New-York tribune., 1870-11-03
Ihe TribMne's Response.

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New- York, oct. 81. 1870.
The Tribme's Response.
Our CORRESPONDENTS questions are such az IL
is entirely proper that he should ask ana we
answer This we proceed to do, i'll the plainest
manner:
/. Thomas Ledwith and A. Oakley Hall are
both Democrats and, so far, there is no choice
between them. But Ledwith is Democrat
by education and conviction; while Hall was
a Republican till the feed grew short III our
pasture, when, in the darkest hour of our strug-
Gle for the life of the Nation, he went over to
the Sham Democracy. Away down in his
boots, he is q Republican to-day, so far as a
man so unprincipled can be anything; but he
lives extensively, and he could MT make so
much money on our side as he gets on the
other; so he has left us for the fat piclings
allowed him by Tweed, Sweeny g. Co. Now,
we like best to vote for a sincere, honest Re-
publican next, for sincere, honest Demo-
crat, such as we believe Thomas Ledwith to
be. The camp-fOllowers for plunder, who strip
the dead of either army, and pass from one to
the other as they sniff prospects of filling their
bags we choose not to vote for at all.
III. Our hope that Mr.. Ledwith will give us
n better Municipal rule is founded on our
knowledge of the man, of his antecedents, OF
his associates, and of his adversares. He has
been for years Police Magistrate OF our City,
and has proved good one. We have this testi-
mony from City functiOnaries, from police
officers, and from citizens in private life. We
cannot remember that his official conduct was
ever impugned. SO well has 1T been liked
that. when Tammany undertook to run him
out last Fall, the people of both parties raj
lied around him and reelected him over the
machine candidate. We trust that they VIII
do Just SO with regard to the MayOralty.
III. The triumph Of Mr.. Ledwith will be a
| rebuke to those who now misrule, plunder
| and oppress us. 1t will be notice to quit TO
Tweed, Connolly g. Co. 1t will be proof that
the public forbearance can be presumed upon
too far. 1t will be a public declaration that
men who dare not tell how deeply they have
run the City into debt need not expect to be
continued in power. In short, we believe the
election of Judge Ledwith to the Mayoralty
would insure reduction of our City Ex-
penditures by at least Two Millions of Dollars
per annum. Hence, we hope it may be ef-
fected, and that every Republican vote Will be
cast in its favor.
". We know Josiah w. Brown, the Led
with candidate for Sheriff. lie never Sought
in any way to propitiate us, any more than
Ledwith did but we esteem Mr.. Brown an ex-
ccllent citizen, and eminently qualified for the
Office of Sheriff-far better than his competi-
tor, NJ. Il. Brennan.
V. We mean to break our citizens who want
good, honest government into the habit of
voting together, regardless of their political
differences. When they shall have acquired
that habit, such men as Tweed and Oakley
Hall must seek the shades of obscurity. Ii
this practice of voting for the best men is ever
to prevail, it must have beginning. Can
there ever be better time for this than the
PRESENT.
Such are the considerations which impel us
to urge every Republican voter in our City to
support Thomas Ledwith for Mayor. Are they
not weightyl