The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-10-07
THE POLITICAL PROSPECTS IN CHICAGO.


1t is not easy for non.residents of Chicago
TO mako q reliable cstsmate of the chances
of the success Of the citizens ticket which
has been nominated against the Radical
ring ticket; but if the influence of newspa.
pers is to be considered Of any weight in
carrying popular elections, we have right
to conclude that the Republican nominees
will fail Of election, as only two out Of the
six daily papers support the ticket.
There seems TO be no particular issue
involved in the canvass, other than desir
and determination on the part Of thos
comprising the citizens movement, to breal
the power ola Radical ring which has form
itself into sort of close corporation for the
purpose of parceling out the municipal Off.
ces. Both parties recognize the necessity
for the reform Of certain abuses which have
grown up in the previous government Of the
city, but differ about the cause Of them
The journals supporting the citizens ticket
insist that the abuses are purely the excess
es of the Radical ring government, while
on the other hand il is insisted that they are
like locusts. grass'hoppers and other pests,
naturally visiting the body polite about so
often, no matter what political party is in
power. If abuses are admitted, q reform of
them is certainly more likely to be effected
by party formed for that purpose than by
the party and very men under whose admin
istration they sprung have up.
After the best survey of the field which
we can make, we are strongly inclined to
the opinion that the citizens ticket will be
chosen, aud that the Chicago barnacles will
receive d reproof which will consgn them
10 private stations, not exactly as posts of
honor, but as positions in which they can
best serve the municipality of Chicago
We are led to this conclusion in great
measure by the Chicago Post itself, which
IS the only American paper supporting the
Radical ticket. In its issue of October 9th,
it says:
I'm the disappointment felt by many good
Republicans when the regular ticket was
put into the field, q great deal Of bitter talk
was heard; and innumerable threats were
induged in. Had the election come Off
within three days after that event, the party
would have been badly beaten
This is of course followed up with the
usual dis unctive conjunction, introducing
many confident assurances OF certain sue
cess uop, without putting forward any rea-
son for the change which has any force or
carries any conviction to anybody. From
this we conclude that the Post is preparing
itself for surprise at the result of the cleo
ton.
The same Journal, referring to and COM
planning Of the Republican journals Of Cali
tornia for commencing the three RepubIi'
can journals Of Chicago for supporting the
citizens ticket says:
"We beg leave most respectfully to say
that the California journals had herein bet
ter forthwith cease their advice, and speak
ing sphorcslly, keep their mouths shu,
They are not qualified judges in a case c
this sort. They have brought Caltorni
Repubicanism TO disaster, to overwhelming
defeat; they have changed the Republican
majority Of $4,000 votes for Abraham Lin
coin in 1864 to n Democratic ajority OF
dozen thousand in 1869; they have giver
the representation OF the state in the Unitel
States Senate to Democrats; they hav,
brought about the defeat of the distinguish
ing reformatory measure Of the Republican
party Of their state; they have, IN short
turned California over, bag and baggage, tt
the sllyish worship of the political Baal
and, instead Of being in condition to al
wise the Republicans of the leading Repub
lican city of the continent, they ought to b
in sackcloth and ashes, and in profoun
humility, for the unnecessary and disgrace
full defeat Of the Republican cause in thei
state. If there be state which is least c
all the states authorized to give Republican
advice it is California. FhGa the blind q
to leading The blind, the inerHable cdtastc
pie is an ingLorious tumble into the ditch.
The whole tone of this is very like it cam
from one already slipping foretaste of ii
bitterness Of defeat The Post itself wi
not be surprised to find its party ingIorioui
ly tumblcd into the ditch on the moruu
after the election in November.
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