New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-02
AN APPEAL TO RRFoamERs.

We entreat every citizen who feels an interest
and pride in the good government and moral we'll
being of our City 10 bear in mind that the cause of
Municipal Rule independent of National Politics
imperatvely requires the defeat of Tammany Hall
next Tuesday That corrupt den is to-day the solo
obstacle to the union of good citizens of all parties
upon unexceptiODable candidates regardless of po-
litical differences. We Republicans have time and
again abandoned our party candidates and voted
for known opponents for the sole purpose OF inaugu
rating the exclusion of politics from Municipal con-
Germs. We stood ready to do it this time-@ill do
it whenever we can do so without submitting to
gross imposition and lending our votes to build up
the power Of our deadliest foes. We could and
would have supported Mr. Hayemeyer at this time
had we been asked to do 40 on Reform platform
But Tammany Hall insisted on presenting him as q
Democratic candidate and running him as the repre-
sentative and standard of party cabal. For
Republicans to accept and support him in this ath-
tude is TO betray their political faith, to give their
votes to build up those who have struck them such
foul blows as the Purdy-Bell appointment of Regis
! trars and the blood and-murder Address Of the
| Fith-Avenue Hotel Committee. 1t is to give q
varnish of respectabihty and propriety to faction
| which sways and fourishes by the unanimous vote
Of the dangerous and disreputable casses-of the
keepers OF gambling houses, brothels and law-dey
| ing grogReries. These ever have been and ever
will be the recruiting -sergeants of Sham Democracy
in our Citythe puryeyors Of its majorites and the
unshrinkiDg supporters of all its iniquties And it
is precisely because Tammany Hall means to retain
its hold on these while leeripg with one eye Of Re-
spectability and Thrift that it is now running Have
meyer on the two-faced platform of Municipal
Reform at the Merchants Exchange and Demo-
| cratic ascendency at Tammany Hail.
Let us put the case in its worst aspect, and sup
pose that the present contest should result in the
triumph of Wood. 1t can do this only from the
weakness and misjudgment Of Republicans and
Americans abandoning their own candidates and
going in for Havemeyer-but let US suppose this
folly actually contaminated and Wood elected.
This breaks down the Tanmsny organization as a
local power, and uses up the only obstacle to the
union of all opponents of Municipal Misrule on q
common ticket at each ensuing election. The great
mass Of the Anti-Wood Democrats will be ready
enough to act with us as equals when they shall
have been thoroughly convinced that they cannot
use US as serfs They viii be willing to acknowledge
practically and heartily right to be treated as
human beings when we refuse to be whistled on
Ike dogs. We entreat, then, every Republican TO
exert himself among his neighbors and friends to
save our cause from degradation and our City from
the jObbery and robbery insepsrable from partisan
rule. Every vote given to the candidates of Tam
many Hall is il effect vote for perpetuating the
rlinous system that has raised our taxes to Ten
Millions per sunum. Every vote for 0pdyke ia
vote to secure union of honest men and taxpayers
Of al parties on the basis Of Municipal Reform.