Year: 1875


cannot be trusted with legislation or admin
istration. Such canvass will do more harm
TO the party than will be gained by the eleva-
ton OF Mr. Kerr to the Speakership.


The Spring Elections and the Mayor


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The people Of New York, outside of the
city, prefer to vote in the autumn. because
that is the season when the crops are all in.
and they have better opportunity for at
tending the polls. The people Of the city
find the autumn often the busiest time Of the
year. Consequently the tendency of the
present system of elections is to bring out
the large country vote and lessen the city
vote. Furthermore, the questions at issue
in the autumn elections are generally con-
corning the government of the State and the
country national and financial citizen
in discussing State and national matters
of course takes either the demo-
cratic or the republican side of the
question, but in discussing municipal
affairs the only side that he ought to take is
that of honesty and efficiency in government
Now when the elections of the city are set
down for the fall the effect is to prevent an
honest suffrage and the election of good
men to Office by throwing national issues into
the city canvass This can only be prevented
by separating the two elections ;; by allowing
citizens of the country and the city to vote
in the autumn upon national and State ques-
tions and the business men and citizens of
New York to vote in the spring on the proper
way Of managing their local affairs. We are
convinced that the Legislature will see this
and pass the act giving us elections in the
spring Then we can have candidate for
Mayor who will command the suffrage
of all classes Such a man would naturally
present himself in Mr.. Andrew Ell. Green,
the stonewall between the thieves and the
public treasury. "Stonewall Green" would
make capital party cry for the canvass.
Then we have John K Hackett, who led the
campaign for the independence of the Bench,
and who would no doubt be only too glad to
lead the campaign for the independence of
the democratic party against secret dark
lantern Know Nothing lodge. Then we
have Mr. Stebbins, the head of the Central
1aTk d lldu VI Juc ulpHcou
character and ability, and Mr.. Agnew, whom
we have presented SO frequently, and with
so much acceptability, to the people for the
head of the Public Works Department.


But popular as these men will be as candi-
dates it will not surprise US if the most
popular nomination of all would be that
of Mr.. Dana, the editor of the Sun, who, hav-
ing declined to run against Mayor Wickham
at the last canvass for the Mayoralty, pos
sesses a new claim as a candidate. Mr.
Dana, like Mr.. Hackett, has made record
as the author of letter which shows him to
be manly, far-seeing citizen. In this letter
the great editor lays down this admirable
principle :-'H is only eohen honest men Of
eUery name exhibit a determination to reuoH
against the management Of party leaders and TO
select their o,on candidates for themselves that
parties can be kept ,citin the bounds Of deco'1un
and be made 10 pay due regard to the public
,oeLfare in selecting their nominees Such
record will make Mr.. Dana thousands Of
votes. 1t shows that he is the tribune of the
people.