, 1876-03-21

10 the EaNor Of 7hs Chicago Tribune:
CH1oAao, March 20.-1 hnve watched With In
terest tue oirortB Of zcepeotable tax.paying cit-
2eps to inauguratp movement for securing .
better City Government It is p1ain, however,
that holding moetings ID hotol parlors, passing
resolutions. and organizing select cauba with Is
admission fees, will not avail much ID routing
tho desperate. determined, and interruptions
bands Of bulumsrs With which tho reform elo-
mous havo to coutond. il No. II the tax
paying portion \. OF our citzons would
soouto City Govornmnnt fairly, ropresont-
Ing tlieir tntoEcsta thcy must Work-thoy must
DO III yiRilaut, as active, az unitod, aud a. do
termined as their oppunonts. Especially is thla
tho case III regard 10 tho otllca Of Alderman In
tho buBlneaa wards. Thts important brunch of
tho City Government Ia the Hold In which cor
rupt and mesceuaEy aaVenturern find tho most
fro1uent opI,ortuuitioa 10 enrich thonsolvna by
plulldorlng the public. No reform Ia tho city
Administration can bo oxpcctod unloss no begin
win tho body which w!dldH tho pover
Yet tu the new First Ward, the woalkhieBt
In tho city, The sano old hummer olemnnt which
has bad complete hwny in tho old First and Soo-
eea aeveg prssrng a q s i the nomua
tions in the old way. Wo!l knowing that In this
Important ward a nomination % the Republican
tIcket IS equivalent to m election, and having
'So the Council complete eonttoi Of he patty
machinery, with tho .powor OF dlctat-
Ing tho appointment Of judges Of election
aud fixing polltng-placcs, they arc suro to aue-
Good, unless tho rospeutabo men who pay tAxos
for onca maize determined et1ortto have voice
IN tue nolninationa.
Will not Bome OF tho heavy taxpayers of tho
ward for once fotogo tholf easo aud consent to
become candidates for these vitality Important
otlicaa2 Why ahoitad ward containing nuch c,.i-
zena % Bol Smith J. II. Dunhhsn, Jauos
Couch, II. h. Wilnanh, Joiln Iyrreli, John
Wentworth, Harry Pulling, Chnuncey Blair. 1sob-
ort iliil q. II. GhnboEtr Walter K,mbal!, and
many others, who add 10 unblomlenel reputation
drakciAsa btatness capacity, choose for repra-
sontasivcs in tho Council men OF unknown or
questionable antccedentA saloon.koepers, or
hsck-dstvers,- ,-men whom no psudont bussnesa
lIos much longer can things 50 on ia this WY
without ending In Municipal bankruptcy and
ruin
/ feel that It ia getting to b question OF life
stake love oaso and comsors 80 vol that thoy
will not accept tho labor and annoyance Of oiioB.
or work Tor tho nomination Of capable mon, t.ioy
must expect shnt ignorant, intriguing, ,natce.
will maintain the grasp they now no!d on theae
important poattlouo. We Ill know the sesu!t-
choice. but I be'Ievo II tho First Ward Repul-
!!esn @ Club ' would eal public meeting Of eus'-
| ton ANY two Of tito mos. capable and lit mou IN
tho ward for she office Of Alderman, they would
accept tho nomination. mud ho triumphautlY
| slocted, shua rodoomng the ward from tue dis
| grace Ut official Ignorance, venalisy, ]obbeFy.
and corruption. Any other BYs.em Of making
| tho nomination will end in tho aucceBs OF the
| alEewdest bsalos-box atuffer. ttExonMEA
mouru WARD.
It II At preaont tbs general uuderssRndlnR
smuug the l!epubfIcaus Of tue Eighth Ward thak
thay will not nominate Candidates for AIlsta,su.