New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-16
OLE ELECTION At HIND.

The ". \. Times says:
1.-THE time has arrived for the primary meetings OF the
Republicans this City Bot reporters have already
informed the public that there total apathy in the
party with reference the candidates The Republicans
have about to the conclusion that II Is useless to
ego the polls That is the sort OF spirit which ruins
great causes Thousands of satisfy their conscences
with regard to their political duties by saying, II Is oil
no use for to vOte-I should be in minority Az
last tmid and Deepen dent souls become 80 numer-
Gus that they would decide any II they would only
unite and come forward II everybody would only un'
derstand that lie down the ground and give up the
battle is not the way TO In politics. any more than In
other affairs life and that 1t is often duty TO fight the
hardest when prospects seem the darkest the army
of absentees would be reduced few stragglers Nc
cessity will teach Republicans that lesson some day. II
eGpediency does not"
Comments BY The Tribune.
We never doubted the propriety of Republic
cans taking part in our Charter Elections; but
we greatly doubt the expediency of their doing
so as Republicans We do not see what poll
tics have properly to do with the choice Of
Municipal officers. IIn Chicago, few days
since, a part of the Republicans united with
nearly all the Democrats in electing Municipal
officers of diverse politics over the regular Re-
publican ticket They did so avowedy on the
assumption that the incumbents had been long
enough in place, and that the public interest
would be promoted by a new deal We are
not familiar with the facts, but we guess this
was about right.
We are very anxious that able honest fit
men shall be chosen to manage our Common
Schools but we do not care a button whether
they be Republicans or Democrats. We should
like to help elect Aldermen and Assistants who
would stand between the public chest and the
plunderers who have gorged themselves thereat,
yet persistently squeal for more; yet, if the
City is to be misgoverned and swindled as it
has been, we greatly prefer that the Demo-
Gratis should divide the booty and mOnopolze
the infamy
One of our objections to the course marked
out by The Times ia, that it is exactly that
which the Tammany Ring desire of us. Let
us draw party lines, nominate straight Re-
publican ticket in each Ward, and beat the
party gong, and the Tweed crowd know that
they will elect at least three-fourths of all the
officers to be chosen on the first Tuesday in
December. On the other hand, if the Repub-
licans simply stood alOof, We do not feel sure
that the independent Democrats might not
beat the Ring. At all events, we should like
to give them fair field, and see what would
come of it. We should like to see the indie
pendents cheated by repeaters and false count
ing as we have just been, and note how they
liked it.
Years have passed since We earnestly tried to
elect charter officers pledged only to City Re-
form. We believed that the right thing to do,
politically as well as otherwise. With this
City governed by honest, faithful men, who
sought to correct abuses and reduce taxes, re-
CARELESS of partisanship, we should be cheated
90. 900 and beaten $4,000 less than we now are
at each State election. Our friends overruled US,
insisting on a regular party fight, and we have
since stood back; but our conviction is the
same now as ever--that the true course fol
the Republicans is to unite heartily. unreserv-
edly, with all Democrats who prefer to see the
City governed in her own interest rather than
in that of Tammany Hall. We tried to dc
this last year; but Tammany Hall offered to
pay the expense of running straight Repub-
lcan candidate for Mayor, and the offer was
too tempting to be declined. We presume the
Ring will be equally sagacious and liberal
this year, and that the Republicans Will play
| the part assigned them as before. III SO. VIC