New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-06


candidate before his fellow citizens of this Empo-
mum rvr important Offices, and-we say it to the
credit Of their discernment and integrity-has
never, we believe, failed to run lowest of any man
on his ticket. For Mayor, he has twice procured
Irregular Democratic" nomination, which was,
in either case, equivalent to an elections but never
has majority of our citizens honored him with
their confidence or their suffrages as candidate
for that post. No matter though the gamblers the
short.boys and the grogsellers nstinctively recog
nized him as their crOny and champion, and rolled
up for him enormous majorities-far beyond
any that could have been obtained by legal
votes-in every locality notorious for debauchery
and crime, he was always placed in minority
BY the votes Of those who read and think and who
gain livelihood BY means which do not need Police
cosniyanee to screen them from the blows of JUS
tice. Even last Fall with Police power equal to
ten thousand votes, which was exerted to the ut
most, and with Buchanan .furor IN orr city which
would have secured a majority for Mayor to any
other man running on the same ticket, Wood was
beaten more than Eight Thousand votes, and only
slipped in through divisions among his adyersares
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dered effectual. And we take all citizens to wit
ness, that whatever grave differences did and do
exist on other subjects, there is no difference
at al among the Forty-three Thousand Electors
who last Fall voted against Fernando Wood as to
the justice and urgent expedency of stripping this
bold, bad man Of portion Of his grossly abused
power. So much was undOubtingly expected of
I Cor haI
cratic instead Of Republican majority, we believe
so much would have been effected. His undigni.
fed abuse Of the Black Republican legislation"
&C., is but another attempt to cloak his fragrant
conduct with the mantle of Party, and thus COM
mend himself for denomination by pretending to be
political martyr.
This is characteristic, but will not win. A very
large and most respectable portion Of the De.
moeracy Of our city is quite as hearty in support
Of the City Reform measures of the late Session,
as are the Republicans and Americans
Mr.. Wood, in his abusive Message of Monday,
assails the New Charter because IT gives the People
chance to choose new Mayor next December.
But if he is the innocent and martyr that he repre-
sents himself, he should ferventIy thank the Legis-
lsature for giving him this opportunity. His party
has large unquestioned majority here, while their
opponents are divided into two parties; and if the
People are really with him and against the New
Charter, as be pretends, they can now give him,
what he mas twice striven for in vain, clear ma.
jority of the Popular Vote. In whining over this
subsection Of his official power to the ordeal of
fresh election next Fall, Mr.. Wood betrays his
consciousness that the People Of this city are against
him and with his adversaries. Were he not con.
scious of Mis- he would rejoice at the chance to
renew and extend his lease of power
HE Mayor complains that two Heads of DEPART
ments, currently known as Nat. Selah and Joe
Ebling, have been legslated ont of Office By the
New Charter, and strongly intimates that their
politics prompted this retrenehment Mr.. Wood
knows better than this. Right well does he know
that if all our citizens who can read had been asked
to designate the two Heads Of Departments who
ought to be dispensed with, seven-eghths of them.
without distinction Of party would have named
these two-Selah and EbEng. And when he
stigmstizes the Heads Of Department retained 10