Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1879, Page 4

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M of Importance will be presented at ume, pnd every member fs requested to be present, ielting: Er Keighis are always welcome. By order of the x ut Commander. aera 41. 8 TIFFARY, Recorder, e ST. BERNAND COMMANDERY, No. $5, Fe Tos frited Conclave vednesi ev a 2 Fgorclock.. Work on the i Fe Gordes. Visiting Sir nig! urteously inv! y order E. C. Knights are courteously SOASICRERSON, Iecorder. RINTHIAN CHAPTER, No. 69, 8. A. M.—Spe- cis Convacation Monday evening.” March St, at 8 Stloe,” Work an the Hark Degree. Visiting) eom- Pantons are cordially iT’. DICRERSON, Secretary. SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1879. .Canrrr Harnrson associated and voted with bulldozers in Congress; and now he asks the colored people to vote for him. —————— The Germans naturally belong in the Re- publican party. They stand by it, and it stands by them. When one of them goes outside aud scrambles for a Denfocratic of- fice, people know that something is wrong ‘with him. Republicans who want to have the Demo- crats take control of the elections next year, as they almost did this time, will be Inde- pendents in voting for Aldermen. @hose who think the party organization is worth preserving will vote the streight ticket every time. a ° Carrer, Hannisox is notoriously at. the head of the greediest and most unscrupulous gang of political adventurers ever collected in this city. If he is elected, he must re- ward these followers. It is impossible that he skonld do so and keep the City Govern- iment pure. Mr. Canren Harn Tapaciat organ has undertaken to promote his inter- ests by defaming the character of Mayor Hearu. Democratic taxpayers should seo to, it that this conduct is punished, as it deserves to be, by the overwhelming defeat of Hanzison end his followers, _———_—_——_ Bah ne. The South Town this year is to havea chance of voting for W. B. Pace to eucceed Col. Jacksox as Suptrvisor. Col: Jacusdx has continued worthily the policy of his predecessor, Mr. Rozert Lrvconx, and. Mr. Pace is another man of the sume character. All these men and their supporters mean to see that the South Town sball have a Super- visor who supervise! If the business men of thiscity think they can afford to condemn. the pure and efficient administration of Mayor ifeaTu, they will let this election go by. default in favor of Canter Hannison. If, on the other hand, they believe that an honest and economical administration ought to be applauded and con- tinued, they will close their stores and go to the polls themselves, and urge others to go, aud vote for A. M. Waicmt end the straight Republican ticket. The merchants, masufacturers, and busi- mess men of the city who wish to continyo in the enjoyment of the reduced taxation end diminished municipal expenditures which Lave prevailed duriig the past three years will find it very much to their interest to suspend operations on Tuesday, in order to give themselves and their employes an opportunity to go to the polls and give the Bepablican candidates such a rousing me- jority as will prove a fitting rebuke to the Southern Brigadiers and a. deluge for the horde of tax-énting drones whose capacious hands are almost withm reach of the City Teasury. * Compare the position of the two men. Cantzr Hannison is a professional politician. He is surrounded by a crowd of disreputa- bie men, snd is under obligations to them. He has no way of discharging those obliga- tions except by filling the city offices with the bummers in question. On the other side is A. M. Waiaut, an honest business man, whose associates are all clezn and respecta- ble, who is under obligations to retain in office all the good men now in the service of the city, and can havo zo possible motive to do otherwise. Properly-owners cannot hesi- tute about choosing Mr. Warcnr for Mayor under these circumstances. Perhaps the most important vote which every citizen of Chicago will be called upon to cast Tuesday is: that for Alderman in his own ward. It is the duty uf every man with property, business, or family interests that look to good government for protection to satisfy himself which of the two candidates most likely to be elected is the better man, and which of the two will be the more de- voted to economy and efficiency in the City Government. There is reason to bolieve that, asa whole, the Republican candidates for thé Council are superior to the Democratic candidates, and where such is the case Dem- ozratic voters should sacrifice their partisan attachments for the good of the city and themselves. Where a Democratic candidate for Aldermen is notably better fitted thanhis Eepublican opponent, the Republican voters should make the same sacrifice, In those . Wards where there is danger that the Com- quunists may elect,.Republicans and Demo- crats opposed to Communism should unite their forces on thiat particular candidate— whether Democrat or Republican—who is smorning * most likely to defeat the Socislist. The elec- tion of a conservative Council is the most important object to be attained, for such o Council Will materially aid Mr. Waienr, if he” “be elected, in continuing. the reform policy of the present Administration, and it will materially restrain the bummer element that will fasten upon Mr. Hannisox, if the latter be elected. £ Gen. Ganrrexn’s speech in the House yes- terday will undoubtedly be in great demand as a campaign document. . The telling points mado against the Democratic revolutionary scheme now being fought over in the Honse were most conclusive and damaging. It only illustrates the peculiar misfortunes attending all plots laid by~the Bourbons, who are now, as they have been many times before,‘ confounded by their own arguments and record. Their ignorance of the history of their own party is continually getting them