, 1877-09-10

the nttcrnncc. Of THE TntnuNg heretofore
anti tho flietnry Of former cnnnty clstian, have
mi clearly shpwn the Necessity "f 'ftsr"gAr,lihg
all fHtlt1,nt question wllrn tkn welfare III the
industrious anil responsible c1asses In orr large
cities Is at htak., not',tnH t1atcam now bc tta1rl
wnnl tln 10. The great trouble ha. lpcn TINT
ample ttmc bag fec,l aflowc'f '"bun,mcr cal.
teen tskcn 10 cir'uInrcnt them. 1he different
titfzcns' ORGANIZATIONS which have formed Trun
tl!c to time have wholly cuIne.i llctr efforts
TO the defeat Of unworthy candidates after tllcy
90, the mas Of voters arc unwilling u, vols Tor
an independent ticket instcaI uf that which
their own party has brought otit, especially when
comparatively Ignorant Of tue personal character
or qualifications Of either candidates. Thrir H.
noEuncc in thia respect il tic naiu cause ui filo
corruption which has followed these county
elections, and IS tic keynote u the cnttre mat
tcr. There + certainly sufficient ttme bcfore
dntcs arc at,'l wl,at their ppltcrs nrc. II tlosu
who, about tho mitllc Of October, CANVASS tllfs
ilatter IN their own minds OF Will, their neigh
t'ors would Investigate thu condition whlcl, cx
IT. now, they would find that In many cases
had already been anticipated, and that sllllefcnt
men tlad becn sccuFcd 10 elect such dclega-
Hon ~ tile. candidate might nnt'ic, either
through majority of votca or. Judges Of eIce:-
the Hight of pst experience the taxpavcrs and
better c1asscs allnw another set Of scnuntETe1s
t2 1. l,cc1tnG County Commiaslonc,s, they ens
So pssS cse1ss na s9%s ~s5e 1 nrSPe@5y 4 @ sf"E' ss n
Induce tho Central Republican Committee to
Issue an order requiring tho registration VI eac1l
voter at . primary meeting. Heretofore tiIEs
matter matt 9s @ teen tft t. the pleasure q t,e Tarl
can be admitted to n convention tmiT t1lrmIgh
MI election held In this way, tnnrh gsnNl will be
scclrcd. Many an honest voter will consider
oil this 10 nuch unmiltgntc,l lndcnlash, a1sd he
nj Wohnr 4r},p t.u11.a1 t,r
thUse dry polittca! tcchnicnlttics regarding MI
election wi,lcl, will mt occur It'll snow tiles.
Why should hc puzzle hts head over rules for
GESnfy ees" IND Tea ebef e'{ o ss Kim coanty t
officers arc to be c!cc.cd.. Witt ~!
the Southern policy and the financial
question comes IN TOR action,. and there will lM
some .cnse 70 attending to t1lsse tnaiteFs. To
in which tilo credit Of tho County Of Cook is
now ptaectl, Or to cali attention to tho indlct-
merits fonn.l at tho last spccal 0r4nd Jury and
noun.i Of Gure. THO ho,lcAt voter should know
that, on the plan Of prcvtous campaigns, can1i-
dates nre pcrfcctanE schemes By which DO
them when election day coucs. It IL for him 10
decide therefore whether he attnehes tu tls right
OF snlfrnge sufficient Importance III determine
whether he Is to exCrriso 1t for fls own benefit
ana tha& Ul lle Iftche$ nnd helEhltors or lHr tnc
benefit OF sump ono Of whom through
hta own negligence he knows little or nothing,
anil whose prime recommendation is tho nt1nl-
nation by convention which tile candidate hlnt-
self llaa bccnmainly instrumental In getting ttl-
gethcr. It Is not intended by this communication
To favor the idea advanced by sorno TINT 1nnE
Is unworthy all Office wllo aspIres to It. Nh such
Utopfan dream will be realized willis human ,ta~
ture remains as II Is lint It Is the pln duty of
every citizen TO personally investigate tho cllar
aCtcr OF those Wlio olfcr themselves MS worthy
Of confidence and truat In the expenditure Ut
their money, and In all naitcrs in which u.cir
vital Interests md prosperity arc involved.
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