I [oodilliis, tliievis aIlnd miurderers ist
largely coinstitl.te the ipolitical power of, t
this c~ly; lthy Warlli iin the public i
iitcr. aind rcetive the ci-utelitinl.tncet of
tlice-holders and iare patronizedi by
lthose who holpe tol bec1ome otlice-holders.b
h'cyI have drivenl quiet anl d lpeclable al
cilizins ollt of politics ld1 away f'roii
thc pllis, and thiwe ]alter classes have
clulile to regard elctclions as a battle be
Swelll bullies, ballot box astliltfe:rs aild
SW illlersi, in whlici the hal.o. of the
itizcn counts Itr notihing al tihat side th
is succcssflil l hichi has celiislcd, by tI
illlilises of d.ilhad.atl berths, olilcciles tol
il free opportunitieus to live without of
flk ii on lie public, the greatest inumber li
Sii lliuilns anld laccomplices, oi r talliier,.
wwe should say, skillful rascals ill its to
mmlipaligl. lr
A thoronghi investigntiool, we do not
lhesitatle to say, i ill discover in the, de
]t:t'tmtltitst of tilhe l :Lte :11n city govern
illents a llarge ImbiilluC'r of mr'tItilrcri'rs
fillows who have killed their men-whoi
have, through political influence, eitlher
esca';peid conviction or L been pardoicd
after ollouiction; while the Civil Service
fairly sw.arnis with lawbrrci(kers, fromt
ritcrteI to to thi\ cs.
These criminal and disreputable men
ale not e('itlployed leCitatse of aty usfil
aiility thicy posssss. Jlnt some of lh(ml
are hullhes, othters of 11th111 are wrd
wvorkl'rs, oth1,rs e'ducatted aed skilled in
stitlitig, hallot, hoxes nd ftalsiying elec
tion returns ; ad uiller our systenl their
services ie uessentlial to the sluccetssful
potliticiani ii" ollice (seeker.
No Good l'retaching.
