, 1873-09-11


THE CITY ELECTION.
Tho Meeting Of tho Cook County Republican
Central Committee, on Tuesday last, to dotor-
mine whother q convention shall DO hold md
nominations bo made for tho city election, does
not Boom to hare been very onthuHiaatio affair.
Most Of the gont1omon who havo taken charge
Of the patriotism Of Cook County 90 many
yoara wero there,-schatfnor, Farwel, Judd,
Macarthur, Charley Reed, George Gage,
Root, and Sheppard, but there was q subdued
manner about them, a. il tho melancholy days
had come, tho saddost Of the year. (h1r. Hes-
ing Naa conspicuous by his absence.) They sont
OF no aro-rookots. They made no a!lusionB to
tho bird Of froodom. They indulged in no speo.
,llattons as to 1najoritos. They issued no call to
the poople to rally round tho 1a8. For tho frat
time In tho history Of these warehouses, thore
was no neighing. champing, or stamping,
no snufflng tho battle afar OF. On tho contrary,
tho question Of tho day ,7as whether conveu-
tion should bo held at all.
As there seoms to have boon no right under
standing Of this question among tho persons
present, We shau venture to offer few Words
In the assets Of the Republican party are there
any principles which will bo conducive to tho
welfare and good government Of tho City of Chi
cago during the next two years? This is the
only question worth considering. II thoro
arc, then It may be we'll to hold convon-
tlon; it there are not, then It will only
be Il waste Of time. Con. MoArthur thinks
thore arc. He is Postmaster, and, being new
horse, it Ia incumbent on him to show somo
mettle In tho harness. Mr. N. B. Judd thinks
there arc. He is Collector OF Customs, and,
being an old horse, he must keep steady in the
traces. Mr. @. B. Farwou thinks there are. He
Is member Of Congress and dispenser Of grub.
Charley Reod probably thinks there are,
but he didn't say go. We have no
doubt all the leading ofioe-holders think so, be-
causc they want to continue holding office. Tho
only onos who take tho opposite Wow arc the
undorstrappors who will DO assessed to pay the
expenses Of tho election.
Granted that those ofico-holders think thoy
have stock Of Republican principles exactly
adapted to the government Of Chicago during
tho next two years. let us nppraiso their value.
What arc they7 First, slnvery must be aup-
pressed. That was done Bono time ago, Eecond,
tho rebellion must be put down. That was done
eight yeara ago pretty effeotually, Third, the
negro must be allowed to vote. That, too, has
been settled, aud no one cares to question tho
color Of vote. Fourth, the constitutional
amendments must be enforced. But they arc
enforced. We ara not aware that the Re-
publican party has any other principles
which It dasires to enforce, except those
which appear quite frequently in tho shape of
lefalchtions, ombezzlemontB, salary-grabs. and
stoalin8a OF the miscellaneous sort. We fail to
see in what manner tho affirmative principles
We havo mentioned eau affect tho question Of
good government In Chicago, Or wherein they
would exert any moro influence in that direc-
ton than tho laws Of Lyourgua or tho Book Of
Deuteronomy.
Tho other two parties, the "Liboral Citi-
zons ~ aud tho " Law-and-Order ABsocia-
tion," as they hro called. hayo distinct
isaues which they arc urging upon tho people ;
and these iHsues are Of vital consequence. They
cannot bo avoided. They must be settled this
fall, and upon that settlement depends tho quoH-
tton whether nc shall hsyo good goyesppopt IN
this city Or bad government; good mon in Office
Or bad mon; the promotion OF tho city'a welfare
OF the promotion Of ularu1e and disorder. These
arc questions which are pressing upon THO poo
plo for solution. Ihia being tho caao tho man.
ayers Of tho Republican party, having no princi-
pies Of their own which laYo any bearing upon
tho present municipal situatlon, should atop one
side, md keep their decayed corpus out Of sight,
They arc Offensive to eye and noBo, and thoir
introduction at this time simpertinont to tho oc-
caslop and an obstacle to the business In hand.
II they think tho people arc going to fool away
their time voting upon slavery and the rebellion
and negro suffrage while vital issnoa aro crowd
Ing upon them for settlement. they display worry
little knowledge Of tho age and community In
which they live. 30 far as their action may
serve to aHauro thoIr Hppariors in Office TINT
they arc not unworthy OF the orumbs etc., etc.,
1t is all very woll But beyond that It i4 an Inn
peaohmont Of tho common BeqBe Of tho poople
Of Chicago both Of those Hho drink lager and
those who do not.
THO caugo Of education In Georgia saems to
bo prQgrosHIpg In highly satisfactory manner,
If wa NAV fr1rA from n reraut nccurrnnna in