New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-27
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PILLOW CITIZENS: A few days ago, in sc-
oelins m the request both verbal and written os .
large number of you iha, should consent 70 be can
ate .or reelection 10 tho ofcc Of Mayor. stated that
.hnnd take -aTiy 10 get orth 10 you tho TeH
.on. which inaaeleed ne in reaching that cetermina
ton I sh-p nos proceed 10 10 &c a. briefly as pos
-iblc
ve.r ago received The aoinn alton for member o'
Conyrc.s ard vas tFinmphanfly elected A. that time
l,,le supposed 'ha, Circumstances Of private nature
vould have arisen which wonld compel me to make
great per,oua ..faces o. enable me u attend 10 the
du,le, ~ ,la, oacc. Many II our citizens OF all par
er havc since expressed 10 ne thcr regret 'ha' haa
accepted tl,i rosiiion and if.',od that no'Tiih,'nd
lnf I should again be- candidate for Mayor. They
acre pleased to compliment me upon tie mann IL
f,h l,d fsilsd fho duties of that honorable station.
al rrg tha Il was ~" desire II the taapsyer- which
ought rot to rcsii that should serve them again IN
ITO capacity Aicr due dc.lhernuon came 10
Tie coat usion - Tesgn ny po.lion IN congress nhu
ep tint Of Mnyor bat uoi a. make any great Effort
,o obta!n nomination ior T. II tie peop' desired ID!
,srgc,, b. iho latter capacity tAcy could have them
No soon was this dccispn known thAn certain per
an. lag tho a. achncry Of party. st lemscl,es -
rrs.tAl and defeat al opportunity for ir expression
ol the popular sentiment the subject II had bceo
uy good ufune on many afiOns 10 ha'c Dceh th'
onan. Of thwnfting tie efforts II these men IN their
,,,,, uron the puhlc treasury. Some Of them
were Indignant uat hid declined 10 appoint their
tno, nul ins'runelts Ia Office, others that hah rs
wa,or ,ss.A fny .et 60 unnecessary and eaorbitant
OF salary nIi others again. thht hhd lhier
rossd 10 prevent The success Of attempts ~ sWinons
lobe and rlrivagaht expenditure hAu s.cuieu t.e
active and earnest onnity OF all because true 10 my
oath I had rndcayored to administer the once oi
Major governed sole.y by rgnd Tor stfo, ECONOMY
aud 70 gh,en much o. ,ns xoS
imrosed upon the q, payers. WIN ~ha' SueVess you
| all know. and the record VIII a'hrm
Under the corrupt sysiom OF primary elections whieh
u the disgust of all far minded people, these
nartios have the control OF the Democratic party Orga
rn,on and have laborcd increasingly. for months. "a
work Il to achieve their personal endS ana rcvehges
| And vet when the Nominating Convontion hss'mpou
,hon h thero had been an effort on the part o my
friends to connteract their efertions IL was only pl
violating the constitution adopted fog tho government
of the party. and tho Preparation Oh The most high
handed and on,ras unlarness and injustice ina
the clioue succ.ed,i In electng their purpose Alnos
every delegate favorable tony nomination was exeade'
from the Convention Gnd upon 10 other pistext tnhI
nat hr WA 20 favorable or the twenty wards In th
l,y .bout fourteen were thus dlsiuLcliscd. ana III
creatures Of the onaps clique installed In place OF th
| fairly chosen delegatca
| nm, u,cs.l the Convention became mere machin
IA Register to dccrees of the political tntrgues au
raiders upon the pubic treasury, WHO controlled H.
had ofAcd Ia he sr'prosentntlyc oi the Deuocruio
nny other respectable party Under theso circuuslnce
ia nominations are entitled To no NOR. respect, an
have no mors binding force upon Democrats az part
men than II hey had been made by any body o' men
an, anne number who might chance To assemble Il
rc,her no Democrat II false to bis party allcglanc
,Lo declines to vote for them. When Therefore. nun
Icr OF citizens dsrcgarding party preferences. at
dressed me aud urged that should consent to run
tie IodsIebd ut and Tgxpa1 crB candidate ior Mny0
wr, without hesitation that responded IN the nfhri
alive.
| As | antic patoG. THE action on my part has draw
ION tp,n ne the West abuse ana dennncatlon roi
tbe nlior.nis Of the corrupt clique who arc sceeu
ronr the votes of the Democratic party 10 Obtain ~
control Of The cry Government FOR self aggrnndi1n
Iie Fog'e newspaper which not long since con
hardly mad language Sufficiently cnloRistic To oxpiu
its npplOlh of my official action, has become u
stanIird brni,r and mouth piece Of this clique. IN
daily teens with the mos rcurious abuse and pfoifr
misrepresentation of me and my courfe. Had co
senlrd t. grant a the political fnyors ehich .ts co
dnctora asked have Judging rom past cxpcrienc
reason 10 believe The Eost, would now be screaming
lne..nt hly. Bot It. too Is. to use It's own angnr'
6V.cieaSh and has private grievances OF its own