New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-14
LIE .cHARTER ELECTION


vs. fear that the hope Of reformingour Municipal
rule through orr ensuing Charter Election must be
abandoned The politicians seem intent on IN old.
fashioned party contest with an oldfshioned result
Consider the followingirom The Times:
The straight party telet Elch The 7iTg supported u
December las came wiihh !l63 votes o. being elected
Hecker the Reform candidate whom Ii,E Ihihl NJ Up
ported a;seq -'g so'' p, "a, p. = 'i w., ,, sI -
would have been wholly deserted NeTg hkrbuf by 10
,bcrey 8cressed II may b. TIA, TnF TiunrS. influence
wholly WITH Dcmocrat all That fif had no' persuaded tn
We had MOI supposed tbs 20 bo thc We loggt TIE
TEintxH had some influence With the Republican, and that
IL had supported the Republican clnlnie NJ o. Roberts h
might hive given him che hank Of votes which wa Oh That
vas required for bis election
The writer Of the above knows Il 70 DO tricky aud
dishones.-knows that our deseriion OF HeokeF Tor
Roberts while il might have won two thor'and votes
from the former 70 The latter would have caused
Hecker 20 be deserted b. bis democratic supporters
also; and these woull have naturally gone TO Hon.
man. increasing u.he- than lim.nishing bis majority
In other wori8-on q square trial Of party t5ongtl
Ia, strong Democratic majority in this City would
have told then and wll tell nov. To insure the Ring
full sway IN our City We have only TO support or oppose
Municipal candidates according 20 or party predlcc
tons. and tho thing T. done. Aud this 10 perfectly
understood By thei- coneGeri'es who call themselves
Republicans.
he Times proceeds
We DO not obe, 70 tn TaBfNgs Supporting D,uocrs.Ic
candidates in preference q ao-v oi s 0an putty n sees
good Ir.9n 10Y ~ d9nS u, " Poei asiaat i.' a'5
TBes for supporting Republican, pr whom Democrats ai9 a
, n'ihS - G,,v 49,, g. w.. Ker,i-,r a5d never
ythiug else because be aomlnatd By Republican Con
eD neodms s1' aS5 s5poy,f an ne R9an sdss oC G
lat Ieysr,gs But TIM InlAf branded Lin a Copper
Democrats had resolved 20 give him their votes Never
theess according % the latest returns IE IEDuAEs oppo'
ton did not defeat Him
When this Mr. Stewart was first nominated By a
Democratic Convention, is members were assured
that he repudiated the Excise Registry aud other acts
Of tao last Legislature for which he, in common with
most Republicans, voted. Nothing was then said Of
his approval Of the Constitutional Amendment. Now
we are told that he was never any thing else than
Republican though he has just been chosen 10 Con-
gress mainly By Democratic votes There is evidently
cheating round the board but that is none Of our
business. Mr.. Stewards votes in the House will
prove that some party is sold"
The Times concludes as follows:
And now TnE TRIBUNE procaming that none Bat Demo
ea must be supported by Republicans for prominent oaees at
otherwise beng member Of the City Ring II ndofses
Judge Barnard Supervisor Ely and Judge Co9aoly 81
and signifies lis determination 90 support any other good D,n
cTat whom the Citizens Association may nominate IL only
poclams its hostility In advance 20 any Republican who may DC
We nav support the nominee Of the Citizens Association
but we would Ike first know who be h The fact OF his be-
ing Democrat will suffice Possibly respectable Repub
lean may be found t 70 be trusted and strong enough 10 ne
elected Controller II this should be the shall very
probably gge him support But The TRIBUNE may defeat
him and elect a Democrat as it did last year"
This City is about two to one anti. Republican.
II has Just given the Democratic State ticket over
a., 900 majorty the entire Republican vote falling
at least 10000 below that number. The reg
ular Democratic candidate for Controller, should
he receive anything like party vote, must Of course
be elected 1.-The Is beaten 1t must be by the diversion
of Democratic votes to some other than the Demo
cratic candidate.
The Citizens Association is body Of taxpayers
Of all parties who unite 10 achieve Municipal Reform
agreeing TO disagree every other topic. We do not
belong to it, and have no voice in Its councils. Yet
that it should select an honest capable Democrat for
Controller seems the obvious dictate Of common
sense; for, should it nominate Republican, thou
sands will refuse him their votes from fear that his cleo
ton may be claimed as signal Republican triumph.
They will say, " We would gladly vote for Reform
candidate; but we will not II his election Ia to be
trumpcted as proof that City is no longer Demo-
cratic" And this consideration is very likely to de-
feat the Reform ticket.
But the Citizens Association will nominate as III
shall see fit and the Republicans may present rival
candidate If that shall seem desirable We can stand
another year of Ring rulethe taxes are only three
per cent or hereabout. Who cares for EXPENSE But
we ask to be excused GrOm assuring tho voters that