, 1875-10-07

THE CHARTER DECISION.
Tho public will only DO interested, perhaps, |
in tho main fact TINT tho charter election has |
bocn sustained on the defective record Of tho |
caso rs presented to the Supreme Court The |
effect of this is, that there will DO no city |
election this fall; that the bulk Of tho city !
otlicials, including the Aldermen, hold over
till next spring; and that Mr.. CoLv1S holds |
oil to the Mayors office till April, 1877. or
eighteen months beyond the term for whicl,
he Has elected 1t was to secure this That
tho combination for carrying the charter was
made aud for this that tho ballotbo1cs were
stuffed. It was for this that tho Common
Council aisrcgardel the order Of tho Court
mud canvassel tho returns in defiance Of m
injunction. Tho bencticiaries of tho decision
are rejoicing accordingly. Indeed, they seem
to llave been notified in ndyance in some way
or other, M the Mayor and his friends begun
celebrating in the "usaal way" dny before
yesterday, before the decision had been an-
nounccd by the Court. Whatever technical cor
rectnoss may bo found in tho Supreme Courts
construction Of the record as twas presented
to them, tho effect Of ity decision can
scarcely foil to bo fntal to honest cleo
tons in Clicago. Tho popular impression
which this final disposition OF tho matter will
mike is, TINT men may scheme with inpunity
tor pfolon6At'on VI tholr olAeh'i tesins III
detinnco OF the popular WILL tnas Inc Lleetloh
ia" lnhy DO oEaded as ploa7afo Aha without
penalty by men IN power ana 'hat pallot-
boxes may be atunea "'thons aangef 10 carry
any election IN ~h1eh thoho III possession
have personai interest,"
1t not m easy matter 10 aiFeHt inc reco'a
1t WIGS confused betofo " fehcaea tao oa'
preue Court. There vera three points, now
ever, WHICH tue co''re pe'o" naa aec'oeo IN
taVor OF TIC feople, ana upon "n'ca 1'us.
fncnt OF custer "ohlu hhse oeen given Do1
ior tue hrreM. 1hcse were:
f@-"aeuof .no .es'uon u, 'a.. 4'.a' "p1sa
am..el n,ss ,uhrn.t,co tia oueston Of minority rep
rescpation to tho electors Of 4.id city, to be voted
npon. ..-..-
any noeo .ae a!seu nv ;srr
Ia,, an required by tho .ct Of 1s7a sn herein wh.t
constitutes notice. -........... ..
7hfrd-Whethes II Was necessary to I tho places Of
.ao e'ee"oh' anu give hoes 'oesso' 'A's aA'' p'o'
nnt @ thoro ,.o-, otbor noicta vvb;c,, want IN
,,a arn-a,n. f,ou,t as arasa - arror, ,rh;,,, tad
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~ 4hn c;r,,,;t conrt -, nrnn,,n+ ~ po1r,
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o,e' - 10, anu wi ..es no c'ersS "e'o W. "
lon'e" " r4e'sA' ~ 'Aseo 1'"ee'' .u' 'l's4 -,
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'l' to''rna ,. "o1e ~. "',e"'eu " s''tAs s4a
,a u" l'o'''ilsts OF nly-snec.S "e,o fe1arueu re
'n' Secon" Eo'"s WIN 'aa'' ~ .neSo Po''ne
r'ases' pa''osa .ei' e'se 'oe ana as''nes ~, ~,
not,'s representation, p'i. l"". ohas ono Du'
iot'pot ~as asea; tha1 .ho Judges receive.
Two o'u'o'a ron ehch OF ,ue 'ote,a VINO o. o.
'eseu 'hon'' anu aepos,'ea, oo'n ol4'o's ~ .h'
) ea'n0 pok' 'has 1he oa'aots tAnS aeIo''1e' y,
WHY returned 10 the eon,'hoa eouhc''
, ~, ma'ea counted ana ano"eo tne'l'
u&", '''t" lo'a' ""s a'o "'eea.'o'
"'eo nunnper o na!o.
y ho.svnf "aau'en''y 'assrtea AUTO 'ae palu'
a,o".;a. us sese "aF'', ua1 tae e!u"ees' a,'cF LII
- -, ,,".a. "aa u'cf' &aea 70 t4e act'aA eoun
o.o,, ~, -"oo ua!'o's "h'ch were mover e''f