New-York tribune., 1883-11-05
mr., wp ST.ND STILL TO BE ROBBED :

SHALL I'VE STAND STILL TO BE ROBbED'
The Democratic local candidates VINO are 10
be voted for in this city tomorrow are 'ho
worst who have been nominated since the oNIi-
throw of William NJ. Tweed. AS RUE 'iio
Democracy of the metropolis prefer 10 senu ~
the Legislature and the City Hall men ol D""
habits and lax politcal morals, liquor sellers
ond professional pIace-hunters being especially
,oDrIor with them. But this year the n0miha-
fions are much worse than usual. Inc crliiiiil"i
classes are directly represented on the uche'',
A man who was expelled from the Board Oh
Education for taking money from school-' -'e,''"
ers: q faro gambler who was arrested oiilS
few weeks ago for swindling the propiletoi VI
q downtown pOOl-rOOm; the lahdioluS Vi ~:
oral thieves resorts; the keeper OF an eas'-Sluo
donco- house and concert salOOn ana twenty
,broo or twenty-four liquor sellers, including
the owners of numerous bucket-shops OF INC
lowest closs-thcsc. with a score OF proleS-
sioroI roI;ticions. who have no other business
than Getting n living out of the puDllc tre"S-
ury. are the principal specimens Oh tue '"'io"'
Democratic halls " whom we are aSkcu 10 ~
cent rs our legislators and Aldermen IL .'lo
nonulation of New-YOrt has reacheu Su'm "
condition that a majority of the electors utiio
orotoIv choose men of this stamp to make laws
Gov tbom and 70 control the expenditures anu
toxcs. then New-York is a good place Tor re-
spectablc people to get away from g.,
| WHY thc nominations are more dlSgracc'"'
this wear than usual is unfortunately Dut 100
| clear They are so because the prospective OPP
nortunitics for plumber are unusual Inc '"'
! budget has been largely increased. Inc terms
of several important officers who have charS vi
/ thc rublic money are about to expire ana ine
! Ndcrmrn must confirm their Successors 10
cou,,Ictc thc situation, the new aqucduct VIII
Give certain functionarcs the handling oi mn
! IONS of dollars for an indefinite period, stretch
inc certainly through several political calh-
| paigns. Such combination oI chahoVS "icio :,
! terrible temptation to pccIlatorS anu Pu'''i'"'
! odycnturcrs. When the rival nails on INC cl'
of an election ranlcd among themselves ,"e
Offices they expected to capture suSpcnol"E
tbcir riyalrirS long enough to make something
IiI.o , mailing arrangement before they Tell
upon the taxpayers in Joint force II was Pi"'ll
that if such a scheme succeeded all the orgahl-
z,tions which proitcd by IT would attract hloic
and more of the ravcnous and unp1hciplrd'
,,,t;l tbc,. were wholly controlled by their worst
clements. This is Just what has happened.
The course of dcbas"mcnt goes on last ID "''
thc factions the dangerous classes are IlNlhE 10
the ton; and We seem to bc entering upon an
era of corruption as bad as that OF the ola KING
Eyccpt in few of the worst districts MAJOR
-. of thc voters do not really prefer the candI-
d,trs whom the Democratic organizations nave
forced upon Them but a great many oi the most
notorious rascals on the tickets are sure To p'
elected through the Incidence of the stay-at
home taxpaycrs The citizen who will not 20
to the poll.. who throws away his right to sell
Government. and yet /. fool enough to thInk II q
mark of suncrority that hc "ncvrr mcoale'
with politic,." is the most valuable alIy "i 'h'
noliticiops Of the hole. the dance-hoU'c
and the pool-room. They could not live with
out him. No faction would dare 10 nominate
them but for confidence in his lmincSs ana MS
lack of civic virtue. There are close districts III
which bc will turn the scale tomorrow. May
we hone that the course the Democracy are run
ming y i'll arouse him, this time, to the danger
Of ncclccting his duty? Or will he a' usual
decline 70 be bothered ON Tuesday and com
plain on Wednesday hat the result l. us
craccful ? Men are too apt to say that II Is %
ma us, to vote where the other side has n ma
iority. They forget that the other side Il al
ways afraid of vigorous minority LN''
thcv who cannot elect their candidates cal
compd the stronger party TO make decent nom
/ iu1finus