into trouble and exposing them to attacks which they have no means of warding off. No attempt was made to answer the speech of Ganrrexp, and probably none will be. ne to whom was intrasted the task of making a revision of the Revenue law, has completed its labors. The amendments and changes which it recommends are contained in three bills, which will shortly be presented to both Houses for their rejection or approval. The Committee has as far as possible avoided the vexed questions, or rather pet hobbies, of some of the Solons, who,were clamoring for: the imposition of a tax on the gross earnings of telegraph and express companies, and the so-called ratable taxation of mort- gages and other liens. This was done to escape the opposition which the introduc- tion of these measures would undoubtedly incite. It is, however, not unlikely that the recommendations of the Commitiee will be ridden to death with amendments and delays; and that, after all, the work of drawing up a comprebensive revenue law will have to be turned over to a special Commission. The managers of the Democratic party in Ohio have resolved to hold their State Convention on the same day and at the same place as tho Greenbackers. The necessity for this is very apparent to the average Dem- ocratic mind. Without the aid of the Fiat Janatics the allies of the Brigadiers have no hopa of carrying the State. Its capture is absolutely necessary to give the party a grand send-off for 1880. The Bourbons will adopt a platform containing a financial ‘plank rotten enough and soft enough to enable the most bigoted Fiatist to either stand. or lie on it, The wire- workers in charge of the proposed capture make no bones in declaring that the hard- money Democrats of the East must abandon their life-long principles and swallow “bill and tail-feathers,” the ‘Ohio idee,” which, looked at through the partisan spectacles of the dominant power, promises efter all not to be such ‘‘ a d—d barren ideality ” as old Ban ALLEN was wont to observe. Tox Ewrxa’s friends believe that this action of the Domoc- racy places him far in the front as a candi- date for Governor, with one eye riveted on a seat in the United States Sonate. That Republicanism is far from being as dead in this city as Carter Harrison and the Confederate Brigadiers would have the people believe, was made very apparent by the monster mass-meeting which was held | last evening at Farwell Hall. It was the crowning event of the campaign. Fully 3,000 of our leading citizens, the heavy tax- payers and thosé most iterested in the preservation of a penceful and economic gov- ernment, testified by their presenco that, so far as they can prevent it, the time has not yet arrived when this muchly-chastened city shall be once more turned over to the bummers and scalawags. Eloquent speeches were mado by the Hons. Lzonarp Swerr and Exrerx A. Storzs. The former explain- ed at length the provisions of ths national ‘‘Election laws” which the Rebel Democracy is trying to repeal by threats of coercion, and gave’ a clear exposition of the outrages that in former years were perpetrated by the party now seeking to fasten itself upon the community, like barnacles to a merchant vessel. Mr. Sronzs’ effort was a masterly one. In its hideous deformity he exhibited the Democratic party, whether as a national, State, or local legislator, and in lenguage keen and cutting as the surgeon's scalpel punctured its hollow pretenses to honesty and exposed to view its utter rottenness. Brief addresses were made by the Hon. A. ML Watcut, City-Attorney Tuthill, the Hon. A.M. Joses, and ex-State’s-Attorney Rern, HARRISON'S GANG, Tf there be a citizen of Chicago who. has any thought of undoing the good work of econ- omy in the City Government which has been accomplished during the last three years, let him vote for Cartes Harrison for Mayor. If there be any citizen who wants to restore the City Government to the dishonesty, profligacy, and dummerism which prevailed daring the reign of Coxvry, let him vote for Harnison. When Mr. Corvry was elected Mayor, he was at once taken possession of by a gang of the vilost political loafers that ever disgraced the politics of any city. They seized the City Council; they sold legisla- tion; they created offices for money; they made all manner of corrupt contracts; they levied blackmail without limit; they made enormous appropriations, and levied excessive taxes, ard flooded the country with city scrip. Corruption ran riot. The police was demoralized; every branch of the city’s serv- ice was fragrant with corruption. In the hands of such a gang Convin was powerless, —was overwhelmed,—and held office only by ‘abject submission to its exactions. ‘The same gang is now clamoring for the election of Canter Hargtson. Not a loafer, blackmailer, corruptionist, not o contractor or office-seeker who figured in city matters in the days of Colvinism,. but is now clamoring for the election of Hannison, ex- pecting through him to have the old condi- tion of affairs restored. The objections to Canren Hanztsox as Mayor at this time—and there ara many—would be less forcible were it not'that he will not stand alone. .' He owes his nomination to the most disreputable gang of low politicians. The decent and responsi- ble Democrats of the city protested against his candidacy, but were overwhelmed by the Dave Tsorstoxs, Mme McDonazps, Law- zens, and Agxews; by the men whose in- terest in politics is plunder of the public. The men who stuffed the ballot-boxes at the town elections of 1876, and nearly plunged this city into a bloody straggle with the criminal class, demandéd Hanzemox., To him they look as a second Convrs, and to him they look for the restoration of Colvinism. The election of Hannison will be the res- toration of this gang to power. All the offices held by thess men, and which have been abolished during the last three years, will be re-established. The salary-list will be. re- stored by the addition of $100,000 a year, in | likely to be selected by Hanzarsoy, or forced: order to give place to this'gang.