New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-29

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VIZ, d. WADDiSGroS,
ADDRESS Or TIE NOMINATING COMMITTEE or
THE TAXPAYERS AND CITIZENS UNION.
To hs Peple # Nsw. Yo,k.
FELLOW CIrzESs naving completed the worS assigned
TO us we desre respectfully subit lsnent Of few
acs with he present situation Of our city obars
Fht In every mind snd heart Is the condition OF our be-
loved country. The preservation Of our naiioraity, me
antenauo OF the COaknion aua tho peTpeiuy of That
onion which utes one pocpie ais tue hiEhest tls
aud the nobeIt ohjec Of political hie bor hese the
people Of Rew-lok have poured on t1el, b40'u s tes
in seas which iueIhsastibe. II. cent Welcomes aud
recout events indicate that he country Is saved hnd tht
thropgh mercy Kind end ust Providence the oe'
log. OF psace wil But follow. Citizens
Won have smother o6lisaiou to dschargesnohe as
iposut victory 10 win There se wTongs AZ yous very
doors which yon called upon TO redress-not by
force Of but through the peaceful and legal remedy Of
The Gosornu,st Of s, city demand your atiestiOn. Yer
called upont etue 10 yourselves 40 the OF
your municipal aids Non have Imperative public du
lie. - afom Through tie corrupt mgoyeinnent Of un'
prircpIed pcrsons, elevated TO office by the scheme,
Of designing politicians ana tho machinery oi polal
orEl zson your money has been squandeied; yoar ghs
lave been ioyaded enormous end unpfocedented a4alon
has been impoted upon he Il spfaieh, 70 s ta
pon snd fraud hsFe eha ectIed
The disbursement Of the euIuly increased ana oPIesNe
burdens levied vpon the people Of this city No con
gulsc theft ct that In tie history ol our unlc
aTe have nev, before ,sued such excessive proportions
Owing 70 th weight Of taXahon rents have necessarily la
eeassd beyond the means OF tena 30 that tnoussnds arc
nse nav DO propor,nae to thcif incomes, rsby cuttin
% on property hodes ya- ,ogee o. % I'ress M svipoysd
on new because the Owner IS unsp 70 Y
rep for improvements already made; thus fee- oi ncA
cpisble ey entaied upon a classes Of ne e9nuoS ~
the westeiu extrhysgauco ana uupilnclIeu VI 49,.
eovernment which have characterized the conduct o the
parties intru5ted with city 4aairs.
regret cay that idle aud irresponsible clas,es haTe
ior eYeIa! yea taEon ihe MOI act's pr, a 70 % r who
tions ana Ihqs persons hsye been eisYsed 70 power
have rendered Office repoaeh, ana VINO nave
nothing disgrace upon tns great ana important c tho
time ha- theIei re- cone "heh on' tne lo l7.-
capable aud n,eieenl citizens must tase these Ats lu'o
your hands. If csn have an enlightened eilch
81 upght government there is great future before you
your children But If freud snd robbery and P,cnor
aud aeceii govern city-f the worst classes may
cities and States in sges tells ms e canuot be ehe1
sdminIs,isn Of shars securing ihe proper Splicen Of
.uoient to demy necessary e1psnses ana wlihou
Offices e. is uses hope for the protection Of Our property
OF the Pre'ervaon Of orr iaitt.tons .o,t, or. i'm
=, Ills cy cernot be paid snd when our good
fauduieut on Oi their hsTdeerned pVptrJ or re
moving their capi, othef and local
i n is In vain expect relief om sny Of laws
which dishonest ard incompetent nen adniisiet Inc sfuc
tu!e of civil society Is such that wre, corruption ana OPP
rive taxaOn slwsys isl os severely upon the giesI
body Of the aboIing the ata and ne moderately we
e incomss take ,her al ia uBaenisbe iss that
every csen however poor has peron-i IA sgt
