New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-01

ThI>is word much IN vogue among he #outs'
when they neck 70 cast the ias In politics, ana
il publIc aiirs il possesses about IS nach honest
significance ~ there Is resemblance between the
moon and green cheese-or between stfychn'ned
whisky ana genuine, pure Old Bourbon The lovers
Of old Bourbon viii appreciate The Illustration, we
hope
nov and come hundreds Of good. worthy and honest
renzlsmcn have lent their aid and countenance to
fbs suppsrt Of an independent ticket That they
have done this honestly we readily acknowledge.
That they have acted and are acting, under the in
faence OF the best of motives freely admit. But
that they are the dupes Of the widest political tricks
tiers that ever painted for place and power, without
regard to the means used to accomplish their ends,
we as firmly believe as that we are living men. Elk
change Alley is jabiant secretly, and John sldell
and his partisans rejoice with exceeding great joy
over the Inauguration Of movement that promises,
substantially and practically, 10 reinstate them once
more In authority, should it succeed, while they
shout Justify for REFORM and laugh privately over
the success that has thus Far attended their hood
winking Efforts.
This reform cry is humbug Of the Hinsest
sort. aud through at the first glance by expert
enced politicians, even 1t Is impenetrable to those
who are well versed in everything except popular
aiars and who never take interest In politics ex
cept by its and starts. The masses Of the indie
pendents think they acting right, and we honor
/ them for IT, WHILE at the same time, sdellism fur
! nshes al the vitality the movement possesses, and
| without H. It would not live fortyeight hours. As 1t
! Is, it will MT live long-not longer than Monday
! next.
| Why should there be such vociferation in favor Of
reform in questionable newspaper quarters, when
solid and sound reform has been in progress in this
city for several yearsY This city has been better
governed than New York, Philadelphia or Washing
ington, for the last two years. II has been more
peaceable and quiet The administration Of munich
pal affairs has been better conducted. The lives and
property Of citizens have been better protected More
arrests in proportion to pop ulaton, have been made
and more criminals br ought before the judicial trbu-
mails and punished than ever before. The population
of the city has increased Its revenues have aug
its general debt has been largely decreased
its taxes have been lowered its prosperity as
commercial mart, was never on sure and stable a
Foundation.
| Yet, in face Of indisputable facts like these
facts that could be proved in any court Of ustcea
wild cry goes up for ''reforn, when we are better
OF than contemporary cities, and have for con
4 graduation instead Of modification What is the
canse Of all this-the real, secret cause, we mean
| We have indicated it above. The old wireworkerf
want Office and punder once more. and they con
| dent that II the Independents succeed disruption
| viii ensne which viii give them in brief period
1 not Immediately with little or no trouble, the com
pete control Of the city That is the reform they
/ nean--all the areform' land II they can use the
Independents as instruments to further their sell