, 1869-09-25
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fetcrs; 7orn CHrt, Jonas lsugtrrg.
Address
7" fhf fottrs ~ thf County, NJ Cbok and Ciiy ~
fhfcaer:
The Convention uhlsh assembled At 1'hraf1
1IA. on the tam tusts1t, tn nominate tlckrt for
city ahd county nl'cera, passed resolution lhst
TIC Republican PARTY rossess O. The strtuc, Will
md Integrity fn correct The crits utd returm tho
AlNscs that arr Incidental TO tho uxrrc2e Ut 14rgo.
If and vt'lety.tx.Fndrd patronage knd 10 xrr. tn
AF1ratfr arsrre than any parfJ Or fac'tnn ~htc',
krcka 10 Rrptf<cdc It." Thtf AIao psssc1 \ rr4tt.
ns,on s1AtIns tbs, tho tcArt nou,iaa'ci ty tactu
mrr1tcd lhclF coE.llai ant unilrst surp,rt. -
We tH',at. therefore, ranc'',io thEt tho t,oSuhll.
ran party NaA mt represented III 2h1t .aHyt tluu;
toT. while a.lultl.nH et,u u1lsttheo IT rytIa mud
abuses IN out tU.al adasrs. lhry inake M pfouisu
u! FrloTn'. hrJnn'i ihat which IL implied In inlu.
Ink lnr puhllc otEIces over to tic samc csquo who
hsu reasonA!t'le tor tho rrjls Rnd Ai.tssrs co.n.
l}xlho1 Hf This, fclloN.cIllxanA, xC sutil III not
IN The natnFr III vigorous Frferrn. Wo testoys
thai t!'ortrr method csn Ia so1ni tg socurr Inc
rrauu hitch tho Lbtszy Hall Convention pro.
fesscd 10 dcsIrnt hut Ncru mnal'Ie " accomplish.
la Initiating a movement tor lhss purp0st, It Il
wei! 10 afrest 10 Tho mosir atri ctaunrl through
which the cxi.ilAg evils and abuses hayu cscpt
inso cur local government. Many Of a1 nrc Nn-
Fuhc1ns ID cur political sentiments, cihim!uX to
t1 u nrIrnt!y attached 10 the 0fiacinca OF that
IA y ~ any persons who participated In tho Ill
t'rasJ Hail Convention. All Of us arc citizens aod
ts3'paye1 OF tho County Of Cook, and CITY Of chi.
cage hAtinE deep Interest in whatever concerns
OR county and city government. We Observe
that under the pEetence Of promoting particular
measures OF natons. policy cestain persons are IN
1ne naeit OF Claiming thai It IA the duty OF al elif
Eeus 10 vote for them for municipal and local OF.
ices. which hAse no connection whatever, direct
or indirect, with any meaBures OF national poItcy.
Ihis practice Ia not peculiar to one parry, but Ia
common 10 boths and when 1t comes to bc acuu..
csceo IN oy the community 1t furnishes q con.
fenttnt aTenna for GnkFpcrs and their tools to
uasel 6to places OF trust md emolumeut whese
the public would otherwise never lhinx OF putting
them- This avenue Is known ~ the NJ imary sys-
ten-' When parry becomes strong cnouah
10 guarantee the election Of all lts nominees,
Rood, had, and Indifferent, tia primary meet.
1lEs become the prey Of motley congregation
ol l1fed 1uifaps and h1red voterh There arc no
qualifications Of reidence or party ieslty REQUIRED
lot voting Il these places. There Is no legal TO
spoasb!lify upon the Judges Of election. They
may receive such votes Us Ihe5 choose, and make
such returns as they See IT. The city police, An.
pointed and paid ont Of the common treasury to
guard the lives and property OF cittzens become
ACTIVE md xeaooR pattlGans At these pllces In the
interest Of this or that candidate and it ID feared
compromising themselves with the very classea ui
eoeietE whom 1t Is thelt duty to hold as
enemies Of the pence and good ofucr OF
the community. In short, the primary meeuusn
Of r,titical parties in Large cities hare degeuef-
aiet into contest Of bribery AID brute force, aud
IN CUT ONE city have produced the cysls and
abr sea which We, In common with the Library
Hall Convention, 60 much deplore.
