, 1869-10-31
TEE NECESSITY FOB REF0RM AT THIS
THE.

Do the people OF Chicago reflect upon
the effect which the reelection Of the Hipg |
ticket will have upon the credit, the char
acter, and the interests Of Chicago? Lot
them ask on which side their hopes, wishes,
and interests would be if the people of
New York city would lay inside for muul-
cipa1 election all party lines, and unite to
rescue that city and county fIom tho con-
trol Of the harpies and blood,guckers who
have fastened upon it, aud who hold in |
heir grip every Office, and every approach
to Office, in that vast city. Would not
every honest man in the broad land, Of |
svery part5, rejoice at the prospect OF put
ting m end to the reign Of the terrible
dynasty which governs the commercial me-
tropolls Of the country? The same feel
ing exists everywhere in regard to the
pending election in Chicago. Every man
who owns foot Of lnnd, OF contemplates
owning foot OF land, in Chicago, takes up
with horror the Chicago tax levy If lsG9-70,
| and reads as follows:
Whole cash Taine q rFope,ty II city 500 eoao os9
Y Regular levy for municipal pafrosas.. +5oSom
Special aHaaesemcass-. 9o.S,ooo
Aa,ed sse To 70 ct1 % and county iandsadsIt a,st.eo
5ss sss;sss, ss We ss;fs
/ City raftA.- .....--,.....-.-'-...-.. AS"'"Vo
| fis.oae,o Nv
Present city debt. la,ooo,o0c
We turn from this fearful exhibit and
find that the city Of Chicago pays its Treas
utcr 9se, 500 for Duties not cquulhng those
Of Il clerk in wholesale store; that 1t pays
| County Treasurer $4,000: that it pays
Probate Judge s. 900; that it pays cir-
cnit Clerk SIS, 600, that it pays County
Clerk *35, 600; that it pays an attorney to
prosecute petty thieves SI5,0oo; TINT 1t
rays two other attorneys, with e1tra coun-
sol, sl6,ooo more; that it pays bali
| dozen Collectors and Assessors ranging
| from $1,000 10 Sl5,0oo each that it pays
| out annually to regiment Of Other officials
| | salaries in Like proportion. Are these the
, salaries, for 1ncroly clcrica! duties, which a
: | people paying oror three per cent direct
| ta1a.ion On the fall value of their property
| should pay :? Are thcse the salaries which
, ! people forced to borrow $4,000, 900 annu-
! ally, in addition to s,7oo, 600 revonue foz
l | taxation, should pay for duties requiring no
as,,.7 A. th,,, In .n,nr;ss ub;ch a ,,er.
nto .tra,av owing n fnndcd debt of s1o..
8 | 00o,0oo, and about to add $4,000, 600 mort
. for park purposes, should pays
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