New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-03
CITY POLITICS.
TIE CHARTER ELECTION.
REPUBLICAN ADDRESS.
, -. Ig-ct,r. qf the CITY ef Nc'r. York

Tie delegates to &c Ceulty NomwsiiOs Corven'
Goc. al tic uetbrs of tue Cer'rai Coni''tre'
,insen 10y tie Kepdbue6a As,ocieti'u' 81 the u! oi
her-YcIk having performsd t5er Gu'ie, - 'uc parry
with wlioh they have acted ncw p''p'se 70 ac1nt
fien ELVES Of higl or obligation to ,ner i"IowcNi-
yeus al ,arge. To tbs end. We de' re TO Plesen'
tef exposition snd make an earnest appeal to the
voters Of our city under whatever partisan banner
trey may ususly be ralbeo.
We aad,es. sou, Ioi in representative olaacttr,
bu. N orr capacity a. c'zens having with you \
,o,o,oo, interest in the welfare cf tie metropol'.
d. ro,5s s.e ertitl,d 70 no weight except they
~ be founded IN fObC,nes ard truth. and sustained
D., ibe Individual character Of those ~hO have
,orfed - tits method Of communicating wth tblkng
per Having chosen - speak individuals, sc ac-
knowledge the personal responsibility which oar poi.
fon wolves aud whatever reputat on Tor prOby anf
honor Ve may su.iain IL our PnVale relations i
ptaked upon the verify # ayefMeb,s anf u non
esig of our omnenda ions.
We have deemed this Introduction appropriate,
Iecause the character Of meO ahO have controlled
parties IN this city has at PERIODS been such as 10
Sast upon al WHO my, for any purpose be connected
u iOit cal acton, a. indlscIiml.h' IrPro.th. DE-
tc.ing tp' the Repnhicfn organization J. thus com
xe.led 10 share an undeseryed oppr0brium, we have
cesiied tie people to know 10y whom our canoidates
were originally recommended to Their adoption. Nltl-
out a. eriine exemption fom criticism for All tho mem
fers Of such numerous bodies, we perhaps may claim
toiepresCut fair average Of the Integrity aAd Intel-
Igtbee II our I, f,llow-,lzens.
a. Il G nominations hereafter referred 20 cmanec,
In The lr.l instance from the Republican party u i
Iust that the position II that Organization, N relation
20 our uu tcipa affairs, should be stated. Tue men
by whom the party IL ts city was Orgna y oIghnzed
d,tcInic tlat fr 'hr double purpose Of reforming
our CITY Government, and comucrdicg tie new pr-
ranzat Oh to the support Of solid Inen, honesty and
capacity should be tine guiding rae IN tbe selection OF
public candidates. And we assert att'r carelul ex'
uirn.io oi tire naires res.ned for city and county
Offices that Rcpubrcan County Convention ia
Neg-York has nonnuted corrupt cr Incapable man
since tie appearance # the party uP0h sage o.
political ucnon. i.vesii CATION WI prove the truth "i
re course Of the Gcprblicnn party in the munich
nal ee ctiOn Of 1857, forms signal guaranty oil s dt-
votIon, a. matter botn oi p"Icy anu PihIuiRe, 10
tie interests of toe City Of Ncw-iork. without
Iu'tug forth o candidate, or N any mauoer enbH-
rass,ug n omitted action tue Republicans maglanlnous
" reserved all their power until 1t could b. cohcrn-
frated With command ng force upon our prcseh'
Mayor who mag justly be said to owe his election not
tcty Ldced hut prili urly and chiefly TO che Repnb-
Iean pmty. il lie has bestowed all Offices OF elnolu-
net within his gift upon uemheIs of tine party wnose
votes were mainly cast against hIn, @e oliy reltr
to the fsct in order to remrd ihe people TO enect III
tle coming election a equal eppoTuonmeLt
az offc.sl responsibilities. 1t has ever been
fav,rit idea in the vaIlOue reform movements, That
public trusts Should not be exclusively reposed III
jntmbers Of one party. An opportunity Is now auordea
o. associate with Democratic Mayor kepuDlcan
C0rtfOllor.
