The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-07
THE CITY ON THE DAY BEFORE THE
ELECTION.

OF THE PASTE AND PAINT BRUSHES.
The city yesterday presented novel and interesting
appearance Every street lined with flags
and decorations all calculated to catch the votes Of the
people for certain candidates. The great number of
banners swinging the streets must have created
demand for paint, that will, beyond doubt materially
affect the market We have not made the inquiry but
confident 'paint has riz" within the last few
days walk through our streets would suggest that
everybody candidate, and that every candidate
lad his flag ION the outer walls" The City Directory
Las been taken directly through from Alpha to Omega,
and every name in it, printed in all the colors Of
the rainbow, stare at from the sides Of houses,
Haunt over US upon banners large enough to
tent sN the belhgerents In tho Crlmea. The
ambition Of more satisfied in this campaign
than in any campaign known before That is, the
ambition Of having their names in print 1t il inmate
rial whether they elected not One half the can
ddates for Office in this city think glory to have
their placed conspicuousiy before the people
than actually to f Of the insignificant Offices for
which they nominees. It would be laughable to
watch some Of these men they 90 out every morning
before breakfast TO devote half hour in reading
their upon the flag the street. to it's
all right; If Of the letters have been turned
upside down during the night IL it reads all straight
For Inspector Of fWashtubs--Nehemah Pudenhead.n II
would gladen epcure and be sufficient compensation
placency with which these little great men" read over
and again for the thousandh time their ponderous
names, proudly waving in the breeze. He looks at
the passer-by, and wonders il that man knows
it's his name that's upon that banner. He feels
like running after him, for whom he has
sympathy, because he's only q poor, hum
BILE voter, and not great like himself with his
big banners, and telling him that che is the candidate
saying to him. by way Of being democratic and familiar
with the smaller fry Of his fellow beings, ~ the man
whose name is upon that banner, but then I'm not
proud know can't all have Office" and thus make
the simple elector feel easy in his august presence He
wonders that any man with common vote
against that name, and 10 proud in reading it
again and seeing dance in the breeze, than Caesar in
diting his 'veni vai vci," Raglan forwarding his
dispatches from the heights of the Alma. His vanitys
led step 10 another he begins to think that
all hs he he has neglected the injunction "Know thy
sel owing to which his great endowmcats by nature
have al this time idly slept To make rcparaton he be-
strs himself, and Gnds out he's poet well
destined for office, or, he Gays, Rorn to command
His first attempt in swooing the heavenly muse"
have seen in print as follows
CONE ONE COME ALL!
The election is approaching, shells,
Ye softs and harris come nigh,
Come all that have, have not shclls
Where freedom doth apply
Come silver grays and woolly heads
And men of every cast,
Fray do not wait tin fancy sheds
A tear to cool your breast.
Before We end this song well steer
thought within your brain
Protect your land, there's none near
For freedom to attain
Then come all those who wish to give
Their votes and we shall then
Put down the rogues that strive to live
BY robbing honest men.
II would be waste Of time to attempt to criticse his
eusion. As Johnson says of Grey's ccgy, II he &ites
always like the above, 1t would be vain to condemn
and useless to praise him" TIE thought most likely
which he desired "to steer" within his readers BRAIN
that he should be voted for II his had been
added to bis poem, his election would have been certain
but is, the public will be unable to reward their
author and If he is defeated his modesty will have been
q the rock upon which he split" -.
The above is the biography Of Of the whose
upon the political banners waving in the
city, and deserves place hereafter among the "yellow
kivered" under the title Of Confessions Of Candi-
date" But have in this campaign all sorts Of candi
Sates with all sorts OF feelings, ambitions and characs
ers and in contradistinction to the above have
men, doubt who naturally shrink from the publicity
given them and will feel easier when election day Is
and the banner is taken in which presents
them boldly to the world. Men who de-.
sire success, doubt, (for to wish to associate
defeat with ones would be both unmanly and
nalrral out VINO nave IN reality, n soul ABOVE Dus
TONS" and whose pride vanity is not affected by the
simple display of their before the public on brick
walls from the windows Of grog shops. Leaving TO
else the task Of picturng fully the char
acer of the politician only at present give the ban
ners upon which he hangs The following are some Of
the most important which, for several days past have
eourted our attention.
ON BROADWAY.
This Is the great avenue wherein to hang the bunting
with which SO many hopes and longings associated.
Thousands traverse this street to the hundreds in any
other in the city, and here banner must be read whether
the pedestrian will not The first In stretched
the street between Dey and Cortland streets and reads
9
MUNICIPAL REFORM NOMINATIONS o
0foR MAYOR,
WILSON g. HJN Mt. o
: G > 9
The above is modest looking flag, the names Of the
nominees being given without any attempt at
by the paint brush Of the artist.
The next Is Broadway at the Of Anthony
street, and is
seeee sc &C Q Q 9 . c % eoeeeee
O 10 REGULAR DEMOCRATIC WIG NOMINATIONS $50
oe An eagle, with the sentence oEao
oEso "Pledged to keep clean streets" oSSe
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