, 1859-02-02
How Dyer d Co. were Defeated

A more magnificent sclrcmc for rlunder
was never dcr1scd thau ;1lat which Dyer l.
Co. had planned for enrichipg themselves at
the expense Of tbc taxpayers Of this city.
Their proposed amendments to tile charter
contemplated uvt cnly thai the political
power Of the city should he placed In their
hands, hut thcy were 10 bc clothtd with
authority 10 draw on .le City Treasury at plea.
sure. without being held am"nabc 10 any tri-
l,una whatever for the use made of the
money. No; only were thy to have free
swing ut the revenue drriVcd from the annual
taxes, Int ll1cir, Gseedt s.uls were % ltc ftd
fat Ly rev loan OF one million q fao1la5s, os-
tensibly for sewerage purposes, but really to
= rich those Wlio wc,c IL lave thc handling
of it.
ture and demand in the uamc of the Dculo-
cracy Of Chicago to Il: invested with these
extraordinary powers, it became necessary 10
conciliate certain lcadfng Democrats who ale
large taxpayers: ami WHO are not provided
for in the ucw charter 4.1,ong the latter class
were number of gentlemen Of an enterpcis-
ing turn uf mini, who were impress
cd with a belief that certain horse
railroad charters would add greatly 10 the
value of rca1cstatc in particular portions Of
the city. They did not wish to have the
charter amended as proposed. They had 10
desire to have the treasury surrendered to
the tender mcrcies of the vultures who were
seeking uo1a'*s to ii. They had no lore for u
scheme which contemplated I'LL Indefinite in
crease Of taxes and which held out constant
Inducements IT, pluuder. But Objectionable
as il vas TO them on this account, they still
believed that the enhanced valuation of their
property from the contemplated improve
lnents under the charters referred to, would
more tLan compensate for their losses under
the new loan Of city government, and 20 they
embraced the trade proflcrel them by Dyer j.
Co. The former agreed to MD in putting the
latter in power, while Dyer l. Co. were to re-
ciprocats by helping along the horserailroad
charters and other special legislation.
With This understanding ali parties went to
Springfield at the beginning Of The session.
Uf what has subsequently occurred our
readcrs are already advised. The scheme Of
the plundcrers has been frustrated. The
voice Of al outraged people was heard at
Tue Legislature quai1ed before it. They
would not girc their votes to fastcn law up.
On the people OF Chicago which was evidently
odlous to large majority Of them. The
Tines clique cracked their whip over secusapt
members, driving them into caucus night af
ter night, and demanding US their right that
this new charter should bc passed toithou'
submission to tls people. At this point the mcn
in want of private charters toek part iu the
proceedings. They aaw there Was now Z
chance to gct what they wanted, and to de-
feat the new charter which they did not want
They seconded the claim OF the malcontent.
in caucus, that thc cla1tcr should be submit
led to 4 vote Of the people. A clause 10 tia
Eject was finally inserted by the caucus, aut
the Democracy pledged themselves to fuppor
it Or thus amended. ,
This was the turnin: point in the fortunes
oi Dyer j. Co. Their object was to get con
troll oil the Offices aud patronage Of the city
and be responsible to no lower whatever 10
the use they made Of them. TLey claimed l
a. Justly their due that the l emocratic major
ity in the Legislature should help them t
what thcy desired. To submit tue charter t.
the people insured Two things, neithe
Of which was agreeable to contemplate, viz
first. its overwhelming defeat at the polls, an
secondly, au odium, personal to themselves
from which they would never recover. Th
editor OF .Le 1saux made d second trip
Springfield to get tie submission clause suut
from Tie J.u. All his powers Of persuasion
nj, his commands and threats were Of no ayai
Tie oris:oai copcoctors Of tue scheme abal
doncd it. They have returned to Chicaa
bursting with impotent wrath and ovcrwAcln
cd with tue destruction Of Ill their hopes
their winters work lost, tlefr outlay for
free grocery gone, aud not SO much as eTen
single grab into the treasury to compcnsa
1helr patriotic mcrifcc..'
The men in wunt ot private charters alol
remain in Springfield. They have fulhll'
their part Of the bargain, and now demas
the quia pro quo. Will they &c. 1t? II
Times clique assert that the sun must not
permitted to both rise and set IN Union Par
Let us wait aud sec.
The Abolition Of slavery III Ransa
Tbs bill in the Kansas Legislature which
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