, 1860-01-31

}'y any means whatever, secure tbeu. It is
nut too MITCH to hope that tho CONTEST will be
terminated today, and in iayor Of the Rcpuh
lican nominee.
In sacrificing his own hopes Of thc attain
1neut or the second Office inthe government:
to secure the success Of the Republican nomi-
nee, Ar. Sherman has LAID new claim to the
gratitude and admiration ofhis friends through
ont the uation In all the prolonged and Bit
Ter fight, lie has displayed qualities that have
commanded respect l'nt has done nothing rs
noble and se1Cs2criiicinp as Ills last act. JOHN
Sherman, whatever tile issue Of the struggle.
is a name to Ire remembered.
4 WORD TO rAxPAXERS..-pItO
FESSIOSS Us. FlkiA CIICE.
The Dyer administration made itself oliots
by i.s extravaganza and corruption. When
Tie Municipal election Of 1857 came on, John
Wentworth assured I'll" people Of Chicago that
lie, Of all others was the mau tn put a stop to
this corruption ard extravaganza. pay oil tue
floating lel,t Vi the city, reduce tie taxes, 1Ht
Wholesome check OIL Special assessments,
aud place the city government u]'on an econ-
uulical.hasis. Tie WAS taken ct his word. and
,n,t uto the Office or Mayor. His Inaugural
Message was full Of reform. Al tic promises
which lie lnd u'ad.. during the c:l:.vass. lie
pledged himself anew 10 carry out. Tic Com
mon Council approved Of these professions Of
econom:, and by :, decided majority passed
lis bet measures. The subordinate officers ct
1!,,: city government :crcrts'a his t4'uscl. Tie
lad no refractory officials 10 DIAL will. To
MI intents and purposes he w's, during the
wear Of his administration, City l'i''asor- II
lie did not tnlIi Lis pledges. i was }"4.'s': he
did not wish 10. Tic power WIS in III; !9lt's.
We are nov within a sna,stil q t.llr an's1la
city election. John Wentworth again des'rtf
u be elected Mayor. liz is II nightly attendant
1,pou Ward and Ciub meetings, and wl:crcyfr
he yocs itc talks :1,t'ut corruption and cxtraya-
gancc, and holds himself W a.; great reform
ar and model economist. 11e wants TO create
sl.e impression that the city government is i'll
very latl way: and that he is tile only man
that cali s.ye It. We are afraid John Went
worth has TOO high :1u opinion Of :,lnsclf-:tn
nri.,inu that tic records Of the city govern
,nens will not uuly not sustain |'s,t wl1;cl, they
fatty contradict. We are afraid that il he is
ayuiu ,nade Mayor lle will 10 as he did in
l$57-leyy tlta heaviest INK that the people 0!
Cl,ig4y, have ever paid, rccAlcss]y incfeasc the
special assessments. and leave the floating
debt Of tie cit: larger .lan lie Gn.ud it.
When John Weutwort:. came Into Office III
March, 1857. lie told thcpcoplc that ]Ic wanted
biz tas-leyy to elube him to mpet current
expenses and pny OF the floating debt that
had conr down to linn from the yc: :'.lsninis-
1ration. The request was granted: aid vl'cn
he wtr.: t,,l of ol1ice 1T tho end Of his term.
i,c told then, thc floating debt was a}l paid Oh.
Al a Ward 1nsoting few evenings ago, lie
repeated that he transmitted no tloatinS debt
10 his successor. Tic records O! the city :cr~
+-r.,:nent prove MT ollly tnt lie dill rot pay OF
the floating debt, Int that he iii i''a,yrr iia,
Gr iarnd ii.
IN accordance with Nentwort'l'a request
tic Council lcyictl Il tax for ]sdd7 Of fifteen
mi!is for general purposes aud two mills ior
cas.!ights--sevcnt5c1l mills III I'll. Tim ta,
warrant for that year amounted 10 $57o
225.37- II lie lad fulfilled his promise, et'
of tis sltna he wc,.ll have paid ci tie 1l5:t;n:
tle,.t whiri, came down 10 lis Adrninistrasio,
Of r$l7G.::35.s7i. and met tie cs,rrcnt expense:
"t tic cilY. 1ns.cad If r::;:ins oN that debt
i. e tn .c,..fs
u $2og GAG g.. Tia, WIS the extent # Iii
retrencIlmcu. aud ccalony. The ln'ol.s cf III
Comptroller, ard tho Comptroller himself vii
~arifg this statement But with cl,ar:.ctcristi
.11n,atere, in his paper and in public speeches
lust =. the time Wentworth was Eoin:
ont oi cflice, he asserted again and ae:l
1lat Ito city WIS entirely free tro'
c,ntrac,s old claims and 4 hoatine deb
liz gave .hc same assurance to lis succ2ssc
"a Office; Int no sot,ner lad the latter entcrc
Upon Ills duties than he found there was pap:
past due aud awaiting payment as f1ows:'
FRO. F. Lev, for bonds due since 1!,. preyios
November, 81, ,l5aGa: 10 Geo Smit'. { {.
bonds due since Marrl, lst $GG ::::l .s1 10 Il
Sewera.c Commissioners. for 1.alan.cs
1856 and -, :4l ,o3;.22; also Il lar:
liability to thu co.suty for the enlargement
tho Court House. bcsiscs many unlaa j.:
and unrompetea contracts thrown over tip
tbu incoming administration. Tie t:';aEe
report of February 1889, shows Il tle''s lsana
uvrr l,y Wentworth TO Mayer 1'aites If SIG
0:0.G:; hut tlscre suust he added $:l,?l6.
f,r Interest to Sewerage Commissioners, L
l,r,n School. amount refunded On assessmt
,;,r upenin; L,sal:o slscrt, !:c.. making,
stated a1'ovo tllc entire floating deb: llaus
down by Wentworth to lTaincs, :::2os, ,94G.
Wentworth says The taxes arc too l!l
I4.t III zee how onr taxes Under Mayor Hair
administration compare will, the taxes Till
Wentworth. During Aic:.twor,l.'s admit
tralion the taxes were fifteen mills for GcIt
purposes. and two nillsfoF ::as-liglls. laait
first year. they we're eleven ,ni!ls lor gem
purposes and two FOR gas-liehts; and for
second ycar, thirteen mills for general !
poses and two mills for gas-ligl'ts. Hal
average taxcs for general p'1r 'oses, IN
two years fsoarf anus. He!ltWoTIhs y
fr general purposes, FIFTEEN MILLS. In o
words, the taxes under Wentworth tor +
=al purposes tr<re t,cen'y:Fre PER ftt ii
1llan under Ilaines
The tax-waYTant under Wentworth anae
ed to $572, ,aaaa537. Under Haincs, in
S4so,sasos; ditto ie 1853, $5l3,68o.so-
other words, the taxation last year was
Than Neptwort14's yelr by $14l,927
and this year it is lcss 1,y $58, ,54A ST.
Haines asscssed the same tax that Y
worth did. the people Of Chicago '
hare paid during tue last two
$2oo.A7l.7l more taxes than they
raid. and Asyor Haines would have
ized Stou this source, alone, almost enc,
:pay Of lie entire floating de1t ,ohieh Wen'
4ayned oper 10 Mm4 This is refreshing in