- The police forca will be reorganized; ex-Sheriff Acrrw, whose administration is so painfully remem- bered, or some other like him, is: to be made Superintendent, “Chief Bexwen, of the Fire Department, is to be displaced, with his present force of subordinates, to make room for one of the most diyreputable and corrupt men that ever disgraced the politics of the city, and for a force selected by him from the gang of-brawlers who are howling for Hanson. The election of Hanrison in- cludes the election of the gang,—the restora- tion to political control of the CHaRLEY Oan- zuons, Dave ‘Tnonntons, Mraz Evanses, Mize MoDonaups, Ep Paruaipses, Col. Cuzarys, and all the bummers, loafers, and vagrants, all the contractors, and traders, and jobbers, all the blackmailers and go-betweens, the pimps and roffiens, vagrants and dead-beals, who are seeking to become pensioners on the pay-rolis of the city. Five millions anda half 9 year, sufficed in Convin’s time, but ‘Hangtson can have no hope of satisfying his followers with anything short of seven mill- ions of dollars a year,—one-half of which, according to all precedent, will be wasted and given away to appease the hungry de- mands of the motley gang that will comeinto power with Hangison. Are the people of Chicago, who after such along and costly struggle rescued the city from the possession of these men three years ago, now prepared to deliver the city up to them again? Is there to be another nineteen” to be installed .in power in.tho Council? Is the City Government again to become an object of reproach? Is Chi- cago again to be reduced to bankruptcy, and again driven to protest, and, without moncy and without credit, compelled to issue paper not worth 50 cents on the dollar? Is the po- fice force to be demoralized ?—the Fire De- partment made the asylum for incompetent drankards? Is Chicago to be handed over to amob of disreputables, to be plundered for the support of the gang who of necessity must form tho government of Carrer Har- BISON? THE CITY COUNCIL. ‘The nominations for Aldermen are now complete, and we give a full list ‘of the Re- publicans, Democrats, and Socialists. Owing to the inability of the Republicans and Dem- ocrats to agree upon the same candidates in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Wards, there is a probability that the Socialists will elect their candidates in those wards. In the Sixteenth Ward both parties have united, and Mr. SonwEisraan, the present excellent Alderman, may be re- elected. ‘There are several independent can- didates. We have classed Mr. GoopsPrEp, the Temperance candidate in the Twelfth Ward, as a Democrat, there being no other formal opposition to Mr. Evererr. The following is the list : Wards, Renublican. Democrat, 1. Arthur Dixon, "J. Ward Ellis. 2. A. Ballard, 3. J. M. Clark. . Amos Grannis, Soctatist. Firm i Andrew Ryder. T. J. Monzan, . Wm, Curran.” J.J. Alpeter. Jon Riordan, ¥. Bieleteldt. WW . Jimmy O'Brien, Henry Staul, ©. Richard Jones. James Peevey. B.S. Pratt. . JE. Lawrence, J. MoNurney. Robert Buck. ift, No candidate. | Harry Johnson. Everett. J. E. Goodspeed. Max Selle. jompson. Bath Quirk. George Brown: ‘Mike Ryan. Bt. Lorenz. O.W. Barrett. Pooh H.W. Thomp poule Marti janssens Barrett, | James Lynn. 18: A. L. Chetlain. W.G-beCormick. ft. VanDeventer. Out of this list the people of. the city will have to select one-half the members of the new Council. We can not impress too earnestly upon citizens of all parties the ex- ercise of the utmost vigilance in the selection of Aldermen. ee CITIZENS OF CHICAGO SHOULD REFLECT. A charge has been bandied sbout town and through the newspapers to the effect that Mr. Warcut, the Republican candidate for Mayor, is pledged, if elected, to remove the present efficient Chief of Police, Szavzr, and appoint in his place one Hiwpeera. The charge was known to be false by those who gave it cur- rency. Mr. Wricur has denied it repeated- ly, and it no longer cuts any figure in the campaign. It was a lie made out of. whole cloth, and, being exposed and refuted, reacts upon those who invented it. But the sub- ject of appointments to the under offices in the City Government is of the utmost im- portance. These offices are pretty well occu- pied at present. No defalcations have oc- curred under Mr. Hears, and his adminis- tration has been both economical and efli- cient, Nobody denies this fact, Mr. Wricur indorses the Hear administration heartily, and- proposes to continue all its good features. But what will Mr. Harrison do if he is chosen Mayor of Chicago? Ho certainly will not continue the present in- cumbents in office. He is a bitter partisan Democrat, and ambitious of further honors. He will make a clean sweep, from Chief of Police down to Sidewalk-Inspector. Mr. Hanrwoy, if elected, is sure to remove Supt. Seaver. Whom will he appoint in his place ? Frank AGNEW desires the place. How would the people of Chicago like to have Frank Acyew placed at the head of the Police De- partment? Mr. Acnew has a record which; is so fresh in the public mind that it is not necessary to do more than merely refer to it. Mr. Harrison would certainly remove Mr. COxessroves from his place at the head of Public Works. The people of Chicago know ‘Mr. Onessroves thoroughly ; they know him to be an honest man and an efficient man. He performs the duties of Superintendent of Public Works and Chief Engineer. How would the people of Chicago like to seg him removed to give place to Mines Kenor? Itmay be said by those who take superficial views, that Keznog and Hanatson are not on good terms, that they have been rivals, otc., and hexce that Harrison would not appoint Kenoz. Such observers know not what they say. Kenoe is working “ tooth