New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-05
CHICAGO.
THE CITIZENS TICKET.

The "Citizens' Ticket in Chicago has
triumphed against that or what all the papers Of the
city, except The RreniD Post have called the Republic
can Ring" Tho "Citzens' Ticket" Is composed nearly
equally Of Republicans and Democrats, and no Demo
cratic ticket In the field The Chicago Republican
Their verdict We presume, viii dsappont few besides
the convicted and condemned Barnaclcs agaihs!
were leycled. These are oyerthrown, never To
rise again, trust, In Cook County. Our
loyal Repubcans who. from mistaken sense Of party
obligations felt J., Their duty 70 vote sr the technical
pubcans who are defeated upon the regular ticket be-
cause, Ike poor Tray, they were IN bad COMPANY We
have only feelings OF sympathy and Kindness. they
shOuld have known that while the name Republican IA
mlgh5 and It's prestige wenigh allpowerfu the PEG.
allow it TO be- prOstutcd 10 the base Of political ad
veturers who seek to stain IL with the unceanncs' OF
ton If parties which brought out he Citizens ticket
pledged to REFORM the Republican party would, IN 81
Cook County, repudated BY the people and condemned
AZ having betrayed It's high Trust aud Joined hands with
disastrous resultat sacrifice IL IL true, but saori-
Zee which could not have been avoided, and winch Is
than aOned for by tho results attained We have
seu the old Democratic party strong as was defeated
and almost destroyed on account OF s own cOrfnpuon
born OF the very fancicd mylncibllity OF which IL
boosted. We have wish TO see the Republican organ
zatiOn dragged into the same valleys OF Illumination
bad who have seized upon It's machinery Tor sol7h
and corrupt Instead of patriotic purposes. -
The Tribune speaks rs ollows Az the election IN TINS
aud local affairs with eye single to the business IN
hand The Issues Of national politics were discarded AS
they ought 10 have been and voted just az he
pleased and seemed 10 relish his liberty IN doing SO me
result II unparalleled triumph for tue Citizens ticket
and tremendous roluhc 10 the corrupt ana incuidDe
primary system" by which the city and county nave
been ruled by irresponsible persons with rod OF lroh
for nearly ton years Tho Citizens ticket yeseTdhy
received the votes Of majority OF mo nc
pubIcans and majority OF the Democrats OF Cheak9
The people voted en- mdsse for new deal ana lresh
start They indicated their power and proved thcir III
tegence In q manner that Is Surprising even TO- thcm
selves. They have shown that the great cites or Amer
leu capable VI sefgoyernmOnt. They have gwen
verdict III favor Of reform which will be felt from one
end Of the land the other The echo OF this great C
zens' victory viii reyerbcrato ali the from Chicago
To New York, and Will not 10 be heard unn even
that foul nest Is cleansed Of ia denominations.
The Times Dem has the following: The office brokers
ring defeated In this city, yesterday The returns
exhibit much less than the full number or votes hut the
result Is sufficiently decisive The ring defeated
The Citizens candidates for city officers elected the
Citizens candidates for county Offices elected tue
Citizens candidates for the Constitutional Convention
elected Ia every 81 the three disircts The Cti-
zens ticket has earned the city by Of nearly two
over the Barnaclo ticket The plundeTng dynasty
In Chicago has received notice 20 quit.