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The CHARTER ELEcTIoN-ExTRAoRpINAR Po.
sITToN OF THE WALL STREET PREss.-The interest
IN the approaching charter election is becoming
very intense. 1t increases every day and every
hour. What adds greatly to the interest is the sim
gular position occupied with regard to it by the
Wall street press The Journal of Commerce, after
denounclng the "Natives" for all sorts of miscon-
duct and unfaithfulness to their pledges, exposing
In all its details their gross extravagance and also
showing that the Comptroller's report was frau
dulent document, full ofdeception, actually eats up
It's own words, and swallows the 'Natiyes," from
Mayor Harper down to the messengers of the Com
mon Councll-extravagance dishonesty, dirt, dust.
mud, and all The Courier is able TO swallow
only Mayor Harper, and rejects the Common
Council because they have not done their duty =
This is very farclcal Pray what has Mr.. Harper
donel What have been his reforms7 Why the
only achievements which he has effected has been
the memorable conversion Of the Park Fountain
into huge basin of temperance grog the Fourth
OF July, by throwing lamps of ice into the lmud,
and tying tin pans around the margin of that mag.
nlfcent basin-the war on the poor Irish apple.wo.
men-and the organization of body Of Municipal
Police, which no body ever sees, and which ap-
pears to exist only for the purpose OF enabling some
militia officer or officers to show off their astonish
ing knowledge of drill-room tactics. This /" Ma
tive" corporation has been from top to bottom
miserable piece Of imbecy and inefficiency. and
even II the principles of the iparty were not utterly
subversive of civil and religious liberty, the ruth.
lessness and treachery of its representatives in the
Common Council, would OF necessity ensure their
Indignant reputation by all classes of intelligent
citizens in the coming election. As for the Wall
street press, their conduct aud motives are easily
seen through,