, 1869-09-27

him. We defy any msu to point out
morc useful citizen than Colonel Mason has
been to the city Of Chicago. It is true that
be is temperance man in his personal hab-
its. II is not true that he has
ever sought to furce his own personal
habits upon anybody else, OF that
be now seeks to do so. he Was extremely
reluctant 10 allow his name to be used by
tho Citizens' Committee for tbs Office Of
Mayor, and only consented from sense cf
public duty. That Colonel Mason will be
elected there is not a shadow OF doubt.
nnvid A Gage, Esq, tho nominee for
CITY Treasurer, is Democrat in politics,
and is too well known to need any intro
duction to the publio. He is an honorable
and philosophical citizen, and gentle
1nan in all the relations Of life. There is
probably no man IN Chicago xho gives
moro ,nouey for charitable objects, and
gives 1t less oatsntatiously, than
David A. Gage. S1r. Gage Was ab-
sent from tho city When he was
nominated, md he had no Inure expectation
of being selected for place On The Citi-
1ena' ticket than he had Of being trans
lated. Ills competitor for the otIicc Of City
Treasurer is Frank Wentworth, the bcne-
ficiarr of une Of the must l,srcface,t aul
itnpndent swindles ever rerpctratetl In
FREQ community. We refer 10 tue citv de-
posit swin'lle, whereby The people were de-
frn,,slel II ,nnre flnn one hut,,lrcrl tl,,ru-
sa1tl ,loltHrs during hi4 term If olllcr. II
Is notorious fact tint, while the knnves
hnse l'eeu helping themselves to the cllyia
Interest moncy. The city llaa 1,refl tnsfns nd
l'igl, mr. scn 1~r cpnl interest Tor tlr ,lst Vi
lila "sts n'uhcy, aud. 1nlletis. ne arit1at-
esaaf. Inns mi 'npn nl'le to ol,.
lain s"inl"tnty )"a,,s nj the rlnrc
where ia fu,i1+ ntr ,leI"AiicA. even 1T that
tat" If Interest,". N"w. II tl,e.n IL M. .tr.
lhr sl"ogl' il, III" |" "ile I" ht,ah up tlt4
TASTY t'hg. they ,l"se',e I" l"' tlrs1 ut 'us
| ,f"ft"m. 7" '',rlrnt the H,an Wst,Iw w"sIl
II !" r''sl'rse III" city d".,at. sslmtr. and
lnNa 'im aN., lila psr'uera ii frpn isrel,Aa /"
II" lt'u h"'"" .ilnH nA"iuh
The nn,nIl.ru f"r t'ty ('"Ilae,ar III Mr.,
", J. Onal1An, n snr,Ill,hr NJ tlip tlru IT
l:nkl, Rl,urwin 4 IL. liz il u lIn,,uera. in
| i".'itirs. AN! " very lmlmlar yaung n.4n.
VIZ i" mi kn''R linn i"ra".'a!ly !; hut lm IL
represented By tll.sM IN wllen VII l,ayn uo,l-
| hslcncr tu lie II M.an Vi untnlteachablo chat
| act1r.
Mr. !. n. Stiles fcity Attorney Ia an a1,le
and energetic young lawser, who will tlis-
charge the tlnties If ihr office which Ae il
10 fill faithfully md acccrtat'ly
Mr.. {. Il. A;n1son {C!erk Of tho Police
const) III Norwegian hy birth, Republic
can in politics, anl resident Of the West
Division Of the city. He served lnring the
war MS Captain in the Norwegian regiment
that WIS recruited in Wisconsin. He is
now employed in the city Post Office.
Coming to the county ticket, tho first
name presented is thai of Joseph E. Gary
for Judge Of the Superior Court. Judge
Gary is the present Chief Justice Of that
court. and is in all respects ono Of the most
accomplished and upright jurists that ever
sat Oh the bench. To remove such n man,
in the midst Of his usefulness, would he a
public calamity. Some attempts have been
made to disI'aznge Judge Gary on the
ground that his decisions in respect to cou-
tested assessments for pul'lcimpsovements
have been harsh and oppressive. The fact is
TINT in these assessment cases he has merely
followed the decisions OF the Supreme Court
in similar cases; and any other Judge would
| have been compelled to do the same. Judge
Gary understands that q Supreme Court is
established to settle the Law, md that, when
it has once settled the Law, the inferior
courts are bound and concluded by it in oil
similar and parallel cases. ANY other course
would lie fnctious opposision to law and
order.
Hon. A. F. Stevenson (Clerk Of the
Superior Court) is young lawyer, Ger
n,an by birth, a Republican in politics, and
has twice been elected to the Legislature
from the Sixty ~drst Representative District.
During the ewar he IVES Major Of tho Eighty
second Illinois Regiment. The bumme1s
Of the Court House ring ars indastriously
circulating the story that Major Stevenson
is a "sorehead. Tho truth is that Majo,
Stevenson has never heen candidate
for my Office or any nomination
that he did not get, mud hence has no politi.
cal bruises TO heal. 1t is proper to add
that ne vas not candidate before the Cit''
zens committee. Ihe nomination was ten.
dered to him because he was regarded as q
suitable and competent person to discharge
the duties Of the Office. There Is some nor,
city in the idea that tho Office should seeA
the man and not the nlan the Office. All
Tammany Hall is distressed ls it. Tho in.
PRODUCTION Of such principle il fatal ic
Tammany. It must DO put down at nj
hnzarls.
General II. Il. II. Wallace (Juage Of the
County court} is Democrat in politics,
and we can truly say that no Democrat has
ever secured more Of the respect and conf
dence Of his political opponents than he.
As we took frequent occasion to commend
his vigilance and integrity, while holding
the office of Assessor Of Internal Revenue,
wc have less to say now Oh that subject. II
ia sufficient to remark that be was the par.
ticula1 thorn in the side Of tue whisker
ring from the day hs entered that Office till
the dny he retired from it. General Wal
lncc served in tho army with fidelity ami
distinction through the war. lie is Inv.
ser by profession, mud WI, in nctise rrac
tice in Chicago hcforc he entered the army
Since his retirement from the Asscss',,shit
he has resumed tho practicc Of his psoscs
sion.
D. q. d'n'telr, Es'l., is the nominee or
tho Citizens ticket for Clerk ii the Comfy
: Court. Mr' GIndcIo IL a Gcrnnn l'y birth
but has resided IN Chicago n'ore thal