, 1876-04-10

1t is now foreordained that HARVEY D.
CoLvA cannot and haI not b Mayor Of CHI
cd0o ytar longer. The sentiment Of the
honest people is unanimous, determined, un-
compromising. II CoLvM shall DO foolhardy
enough to refuse to recognize it and submit
to 1t by voluntary retirement, ho will cor"
tain1y DO oussad. Ills personal bearing on
tho case, always utterly selfish and low-aung,
il now insignificant and obscure as compared
with tho storm Of indignation which hns
been raised over tho bummarism and acouu.
dreltsm Of which he is regarded as tho rep
rcsentativo. To the extont that he may in
torpose between tho popular will and its real-
ization, lo will be brushed away as gadAy.
As compared to the general good, his indiyld-
ual badness is Of no more consequence
than dog that falls in tho way Of an ad-
vancing troop Of cavalry In its charge upon
tho enemy. CoLr1N must either get out Of
tho WY or expect to DO trampled undorfoot
by the cohorts Of tho people. So much is
certain.
Tie next step to consider is how tho pco-
pie shalt proceed 80 as to rid the community
of Gowns official presence and at tho salno
limo keep within the Law. This Is ono Of
the questions to bo decided by tho Mass
Meeting chilled for Tuesday evening ut the
Exposition Building. There will be 10000
people ut tho meeting. The mass Of human
ity will be as dense as the space can hold.
Thore will bo but single sentiment, and a
unanimous concurrence in any effective plan
looking to tho end to bo accomplished. It is
well, therefore, that there shall be O proper
dolibcrntion as to what IL best to be done, in
order that the plan submitted may bn equal
to tho task undertaken. It will ba we'll, 1t
possible, to agrce upon tho presentation OF O
man for tho emergency upon whom both
parties can ngrec, that ho may receive tho
unanimous vote Of tho city. This will rob
the courts Of every exouao for FILLING back Oh
quibbles and tcchnicalities, sinco their 70.
f,,aal 10 correct tho abuses OF elections
has always bean based upon m iudispo.
sition to set aside tho popular will aa ex.
pressed at tho ballos-box. But this Is not
enough. The time having passed for call.
ing m election for Mayor a. required
by tue present charter, and the Council ring
having insolent]y refused tot afford lawful
opportunity for tho expression Of the popula,
will, there seems to DO authority provided by
the charter for holding tho election. Tho
ling Judges In some precincts may possibl,
refuse to count tho votea for Mayor. Ths
Ring nc1nbors Of the Council may refuso tt
canvass tho vote after it has been cast, for Il
will fall into their hands Foreseeing oil this
tho best thing tho people can do is to agro'
upon candidate who Rhall also 10 elected I
member Of the new Council, aud may thu
bo legally chosen to fill the vacancy In th,
Mayors office In conformity with tho term
OF the charter. The provisions OF tho oharte
aro as follows.
]. Whenever vscsncy aHsll happen IN tho once @
tbs Msyor when tha psod tss,n shsl b ons yea
from the date whsn tbs Vacancy occurs II thai
b nlal BY III election.
.. II tho vacancy u less than QUO year. thu CIT
Council ahasl slect Of !ts mpbcss 10 act a Mnyo,
who shall 1nsseaa I'll th& rights and power, OF th
Mayer until the next annual election, and until b!
succes4or II elected and quaiasd.
The vacancy was originally more than on
year, but the Council refused to do ita dut,
and refused to call an election. twill ba lel
than one year the day after the new Counc
shall organize, and the only way to I'LL 1t, vi
der the law, will be for the Council to choos
ono Of its own number. The vote Of Il
peopls will, therefore, bs In the nature Of II
stsuouons to tbs Council What to do II