, 1879-03-31
A Comparison Of the Tickets that
Should Be Read by
Voters.
Narrison's Proposed Rcorgnniza-
tion OF tho Police and I9iro
Departments.
Sensible Words to the Irish Voters bv
49, 1.-THE Pilot" Of This
City.
Nows and Gossip ut Headquarters
Observation-Disclosures,
Declinations, Etc.
TOWN TICKETS,

yHponTANcH or E1.ECr1Na THE REPUBLICAN,
NOMINEES.
Tie interest md the excitement OF tic present
political contest, which closcs tomorrow cven-
Ing, have been conferred to such an extent on tho
city ticket, Mayor and Treasurer, TINT people
havo lost sight generally Of the contest fur
torn olcers,--a strife which Is In some respects
Of almost equal Importance. since upon the cleo
tion Of competent individuals to perform tho
duties OF these minor offices depends the assess-
ment upon which the levy Of city md other
tnxcs Is nude. 1t Is matter Of prime tmpor-
tanco that the persons Who arc elected Assessors
in tho three towns embraced within the limits
Of this city should DO qualified for tile
positions, and II Is almost equally important
that those elected for Collectors should possess
the sterling honesty nt,d cauaclty Which hare
dlstlnEulshed thoso elected in late yepfs by the
Republican party. Tie difference between &c.,
600, Which tho administration Of moi like Eyans
cost, a,ld tint Of &c, ,o00 Ike that which the adj
worth saving. The Assessor chosen In tho South
Town last year was Democrat. Ills assessment
vas SO choTnously high tint It met with tic
dfsapproVal OF erery taxpayer nnd Of every real
great pnrt Of the eouth Town, and over half In
don1c sections. One OF the Deuuty Assessurs
was arrested 5or attempting to blaehmnil mcr-
chants, md 1t was strongly inttmated thut
NtNI'h Htt2 EuHA&GA hut4|u NAcsHCs5%
though, being lcsa clumsy in It, they succeeded
fIt escaping detection. The assessment On tic
North Side, ma1o by Republican officer. was
nnoblccsiotlablc. Against that on the West
Side, malo by a Democrat, there were com.
pla!nts Since a legitimate assessment lies at
tic basis Of our entire financial system, it Is cs-
Bential TINT The ncn cfIosen to make 1t should
be honest and competent, ,--such men ~ The Ro-
publican party has this timo put In tic fold. On
tllc South 6ido they have nominated hfr. Frank
Drake for AsAcseor. man Of integrity md ubil-
tty, who Inns associated With him on tho ticket
such men as J. II. Kees for Collector, who Will
Page, weltknown lawyer, for Supervisor; and
Town Clerk. On the West Siuo Pleasant
Arnick has been put up for Assessor. Tic has
been il t'!c business for nearly twenty years, ts
erty on the West B!de md With most OF tic
rcaldenta, and is ono Of the beat men that could
have been selected for tlat importaut position.
Ills associates, hcsszs. 0lescn, John Meyer, atd
Thomas Parker, arc well known, a,,a will give
general satisfaction. On the North Side, Arthur
Gleason, the candidate for Aaseseor, has been in
tho CoNaty CLERKS Office for n,nny Jenys, md
has been Chief Deputy Assessor ia the North
famjliarlzcd him thoroughly With the duties
H.. Batternan, shs eoni5ats ca ior " ce!ieco1:
has been 10 tue County Collectors otce for
these men ore competent, arc honest, aud arc
pledged to pursue tho economical policy which
tho Republicans have inauGuratcd in tho mall-
ngement OF town atYalra.
The annual town meetings will BE- held at 9
o'clock Tuesday aftcrnoon,-tlo North Slide one
ut Turner-nall, tho South eide ono at Wabash
avenue md Twenty-second street, md this West
Siao one at hfadlson anl Elizabeth streots. It
Is to be- hoped that there will be largo attcud.
anco Of electors, and that they Will bo uuani-
1nously IN favor ct low appropriations: On
the South elde there Is sufficient
money in band, from the 3 pcr
cent on city collections, TO save The necessity
o1 appropriating anything. On tic West Side, all
cssary Tor tho payment Of the interest OH the
park pouds mud provi1e for tho expenses Of tho
COLLECTORS and Assessors Offices. On The
North Side, a small appropriation for tho cur
rent t1poIses is all that 1s needed.