The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-28
THE PEOPLE AGAINST THE RADICAL
RING OF CHICAGO.

THE PEOPLE AGAINST THE RADICAL
RING OF CHICAGO.
The ring of Radical politicians OF Chicago
heretofore controlling the government oil the
city and county, have grown so corrupt that
honest men of the party have united with |
the Democracy and nominated a Citizens |
Ticket, irrespective of politics, for the pur-
pose Of rescung the city and county from
tho corruptionsts into whose hands 1t 10
proposed to place them for anotherterm. Col
Y. y. Mason, Republican, is the nominee
for Mayor; David A. Gage, Democrat, for
Treasurer; W. j. Onahan for Collector, has
never been an active politician; Gen. Stiles
for city attorney, though Republican, did
not vote for Grant, and C. r. Matson, for
clerk of the Police Court, is also a Republi-
CAL.
For delegates to the constitutional con-
ventiop from the 59th, Goth and Glst dis
uicts, the following candidates are named ::
5. s. Hayes, Joseph M.dill, John G. Haines,
Charlie Hitchcock, W. F. Coolbaugh, Elliott
Anthony, and Daniel Cameron, who are &c.
lected in nearly equal numbers from thd two
parties. There is also full ticket for
county and town officers in opposition to
that put forward by the Radical ring.
The Peoples or Citizens ticket has the
support Of the Times and the following Re.
publican papers the Journal, the Tribune,
and the Republican.
The Radical ring ticket receives the sup
port Of the Post and the German paper.
The Citizens committee have issued al
address in which they say
Many ofus are Republicans in our politi
cal sentiments, claiming to be ardently
attached to the principles fthat party as any
persons who participated in the Library Hall
Convention. All Of Us are citizens and tax
payers Of the county of Cook and city OF Chi
cago, having deep interest in whatever
concerns our county and city government
We observe that, under the prctense Of
of promoting particular measures of national
policy, certain persons are in the habit OF
claiming that it is the duty of all citizens to
vote for them for municipal and local Offices
which have no connection whatever, direct
or indirect, with any measure Of National
policy. This practice is not peculiar TO one
party but is common to both and when it
comes TO be acquiesced in by the community,
II furnishes a convenient avenue for sharpers
and their tools to travel into places Of trust
and emloument where the public would
other"Ise never think of putting them. This
avenue Is known ~ the "primary system
When party becomesstrong enough to guar
antee the election of all its nominees, good
bad, and indifferent, the primary meetings
become the prey OF a motley congregation
Of hired ruiisns and hired voters. \
There must be stopping place some
where; and it has seemed TO us that no time
could be more proptious than the present.,
when there is no question Of either National
or state politics involved in the election. 1t
is true that members of the Constitutional
Convention are to be chosen; but we can see
nothing in that fact to deter good
citizens from uniting together for
the purposes Of municipal reform. 1t is
TO be hoped that those who shall be
charged with the important duty Of framing
the fundamental law Of the State, under
which the present, and prehaps, the next
generation must live, will profit by past ex'
perience to the extent at least Of avoiding
partisan legislation in the new constitution.
The Journal which is Republican paper
of the straightest sect, referring to the ne.
cessites which have led to this independent
movement says
The fact has become patent, and is get
ting to be reproach to the Republican par
~ in this city and county, that q few design.
ing politicians OF the party are, and for sew.
eral years have been, controlling its caucus
IS, conventions and nominations despotica
ly, seldshly, if not corruptly. They make 4
business Of it. No sooner ia the convention
or election over than they commence opera
tons Tor that TO oCCurr q year hence, bar
gaining away Offices and distributing their
emoIument7, in anticipation, with AL tho
freedom and assurance of actual OWNERSHIP
or absolute power.
This sort OF thing hiss gone far enough
We enter our protest against submitting
longer to this dictstorlal assumption OF pow
er by q few men-and We deem the presen
opportunity most favorable one for tn,
people Of Cook county 10 assert their indie
pendence of the Ring wrest the dictatorship
hurl and all its adherents from power an
influence in the body polite.
The Tribune, another uDquestonablc
Republican authority, bears the following
evidence to the corruption of its party, ant
the necessity of breaking up the league,
against the public interest:
Is it not time that the unseemly practice
of Office hunting and ofhce.brokerage should
receive check in our midst? 1t is we'll
known that most Of the nominees on the
Library Hall ticket have been boring and
badgering the community for months, and
even years, spending money, hiring voters
substituting the saloons, dragooning the po-
lice force. trading delegates, cheating and
being cheated, for the purpose Of securing