The sun., 1864-10-04
CIV Politics,

fHg nominating Conventions Of both political par
Ecs are backward in bringing forward their csndi-
gaics for County offices. The unmany Democracy
ssve only vcnturcI upon one nom nation, and
,os,poncd their action until "the state" can be
usde satisfactory TO those who run the mSchine.
The sochcrns evidently considering the propri-
Ny u trying on another set Of plundorers TAX
ng up good mon, aud thus commanding the sup
port Of the Conservative masses. The latter
will no DOUBT enable Tamnany to triumph over
aer encmies, hut II the former policy is adopt
d, the old wgwAm will scarcely be ilumi-
Aatcd the night Of tho election. Cau-
idates who buy, and pay for their nomlns-
aons arc becoming bore 10 the people.
It matters not how s,ringcntly party ties control
he voters on national matters very few persons
are Ia favor of permitting the interests of the city to
ue m.srcprcsentcd in municipal county Offices.
The same objections are brou ;ht with equal force
against mcmb,rs Of other political cliqucs, and-if
1t were poss .ble-tho bargaining and fraud by
which nominations are secured, is even more In
famous than tic means employed by woop and
Others to secure power and patronage. Every one
vino is familiar with city politics. is aware that
our primary elections are mere farces, conducted
by bullies who intnG ate every decent citizen, and
thus succeed in returning particular ward oele-
Z .tes 10 General Committees, where the nom-
nations made on tie principle Of voting
in Convention Tor the men who will pay
the largest sums OF money for the Offices. There Is
no exception To thls rule II Is thoroughly UNDER
stood by all parties, and Lighting parasites desert or
UPHOLD tie candidates in proportion to the wages
offered Last year, Mayor GusTnrR expended more
money than both Of his opponents combined In
consequence, his ucket-holders controlled the box
es aud "run out" Lis ballots in preference " those
OF BooLg or BLrSr The ,nte.igeu, citizens were
not dereiycd, but many unwary voter, after
taking BooIr b, Ia, nad il doNtcrously exchang-
cd Tor GuSInGE ticket, before it WAS DEPOSITED in
the ballot toX In tins manner the power oi muuey
controlled that election, lscause blunt had no
other chance o being ele,tod than the very slight
one Of polling more votes than either section
OF u divided democracy, Ia the present contest
for county oticers there will doubtless lie a
division IN the Republican ranks perhaps not o
complete split ueycrh cleSs, no united Htion in
favor OF all the party candidates. The nmocrscy
arc more hopeessiy broken up Four or five d.l.
fsrent organizations arc quarrolns for the oandi-
selves for the spois. AT the present time it seems
probable that at least three dieren. Democratic no
minatiops will b. placed before the people; in whci
event the Republicans have fair chance of ultimat
victory. Ii such AL event was Ikoly 70 improve th
condition of municipal affairs the people would
doubt, he satisfied. Unfortunately they hsv
experienced the misrule OF an OpprKE, and woul'
regret result likely to place other incompetent
In honorable oihac- especially If the men eiecte'
were in the same Position ss ths man who apple
Tor the position Of conductor on one Of our cit
railroads. The applicant nade out strong cas-
against the man Whose situation he desired, in
forming the Directors ,h,a the individual then en-
slcyed was Is poor as . church mouse when
Gra commenced to coscrt fares on their cars, b,
during twelve months bad no. oaiy supported hi
Lmily, but clothed theIa And hiussf In ths mo.