ring hoe sbosts Of DE ,iiy o@Semneit Inc nan Nho
earns his 6ay bread by his daily labor Il "uch tax er
,s ldorsire. Tho aborne man iesl' TIE Helt o. e~
orhi taxttion. In his ineressrd rent N ~
Of hs food his oo.bBs bis fuel aed me otner
Of daily lie. II the poor has hns tbs rc"ed oi M 10Y
taken from hin BY those i1cIea,.u eAY,h,ts oi sls
sse hish taxes he and he isniy ca9i ave or con
oHe Cr tsze IBIS y are equal o 70 bs one Istd So
u ijne Of peace although Tie popalsiion Of tie city is ei
he & co p1It 81 .IS e .dor ses.e. Says besn s Up
e,r fsar IN aaisr numbers. with tte Increase
ho,est labor supps Itself IN tLis city We
need only poiut the facts. that the increase o. tenement
houses were tie poor M oveeIo~ded and SUMO
& siea I'D 5 se pses WIZ eb loud bsans TO lie City GOV
toft Dttant
the benefit OF udv viduhls 10 prove how bs
taxes ana m government oppe1s the industrious poor
for =, ouS system of republican was 'ounded
In to hin the blessing Of Comfortable Ano
iodepeudest enjoyment Of tie rewards Of lis toll
An honest economical government for the bert interests
Of eyerJ citizen whether rh p'Vr We are all pound TO
geho each doIendcnt upon the other We Lave one
Common interest and by law that n reIoable we mus!
ell osper suffer ogether Hence Is that we woad urge
upon every honest who not De seqsinied WIN tne
rputt ne Of public observe caution in voting Tor
any candidate Of hom he cannot procure Trustworthy 't
We mpOre good citizen 70 come ofwId and rG'e the
standard Of yirtoe and moTsiiy CT public ohe ~ T. o.ty
by carefully preserving in our pdobc as Tsi as e Tue
highest regard virtue and Tay that We eau hope 70
nsoele add TO our Commercial aud industrial
city and maintain that tue greatness which we al desire saa
distinguish tbe Republic nmo ne ntlionsi ,v ,,..o...
bsye too long Iu ~ We ns~ appeal from .obeInnl
political cliques managers the honest mn'
oyernnon instead psge ana robbery we must make
sdHs Nov that the evils o c;rsap City GOvernne cut a.
ere IN d. das % o. ees e yIS T. sSS
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the injury which such event would inhos upon
| this city. ,.,
I'VE believe that the people heart honest tbs. they
desire GOOD aud that they will always vote Tor l
t,d honest they have the opportunity. We now
pYesent the name Of GEORGE OPDb DE ss o tultsbls
Candidate fl the Office Of Mayor, a the ensuiag De
cenber election. Ihe thus offer has been ehoIen
and approved Of by Nominating COMMITTEE, selected
without distinction Of party rom snnoos oar most worthy
citizens lesidng in the several Wards Some OF Us
other had Individual preieIenoes-but
all assembled together repIesentps we did the
different interest. OF the people resolved 10 throw asiae
individual preferences aud to unto hs one In
this effort to honest Trustworthy uphsht aud o.P.
bic the public We have thus been enabled TO
present ce which every good citizen should be proud
support thereby aid Ia saving th noble city from the
sfus and DISTINCTION with which Ia threatened In this
work, respectfully AJAX your sppoval aud Cooperation
confident that you approve shd eia the cens OF New
YORK viii rejoice tbs reforms which nominee will per-
feet and carry out We ak then, that every good citizen
viii pos only support nominee 10y his vote but THAT he
viii work for him aud strive In evoTy proper manner TO bpg
shout Biz election. ,,,,-,,,,, ,,o,,,,,-rx,-
Of the Tax Psyeis' AID Citilens Union; .
" Jsrnos Fepvick OTson d. Mum,
f'bsrlea lberpetby JOHN q. Amber.
n " 81 RooseyeI Amos Woodfrf,