, 1875-10-24


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The COUNTY ELECTION.
Alr. HEs1So is trying TO make persona
campaign for the approaching election. H'
has divided the population Of Cook Count,
into two classes,-for HEsNG and against
HEsEo. He ignores every other local issue
Now, it is proper to keep well in mind tha
the most important issue Of this election j.
not whether Alr. HEsEa, or Mr. HucK, or Mr.
KELLEY, shall be elected County Treasurer
We may concede, for the sake OF illustration
that each of these gentlemen would make
good County Treasurer and administer the Of
fee honestly, and that, personally, there is
no particular choice between them. If We
start with this, it will be easier to appreciate
the real issue of the approaching election. Il
is whether or not the management Of county
affairs shall be permitted to remain in the
hands Of the present crowd. This issue vir-
tually includes the management of city af-
fairs, as the election this fall will IN.
questionably exert decided influence
on the election next spring, as the ill.,
terests Of both Gre identical. The political
coalition known as the "Opposition, which
is organized outside Of the two responsible
political parties Of the country, as the cor
rupt Tammany was organized in New York,
is now in absolute control Of the city and
county Offices. It has its Ring in the Coun-
ty Board and in the City Council. 1t has
the large aud responsible Offices of County
Treasurer Gncluding the collection of the
county taxes), the Sheriff, the Recorder, and
the Clerk Of the County Court. It controls
the town officers, who are permitted to fleece
the people ont Of 100000 annually in order
to support some blowers and strikers for the
coalition. It has its political c1ubs,-tbe
Cosmopolitan and the Union,-which act as
assignation-places for contractors and the
officials who let contracts. It includes all
the notable vote-brokers Of the city and
county. It counts the adherence Of all
the M1KE McDoSA1Ds, ConcoRANs, tsApPE-
r1TE Bills" md the gamblers, and conf
dence-men, and thieves, It commands the
allegiance Of all the repeaters and ballot-box
suffers. The real issue of the local campaign
is whether this party shall be continued in
control Of all the city and county contracts,
all the city and county taxes, and all the city
and county moneys.
There is IN opportunity at the present cleo
ton tog give this corrupt coalition the first blow
If the people fail to do it, the hold of the
the coalition upon the city and county will
become stronger, and the individual tax
eaters bolder and more aggressive. There
are five County Commissioners to be elected,
each one Of whom is of more imp ortance to
the taxpayers Of Cook County than the Sc
lection Of successor to 'tBuffalo" MILLER
in the County Treasurer's Office. If
the condition which Mr. HEsNG has organized,
and is leading in order to get an Office for
himself, elect their candidates, their '.Ring"
in the County Board will be so strongly c.
mented that it will require years to break it.
Then there will be no end to the frauds in
supplying the County Poor-House, Insane
Asylum, and Hospital, and such events as
the abstract purchase and tile HARMS con-
tract will be everyday occurrences. Perhaps
The character Of the present Board cannot be
better indicated than by reproducing Mr.
HEs1se's opinion Of it, expressed in the.
Of Dec, 81 last, and brought
10 light by the F'reie-P Pr<sse, which is now
opposing Mr. HEsNG. We advise our read-
srs to peruse the entire extract:
Yesterday WIS q memorable day for Cook County.
not account Of ls good results but
ts very Sad esents The County Board which is tba
sovereign power Of the county, has declared that 60
ong as iss sovereignty lasts nothing will be done in