The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-03

AiB anu ulrectlng all the cOmpilcauons Vi tiiis
vast machine. He has done more in this ca
pacity, since April last, than any man Of his
age and physical infrmities has ever before done
In any country since the food. The blessings OF
every loyal individual in the United States, and
Of every friend Of popular liberty throughout
the globe, will accompany him in his retire
ment. He has saved our capital, and he has
prepared the way for the speedy suppression of
this suicidal Southern rebellion; and now, with
his military mantle transferred to the shoulders
OF our young, active, able and indefatigable
Mcclellan, we anticipate succession of crown
ing victories.
The Plain Duty or Patriots and Tax
payers at the Approaching Election.
The several political parties, organizations,
cliques, clubs and combinations of this city
have finally placed their candidates for the
offices to be filed at the election on Tuesday
next before the people, and are now busy en-
deavoring to secure their endorsement at the
polls. Such confused, irregular and mixed
up mess was never before presented to the
public. Tammany Hall is the only party that
has made county and judicial nominations
distinctly from the ranks of its own party; all
the rest are crossed, dovetaiIed and twisted in
together. Each, however, has separate candi-
date nominated for one or more offices, on whom
they intend to test the strength of their party.
The county, judicial and legislative tickets
are, as usual, made up with all sorts Of mate
rial-good bad and Indifferent There are
members Of the Forty Thieves Common Coun-
Gil, Bull run mutineers, Broadway Railroad
patriots, Japanese philosophers, Hackley
contract spectators, gamblers, shoulder
hitters, and numerous other noted characters.
These philosophers arc not to be found exclusive
ly on any one ticket, but are scattered through
nearly all Of them. Every ticket has good and
worthy men upon it; but with one or two ex-
ceptons they are either led by some OF the above
named philosophers or have them attached to
the tail Of their ticket, under the expectation
that the honest men will carry them through;
and in this respect some of the organizations that
have made the greatest buster about their vir-
tue and principles have the largest number of
these philosophers in nomination.
In all this confused mass there is one fact
that the public at large can congratulate them
selves upon and if they will only take advan-
tage of the opportune momeht that now pre-
sents itself they can inaugurate a new era in
the government Of this misgoverned and tax
ridden city. We refer to the fact-to which
this mingling of nominations by the diff
ferent parties bears conclusive evidence
that the party lines are broken, and that
party obligations are no longer binding, even
upon the greatest sticklers for party regularity.
There is not candidate before the people
in this city who does not make every
effort in his power to convince the
public that he is an ardent supporter
Of the administration in the prosecution of the
war to suppress this rebellion. In view Of these
facts, what is the duty Of the public on Tuesday
next? To us it is plain one, and we believe
we state in this matter the honest sentiments of
ninety -nine-hundredths of the honest voters Of
the city. To every voter, then, we would say
scrutinize carefully every name that you depo-
site in the ballot box see to it that no candidate
under the plea that he is stronger Union man
than his opponent, deludes you into voting for a
man that has been mixed up in any corrupt
scheme, either at the City Hall or Albany, or
in any way proved recreant to his former trusts
Let oil of those philosophers who have dis
graced the city receive decided rebuke by the
verdict on Tuesday.
The Union cry will be raised the loudest by
some Of the very worst men, for the purpose OF
hiding their former misdceds, in hopes thereby
Of again sliding into position Ii the public
wish honest representatives, then let them
| scratch every name, whatever may be the pre-
| tensions of the man, who has made himself noto.
rious either as one Of the Forty Thieves Com.
mon Council, japanese philosophers, Hackley
contractors, Broadway legislators, betrayed his
trusts in judicial or legal positions, or turned
his baek upon the enemy on the battle field
| Tie Generalization Of parties, the breaking nj
Of all party lines has placed in the hands Of
/ the honest masses the defeat of all such and the
election of good men, Let the power be used
and that thoroughly. The public have it ii,
their power to give the finishing blow to al
! these philosophers and conspirators. Let then
the blow be struck on Tuesday next, and in d
way that will show that time has not obiterat
| ed their record, or else let us hear no more
about corrupt officials and enormous taxes.
CORPORATION PRINTING AGAIN-The present
Corporation ought to settle the question of the
city advertising at once. They should not put
it off until after the charter election, but act in
the premises like good business representatives
of the municipal interests, before that event
takes place. The question is simple one and
reduces itself to the plain, common sense view
which every correct business establishment
takes of affairs, Of confding its advertisements
to those journals that have the largest circula-
ton. The evening newspapers have no right to
the public printing at ALL The Express, Com
mercidI Advertiser and Post, altogether have
not over twenty thousand Subscribers, and as
medium of advertising they are Of no value
whatever With regard to the Times, Tribune,
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