Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-02
WASHINGTON NEWS And GOSSIP,

corporation of Washington by our citizen tax
payers, among whom are included not ONLY
tne various owners Of real estate here and
those who take out licenses, but every man
Who rents a house in Washington or buys of
any licensed dealer. The proper manage aent
and custody OF that large sum, is q matte, of
pine Importance to our fello ~ .citissns, and
In making selection Of q manager and Gus.
sodian Of 1t, men Of common sense will be
governed by just such consider ations as would
guide them in selecting an agent to transact
private business for thsm-a financial man ger
and custodian Of their private funds, when
that may be necessary. Two persons are be-
forsthe people Of Washington for the position,
one OF whom must be chosen
ROBERT J. ROCHE, the present incumbent is
probably known to every voter in the city,
certainly to every one who has had occasion
TO pay dollar in person, into the city treas.
ury His opponent ia john NJ. McCalla, of
Kentucky, who is probably known to every
nsuber Of the Know Nothing lodges of Wash
iDgton, If to few others of our fellow citizens
OF him We hall speak presently Mr.. Roche
u
tages having been quite as meagre as those of
any other Washington reared lad, we care not
what may have been his parents position in
life When old enough to handle drumstick,
ae en'ersd the service Of his country as a
drummer boy in the marine corps, and was for
many years in that capacity noted for his
ssadlness, sxcellent character, and patience
under the restraints Of his humble and irk.
some position When regularly discharged
from he service, he went iato Todd's a. store
where his capital business habits and COM
msndable devotion to the interests of his en-
ployer, soon made him ono of the principal
managers OF that gentlemans extensive bus
mess. From thence he went into o clerkship
N the cfhce Of the city collector, then Mr.
Aoahven So we'll did he discharge the du.
Lies OF that position, that his fellow citissas.
when they obtained the right under our citv',
new charter to say at tho ballot box who
shoald be their Hector, triumphantly electsd
him to that office. He has held it for four years,
md - may declare without fear Of contr die.
non. that In the whole course of that long
tine, though necessarily thrown into contact
Win every tax payer in Washington, some of
whom are unreasonable in the matter of loot.
Ing their tax bills, las some men ALWAYS will
Del not single complaint Of the manner in
which Mr.. Roche has discharged his Official
duties has ever been uttered. He has eivsn
sndfs sasistaesion In that position to all man
OF al parties and all turns of mind. This
- the truth; yet We question whsther a.
much can be said Of any other man who ever
hsid such an oface. Ii arises from his fdslity,
intelligence, probity, courtesy, industry, pa
nehes and serupulous integrity, all Of vAieh
quantities BE possesses in degree 90 remarka.
ois' taa' ais oitterest opponent in the election
10 come on on Monday next viii NOT eainssv
anget that We have written above concerning
him lie is oPPOsed in this election imply be-
sanss he declines approving of the propriety
OF prescribing portion of his fellow citixsns
because they do not worship God as 10 does,
and another portion because God chose that
they should be born in some other land. These
are the reasons, and the only rsasoas why the
people Of Washington are asked to prescribe
hin' than whom no ether native born Wash
ingtoriAn ever set better example through
ont his whole walk in life, to their Children
ever more faithfully discharged all the duties
eonnded TO him, ever did more In bis sphsrs
for ihs progress and prosperity of our
ely, CT ever reflected more credit on the sooi-
ETY. in which he was reared and ha, lived all
Ah LIE time Fsllew citizens, these are but
simple truths, every one of them known to
thousands Of both parties in your midst
Joss N. AcCALLA il the man for whom Won
ARE asked to prescribe Robert J. Roche. He
VA frat heard Of in this region during the
frendsntal canvass between Clay and Polk.
In the course Of his sleotionesring tour of
That campaign, ~ the bitter and brutal DER.
sena slandsrsr Of Henry Clay, he frat visited
eur city. The editor OF the Star, Who was
Also On the stump in that campaign on the
Democratic side, followed him in q speech at
The memorable Shooters Hill, Fairfax County,
Va meeting lOf ls4A) o: which thousands
were present. and in the presence of those
fhousands (many OF whom, now Ia Washington,
recoliect the circumstance wslD the editor of
the STAY, before commencing his argument
took occasion to proclai from the stand that
John u MeCalls had not said one word Inn.
pugning the personal character or patriotism
Of Henry Clay which he endorsed; and that
he felt 1t due to himself, as 1t Was his lot to
follow Mr.. hecslla, to purge himself from
any suspicion Of joining In q warfare on q
loyal, patriotic and true hssrtsd gentleman,
however much be might be DESTROYS of pre-
venting the Government from being admins.
tered according to that ssntsman's views Of
public Affairs. We rseur to this fact only
hat We may not be charged with insonsistsncy
In arrdrns the Assassin Of Henry Clsy's
private ahArsetsr before The sitissns Of Wash.