The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-10

Two candidates for the Mayoralty appeal to-day
to the people for their sufrages. One Of them is
the representative of the existing city admnistra-
ton, while around the other are rallied all those
who desire to see municipal affairs regulated after
some other fashion than that which has been in
vogue for four years past. Mr.. Hindes is not the
candidate of the Union or BELL and EVERETT party,
with which it is now sought to identify him. In
the struggle which took place for seats in the
Convention that nominated him, the Straight
"out Americans" as they delight 10 call them
selves, carried all before them. They con-
stituted the majority in the Convention
and it was after they had manifested their unconl-
promising hostility to the Reform movement, that
he was selected as their candidate. lie is simply
the representative of the ''straightout" or eX-
treme portion of the American party. He is the
chosen candidate Of those who shut their eyes TO
the corruption of the Councils-who endeavored
to prevent the removal of Judge STUMP-who boil
stored up the STATES ATToRNEy-who kept the
infamous clubs in pay, and who unscrupulously
accepted whatever successes violence and fraud
CT uld achieve. When we saw the polls sur
rounded by ruffian gangs; and witnessed the saw
age assaults of which unoffendng citizens the
victims; and the delinquencies of the police; and
the ineficiency or completely of the authorities;
who but the present adherents of Mr.. Hindes de-
MED facts whi2h were as patent as the day
and apologiZed for crimes of the blacklist dye?
Who among US does not remember the dis
reputable candidates who were nominated at
this time last year against the Reformers, and
Tho nj Il oh do
that period memorable? And who can for.
get with what unblushing effrontery those who
had avowed themselves to be ''the masters of the
paid bulles, asserted the perfect fairness of the
elections, and charged that the Reformers had
ISOLATED themselves together solely 10 take possess
sion of and drive the American party from the
polls? There was no inquity that lawessness
could be guilty of for which they did not find
some paliation, and in their brutal triumph they
more than intimated that the gallant KYLE de-
served the bloody fate he met so nobly With
this record of his party so familiar to us ALL
Mr. H1NDEs stands forward as its candidate for
public favor.
OF Mr. Brown there is little need that we should
speak, for his opponents have nothing to urge
against him personally, and he is backed by no
party for whose acts he is responsible. The Re-
formers who support him are of all political par
ties, and during the time they have been battling
together for municipal reform they are not ashamed
of the record they have thus far made. They de-
sire now only to carry out more completely the
work they have so well begun, and to establish
municipal government which, unbiased by politi-
cal prejudces, will fairly and honestly protect the
rights and guard the interests of the whole COM
munity. They have selected Mr.. Brown as their
candidate, because they have all confidence in his
| integrity and capacity, and because they know
he has no political ambition which his election
can advance. Beyond those claims which, in
virtue of bis rreproachable life and character, he
| has to the support of the people of Baltimore, he
is entitled by the manly stand he took at the last
municipal election, to their respect and sympathy
Without partisan motives or objects to induce
him TO incur any unnecessary risks, he placed
himself in the front ranks of those who endeavor-
ed to hold in check the rufians who surrounded
| the Tenth ward polls Deeming it incumbent on
him to assist in protecting the rights of the hum
blest and weakest of his fellow citizens, he threw
| himself into the midst of their assailants, and
endured such outrages and insults as few men
| would have cared to face. He has been asked
| now to do still further service for the cause of
municipal reform, and he has accepted the post to
| which he believes his duty calls him. Such is his
record, and his friends point to it proudly, as
they present his name for the Mayoralty.