, 1869-09-04
fHE IAMMAnF HALL uf rHIcAep.

EtpH STE 1lNeIt4't9 |CN'I*AA
As our city and county election draws near, the
interest felt in II lecpen. And there Is this pecn-
liar1tJ about 1.-THE Interest II not personal. We
hear but yeu little said touching indlriduals,
There arc doubtless ss mAn! aspllants as usual
for the different Offices, but, with very fen ez-
ceptions, theJ keep themselves In the back
ground. The great question involved IL this:
Shall Cur county be governed By the people or By
q tnot OF politicians forming close corporation
In the political history Of New York We hare al
Instance Of what ring government will bring upon
n city. There Il In Chicago an lnctpIent
TalDtnanJ. Tic eachems Of that city sell the
utlfce+ municipal and county. 10 tho highest
bidder IT iarM item cut to each other, An A.
tempt 10 trinR Chicago And (tH,k tnunty-the
two are tnsrparAn1e ID political Interests anu Ics-
tny--tnto The eharkles ot tnch srttetn u cor
rFtinn In Hnw IN te nef anil fought with. II Il
the 'lnt! o the renre 10 tr1lsf tle ega l#are the
Horr"n l. haicle,. Of II It l,e t"o late f"r that
y rnt "" bet q lover upVn The tper teioso 1t
ioiIral ufllrea sre mi 10 'e supl Hike roos NJ
hnrs",taf", n"r ".napret. lIkr t ,"ta' s"strs::
tHfFs. 1beJ Afa lfr ptn{'"ffr IT th4 rHntn. Aud
whrn rtltg attempts thtlr tnptthlfr. It le''onna
'hn utt # MI st,tn ru1ts,a I" tle IN tteshlns T.,
Tbn t"n's'lr Ia snr1n. niut 'att In seaiI,Y ap.
IN Nnw t"tk that 1IIn fIll n Will nal. lntcles.,
hrl ia iat tasr,s relt hist helrtse.. II has N.
lrrsl Era' rl lin l"tlnt as ~il', a. ttT wfs1e NJ
ts"IHa, ths iii ah i'efittf toaF ~ *f1a uE ihrlf
lutn ttrl lhlsaau tsRA tul ~ tht Fuaatla'l aar
aaue Ii t1p t,"u1naa II 'mtnttn. sIt1'utft. Il !.
!hhthk tHPtlt II ILAL rtin, u lac GtI II Int
rhmAra a,n viii te,4Iihs thTu,I', II Ilut nc.tsa.
blts Ita tTraehl Ii All es~rEay tas t,Iat'lb piI"F
! tnhttY lur I4akInx war uIA'il tha !hsl.IAally ii
| hiraAu. L.tanse thets u iii grheral c!tttlh
1eIbK. II Al1k}a haIaEsts iAfts hl,rt44s for 1tlt
| t1la beHg In txAu snrh rr!uFIERtofY measure "
W utxe MI! thrsti"rs tho tezt tune Tor i Il .ntu
ihs i..ns !. who'll !.s;aA yeas ~ national n
! grrsAl0nAE uticts uta 10 ba ulie.l; but now tic
G0aat u eleaT No ottLes Interest !lyolyeh Ia ri
Ill comparable u lh!s of destroying tho dictate
and county through ruling Tho Republican party
The responsibility for tho right management u
our local pottcs rests upon our party, and thl:
appeal 20 1ac people u therefore, morn especially
nothing hut Grpss and rertAleut ntusc Of powe1
can turn thu scale Of power against q. but thcss
| arc two th!nE1 to bc bosna IN mind: Flrbt, u VI
a4 raltJ 10 not tessroT tho power OF the HnE
cause against 10th the rtog and the psrtY. Then
again. Il. on the other hNd va ftsolutely so
hbout shaking on taia Old Han OF the Eea the u
s1siance received from honest Democrats VIII full
ahaerent, even enoa!d their threats Of boiling be
earned cut Thc Aetuh strength of ihc Clique
| is rerJ little. Having control Of tho wlrca Tenc1
| Al5 pulled IN securing rontnatlonA II very oftef
haPpens shat man gets nomination whose Ia
Enepcc II the polls is ycrJ limited Certain i L
that the pefts, in party po!n, Of ytcw, would b.
far grraseE from scqnlescence In the domination
OF the ring, Than from determined 1e1istancc Il
It. IuhAe duty And public Interests tclng Ia ha1
mony, tnete should be no hesitation about eo.n;
into this contest, II, indeed the ring persists ii
forcing this Propia rfrs.4A Ring Issue uron u, /
10 possible that discretion VII st tue letter Q
erret, bps VIC do not expect II We nuAt be pre-
tssue, determining whether Chicago ana1l be fEc
and Kel1-Eoye1neti, or b, bound and de.Ire Fc
oEet 70 the n!ssulc Of 4 second TanuAoy.