New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-07
thousand Dollars, or fifty per cent.


These figures are arguments in themselves against put
ting in the power of partzan having political friends 10
conciliate reward patronage 80 immense that haA
often been deemed sufficient the scale in an cleo
tou in which 80 900 ballots cast These simple facts
explain the anxiety of politicians OF both parties 10
control the nominations of Aldermen, Councilman and an
subordinate officers. 1t matters little to them whether
vour Taxes are few millions than they need DO,
proyided their continue to be supported
of the City Treasury
Your Committee are aware that any attempt to separate
the business of the City Government from party influences
will be vrlently opposed for the reasons stated But nas
much as the politicians by trade few in number and
their motives unmstakably selfish while every in tho
community whether rich poor shares the burdens Of
taxation and therefore interested IN having our afan
conducted with the smallest possible expense consistent
with the ADEQUATE protection of life and property unless
he be direct indirect recipient of the spos of ofceJ
il seems only necessary to present the matter fairly to tho
public notice to insure the hearty cooperation Of the mass
citizens in any calculated to diminish taxa
ton and insure faithful execution of the laws
The folly and absurdy of making mans political opin
ions test fitness for post in which party measures arc
never agtated certainly should be- must on re-
Fiction, be apparent to every unprejudiced mind
II is desirable that the Council and Board OF Aldermen
should be filled with of SOUND JUDGMENT and UsFAL-
rERIsG INTEGRITY Such officers will, through their
Standing Committees closely scrutinze the operatonsW
the Departments and that the public funds not
squandered on avortes used for eectoneering pur
poses
The theory of the amended charter to make the Board
Of Aldermen a check the Board Of Councmen, and
both check on the Departments With clear majority
of efficient and honest in these two bodies this theory
will be reduced practice and sense of rigid accounta
bity will prevail well calculated to diminish the tcmpta-
tons with which the contagon Of example has beset too
many OF our City functonares.
Your Committee by means despair of bringing about
better of things. At any rate they propose making
vigorous and effort TO that end II is their desire
that the people should have opportunity in November
of voting for pledged conscientious discharge
of duty, but unpedged 10 any political organisatIon,-
whose anecedens will inspire confidence that they
will endeavor to this great population EN-
lent POLICE, CLEAN STREETS, UNRESTRICTED THOROUGH
ARES, and WELL REGULATED DEPARTMENTS; that they
will enforce the laws and ordinances promote the general
welfare and limit the public expenditure rttiH the mar
rorest compass compatible nth these objects.
The Words and Council Districts will be organized with
all practicable dispatch, by the proper sub Committees,
nd we respectfully call upon felow-ctizens who
esre an improved Municipal Government-and who
have no private interests subserve-to rally at the cah
of such SUBJ Committees whose will be officially
nounced.