and nail” for the election of Haznison, and Kexoz does not work without a well-grounded hope’ of re- ward. If Harntson is elected Mayor it is by no means unlikely that Kenoz will have his choice of. offices within ‘the Mayor's gift; and the Superintendency of Public Works is the most valuable, politically, in patronage, and financially, to an unscrupulous man. How Mines Kexoz would revel in fat con- tracts! Joun Cosusxer is also a possible can- didate. From Caesproucn to Kexoz or Co- ‘ACISKEY Wonld be a change indeed. Are the taxpayers of Chicago ready to sanction such a change, or make such a change possible? The Fire Department is the salvation of Chicago. The merchant, the business man— everyhody—watches the Fire Department with a jealous eye. Marr Besxez- has proved himself a first-class Fire Marshal. He has the confidence of the public.” But’ he isa Republican, and Carrer Harrison would certainly remove hum. . Whom would he ap- point in his place? Perhaps Muxe Evans, ‘by dang”;, perhaps Alderman Frayz Law- iz; nobody knows who. These men ure pillars of the Democratic party. They carry elections, and they demand the party rewards, and they get them. Mark that, you who own stores and- warehouses filled with merchandise!. The appointment of Evans, or Lawzas, or any other bummer Democrat - simply as’ American ‘citizens. upon him, would raise the - rate of. insurance in Chicago 50 or 75 per cent; and nobody: knows this better than the property-owners who will vote or refrain from voting Tues- day. Mr. Fanwext, the Comptroller, is a busi- ness man who has honored the office he holds. Think of his removal to give place to Sam Wazxen, of Kentucky, or 0. G. P. Howen, of odorous memory! “But Hanr- urson is a Kentuckian, and Saw Wauxen is his friend and is needy. He is as reputable. a man as the recently chosen Secretary of the Democratic Senate of. the United States,.and has a better rec- ord than the lately chosen Sergeang-ot-' Arms of that body. But taxpayers-yould probably feel a little nervous at the idea of placing Sant Wareer in charge of the city’s funds,—say half or three-quarters of a mill- ion dollars. These are only a fow of the offices to be filled. Corporation-Counsel Box-. FIELD would have to give place to CHARLEY Oamenon or J. BR. Doourrrie, Jr. With such changes of heads of departments as CanrER Harrison would probably make, the City Government, in six months, would be in the condition from which Mayor Hears rescued it in 1876, If Hangison were in fact as respectable as is claimed, he could not save the city from a reign of bummerism as dis- estrous as that of the Convin regime. But he would not try to save it, because his am- bition reaches for the Gubernatorial office, andan ambitious’ Democrat is always the tool of the most disreputable elements in his party. ‘The people of Chicago will deserve to suffer if they confide power to CanTzr Hanerson, but they will suffer more than they deserve of outrage and robbery. THE SOCIALISTS.. It is among the most significant facts re- lating to the election of city officers on Tuesday next, that the Socialists, or, in other words, the Communists, have in nomination a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer, City Clerk, have a candidate in each ward for Alderman, and have a fall ticket in South Chicago, West Chicago, and North Chicago, for Collector, Assessor, Supervisor, and Olerk. They have sought no alliance with any other party, and propose to elect their own candidates, so far as they are able. We do not remember that any third party has ever before had confidence enough in its own strength to warrant it in placing a full ticket in nomination at a city election in Chicago. The-members of this party spoak freely and hopefully of being able to elect not only several of the ward and town Officers, but even their candidate for Mayor, and that with the prestige of success at this election they intend to have five candidates for the Circuit Court at the June election. It is astriking illustration of the anti- American principles and policies as well as of the membership of this Communistic combination, that, in the whole list of. can- didates, from Mayor to Town Clerk, there is not one American. They are all persons of alien birth, who, in an American city, in an American State, and. under the National Government of the United States, propose to elect a City Government composed ex- clusively of persons of alien birth, many of whom speak the English language with difficulty. Some time before the War Sen- ator Sounz, in a speech in New Orleans, claimed that the government of that city would never be satisfactory until the “Yankees were driven out,—there being too much Yankecism in New Orleans.” These Socialists “,seem to have ‘the same opinion as to Chicago. In their estimation there is too much Ameri- canism in Chicago,'and hence these men, collected here from all parts of the world, speaking almost every language. but the lan- guage of this country, have united to expel from.the government and control of this American city of half a million of people, and one of the great commercial metropoli- tan cities of the country, the American portion of the population. Outside of the United States, such ‘an extraordinary event as this was never witnessed. It is sig- nificant of the aims and ends of this alien organization, and it is a notice to the people of this city of the folly of division on trifling questions, when on enemy to everything that is peculiarly American and national thus confidently and defiantly chal- lenges a struggle at the polls. NATIVISM IN LOCAL POLITICS, If the American municipal system were fully explained to an intelligent South Sea Islander, his judgment would unquestion- ably be that the conservative, law-abiding, and property-owning classes would elways unito in the election of responsible, of- ficient, and economical officers, without re- gard