, 1873-11-03

aud, thereby, with tho aid Of tho saloon-
koopcrs, gamblors and vicious c1asecs generally,
to carry tho city. It 1B tlliB coallton-Hostng
believing tint ho carries tho German vote In Ills
pocket aud 0'1Inrn suHpooting that ho carries
the Irish vote In llis pocltotwhioh has put for
ward tho ticket ostonsibly lod by Oolyln.
We have sta!ol tho origin Of tho movement.
Now, wo daairo to show that, 30 far as ueaiug
and lila poraoua1 coalition concerned. this Inns
no longer anything to do with tho presout CAM
enabled noslng to partially regain the confidence
OF tho Germans, which ho Ind lost for some
years. It Furnished plausible protoxt for tho
Blending Of tho German and 1rish vote. But no
aoonor Ind the campaign boen organized and tho
ticket put in tho fold than Afr. Hosing showed
bis hand. His desires outran his discretion,
aud he lot tho cat ont Of the bag. He if'-
.ned,ately began 10 nake toar on Mr.
Gage, tho present City Troaauror and cam
didato for ro-o1eotton. It was no 1ongor tho
Sunday question, the boor question, or tho por-
sonal-lberty question. It ut once bcoamo
struggle for the city and county funds. A1r.
Hosinge papor Inns beon filled with malicious
attacks on Mr. dago eYer since tho two tekots
have boen in tho fold. Tho origina. Issues
which was Of no uso to 1lr. Hosing except for
tho work OF organization, has been dropped, and
tho fight has been made on tho city funds.
Tho position OF City Troasuror cannot
effect the question of Sunday bceE ono
way or tho other, but tile campaign
which Mr.. Hosing has made shows that II ho
can dofeat l1r. Gago and thereby obtain control
OF tho city funds, his object will have bcen ao-
| oomp1ishod whethor the rest Of tho ticket ia
elected or not. No ono who has followed the
corrso Of Mr. Hoaing or Ills newspaper Gun haye
| failed to rocognizc that tho original issue has
been dropped out Of atght, and that the aolo OBJ
ioct in Lis view now is to secure control OF the
City Treasury.
Horoin hlr. HoBiug has mndo sorious and, ms we
believe, fatal mistake. II Ills greed had not boon
so great he might have assemblcd his purpose
for couple Of wooka longer, and might have
deceived large number Of voters WHO sympa-
| tllzed with tho Sunday issue. but who have nc
interest in soeing tho city money transferred
from Mr Gage to tho keeping Of Heaug and
O'Hara. A1r. Gage was about tho last man
whom Hesiug should have singled out for attack
His record as City Treasurer Inns boon
30 essentially different from MI who preceded
him TINT tho mon who aro Interested in the safe.
keeping Of the funda have no disposition tt
mako a change, and particularly when it is mani
| fest that raid has boon organized to soize tht
money. At tho arst Alr. Losing had an issue oi
aome merit and more strength he has changeG
it to one Of no merit and little strength. liz
has alicnated q largo number among the rep
utab1o Gorman citizona. who will noN
certainly vote for A1r. Gage whether
they vote for anybody else OF
tho Union ticket or not OHara will tal
between tsso stools. He may got portion O.
tho Irish vote. though this yoto will 30 mainl,
with tho Union ticket, but the Liroction whicl
tho campaign has taken will secure more Yote
for AIr. Gage from tho German sido than O'HRrs
can possibly win over from tho Irish who vot
the Union ticket. It III fortunate tint humal
nature is 30 constituted that greed somo
times botrays motives that might other
wiso bo successfully concealed. In til
present cnHe it has led AIR. Hosing to cinngo
strong issue Tor a weak one, to nlienato larg
Gage, and, thereby, to induce the Irish to bol
tho German candidates altogether. It ouly re
mains for the classcs opposed to the HesinG
0'Hara combination from the beginning to
their duty in order to insure tho defeat OF thi
organized raid on tho City Treasury.