New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-29
Nnxv ~ Tr7E TIME!


number of our leading citizens 0! diverse
politics associated in organizing the "CiIizchS
Assocja.;onu with q single and earnest intent
to resist and defeat the schemes OF peeulation
and rapacity whereby our City is haOi'uaily
swindlcd and plundercd by her Municipal fanc-
tionaries. The sagacity, the tact and the power
of these citizens have been repeatedly impugncd; !;
their snccrity and honesty have not been.
At first all their efforts and representations
were parrcd by pleas for delay. 1--WE are at
Wharf.-The country is imperiled-let us save the
Republic, and then We will all go in for Munich
pal Reform" was the general response
Well: the War is over, the Nation saved, the
cloud aispelled: so Reform called again lot
recognition in our recent State Election.
90 70 don raise that question no'', VIC
were entreated: "hGt is the proper pivot oil a
Municipal contest, bat wholly out OF place at a
State Election. At this Election, New York
must declare herself unequiyocally in the great
National issues ofthe day. But our M""'o,p@
contest is just at hand, and then we will all 60
in with you for City Reform "
Perhaps they may, thought we; so we dre"
il very mild for the time, obviously expecting
our promising friends to be on hand this Time
and no mistake.
But, As the Charter Election approaches, We
meet the old faces ard hear new excuses
Though National politics have properly nothing
to do with this canvass, they are lugged III and
made paramount with single intent to defeat
any union irrespective Of party of our better
citizens, now or ever, to effect Municipal Re-
form. The mask is at length completely thrown
off, and The usual party fuglemen are saying
Reform or no Reform, we will support no
candidate who is not essentially of our politics"
And Messrs. HECKER and OG0RMAs are a,ig.
matized in The Tunts as Sccessionists, whom 10
good patriotcan support.
There is no mistaking the drift OF tins Ian
euage. 1t means "Away with all attempts at
or aspirations for Reform! The City shall ever
more be governed by par.isans, through party
tactics. for party ends; ard there shall be no
other reform than one or the other party shall
see fit to make" If the People say. Amen
this is to he the result There is no escaping II.
Next day the fatal precedent will plead and
We shall have annually all manner Of party
charges and counter-charges of corruption here
and proAigacy there banded back and forth, and
the bewildered masses voting with their several
parties, to no purpose so far as Reform is con
cerned. A vote for party now Is vote agains
q any searching, thorough exposure OF Muncipa
s abuses, with view to their correction. W
:. shall have ali abundance OF cheap phrases
l. elimination aud recrimination-each party goIl
h sounded with intent TO drown the other-an
all manner OF deafening clamer, full OF sogn'
and fury signifying nothing"
!. Taxpayers of New York (and all who live o
d work here are in some sense taxpayers this i
b your fight! We shall not desert you, ever
though you turn your backs on yourselves; bu
n to vote against IIECKRR is to vote that 10 Cit
: Reform is needcd-that our taxes are just right
. our City Fathers such as they should be, am
our Departments i'll 40 need of fumiga,ion saw
b., by the substitution of the wire.workers Of on
+. party for those Of the other. Vote thus ii y0
c will, but don't grumble any mo.e at high taxes
They cannot be SO high as you will richly de
serve that they should be.