New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-02


INTO many Of the Departments u the Municipal Government
the most criminal psg sence hrfciency downright ms.
administration which threaten by diving sway capital
depressing labor and impeding TO bring seIou
injury Il absolute dc-iruction, upon oar city snd b,
spreading from throughout the country TO degrade kepuh
Institutions aud endanrer our 'orn oil Government We
feel that the tine has arrived when the good mrners
society combine for their own protection and take TN
management OF public affairs into then hands. IL il
therefore
Re,orsd That in view Of the ~tef e,iravarsnt snd
rupt expenditures Of the CITY Government Ia. become ia,
duty all lay ssid. party polite, IN Charter Flee
tons and foi the best for municipal otre that
these expenditure. fall ultimately most heavily upon The
honest aud respectable sboring men 10 raising rents aid s
prices OF the necesaries Of e j. their direct interest Il
them reduced aud 10 have good substituted fr bad
ernmep and thai only o! honesty ind capacity
exponens Of the character and intelligence Of tie people under
free institutions and the only cnedto represent
the people IN republican form OF government.
Rc.oced That will therefore select solely for thes'
qualities and will vote for csnddsie- whose past
whether private public has entitled them the confidence
OF the comnuni'y-nch men as arc offered for the suffrage
OF the peopi., by the Ci'1eas' h..oc,,tion.
neny qualified take charge OF the interest. Of city and
that they win earnestly labor for the public good-,nd We
therefore recommend them to our fellow eitizcns.
Mr.. TRAcYproceeded 10 say that some way out OF
the present position Of parties must DO found. There
was no distinction 10 be made among parties; all ~
regarded tue city government had proved failures II
was curious fact that the members OF the minority
often managed 10 great share of the plumber
prOpoti0naiely ~ the majority. This done by
Of ring framed on n moro Catholic spirit than
the machinery OF election; The only way TO do was to
party and 10 do this they must combine " elect good
and honest irrespective Of party Il was OF 40 use
10 say principles not mem" they must pay attention
10 the character Of their candidates or how could they
expect 10 carry out the. princplesr IL was not
much ask OF any honest ~ lay aside national and
party politics for the present, and unite on the ticket
solely for the benefit Of the city. They had
tust passed through most exciting election in which
the votes cast had been two to and vet there
attempt the one part TO crowd down the minority
nor had the minority behaved otheTwiso tinn with dis
nifty and patriotism, and II was high time 20 ask ii
no COO such voters should he delivered from the
hands of such rascas The ticke. of the Association
unique in particular that it did not contain ono
name of a man who had held sought an Office
because 1t was OF the cardinal principles Of the As
ISOLATION that the who wanted Office could not
get H. lie referred 10 the balobox stufng carried
primary elections and said that though primary eec.
tons were admissible in national politics they were
runous in local oncs lie concluded by asking all TO
exert themselves 10 the election ~ the
Of the Association reminding them that the politicians
would not be inactive on the election day.
lte resolutions we're then quito lbe meeting BY the