New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-30

power. And il, in q purely municipal election,
An election purpo,ely separated from any connection
With the choice Of State or Federal officers, aud
ii at for the very purpoe Of withdrawing it so far
a, possible from party influence, tbi, very influence
is still to decide everything and every question of
character or trustwo rthnem is 10 be overlooked.
then indeed il would seem vain to expect that
sby occasion could ever o.cur for vindi
caiirg tie right Of q party to reject the nomi
nations made for it BY its leaders. The Democrats
are not called upon to mske suy sacrifice even OF
party feelings. Mr. T.emann is Of their party not
lees than Wood, nor has be ever been caught as
Wood las coquetiDg with any other party Tor
nominations and voter. The preference claimed
for Wood rests solely on the ground that, without
any regard 10 the manifold charges sgsin't him,
public AID private and in spite Of the strong OBJ
jectons 10 BIN felt BY all the better class Of Cit
zens, and which have continued to increase with
every additional month he has remained in ofh;e,
be las still managed to get the Tammany nomlna-
ton, whereas Mr.. Temsnn has been nominated at
q citizens meeting, and solely on the ground Of
general agreement as to his unexcePtionaole chsrsc
ter and eminent Qualihcatons.
Wholly apart from its influence on the result Of
the election and the immediate future OF the CITY,
tie course hch the more reasonable ard judIcious
portion Of the Democratic party may now adopt 10
of the heat interest not merely to the Democracy
Of New.Yo,k but to every citizen, OF wha:eser
party. To Judge the future By the past, the Demo.
cratic party must at oil times exercise very
commanding il faeDce over the affairs Of this city.
Hence, the system according to which that party
mu ages its own internal affairs must be matter
Of prime Importance TO every resident In the city,
to whatever party be may belong. Nor is this ALL
for a, the internal organization Of the other parties
which contest with the Democrats the political
control Of the State aud the City is based on the
same general model as theirs, so bad practice
once established in that party would soon find imi'
tstors elsewhere, AMI We might speedily expect to
be tod that the only possibility Of beating the
Democrats would be to adopt their tactics Of IN.
he.itaiing ard Ut questoning submission to party
nominations. We sincerely trust, therefore, that
the result of Tuesdays election viii show
that no party leaders in this city, nor any party
organizations, are yet strong enough to sc! the
moral sentiment Of this community at utter def
sIce; to force upon us by the mere strength of
party discipline Mayor whose election would be
regarded not less by very considerable part of his
supporters than by the great bulk Of HE opponents,
as triumph Of dshonest oudacity-by the former
with EMULATION, as if over a personal triumph of
their OWE; By the latter with shame and bitter NOR
tifcation, a shame and modification shared too,
even in .til larger degree, BY part of the very
voters who Lave allowed Themselves to be made the
unhappy instruments of bringing about result so
miserable.