to partisan attachments or nativistic prejudices. He would conclude this to be the rule,®ecause it is the only rational and safe application of universal suffrage to local government. Unfortunately, reason is not always the ruling element in politics, and experience has proved that too many men are accustomed to abuse the elective system of municipal government by voting as their party prejudices, personal bias, or clannish affections may dictate, careless of the result as to the general good. An avoidance of this error; igy one of the’ most important duties to be impressed upon the people of Chicago with reference to next Tuesday's election, | v8 We have especially in mind the reprehen- sible influence which nativism usually exer- cises in local elections; and it is to be equally deprecated whether it presents itself in the shape of native Americanism or native for- eignism. ‘The laws of this country prescribe the qualifications for citizenship in the case of those who seek s home in the United States. Though born in a ‘foreign country, the naturalized citizens are entitled to full and equal political rights, and in all political affairs should certainly regard themselves Just as any combination among American-born citizens against the rights and privileges of foreign- horn‘citizens is always to be conderhned, so any disposition among a certain class of for- eiga-born citizens to discriminate uniformly in favor of those who happen to have been born in the same country as themselves is a menace to good government. In the case of the Irish it is said that the nativistic sentiment is so strong that an Irish candidate’ for office in this country can count upon the solid support of all those who hail, more or less. remotely, from his own town or county, but must ‘expect the fiercest opposition from all American citizens of Irish extraction whose traditions go back to some rival province’or county in the Old Country. We do not believe that nativism exerts so narrow; and absurd on in- finence among any other class of. foreign- born citizens; but American citizenship, properly construed and -appreciated, exacts that all birth-prejndices should give way before the live issues of any American elec- tion at hand. - We are unwilling to credit the Democratic boast to the effect that a large number of | German-born: citizens of Chicago intend to ‘vote for. the :Germian’ candidates, ‘without regard to the tickets on which they are sev- erally running, and without: thought as to the-effect.on local. government. On..one occasion, it is trae, the Gerinans united with the Irish in a sort of ' foreign-born’ alliance; butat that time there was a principle involved, and the Germans, as a class, though gratified at accomplishing théir parpose, have always yegretted, the necessity that prompted such a combination. There would be’ no such justification, however, forthe’ Germans to vote for the Socialistic candidate for Mayor simply because he is s German, for the Dem- ocratic candidate for City Treasurer simply Decause-he is a German, and the Republican candidate for City Clerk simply because ‘he is a German, thus making up a German nativistic ticket without regard to the per- sonal merits and associations of the candi- dates. No German citizen with a true idea of the importance and respousibility, of Anierican citizenship will ever think of .such an exhibition of nativism, ‘and the influen- tial men among the, German-born citizens should urge all their compatriots to abandon 0 unreasonable and un-American a scheme, The Socialists have nominated Dr. Soumrpr for Mayor. Dr. Sousrpr is German-born; but an old citizen of Chicago, and parson- ally very popular among the German-Ameri- cans. Nevertheless, it will be unreasonable and unjust for German-born citizens who have no sympathy with Communism to vote for Dr. Somapr. He himself is a Socialist of the most pronounced type, and he has consented to lend his’nanie and influence to a party which conservative, property-owning Germans have no desire to. encourage ‘in this country, :, More than this, every Republican German vote cast for-Dr.. Scuumpr on na- tivistic grounds will be precisely equivalent to a direct vote for Canter Hannison, as the, situation is such that the Democratic candi- date will be a gainer by every defection in favor of the third candidete. It willbe equally unfair and unwise for the German-born citizens to vote for Serr, the Democratic candidate for. City Treasurer, simply be- cause Serr is the son of 9 German-born citizen, The Germans of Chicago certainly cannot claim that the Republican party has ever slighted them or discriminated against them, As between Mr. Fanwenn and Mr. Szrep, then, it should only be a question with them as with all others which of the two candidates is the fitter man and has the better associations. Mr. Serr is a young man who has no peculiar claims or qualifica- tions of his own, but has the misfortune to be running on a ticket put forward by the very same classes that “made Rome howl” in Convin’s time. Mr. Mancus A. Fanwetn is on old resident of Chicago and a prominent business man, whose integrity is unimpeach- able and whose qualifications are eminent for the office of -City Treasurer. He is the candidate on the ticket representing the property-owners and conservative classes, and he should receive the votes of the re- sponsible German citizens, just as he would receive them if his opponent on the Demo- cratic ticket were an Irishman or.an Ameri- can. As nativism in city politics is utterly false in principle, so it is dangerous in practice. American nativism develops foreign nativ- ism, and vice versa. The issue is unwise and threaténing. There is no doubt, for instance, that if American-born citizens felt sure that the German Republicans intended to vote in any number for -Srrrp, the Democratic can- didate, because he is of German extraction, they