New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-24
OUR NEXT MAYOR.

OUR NEXT MAYOR.
One week hence. our citizens are summoned
to elect a Mayor for two years from the j., Of
January next. half Board OF Aldermen for a
Ike term. full Board Of Councilmen for one
year. with Police and Civil Justices, and a con-
siderable number Of important school oiiiccrs.
Thus far. wc have devoted little time or space
10 this election. ior we did not wish to boro our
City readers by needless and weari,ome DINING,
while those who live far di,iau, might very
possibly choose 10 be spared the devotion OF
even a column per day 10 the subject Bui the
day OF election IS low 80 near that We can no
longer with proprety ignore tie subject and
We viii open 10 by telling our City reader, %,
clearly and fairly As we can, what the canfa-,
means.
There are three candidates for Mayor IN nom
iuation. and none j. likely 20 De- added 20 ihc
number. Let Us take a look al them.
{. GODWIy GuNIHig wa- ihe hrst nom-
mated. IL is The .on o. wealthy far mrf.
chan, Of our City, and is now partner IN his
fathers business. II be ever stole anything
We have no, heard oi H. We do no, know HIM
but believe lin a young man OF iar character
and upright intentions. lie was the Iammany
candidate for Mayor two year, ago. when Bis
vote considerably exceeded Fernando Wood.
but Mayor Opdyke went ahead of either 81
them. NJ Gunthcr is by uo means great
man. bui he made very strong -uu iu dl-wc
doubt whether Tmummv could have done ,o
well on any other man. he ought 10 Aayr bad
her support this time. though Ac made one .'d
mistake last Summer. iu allowing h.mscIi Z" be-
b,guilcd into one ol Fernando Wood " Peace
mceiing,. 50 far a, wc know. M Gun'hcTs
hands are entirely clean: and we believe De-
would, if elected side generally with the tax
payer. against the hapics now deyouring them.
lie H. supported by the Mckcon' and a GcF-
man organization.
FRANCIS /. 4. BOOLR !, The uyd Democrat
ic" candidate, having the support Of both The
Tammauv and Mozart machine, which give,
him decided advantage in the race. He h
personally what is called clever fellow, pos
sc,siue considerable ability and bl-uc- capaci-
f.. once we understand, ship carpenter, bli
living mainly by polite, for some years ~. T.
having been twice chosen Aldcmtn-thc LAT
time. "by the skin Of hi, tecih'-in ihc strong
ly democratic district which embrace, most of
he XI,h Ward. Hc Is now City Inspector
better Office. ior one who wants to do good. than
that Of Mayor-aud &, great iNoriic around
the City Hall.
II. iu,t thi, that ought 70 defeat him. Mr.
Boole +. the candidate of The Ring "-ha, been
II member ol it,. and one Of thc bolde,' Of li.
chief. We cannot recall single ouilageour,
Observation-Disclosures has been 'pui through
since hc became an Alderman that be has not
been into, up 10 the chin. Now, wc have DO
doubt be think, hc j. going to turn over
a new leaf when chosen Mayor and do his
bc., for economy and reform. H. resolves all
this. 10 doubt. a. did Wood, and 30 many oii-
cr. that have paved the underworld with good
intentions: but hc viii fail a. they did. We
have nothing 10 say OF Original Sin a. ihco-
logic dogma; bat in politics il is a. solid ~ the
mnltiplicalion-tablc. NJ Boole as Mayor can I
be on the side of honesty and irugaliiy, though
he try never 20 hard he will be suTToundcdby
confcdcralcs and accompliccs il all manner ol
bygoe jobs and operations, cac'. OF whom VIII
insist that the wheel shall not stop revolving I'll
il brings a prize 10 h'~ and will be able to con-
strain (perhaps rcluctan) acqulescence. l.
there voter % green as not TO hnOm that Booe's
swecpcrs will be marshaled and directed, for
the ensuing week. far more with reference to
olecting him Mayor than 70 the thorough ana
economical cleaning Of the streets Oi coure
they viii. And, having thus elected hlmseli,
he will have TO keep doing clever things for the
clever fellows who have helped him now or for
merly; and 50 the money will fly merily. We
regret it; for Bodies chance is the best Of the
three this hour, and wc would nj care for that
if we could only feel that he would veto aud
defeat ~ Mayor such plonderng schemes as ho