New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-24
TO THE ELECTORS or NETWORK
CITY.

L
purpose of eonferrpg with citizens Of al parties i.
favor Of homes. and economical administration o.
the city government With reference TO suitable caa
didats for Mayor, have the honor to rep'rt:
T'st in di'chsrgpg the day cor6ded - them, thsy
have consulted large number Of our citizens Of al
parties, from whom they have Invited frank express
sion of opinion upon the present dtgrsceful condition
of our municipal Affairs the csuss and the remedy
With one accord, the chief responsibility for the mis-.
government under which our city suffers 10 fixed upon
the present incumbent; the sole hope Of the CON-
nunity FIR respectable and honest administration Of
the city government in the future, it s generally
ceded, rests upon the election in December mex! OF an
upright and intelligent man TO the Office of Mayor.
Your Committee embracing as it does among is
members of al parties has invited into its consul
taioDs representatives. of ali the politics crgsuiz atoms
in the city-Demooratic, Ameicss4 ~ Republican;
and seems to be the general pubn0 sentiment tina.
while all party issues shall be discarded, and merged
in a common effort to obtain an interval Of good gov
eminent for the city, the candidate for Mayor ought
justly to be selected from the Democratic party. Re-
cent elections have shown that majority of elect
ors attached TO that party; and more convincing
proof could be furnished Of the ursefsh sud sincere
motives anims,ing tho,e who cooperating in the
present movement for reform than the generous con-
ce.sions made by the Republican and American srgsn'
1stions Of all passn preferences in the choice of our
candidate, and the Willingness of Democrat to yield
the precedence usually claimed for their regular nom.
pations in favor Of nominee who snbodiesi in hs CHAR
soter honesty of purpose aud integrity Of conduct
With these viewr and impressed with . just sense
of the responsibility imposed Upon them, the Commit
tee entered upon the delicate snd embarrassing duty
of selecting from large number Of our most eminent
citizens whose were presented, and all OF whom
were worthy Of the high honor, the candidate upon
whom the suffrases Of the people should DO united.
Our deliberations have resulted in the unanimous nom.
nation Of
DANIEL F. TIEMANN
As THE PEOPLES cASDIDATE FOa
MAYOR OF NETWORK.
With the ife and public services OF MI. Tiemaan
our citizens are familiar He has been in the public
service ever since 1885, but has held an office Of
salary or emoument. Devoted TO the welfare Of the
city, where he was born and reared, and with which
all his interests are identified he has labored diligently
in those unebtrusve stations where the public spirited
citizen finds in the faithful performance OF duty re-
ward higher than the fst.ering attractions or the
questionable gains of Office. As a member of the
Board Of Education Mr.. Temann early identified him.
self with our noble system of free instruction, "a the
founder of the frat school established under it. contrib
utipg to tire cause of popular education the zeal en-
erey and judgment which have always distinguished
him. until the public schOol, of the city became what
they yet continue to beons Of che proudsst nstsu-
tons Of the Republic.
Ffom 1893 10 1910, Mr.. Tiemarn wac member Of
the Common Council-in those bstter days Of New
York to which our citizens look back with pride
heightened by sense of the shameful degradation to
which its goveramen is now reduced. Herep,esented
vbs, was then the Sixteenth Ward, embracing the
territory now included in the Sixteenth Eighteenth
Twentieth and Twenty first Wards To know some
thing of the energy, the vigilance, the integrity and
the fine talents he brought to the public service it Is
only necessary to 90 among his OLD con ttuents aud
AK them if they remember Alderman Tisnann. You
y i'll End his name and services ara household words
among them still.
In 1851 Mr. Tiemann vas called from his retirement
BY the citizens Of the TEeth Ward again 10 accept
seat in the Board Of Alderman. He continued msm-
Der OF the Board for two yesrs, and, during period
without any example, except in the more recent his
tory of cur City Government for the progsts abuses
of the pubic trust Alderman Tlemann resisted Win
stern in. egrty unhatterpg courage and commanding
ability the schemes Of inliscrimnae plurderr thee
a. now, advocated by a corrupt cabsl, composed OF
uen Of all parties controlling the CITY Government.
His celebrated report upor the finances and proper,
ty of tie city, made to toe Common Council 10 1882
embodiss the results e a large experience END tns
mcs. careful study of municipal government Aod 1t
il not too much to say that Il the recommendations
that report had been adopted as the policy OF suo-
sequent administrations, che private property then
owned by the Corporation, much Of which has since
been given away and Squsndered would have proved
ample to defrsy the cos. of the CroOn Aaueduct the
Central Park, or new public buildings, piers and
psvems nts leaving the city without debt win isrse
revenue and securing tie citizens from mi lions OF DOL
lars year in taxes. Durg the last three years mr.
Temann has be en- ons Of the Board Of Governors OF
the Alms-Hosse Department, branch of oar city
Government which hs, secured the oonhdercs OF the
community by the prudence, economy and honesty
with which i. has been administered. To these re-
suits be has contributed largely by constant astsn
ton 10 the onerous duties of the pest aad the closest
scrutipy into al the various channels Of expenditure
In this office, toe as in all the others, Mr.. Tismsnn
has filed, he has served without GO npensation
We appesl to you, then, with unhsstating con
fderce, feowcitizens, to secure the triumphant cleo
ton Of the candidate we have presented. Now IL the
prime Of life We ask you to sgnaize dis long caree. OF
public usefulness by elevatipg him to the Chief Msss'
tracy of our city, where his abundar: experience, IT.
challenged integrity and admirable Administrative
capacity may be the mears Of redssming the honor
and good name of NewYcrk.
Our people are determined TO have an honest aud
economical governmert-ray more, sgOvernment capa'
be az wiling to protect the LIyIs the BONES and the
PROPERTY of the citizens. In the present period o.
detang in business Thousands o. our industrious
ana frugal popu alton unfortunately unemployed
With anything approaching economy and common