New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-13

holders iobbers contractors sbOrss pnblio loads
ind buldisgs, and By double voting and other we'll
known means, together with the Of eighteen mil
lions cf revenue the men now in power in this City
can always overwhelm the vote OF honest citizens
and prevent the choice of wise and good men and
measures. The only hope OF present Of the people Of
this city is in honest and wise legislation at Albany
Every provision for years for the protection Of the
people, every measure in favor Of economy OF e1'
pendture, limiting taxes, guarding the public health
and property. has emanated from the State Legsla-
ture; while the legislation OF our Common Council
has continually indicated determination to enrich
the members, or in some way advance their interests
and not the public good. And, once IN office, these
men can easily continue in power, no matter now
much rght-minded citizens may object.
To allow the people only such protection and such
municipal advantages as our Common Council and
other officials are pleased to give, and to refuse all
helm because it comes from Albany, is madness and
sefdestructon. For years our citizens have pleaded
for clean streets, and willing to pay literally
The City authorities job5ed with whoever would pay
them the highest bonus, and kept rs wading through
rnire and filth year after year. We have begged Tor
=. nroner Health Board. bat the City officials made
every dollar appropriated for public health pay tribute
70 them. while nothing was done for public health
And so it has been all the way through. We venture
70 saw that or the last 10 years not one measure OF
importance clearly designed for the public welfare has
,assed our Common Council, unless accompanied with
some condition or provision implied if rot expressed
for their own benefit And we further say, that for
the last 10 years every measure touching
this City passed at Albany and not asked for By our
City authorities has been evidently for public advant-
age. We affirm that every important restriction on
expenditure and taxation, every provision against
vrong and every measure for the general welfare Of
the city, are due to the Legislature and often in spite
Of earnest resistance from own officials. IL IS
shameful that We are not in condition to take care OF
ourselves, but must ask the Legislature to protect US
against our own officials. and give Us advantages
which our own servants deny Us. Bat the experience
of years shows that the people are under foot boprd
and helpless in the hands Of cunning and unscrupu.
lous political Rings, and if the State does lot relieve
the citizens there is no help for Us.
Remember, then, that vote for Mr.. Hoffman con-
signs the City to the mercy of the Rings and denies
it the privilege of asking protection elsewhere. A
vote for Gov. Fenton means grateful acceptance OF
every good measure for the welfare ofthe people othis
City. The Albany Convention when they nominated
Mr. Hoffman, expressed their determined hostility to
Boards and Commissions for New.York City. They
go before the people that issue, and it is important
that the masses understand this. If the people wish
to 90 back to Mr. Bodies filthy streets and ignorant
Health wardens, and pay double the cost of the
present system they will of course vote for Mr. Ho'
man. who is pledged for the overthrow of the Board OF
Health which has just carried US safely through the
pcrs of cholera pe5tience. And for the same reason
Mr.. Hoffman is pledged to destroy all Commissions
and Boards designed to afford protection and improve
ment in City affairs.
Are we prepared fellow-citizens, to vote this City
over to the unlimited control Of the Rings' Are we
willing to restore the wretched abuses existing three
years agoi Is there man to whom the Board of
Health kindly ministered during the last Summer
who viii vote for destroying that benevolent agency