, 1876-03-02
THE COOK COUNTY CENTRAL REPUBLICAN,
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The General Council Of tho Cook County
Central Republican Club, which held its first
meeting On Tuesday evening Inst, struck d
trouchant blow ut the tax-oaters which has
already sent a shiver through their ranks, and
crcated d well-founted apprehension among
them tint popular tempest is about to burst
upon them. The aetiou Of the Council has
also brought tho Club prominently before the
people Of this city and county, and there
fore nakos the present time an opportuno
ono to acqualnt our renders with tho plan Of
organization and tho purposes OF tho Club,
Of which tho GRIND Council is q practical
part
Tho voting elomcnt Of the community may
lo divided with three classes: First, tho
business men, who arc minority In NUN.
ber, but if properly organized hayo an i'm.
mcnso inflnenco; second, the mass Of tho
people, who aro generally right when not
inislcd by bad men; and third, tho poll
ticians proper, who will GO with tho tide,
controlling 1t Il they can. To harzuonizo
these thrco classes and employ their CON-
bincd power to bring about an honest and
economical administration Of public a1airs IL
the central object Of this Club In order
tho more completely to unto aud hasnonize
these classes. the Club Inns been organized
upon the Representative plan, consisting,
first, aud embracing Oh part Of its machinery,
tho auxiliary ward or town club, in which
every pcrson may participate second,
tho Grand Council, composed Of the
delegates from each anxiliary club, which
constitutes tho popular branch, and which
will diBcuss and consider general propositions
BY which tile public will DO advised NJ 10
facts mud aitletl in forming n healthy opin-
ion; and tlirtl, Of the Executive Committee,
which represents tho conservative element,
together with tho dotailcd movement of tho
body. The Committee on Local Taxation
also propoao fron time to timo to furnish
facts and figures mud suggest remedies for
discussion, to the end TINT the people may be
fully advised Tie General Council, acting
upon these propositions, will recommend
their consideration to tho auxiliary clubs. so
that in the end tho candidate will be OBLIGED
to conform Lis position to that Ut tho poonle
who nominate him. The organization thus
haa two practical objects to accomplish, J:
First, tho settlement Of propositions; antl
second, to placo candidates for local
offices OH sosne platform where theil
slewa will harmonizo with tho view
Of tho people, nnd in position whcr'
they will not daro to violate tho confidence
reposel In them. It will 10 seen at Que
that nn organization Of this kind can fornlu
late the honesty, tho vitality, and virtue o
} the Republican party, and thus place itself il
position to grapple with every question o
interest before tho public and eyentuall'
solve it III tho best interests OF the Who'll
; people, and as such 1t commenda itself Il
every citizen who Inns the welfare Of Chicag,
and Cook County ut heart.
Tha action Of the meeting Of tho Coupci
J OH Tuesday evening shows that II IL in ea1
nest. It addressed itself to work In q practical
straightforward way, by indorsing tho re
t port OF tho Committee on Local Taxation
. which located the evils arising from tho pres
. ent System OF leyying and collecting ta1e
Q and Disturbing money worry succiuetly a
7 follows:
. 1ws&-upusesasary taxataaa.