would rally a good many native Amer- ican Democratic votes for Mr. Fanwe1t, and thus defeat such a combination against Mr. Farwrin on account of his American birth. And so inevery other case where American-born and foreign-born citizens are osndidates, there would be a race issue. But such conflicts always bring ont bad blood, and should be denounced and discouraged by foreign-born and American-born citizens slike, as menacing, to the best interests of American government, and especially of local government. APPROACHES TO THE PARKS. A peculiarity of the ‘American system” is that it provides innumerable obstacles to the accomphshment of any particular pur- pose about which there is a unanimous agree- ment among all who are concerned. The effort to secure decont and proper approaches to the Chicago parks has been no exception to the rule. The desirability of such ap- proaches has been universally admitted ever since the parks have been worth visiting, and it has been manifest all along that they can only be secured by placing someone street in each Division of the city under the management and subject to the rules of the Park Commissioners, as in the case of the regular park boulevards and driveways. Among the measures urged upon the Cook County delegation by the people of Chicago was 4 bill enabling the Common Council to delegate to the Park Commissioners tho proper authority over such driveways, and the bill was presented in the early days of the session. hero was apparently no oppo- sition to it, and yet it was a considerable time in dragging its way through the Sen- ate. When it passed the Senate at last, the vote in favor of it was all but unani- mous. Then it found its way to the ‘House, where it was referred toa Committee. There scems to have been: a disposition to strangle the bill in the Committee, but, after some heroic efforts and a very decided popular protest, it was rescued from the Committee. That was two or three weeks ago, and then; after it was reported to the Houso, it was again lost to sight till Friday, when Tue ‘Tarsunx correspondent, after diligent search, found that it had been in the hands of the Public Printer. Now it is again in the hands of the House, which has ordered, it to a third rending; when it shall come up for final pas- sage the vote in the House will probably be a3 unanimous as in‘ the Senate, and yet it will have taken about four months to secare a simple concession to which nobody openly urged a single objection. c It is to be hoped that the means of delay’| have all been exhausted in the case of the proposed park-ways, and “that the bill will become a law this week. There is more urgency in regard to the South Park ap- proaches than any of the. others, and the authority of the law is needed at once, so that the Council may take immediate action and the Park Commussioners may proceed to put Michigan avenue into proper shape for uso this conting summer. Spring seems to have fairly set in at last, and there will probably be several days every week from now on till next winter when the parks will contribute to the enjoyment and health of the Chicago people, if there be streets through which they can be reached without jeopardy to life and limb.) The improvement of Michigan avenue may‘be made quickly, for the work k standing the tedious delays that .have already attended the project, . prompt-- ness and energy on the part of the authori- ties from now on will convert the elongated mudhole known as Michigan syenue into one of the handsomest driveways -in the country, so that it may be used during the coming summer. This will add notably to Chicago’s numerous attractions as a summer resort, and, with the revival of business and cheerfulness among the people, the season will be one of the gayest, liveliest, and hap- piest that have ever been passed. Our coun- try cousins in the Legislature will find their reward for their assistance in this matter by the increased enjoyment the new improve- ment will furnish them when they come to Chicago for their summer vacation. Nor will the improvement be confined to the ap- proaches .to the South Park. The West Division hes three’ parks, and to one of these, the Central, the Commissioners have authority to select a roadway from one of the present streets of the city, giving to that Place of resort a ready, serviceable, and pleasant means of approach. FOUR YEARS OF JOSEPH COOK. That peculiar institution of Boston, the ‘Monday Lecture,” has just closed its fourth season, and the modern Boanerces who pre- sides over it will now stop awhile for breath, and tolayina fresh store of thunder and theology for the next campaign. No merely human powers can stand indefinite drains upon them; and many, even of Mr. Coox’s admirers, will find a cheerful reassurance of tho universality of human nature and the common limitations of human energy in the fact that even his tremendous enginery de- mands occasional stops for rest, and possibly for repairs. It is at least comforting to find that Mr. Coor is, after all, in this view, quite |. haman,—almost ‘‘one of us,” as. it were, b » and not, as he has evidently appeared to his more ardent followers, an extra-mundane being,—a Titan from some upper region of thought and intellect, falling into the midst of our crude nineteenth-century life. 2 This pause in the career of Mr. Coox may be 8 proper ‘opportunity for taking. the measure of himself and his works, or at least for marking some of their most prominent outlines. It has not been found an easy. matter to persuade him to remain qniet long- enough to have his portrait taken, and those that have been made of him are mostly in- complete and meagre,—overdrawn and un- trathful in some respects, ‘and altogether wanting in others. The views are rendered still more unlike and contradictory by the wide divergence of standpoints from which they were made. While to one class he has appeared