Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-11-17
An Important Lesson.

On the day following the election in NV
York, the the Mercantile Journal, under its FL
uancial and Commercial head, has the follow
ing:
"There has Been a more confident fe ling
manifested in the Money market to-day than for
some time past. On the street, the main sub
ject Of conversation this morning, and afternoon
rs well, has been the grand result Of Yesterdays
election. Yesterday the greater PORTION of the
wholesale houses of the city. also the Produce,
and Stock Exchanges were closed with.the view
OF giving all classes of business men an oppOr-
tunitY to watch operations in the various elec
tiOn districts of the city, and If possible, 10 de-
feat fraudulent yoteing. The.Citi1ens' Commit
tee of Seventy" has done a noble work, the re-
suit of which will tell for years to come In the
management 81 our municipal affairs. We
might with propriety say that the reform move
ment which has been inangurated here eve now
extends its healthful influence from the Atlantic
IN the Pacific and from Maine to Texas. It will
we think, do much toward destroying the highly
injurious results growing out of party pr judces
and unite the honest men of all parties in seek
ing after the best interests of every class and
condition of men,"
Below we adopt the leading editorial Of tie
same paper upon the results Of the election in
that thefridden city, which fully exhibits the
situation as viewed from our stand point:
We congratulate our readers on the result
of the election in this Gity.aud State on Tues
day last. We might well also include most Of
the ether States where elections were held, for
We believe everywhere these same issues o.
honesty and integrity against official theft and
corruption were more nr less presented and in
nearly every instance the peoples verdict for
integrity was clear and unmistakable. But it
was here in New York that the battle was most
distinctly waged. 1t was here the frauds to be
c,ndemned had become so gigantic as to aston
ish the world. Here pre-eminently the contest
had become one of vital import, in which ii
seemed that il the Tide of corruption could no
be sta yed, and scoundrels displaced, and honest
men chosen to Office by the votes Of the people,
we must bid farewell to orderly selfgovernment
I'd the true citizens rise in ther majesty and
purge the city after the example of the "Nigil-
ance Committee of former years in Cali fOrna
Honest earnest men among us had TO come to
book this situation squarely in the face, recog-
:" 1t would not hsye been enough to prosecute
the present plunderers in the Courts, and obtain
verdicts against, and lock them up in prisoi
All that would be mere mockery, if they or their
plrtizans were still to be sustained by the votes
of the people. 10 this would be the overwhelm-
ing misfortune; the calamity in comparison with
which the million of dollars already plundered
would ge a small matter:
ThcVe were many who feared that the truth
in regard to this had not worked itself down in
TO the hearts OF the people, With all their effort,
Rnd lhbor. aud hope tor The issue, some Of our
b,st men looked forward to election day with
misgiviug. Few, we think, dared to anticipate
3, ,decisive result as has been achieved. But the
city has nObly redeemed ITSELF II has swep
the field well nigh clean, not by any partizan
victory. but by the simple triumph of honest
mau--a triumph, to which those of all parties
and al most every shade Of political opinion have
heartily contributed.
"And this is the lesson which politicians, as
we'll as the swindlers, should learn. The peo-
pie ignore party ties when eonYinced there is
need Of it. The men mscalculate greatly who
believe that the masses love party more than
either country or integrity aud honor. We had
lesson few years ago which put to rest all
doubt when the question lay between country
and party we breathe more freely now that ii
has been settled when lying between party ties
and common honesty and that even among
the muses. Of New Nurk. We calf upon all
honest men to rejoice; and upon certain OF our
politicians 10 make note Of these signs Of the
tines"