, 1880-10-03
TIE COUNTY NoM NATIONS.

During the present week the nominations
of candidates by both parties for the local
Offices in this county will be completed. The
Congressional and Legislative nominations
. have already been made, by both parties, and
the Democrats have also nominated their
county and judicial candidates.
The character of the nominations for local
Offices as made by the several parties will
have strong bearing. upon the general
political result in this county, and con-
seQuently in the State. Chicago has had
a bitter and costly experience in bad,
corrupt, and Inefficient municipal govern
ment- 4 long term of dishonest and
scandalous city government was followed
by season Of even more dishonest
and more scandalous county government.
So bad and disgraceful were these govern
ments that the people of the city and county
were compelled to unite against the men in
Office as against body Of public thieves, and
expel them from the Offices they abused and
dishonored. The Chicago voter, thus taught
by experience the value Of faithful local
government and the means OF securing it, is
not slow to exercise his freedom of choice,
and absolutely refuses to be bound by the
decrees of packed caucuses and purchased
conventions. The Chicago voter of both
parties, but particularly Of the Republican
party, has discovered, and freely acts upon
the discovery, that the proper way to treat
the nomination of an incompetent or Inn
proper person. for a local Office is to vote
against such candidate, no matter by whom
he may be Nominated.
we need only refer to the local elections
held in this county for several years. In
1876 this county gave Tilden majority Of
,44o2, 2 44oo2 but, owing to the better character Of
the candidates for the county offices on the
Republican ticket, all those candidates, with
q single exception, we're elected by handsome
majorities. At the same election the Repub~
licans elected their full Legislative tickets;
Two years later, prodting by the experienced
Of nominating men who ought to be chosen,
the Republicans again elected all their candi~
dates, Including their judicial nominees. In
q moment of weakness the Republicans, a
year later, endeavored by appeals to party
fealty to make amends for objectionable can
didates, and the Democrats elected a full
Bench OF FIVE more acceptable men as Judges,
and by a majority that left no doubt as to the
emphasis of the popular verdict.
The Republicans during this week will
have to nominate four candidates for the
Superior Court, five candidates for County
Commissioners, candidate for Sheriff,
candidate for Recorder, and one for Coroner.
If the candidates for Recorder Sheriff, and
Coroner were to be selected separately from
the Judges and Commissioners it is likely
that there would be positive unanimity as to
who should be designated, but owing to the
possibility of all these nominations being put
up together, there; will be trading and com-
binations which are certain to end not onlyin
the disastrous and dlsgraceful defeat Of the
candidates themselves, but also in greatly
and reducing the general vote Of
the party in this city and county. :;
The Convention to nominate these caIldi-
dates should meet: under the full and
thorough conviction that, if the selections
for Judges and for Commissioners be weak;
if they be made with view Of providing pen
,ions for men who cannot otherwise earn
living, and not for the purpose Of providing
proper persons to preside with ability
n courts Of justice, then their defeat by the
people will be prompt and emphatic. The !
public mind, even if this be a Presidential |
1ear, is determined to submit to no trifing |
n the matter of judicial or county govern
nent- The public have the right to the |
services of the ablest and the best, and will !
lot accept any other.
The list Of candidates for judicial Offices Is !
lppalling, not only because of the number Of
lanes it contains, but because Of a large
Of the names themselves. While !
here are men having the highest ability, and |
possessing all the recommendations person.
lily and as candidates to fill all the Offices
hree times over, there are fully as many |
lore who cannot and ought not to be
lected, and whose nomination is within.
he possibilities Of the Convention. With
roper nominations, the candidates will be
lected and the whole party vote be strength
ned; but with nominations of any other
haracter their defeat will be invited, if not
ecured.
he DISASTROUS RESULTS OF A DEM.
0CRATIE SIICcE9S