Fifteen years Of municipal history have demon
polzei parties based ufon the Isolated idea OF loc u
Ieotm. and acting Independent organizations
They tend TO withdraw substanha! citzens IRON coz
otefaion with their soyeTai parties, witch s the very
origin aud root of political d' genela'y AS auxulary
ard supervisory as.ocietlons they may at ,imes en
Tighten the public miId ana AID IL tde selection o
capable men from The Candidates OF other pa1tes yet
tleir iifueLoe is eplemeral. corioSI oldinS por-
tioa of time and means expended by hen Oi character
lpon the regular State and National pdrtis, with
which tbcy occasionally cooperate, would work per-
t.In IN Dt,lIf hf
The ruTest municipal Crnmerts New York has ever
reen re iuaugUraed wien the two commanding
parties OF other days wtre aIrayed IN sohc column,
The oLe against the other. Our munclpai Govern.
can never be thorough ~ elevated until substantial
men unite in the pur fc -ilOn Of tue leading poca
parties with which in the me,n they seyeTany ,ym-
pathiZe. The oppost,oa to Tammany Iiall 700 long
weakened by c0Itendng factions, st9uld be eonsol,
Gated in absorbing party, sustained py Nauohs'
and State orgar ization.
izat,or, which, in honest hands may be male IS Po-
f,t for good 80 under eva auspices Is powerful Tor
evil They who adv Use the better portion OF the p0oc
10 slun the "pohtcal machine, OILY render y the
more resislless when driver, as ii inevitably viii be,
by tie gI orau and the pioflgate. Those o at any
fine have riun phed over the demorAlizedD nocracy
lnye achieved The result not by crushing The Ttm-
Inary machine, but by deAtcrousy using Ilo nacnn'i!
81 The opposition.
wlich il is popular 10 isoore but which before Is
too lae should be Iized aud acted upon by the
iutes cr C Of our city. Aud having annouuced tie
c0psid r.iiors which seemed to justify action
Republicans in MAXI any nomoations at AL We en-
Ter upon the easier task Oi cOmnenonE the names
.,ecei TO d.scriuil laiIg favor, upon the srourd d
Chaltcter ard qualification.
In Robert L. flaws united two great c.cmeuts oi
public usefr ess-ihegiity and eXperenoe. Oi these,
II s not unoo nmon 20 discover one IN pubic canal
dat. but Of Joth, rare is the urion As 1t would be
ile 10 dispatch regimcpt Of iaw recruits t' storm
castle swami, with disciplined corps Of mereelnIy
tolders Sc # is folly 10 march uron our City AL az
nnuracced troop of well l,eutoned Ct'zecs 10 Iout
tht taucd bands Of sn official army. One searching
dstir guisbig praciicen eye at tle hetd f me rlSh
.a Depar,nent is worth hundred Jealous friends ot
,etrercfm,ut in tie legislative branches of the City
Government Willie FOR years We have attempted TO
rcpsir the various pipes aud CondutS through whlch
the treasury has flowed, We have forgotten TO ieLe"
the rrsty reservoir az tie fountain head VITA
thrt wd know lcdce Of men, Mr. Ha 50 uuitcs grasp
and originality of utclec, which woud operate at once
- -ysttmaize tie financial boreau and osnrc tee CO.
on, ration Of reliable suboldinses. Oar citizens are
forunata il the mests OF curing such successor to
tie present venerable iuoumbeLt OF the Controller
Office.
Ike the snkworrr. NewYolk official weaves Cor
nsclt a robe Of richness drawi0g i,s substance,
however, net from his own resources, but from the
rnbhc treasury. Wewant with the dscrimina,
rg courage to stop the supply, and strip these preyng
woims until they stall Tie exposed, in tamlshing dc
frmitv g. public reprobatou Nor is il less essential
that the ctys ius, Obligations should be earlessv met
in order that hoiest creditors ehall not be eusled,
with their rerd, upon tue side OF those who seek TO
II Ak the pubEc Purse.
While Robert L. Hsws is erdeared to the young
rtr Of this metropolis he is no stranger to Old sub
s'ant al citizens, who have matuTed with the growing
grestress cf Nev-Iurk. OF original kuickerbrcker
extraction he commenced csreer OF successful use
falress as boy clerk, and advanced TO positions of
trust until New-lorl numbered him among the hrSt
of her merchants Retiring. with wealth oi charao-
a. 90 o,;oy N ;ustv.eatned immunity from the de-