, 1859-01-28
PRESS AND TRIBUNE.
Tp7nAY KoRN1E9, JANUARY IS, 1853.

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The Dyer Charter in New ens"'
The massive remonstrarcc o[ our Citizens
arainst the Lecomrten Charter h"s l''s'sa"s
done its work. An adjourned caucus ~ LUZ
Democratic mcn,"rr al sSe 14crls'''s.e "'''
held Oh Tuesday &, cni't. nj "'ns" ~ "'''
3,,.rn,in,4l T., ta,h NJ submission ct'asc
and uaA. ,hc hill ais amended
marty measure. Our Springfield correspond
rnt nouts to 4 further amendment which Will
occasion general surprise; viz. the appoint
,urut Of the Judge Of the Recorders cour'
~. Lord High Commissioner Of the election
-invcs.ing him with the selection OF Judges
and the police force on the day fixed for the
submission OF the charter to the people. We
do not know any valid rcasons which should
tlisgualfy this gentleman from acting III luz
capacity uarnel, except that it is altogether
UNUSUAL and undesirable to place that pew
erin the hands Of one man, (he not elected
by the people to haye supervision over such
luatters), nnl TINT it is cross lmperslneCce
10 takc from The Common Council 8 power
which properly belongs to them aud which
no one alleges they have ever abused. The
custom has heretofore prevailed Of allowing
each political party to make lis OWL selec-
ton Of judges in all the wards. Thus there
can be no complaint Of foul play IN the re-
turns. Il if is presumed that the Council,
as at present constituted, would not observe
this rule at the coming election, or that thcE
would otherwise act unfairly in the appoint
mcnts, why not add tic Judges Of tic Circuit
and the Court Of Common Pleas to the cleo
tion board, and thus insure degree Of re.
sronsibility which cannot attach TO one indi-
yidual entrusted will 70 extensive an author
ity. The objections which VIC urge against
the appointment Of Judge Wilson would
weigh equally against any other person. We
want no one-nlan-pow in tue important duty
Of nominating the fifty OF more inspectors Of
this election, and tic question naturally
ariscs, Why should tile Legislature desire it !
In regard to the appointment Of The police
furce by the same Mcans We have fewer Oh
jections indeed, but we insist that it Is an
uuwarranted usurpation On The part o1 tile
Legislature 10 step between the people and
the officers whom they hare chosen to con-
duct nil such business. II this feature is Gu
grated on the bill to ftop the clamor of the
Chicago Times about policemen reddling Re-
publican tickets anl keeping Democrats
away from the polls, We venture 10 hint that
the change Of programme has made more
wry faces in the Times Office and in Dycrs
grocery than it will anon. all the Republi-
cans Of Chicago together. That is not
Where Tue difficulty with Dyer t. Co. lies.
1h'y lucE ro'ss, and the change Of one ret Of
guardians at tie: polls for another. docs not
meet their exiscncy at all.
As tue public are not yet favored with
knowledge Of the details Of The bill, VIC can
mt speak farther Of its separate features
One thing seem. to be settled that the CHAR
ter, ifpassel At I'LL, will come here 10 receive
tltc popular judgment ou its merits. While
it is regarded an act Of the most Iarr-flccd
imrndcnce on the part OF tue juuto wlo con-
coclcd the Dyer scheme, to nominate them
selves committee to abolish the funda,ncn-
tal law OF the city and create new style Of
government according to their own chastc
nutlons Of city gnyeEnment-While it is
deemed especially cool and the mark Of pre-
eminent ctlrontery for these persons to desig-
nate themselves as tie proper officers to ad-
niai:icr city atTairs-and while the bad grace
of the whole is heightened by the criminal
attempt to take the government out Of The
hands If the majority Of The votcrs-we ure
persuaded that our cit;z4ns will ocquiescc, un-
der protest in an enactment which provides
for fair submission 10 the people. The
Legislature lus NO warrant for putting us to
tic trouble anl turmoil which must ensuc
from au election Tor and against charter
which tue people have never asked for and
never l'ccn consulted Upon, lut the PROPOSE
tlon malc to lis now ia 20 different from that
which Dyer and the balaucc Of tic spoil-alcn
tl'raat lu OUT faces u north ago, that we will
fuccumb to the necessity If voting it down.
There have been m1re tLan enough sig
natures Of voters aul properl holders al.
ready recorded agains. til. thing 10 consiyn
it to its I'll resting place. We DO not believe
tl:st the engineers Of tic swind'c will allow
it to pass the Legislature in the amended
form. They certainly will not unless they
art ambitious Of a defeat Ut the polls. beside
which all their other Jet.ats will beccme JOY
fAl "reminiscences