a master of eloquence and logic, a model of fairness, an original and powerful thinker, and a philosopher and scientist of profound and comprehensive learning, another clase have seen in him only a pomp- ous declaimer, a turgid and sensational rhet- orician, a superficial philosopher, a smat- tererin science, a bully in- debate, anda dogmatist in everything,—in a word, a hum- bug whose distinguishing characteristic is his boldness, These views of course represent the extremes of prejudice on either side, and the truth must be sought somewhere be- tween them. It is not the purpose of this article to pre- at such pains to demolish. It. is not strange that, notwithstanding his vigorong attacks upon'‘real or fancied scientifig theories, no eminent ., scientist of” the dey has replied to him, . nor hava his statements. any weight or circulation at allin scientific circles. Ibis safe to eay that in these circles his name ig not known, as an authority. Even Prof. Hoxxey, whose Bathybius was beates by Mr. Cook into 4 worse jelly than it was in when publicly abandoned by Prof. Houxuer, has not been, moved to reply to the-~ strictures of “the Boston philosopher. We do not know whether Hervert SrENceR, or Mr. Danmy, or Prof. Tynparz 1s yet aware. of ‘hoi completely Mr. Coox has used him up in his Monday. lectures; but they have made no sign of ‘having heard of him—nnlesg an allusion of Prof. Trxpazx, in a recent scien. tific paper, to certain ‘criticisms ‘upon him, of which he says, -“ My. knowledge of the a thorship of some of them induced meto give them awide berth,” is intended for the Boston lecturer. Butif these few persons harg failed to appreciate Mr. Coox asa selentist, their indifference has certainlynot extended to his Boston audiences, by whom hg is evidently looked upon as 4 “bigger man than old ” Huxizy, or Tyxpatu, or or any of them. There his triumph over these investigators is. complete. “I sha show you the spuriousness of so-called modern science,” says Mr. Coox, turning back his cuffs for the encounter; and the audience, many of whom honestly believe ' that scfence is of the Devil and ought to be abolished anyway,’ shout in approval: “I shall ¢-e-a-r their theories in piecesas] t-x-1-5 this paper with my hands!” thunders Joszrx; and the thing is done. The audience are heartily glad to see it, end proud of their champion, who can do so big a job so easily; and again—as at a celebrated gathering once held at “* Poosie Nancie’s "— fe — —— the wa’s Shook wi’ the thunders of applause Re-echoed from each mouth. Fortunately for the pérmanent reputation of Mr. Coox, his labors have not been con- fined to the fields of science or philosophy. His impulsive and ardent temperament,— his general ‘“robustiousness,” to use: & phrase from ‘‘Hamlet” which seems made for the Boston athlete,—which is unfavorable for the cold precision and delicate details of exact science, is the best qualification possi- ble for his mission as a leader and champion of religious truth. In this he will doubtless continue his tiumphant course, rousing his followers to new enthusiasm, and cracking the heads of scoffers and unbelievers with the “hard crabtree and old iron” of his ponderous logic. ‘The Republican party has put up an excellent set of candidates for the Common Council this year. The following candidates ought to ‘be elected without the least difficulty: i First Ward—Arreun Drxox. Second Ward—Appison BaLtarD Third Ward—Joun M. Cuark. Fourth Ward—Amos Graxnis. Eleventh Ward—Gronce B. Swirr. Twelfth Ward—Josern D. Evenerr. Thirteenth Ward—H. W. Troxrson. Eighteenth Ward—A. L. Cugrzars. This is not half the number to be elected, and does not fairly represent thé Republican strength. The Republican candidates in several other wards, particularly in those in which mora than one Democratic candidate is rnoning, can and should be elected by an extra‘ effort. At any rate, it pehooves the Republicans to stick to sent an elaborate estimate of Mr. Coox, but rather to give a few hints of what, in our judgment, that estimate is likely tobe. In the. first place, no appraisal can be correct which does not treat him as essentially phenomenal. He belongs to no school but hisown. He isa curious and unique com- bination of Greek philosophy, German meta- physics, and Puritanic orthodoxy, into which infused the restless enorgy of our American life. His natural and acquired position is that of an intellectual pugilist. He sprang like a giant into the arena of modern theo- logical dispute, and for four years he has been the acknowledged champion of the orthodox side, In the contest he has de- pended less upon dexterity than upon strength and boldness. His methods have been novel and startling, and, while at first astonishing to his opponents, have caused his followers to fancy him invincible. His blows have been dealt wfth a vast force of intellectual muscle, but often clumsily; and his want of skill and pre- cision have frequently exposed ‘him to the keen thrusts of more agile antagonists, who have seen their opportunity to attack him upon some weak side. The same ‘vigor which has enabled him to give blows has, however, enabled him to receive them with- out much damage in return,—his intellectual constitution being probably as well calcu- lated to endure punishment as that of any man of the age. He has thus perhaps suf- fered less from the essaults of his adver- saries than from his own impetuosity,—his blows being often needlessly terrific and im- mensely disproportioned’ to the resisting power of the object upon which they were directed. Not infrequently he has in this way fallen over some insignificant’ question | which he has rushed ‘to attack, and tumbled headlong in the philosophic dust from his own momentum,—like the valiant Knight Sir Hupmras im his charge upon the wily female warrior Taunua, who, seeing his im- pending blow, and Avoiding it, the force