, 1877-04-08
nYDE PARK POLITICS.

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HYDE PARK POLITICS.. --'
10 ns Editor u TAs Trtoune. =.
HIDE PARK, April 7.-At the town election
| Tuesday the ticket nominated at the Hyde Par,
Hotel and known Us *the Union Taxpayers'
ticket, as distinguished from that put into th,
field at Mr. schlund's Convention and called 'th,
Citizens" made substantially clean sweep. i
lost but one Constable and one Justice ont Of v.
OF each. Mr. Hamilton was elected Collector owe
Mr. Pierce by a very small majority. but It mus
be taken into consideration that Mr.. Hamilton hal
| been in the field three months, has served ont
year as Town CLERK, Was widely known,
and made more thorough canvass than had eyei
been attempted in the town for any office, while
man: was but slightly acquainted outside Of his i'm
mediate neighborhood. So much by way Of illus.
not to be taken as indication Of the strength Of
the Convention ticket The vote on justices and
Constab]es furnishes better criterion. Mr.. Rus
ssls majority 5ens aboat 49, ths contest is
The village election, which i. Of greater impor-
the appropriation bill aud makes the expenditures,
will occur week from Tuesday. and win bring ont
? larger vote, probably By 2oo t the Citizens
70 wn its managers are pursuing an unwise course.
They are forcing sectional feeling which is great
" to be deprecated, because IT ia unueighbor1y and
ton. but for the common good, and the people of
the village should not be arraycd in hostility to
those Of another. Hyde Park extends from Thlrty-
ninth street 70 the lndana line, and at South Chi
cago the territory north OF Grand Crossing is pop
ularly known IS the North End. It e1nbsaccs tic
largest reside1ce M section, and ts people. for the
the Stock fnrde. South of that point IN effort
is being made to solidify the yota on the ground
that South Chicago and all the interests along and
beyond the Calumet arc common, and should pre-
sent united front to the North End A local pa
per has taken up this cry To cater to this feeling
the Convention nominated three Of the SIX Trus-
live on the banSH Of the Calumet River, and ali
the voters OF the are urged to stand
saaa Of sos ssf ssse
carsc OF compaint 1t has now three Trustees,
and there exists north Of the Crossing growing
Sectional cry do not reflect that Of the l. 600 votes
cast last Tuesday 900 we're north OF the Crossing,
and that they practically invite consolidst ton Of
In the north there exists no such feeling as is
represented In the south. 1t believes that South
Chicago and the Calumet region should have its full
ulatton and the asssssed value Of property; but 10
use an expression s ~, 1f ,homey phspse
ity that three Of the incoming Trustees shall di-
rcctly represent the Calumet region.
not hare taken oue-han The Board from Calumet.
leaving the other half to the vastly more populous
and wealthy: region Of the north. It should not
have been tic rule; it should not have invited in
retaliation scrutiny Ut the amount Of tax raised
from the different sections expended therein;
on sectional issues, for If it comes to that the
dog will insist upon waggling the tail.
ticket recognized this, aud made It's nominations
without any discrimination in favor of any To-
cality. South Chicago was entitled to repre-
sentative, and was accorded one. Will any one
in those Of Dir. Schlund. who isn't certain Of his
temper, and is sometimes, cyenin Board meetings,
uncertain OF his legs: To put 1t broader, will not
served much better BY Eoara less calumetish in
The dcmand this year more than In any other is
not the hetterment Of any particular locality at the
expense Of any other, but just and economical
Administration. CITIZEN,
= 10 kha Editor e5 The Tribune.
TUE: LowLAsns Clyde Park, April Ton the
18th Of April, one week from Tuesday next, occurs
another important election in the Village {compris
Ing the whole town) Of Hyde Park, for the choos-
ing OF six Trustees ard Clerk, through whom
the taxes OF the people are d1sbursed for the
necessary Legislative expenses and the already
projected and contemplated Improvements. This
town is inflicted with three elections within two
weeks, and it WAS hoped that the Legislature
would have aGordad relief BY consolidating them
into one, but the pcrveraeness OF the Granger
HYDE Park being 80 near chicago-in fact, por-
tson OF it is really part OF the city-has been, and,
to some extent, is now burdened and plandered by
producers, mercantile interests and thrifty
tradesmen of the. city. This condition of
Affairs was partially broken up a gear
tie town hope to complete their divorce and eman-
cipation ut the coming election.
TO accomplish this and other objects, they have
ut forth an une1cePtionable ticket, known as the
Hotel or Taxpayers ticket, composed Of tried and
trusty men. representing the mercantile, manu-
{aetan ~ an9 aso9g af In
being members Of the present Board} selected with
special reference to thcr fitness for their respective
ao pGda
FIe RE election last Tuesday, though not OF so
g1eat p Refhaps ae the fGnng fa one
ers' ticket was elected Throughout with but two
exceptions There were about 900 voters Of the
tIat OCCASION, which. caused the defeat; of
two worthy gentlemen, By few r9.es. With this
fact in view they certainly won't be detelict sec
selves for the second election. and will make the
contest warm one 1t behooyes every legal voter |
In the townto be sure and vote, and to watch the
for such criminal practices we're attempted week
ago at one precinct The actors had batter not risk
a repetition Of the oftense. - ABuRoHER-
- INFORMATION ASKED FOR ~'
70 John n. Beasley, Esq. .President Of khe Board
of +Ir4st<<s Of Hyde .Purs: DEAR, SlR-For the !
information OF the taxpayers OF the Village Of |
hyde Park, the undersigned, the Executive Com |
Ettee OF the Citizens Party Of said village, would
request statement be prepared by !
you ior publication, as follows, to-wit:
FGrsl-The amount Of outstanding bonds, the |
date Of issue, and the rate Of interest. |
6eeond-The amount Of certificates Of indebted |
ness outstanding, and the rate OF interest on the