New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-10
DIR CHARTFR ELECTION.

We are 20 have Charter Election three
weeks hence-to what purpose we cannot lore
see. If the Tax-Payers Of our City would only
come together and nominate such candidate as
the Offices want and as do not want the Offices,
We should ike TO take part in a siruaglcior
their election. But If there is only Ia be a
scramble for of..oe between the runners OF the
Taumany,' Moyss,.' Union nnd sundry
other 'mschmes, We would prefer to be
counted out.
So long a. the City is governed as ii for
several vears has been. the less our side has to
do with It's government, the better for their
reputation and their general success. While
japanese Balls aud kindred rascalities make
way with a large share Of the proceeds of our
enormous taxaiion We much prefer thai a great
majority oi our Aldermen, Councilmen, &c.,
shall be such as the Five Points, Water street
and the Hook delight to honor. II is bad
enough to stand ihetsxation thus imposed; but
to pay the taxes and endure tho reproach of the
thievery would together be unbcarablc.
Take a single item a. II sample Of the whole
business: Our last Legislature passed an
eminently wise and proper act regulating and
reducing the expenditures OF our city for Ad-
verii,ng Tha, ac, the Controller bas refused
to exccnie, even after The Courts had decided
against his construction of il. We presume his
design is to hold of until a Democratic Mayor
shall have been inauguralcd, when be will unite
with that Mayor in designating journals OF Their
party exclusively, and thus comply with the
letter Of the act. Meantime, our city will this
year Le taxed 300, coo more than She need or
should be- Tor th' single purposc; aud her adj
vcftising will be taken from journals that the
people read and continued IN those they do not,
to their positive los, and damage. But II is urged
hat The bcggarly concerts thus favored must
1--we somehow; and, # not out Of the City
Treasury, how eau they'
when we shall elect officer, TO serve the city
and save the money Of her iay-paycr-, we can
change all this: and not till then. Shall We
ever DO il!
IfOno .-.,sssand Of our principal ta2 2-payers
would quicl, ,sscmllc and after due consuia-
iIOU, pIf1Iui SUI II tiUNli'fN WI NV
posts as are to be filed as ought TO be chosen,
wc believe they might be elected We care not
how many of them should be our political ad.
vcrsares, provided they would accept Office
pledged to sayc the public moneyto the utmost,
and their characters gave Assurance that they
might De relied on 10 DO it. Bat no nominees Of
our Primary Election machinery, 10 matter OF
what party, can be relied on 10 this end.
If we had candidates for CounCilmen in Our
four Districts made mp of our very Hblest,
worthiest most eminent citizens without dls-
tnction Of party and if our taxpayers would
unite in commencing and actively supporting
those candidates, we believe threc-fourths Of
them might be elected. And that thIee-iourths
would be able TO veto every measure Of ex-
trayagance and rascaity that might worm its
Shiny way through the other Board. The tax
payers, therefore, hive the matter completely in
their bands. They can protect themselves if
they will. We believe they may, by acting
promptly and Gtly, secure the support Of three
fourtbs Of the journals Of our oity-that is,
journals that have throe-fourths Of tho aggre-
gate circulation. They may make the Mayor,
the Council. aud perhaps majority of the al.
dermen. But wtH they; Probably NOT We