New-York tribune., 1867-10-09
c,Ty rAy.P,yEKs, WHY NOT,

Now. while the primaries are organizing foo
the November campaign IL the time Tor the
tax-payiug, Iaw-abiding, teeced, and' swndled
citizens Of New-Yorli to exercise an influence,
not only over the State election in November,
lat over the TO us, more important nntniclpal
struggle in December The utter rottenness OF
the City Government IN New- York is,a stencil
in the ngstriis of civilization 1t has been
paraded before the word in every fOrmy Litera-
ture has sprouts, in its rank aoil heavy Quarter
liss have gSwed over ts.putridity with the phos-
phvrescent light that rDttenness alwa5s engen-
ders the daiy press here and everywhere, have
exposed, OF stilI lmore oxpressively winRed at
lts details ihit above all, the taxpayers, the
yosers, the workingmen Of the city, all xhs have
/ paid rents, on supported families, or sehoOled
.tinjr children. or been GHgants in oar eoarts,
have paid it3,expenses and been ground by Its
oppression. Often when they were CONSCIOUS
sonly of the pain but not os ts source, the gall
3iug chain has pierced them
4 The Republican party alone and uuaided is
SaImost powerless against these evils IL has
sneyer been in.power in the City of New York
except SO far as the city could be reached
through tho. State Legislatare, as has been
done In the establishment of those great safe
guards of our property and lives the Ahrtro-
I Dolitan Police. the Fire Departments and the
Board of Health. There has been no refuge
from municipal anarchy snd chaos except in
substantially depriving tha city of the power
OF self government, by rpseulng It's more inn
portant functions from the grasp OF the
corrupt demagogues and professional scoun-
drels who would otherwise control them.
The reason why the Republican party unaided
and alone is unable to stem this t1rrent OF cor
rlption, is. manifest from a simple stateraent of
the ratio of ournative toeur foreign born vote.
At the last census we hnd only $500 native
voters, and 77,47j foreign At present, two
thirds of our voters are foreign. These votes
by some singular fatality, as ineSorable as dcs
tiny itself, are cast almost wholly for Democ-
racy and corruption. They deliver the city
annually, or ,s often as it is up,for sale. bound
and feaered into tho hands of a rhg of as
graceless political gamblers as ever fattcned
in Sodom beforelI1 1the aery rain fell.
The respsetability of che cay, aftsr
each election walks lke the captive
Zenoba, proud and pure, but fettered
and helpless, behind the tGnlmphap car which
| contains these licensed thieves How long are
these things to endnree bow long are dam
" mics" u be nominated and elected to alsour
Off ses, in order that the niountebahks who pull
tho wires behind che scenes may draw their
salaries, sway their power, and divide theil
plnndert How long Biist such corruption he
tolerated in our courts that to obtain favor
| sble hearing or decision from a Judge wo mast
fee his partnerf How long rsnst our street.
cleaning and other nsiblic wosks be performed
under system by which they are most costly
when most ineiicisntf How long must de-
ceney. reputation, and character debar from
holding office in this city,
While We welcome the aid Of every orga'
nizaton devoted exclusively to the welfare OF
the city, irrespective of State or national poll
ties, yet the power We need to redeem the
municipal character Of the city can only come
in connection with ono of the two great national
parties. The Democratic party is in full flower
and frlition here. and has been from time
immemorial. We have its results in the very
evils md dangers of the situation. We appeal
TO the thousands of honest intelligent, tax
paying law-abidipg mep who have, from as