Whatever plhnR may be deemed best for purify.
ing The pretens system Of making nominations, It
Is quite certain that It cannot be done by still
further following it aud Still further rexasdloR
those who make their living By II. There nuat
be stopping. place Somewhere: and II has seemed
10 us that no time could b+ more propitous than
the present, when there Is no question Of either
nhtonAt or State politics involved In thc election
II Ia true that ruemte1r Of the Constitutional Cou.
SentioD are to be Chosen. but We can see po,hiny
In that fact 10 deter Euod cttlzens from uniting
together for purposes Of municipal Eefpru. It IL
10 Be hoped that those who shall be charged with
the important duty Of framing the fundamental
Law or the sfAtc, under which the present, and,
perhaps, the aext generation ruust live, viii
prodt by past experience 10 the extent at least Of
avoiding partisan legislation In the constltu-
ton. It would f1ruish In our judgncut ;ust
grounds for refuA1ng 10 rally constitution thai
Is ffameTs had attempted 10 bend It to thelr qwn
pirate Advantage. OF to ds1au.e 1t With partisan
mcaaureA
In view Of the foregoing facts, and IN view o,
the facs that VIXEN a thing needs to be done thcto
must be somebody 10 do IT, Z committee
OF citizens have prepared, an1 do now pre-
sent to their fellow-c1ttEcns, ticket for city ami
county ofDccFs md delegates to the Const!tatto
Convention. They we're reluctant to assume this
responsibility, but nevertheless, hare assumed 1t,
for the ressons already stated They can tsuthtu,iy
aak that no person named upon this ticket has
had any agency IN securing his own nomination,
CT haa even supposed beforehand that his namc
Wa Ekely to be placed upon It. While cIactio9
IN every c2M the fundamental conditions Of hon.
esty sud capahtlty, they have cndcavorrd to g1Te
% MI claases and localities Iaf s9d equitable
representation.
A0 iudtsitnal4, wa Fcnounce nouc Of our
op1iops upon national politics. and nc proclaim
no Dew optnons except that It ia ttma for all cIti-
zens to LOOK After their immediate personal inter-
eat1 knd property. We arc unltcd simply In Al e.
foH to better the condition Of our local md nunf.
dpal snslfs. We belicve that the people oi Cook
County a1e Lot 30 blinded by dcnagogucs as to
forget that thty are tax.rsJcra. They cannot shut
Their eyes 10 TIT fact that mcslurcs constantly
being m1Mred Nod put IN force By tue o11ce-
holders and broken 10 pcTpe.uAtc their power and
TO render It noTe ao1 more dn1cult Tor the people
to exerciEe any Intelligent chue In the relecuon Of
fnef fuleaA VIC inrits tne impartial Judgment
and faruzahae connde1a1eo Of onr fellow w-cl.izcna
upon The names herewith presented-oclisvlny
1haS Win The socceas Of tha ticket, the evils and
nhu1es heretofore mentioned will bo er1csted. and
that other evils and abuses OF Rrzver character
contemplated but not yet execred. for which tho
spedAi legislation enacted At Springfield 1sSt
winter hal paved The way, win ba Al.oer,hes
Ayerted.
Il u believed That the gentlemen ~ho hate been
n4Hed a. delegates to 5hc CONSTITUTIONAL Conven.
tiou ere suddesentty well known 70 assurnthe CON.
Eunity that the following y1ew1 viii be faithfully
obeesred tu tbci1 action: First That all attempts
tn Introduce pz1vste and partisan measures IL tho
n hu1 hS4 m tAHr