and weight He charg'd upon it was so creat As almost sway'd him to the ground. It was inevitable that the place perma- nently assigned to Mr. Coor as a philosopher should be less high than that’ accorded him during the sensational period of his eaclier appearance before the public. There was somethirg about his very boldness, his colossal egotism and self-assertion, that for a time carried things by storm. But this very success was really the most dangerous thing that could befall him. It led him into wider sweeps and a more ambitious range of inves- tigation. He souglit not only to combat in- fidelity and to instruct and inspire religious and. theological teachers in their own do- main,—a task for which his attainments and temperament admirably fitted him,—but to teach philosophy to the philosophers and'to instruct scientists in scientific things. In this he failed, as must any men whoattempts to do so much. Mr. Coox is big and burly, bat he is not universal. To no one man is ‘it given. to cover the'vast domains of theology, history, liter- ature, and philosophy, and at the same tima to instruct and correct experts’ in their special branches of scientific research. ‘To assume to do this is, to put it mildly, some- thing of an intellectual impertinence. Men of high attainments in their special branches of natural-science are not to be abolished by one who has'made their studies of a life- time the diversion of a few months. From the wide range of subjects discussed so con- fidently by Mr. Cook 1t is inevitable that his information must ba superficial or that his age must be a century: or two greater than of filling and grading has already been done, and the residents of the entire South Di- vision will encourage .and facilitate the Progress of the improvement by every has been supposed,—thus furnishing a prac- tical illustration of thé doctrine of metemp- sychosis, which, along with a few hundred other obsolete theories, Mr. Coox has been their colors in every ward, and all the time. Let there be no more Independent ‘foolishness. Our esteemed contemoorary, the Cincinnatt Commercial, will do weil hereafter to abstain from correcting THe Trroxz on matters of foreign news, upon the authority of the Wash- ington correspondent of the Louisville Couricr~ Journal. That the Duchess of Edinburg’ was at the Duke of Connaught’s wedding we infer from the following passage from ‘ the Court Cir- cular: Her Royal and Imperial Highness the Duchess of Edinburg wore adress of pale pink eatin, trim- med with rich point d’Alencon lace and garlands of shaded roses. Train of pale pink brocaded satic, trimmed with point d’Alencon Ince and bou- uets of shaded roses. Head-dress—Diamond dia- lem, feathers, and veil. Ornamente—Necklace, brooch, and earrings cf sapphires and diamonds., Orders—Victoria and Albert, Star of India, St. Catherine of Russia, Louise of Prussia, and the Saxe-Cobarg and Gotha Family Order. _ é . <a ; ‘To show that ballad-snatching has not becomes altogether extinct in the Solid South, we feo! called upon to observe that is ‘When the English troops sét away o- Ver yonder in the Zulu iand, ees ‘There they'll find old Cerewiro, And hear the music of his band: and with these few remarks we surrender the. snb- dest to the next man.—délania (Ga.) Constitu- Cerewaxro is pronounced as if written “Ketchwayo,” put in our desire to-avoid a re- vival of sectional spirit we pass this: over and continue— FS If to sound of drum and bugle a Force should drive Cerswaro soon &- Cross the boundary river Tagela, Him avenge may Sgcacornr. * Does anybody Caffre pursuing the subject? ‘ $< Whoever desires to see the city spend in four years more than it now spends in three, to sea the floating debt increased by three million dollars, the city certificates below par, the city laborers, policemen and firemen ‘dopaid, the school-teachers starved, and the schools closed, the streets uncleaned, the gaslights pat ont, the sewers uucared for, the credit of the city im> paired, and itsreputation smirched—will vote for the restoration of the Bummer Democratic party to power. : ce ——— ‘ The best campaign document ever published is this: Democratic Republican’ : tar: tar. First year... 8 4,046, 805 Second yeat 4,013, 410 Third year. 3,778, 856 Fe 778,000 $15, , Four years against three, and a halfa to spare! é BS = A The New York Tribune says that the new bright shade of cardinal-red is called Prince de Galles “because it is much worn by the Princess - of Wales.” This reminds us strongly of the man who was called Perer, after bis great-aunt Susan. Perhaps, though, the Tribune meant to say “?Gal’de Prince,’ ‘he Prince's zirl. *”” The Independent movement in local politics ‘bas only resulted in electing a number of Demo- cratic Aldermen from Republican wards. Wé have yet to hear of a single case in which a Re- publican Alderman bas been elected by an In- dependent movement from a Democratic Ward. ——— There is no longer any doubt that WILLA Szrrpis quietly “civing away”? Pat. HOWARD, the Irish candidate on the Democratic ticket There never was a German Democrat yet who dealt fair by the Irish. .; bes ree a ff Carrer: Harrison were trying to:be elected head of s dancing-school. taxpayers might vote for him. But he woulda’t have any ebance to use his soft accomplishments in the ‘Mayor’s office. —=_>_- - A great deal is said about the personal popa- Jarity of Carrer Harrison. He is. ‘thail-fel- low, well met” with everybody. Bat a ‘“hail- fellow ” in the Mayor’s office would cost the tax payers roundly. ny —a i ‘This is not the time to boast about the Repub- Iican majority. That will bebetter talked about after election. Only let the voters sce that it is large enough tu boast of. - See One of the London papers is the authority for the really quite too awful statement that at the Duke of Connaught’s wedding “The Queea wore a tiara of diamonds and the insignia of the _