, 1876-04-15

ing of the town ofticos, tho ballot-stufIipg aud
hummer deviltry generally, there is a danger
that tho most important matter at this juno
tnre will be overlooked by the decent people
Of Chicago intent upon reform. Tint is tho
election Of Aldermen. While no effort to
rid the South Town Of the thieves who have
stolen into Office should be rolaxed, it must not
bo forgotten that the absolutely indispcnsa-
bio prerequisite to any effective roform in
the local administration is tint tho honest
portion Of community should secure d ma-
jority IN tho next Common Council. It will
bo fatal folly, the porlalty Of which cannot DO
escaped, for tho people, in their honest in
dignntion at the outragos that hive been con-
summatea, to forgot tho greater outrngos to
which they will DO subjected by hummer
Council which would perpetuate tho deypot.
ism OF tlieSery. Let the honest voters
turn out to man to elect m honest
31ayor to take tho placo which tho hummer
Co1vcs without shadow Of right, but by cum
ningly-exccutcd frauds, is enabled to hold.
But Let 1t not ba forgotten that, if In defiance
Of tho domand Of all honest citizcna he re-
fuses to rosign, it is tho Common Council
which from ont their own number will select
tho man who shall succeed him until the
next regular election. The power bohind
which tho hummer -thioycs have found shelter
while pluntlering tho people OF Clicngo and
maintaining tho despotism of blackguarrls
Inns bcon not the Town Boards, but tho Afayor
and tho Common Council. But for their
countenanco aud support tho four thieves
who hnro stolen tho town Offices would al-
ready havo resigned. Without tho bunmor
Mayor and hummer Council, tho thieves des-
potialn would 10 i,nposs"'c Tic hummer
who has intrenehed himse;.. In tho Office Of
Mayor, and dcrisiyely snaps his fingers ut tho
whole honest population when ii demands
that he get out, could be put out by the
Council A majority Of honest men in the
Council III wanted to put him out and to put
m honest 1nan in his place; md q majority
Of honest men in tho Council Ia required to
stop the stealing Of the city rings.
Without MI honest majority "a tho Board
Of Aldermen, all hope of reform must be
abandoned and tho reign ct plumber will be
perpetuatcd. Such majority, giving them
complete control of tho City Government,
the honest people can secure If they will on
Tuesday next work together efficiently at tho
polls. They cannot do it by personal div.
sensons in tie interest Of riyal aspirants to
seats In the Common Council. It cannot be
douo by splits such Is we regret to noto
have occurred in the First, Thirteenth, and
Fifteenth Wards, To divide tho honest yoto
between two tickets in each. leaving tho
bummsrs to easily elect their men. Tho in
tcrostB Of persons must be suborlinated 10
those Of the people, eyon il it haa to DO done
by abandoning all the rival candidates who
would divide tho honest vote md selecting
others in their atcad and the men who now
for the sake Of their persona aegrandlzcmcnt
persist in standing out and thus defenting tho
ca,,so Of honost government arc trnitors to
the whole people. The votors who thus por.
nit themselves to DO cheated Of their votes
will prove themselves deserving Of tho slayery
to thieves which they will fetch upon them
selves. In these wards and every ward In
the city there must bo concentration OF
the decent yoto upon candidates for Alder
men, and not vote must bo frittercd away
upon any personal diversion. Personal
preferences must be conceded, or certain
detcat will result. Whit ia wanted Ia honest
men in tho Board Of Aldermen. Ihere arc
more tllan thrce or four such In every ward
the people know who they are, and should
unite upon soine two Of them and elect
tAem Thus only eau be secured by the
decent people full control Of tho City Govern
mout mud riddance Of tho thieves who now
plundeF us. After that, without any splut-
tering indignation about it, the thieves CON
be don't with according to their deserts,