power is neutraliz'd and
the practical control OF Municipal Affairs RENTED to
the dcprayed and lawloss.
Thus impressed. enlisted for she war IN the csase
OF Reform. We did not suppose meeting IN Metro
pOltau Hall, or Committee occasionally Assembling
new Charter nor even the choice Of a Reform Conn
ell was 10 be deemed conclusive The onl We soagb.
and struggled for was n, asoH efhOHssi. aisigfh up
right Of al psrilcs and 81 no patty 10 e'oo" ads
port he best sRairaLe Municipality ~ 1i,r disTgsr9 81
all party eOa'derat'oSs.
We fear too many sunshine Rclormers have not su'i
eiently pondered this matter They seem 70 think
recent triumph decisive anil to forget that even 80
had chosen a clear anil true Reform Council We '.ill
could not reasonably hope for the completion thereby
ofits proper work without strong public sentiment
aud active force behind il D.sbani The Reform array
tomorrow, and let return. with regard 80 hsnieiPa
affairs to our former party assooaiions and tho best
intentions OF Reouncrs1n the Boards viii be irns
trated
Let " endeavor 10 Illustrate the bsnefu influence
Of National Pocson Municipal Attire ~ csinccd
in our recent Election The With Ward is at heart
Reform Ward but was Loot for the time BY The running
Of two Reform tickets besides Wing ticket beaded
BY Gen William Hail. Of the best AMI most popular
men in the Ward who should have been heartily IN the
Reform movement SIR. Henry Il. lioGmire is elected
Alderman on the Hard ticket He is bakor. re-
siding and doing business at No. 100 Rcadost and we
presume respectable well.mcnning msn. But TO
whom does he owe his Office The only Election Dis
ric in which he received nearly half the votes is the
lst bounded by Broadway, West Broadway, Rcadc and
FfaDklinss including the worg part Of Chnrchst aud
ssarmng with gambling dens brothels and grogeoreS
II would be bcro to estimate that onehnlf the voters
residing within those limits obtain their living honestly
and usefully In that puird ulcer on the Ward, Mr.
IIoHniro has ~ votes, while but ~ in all were cast
sghinst hlro while 10 the five other Districts together
be has but JG1 votes 10 92s against him.
Now suppose Mr. Iloanirc TO be tho right man for
the office, how IL he TO make that fact maniicst under
the old, Vicious sysem which seek through tho Re
form movement to explode ii he were TO set TO
work earcssly and faithfully TO clear his Ward OF the
morn pests which IL now harbors by stern enforce
men Of the laws against gambling. prostitution, tip
pling hOuses &c no would thus root oa bis own sup
porters and throw himself into minority. He would
rival the partisan In liogars umors of an Election.
who war intent ON saving down the banner OF the ad
verse party, all Ne while sitting On the crosspecc he
whs saving and sure to break bis neck in the tumble
that must follow the success Of his effort
= II il Indispensable TO the success OF the Reform
movement, not that such Mr.. Hofnire may not
be chosen-for he may be very tit manbut that such
influences as prevailed in his election may not be po
tent in the conduct OF Municipal affairs. What is
needed more than the enactment OF any particular
statute is the preponderance in the nomination aud
election Of our Aldermen of that portion oil the
munity which don't want to be let of prematprely from
Blackwelrs Island quietly discharged about day
light from the watch house, winked al in keeping
gaming house den of prostitution. In order to Sc
this, plead for the perpetuity of the move
mcnt which inaugurated City Reform.