, 1877-03-11
rEr APPROACHING ELECTIONS,

TIE ApFRUACHlNG E4EG44uNos
The city and town elections will now,
under the amended laws, take place Tuesday,
April 3, less than a month hence. The Of
fcers to be elected are Mayor, to serve two
years, and an Attorney, Treasurer, and City
Clerk, to serve one year. The town officers
to be elected are in each Of the three towns
Collector, Assessor, Supervisor, aid Clerk,
and also in the West Town twelve, in the
South seven, and in the North Town five
CoustaLles The conjunction Of the city
and town elections will draw out, in all
probability, very large vote. There will
undoubtedly be sixty to eighty candidates for
Constable, and the labor Of each Of these
among his friends will be intense.
The people of this city have had one years
practical experience Of an honest and eco
nomical City Government. Expenditures
have been reduced, useless Offices have been
abolished, salaries cut of, and the strictest
retrenchment has been prncticed. This kind
of work is the most difficult thing for q
City Government to perform, and the suc-
cessful effort of the City of Chicago in this
respect has attracted attention in all parts of
the country, and even in Europe. The ex-
ample Of Chicago is industriously presented
everywhere, and the argument is made for
similar retrenchment in New York City, as
not only proper, but practicable, because it
has been go bravely carried out in Chicago.
The credit of the city which so courageously
reformed its own expenditures. reduced sala-
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stands pre-eminent. With Chicago this econ-
omy was matter Of necessity. The city
was without money and without credit; its
paper was under protest, and the creditors
we're urgent; it could not pny interest or
principal, and was prohibited from borrow
ing, even if such thing we're possible. It
nevertheless required Mayor and Council
of the particular character elected last spring ]
10 grapp1e with this necessity aud reduce ex- |
oenditures within the limits of income. Now !
Te have reduced ta1ation,-a boon of which |
he public stood SO sadly in need.
This improvement in the condition of pub
ic affairs must not be abandoned. To be |
fectual and permanent, the policy adopted |
year ago must be continued, and, to secure
bis, the people who are interested must sec
hat like City Government is elected d
aonth hence, or all that has been accom-
lished within the last year will be lost
hose who are enjoying the reduction of
axes incident to the reduction of e1pendi-
nres must not expect that the election of
uch Government will take place MS mt
sr of course. On the contrary, it will re-
ulrc the earnest effort of every voter favor
1g reform to secure the election Of Mayor
nd of Council pledged to continue the
policy Of the present City Gov
rnment. One-half the present members of
le City Council go out of Office this spring.
he character and amount Of city expendi-
Tres depend on the City Council even more
IAN they do on the Mayor. The eec-
on of Aldermen, therefore, is of vital
appearance, and it is the duty of
ach citizen to give his bes: efforts
} induce men Of personal character and in
ependence to become candidates for that
oard, and to use his best efforts to elect
lem. Party politics are of tue least posi-
q concern in the Board Of Aldermen.
oters of MI parties will best promote their
vn and the public interest by electing Us
ldermen the best class of men, no matter
'w the candidates voted for President. As
resident HAYES said in his inaugural, stHe |
st serves his party who serves the public :,
st. The other side, representing those
ho demand return to the old, extravagant,
asteful, and spendthrift system, will make 7
vigorous struggle to gain majority of the
'uncil, and we know Of no greater calamity
at can befall the city than their success in
ch m undertaking. The financial charac- :
+ of the city and of the people depends on :
continuance of honest and economical City =
'vernment, and to secure this is worth at !,
ast an effort on the part Of those who have
much personally at stake. r
CONVENIENCE FOB VOTING. !
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