Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-06
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spectacle, and highly intelligent audience assem-
bled at Island Hall Saturday night, pursuant TO
adjournment the previous night, Tor the purpose
Of hearing addresses from those candidates who
had been nominated for offices in the Corporation
on the Citizens ticket
The meeting was organized by calling Benin
F kinsey to the chair, and appointing J II Bird
secretary The meeting was first add re<sed nv
Thomas F.. Lloyd. Esq, Citizens candidate for
Alderman for the Seventh Ward Mr. l. Lepan
by s1ying that he thought IL was unnecessary for
him to appear before his old friends for the pur.
pose Of showing them who he was; they had all
had opportunities of seeing him, although unlike
his opponent, he did not aspire TO AIdermapic
proportions He had often considered how ridic-
Nous was The idea that TO make a good Alderman
one must Of necessity he of portly dimensions He
had always considered that there Were other
requisites necessary for qualifications to position
of tEat Kind which requisites did not, in his be-
lief, lie IN the region Of the stomach.
Mr.. L.. here alluded 10 the rain Of the preceding
night, which had necessitated the postpOnement
Vi the meeting To the present time. and 10 the cold
state Of the atmosphere now, and expressed his
qualification that from the appearance of the
audience. their enthusiasm, and gOOdly numbers
h. had good reason 10 believe that there was a
place for him in the hearts of the people of the
Seventh Ward which neither time nor season
could effice.
Mr. l.. then proceeded TO review tie late action
Of tie City Councils in respect to tue Mayors
veto. and the emphatic and unqualified auietus
which the councils had given to the position
which had been assumed by the Mayor in his
refusal To sign the Seventh Ward market house
and water bills The origin of this veto question
had Gc@h with the passage of the bill by the Coun-
ellis for the Seventh Ward market-house Mr.
Lloyd stated that he had drafted that bill in the
SANE manner and containing the same provisions
as had heretofore been established IN all bills for
the erection 81 public buildings In this city,
with one exceptlOn-that of the old W ashington
Asylum.
This bill thus drawn mp was passed by decided
maJOrltitS in both branches of the CITY Councils
and went tO the Mayor, who, TO the UNQUALIFIED
III IN concerned na1 To
without his signature. In taking this extraor-
binary course. ne had communicated to the Boards
IBIS reasons therefor At length. Those reasons hf
would prOCe ed 10 review IL the audience would
excuse him for referring to the printed reasons and
the various reports which had been made upon
the action of the Mayor by the committees 10
whom they had been referred
Mr. L. excused himself for bringing with him
50 many newspapers, stating that he did for the
obvious reason that unfortunately his education
had been very much neglected. II.aughter, and
cries Of :. Go il, Toni He derived great part
of his education, be was proud to saw from the
newspapers OF the day.
Mr. L.. then proceeded to expose the false reason
Ing of the Mayor in relation to the veto question
and to comment upon the decided rebuke which
Lp had received by having the market house hill
passed over his head in the Board of Aldermen
by vote OF 10 to |. He then reviewed the duties
and functions Of the Mayor under the charter and
after defining those general duties, proceeded to
state those particular duties which the charter
empowered tae boards OF the Council TO impose
upon him. one Of which was the duty they had
imposed nPOn him in providing for the awarding
of the contracts for the erection of the Seventh
Ward maTket-hOuSe.
Mr. Lloyd alluded to the opinion from the Cor
POTation Attorney which had accompanied the
Mayors veto. which. while he entertained the
highest respect for that officers legal ability he
could not indorSe as basis for the Mayors obec-
lions That opinion merely agreed with the
views expressed by the Mayor, without any rea-
sons for such agreement being stated.
The Boards, in the water bill. determined and
wisely not 10 cOnfidS this Of
ing the bids To one man. but rather to guard
against any chance Of injustice being done to any
sHgir individual M who might enter bids for the
work The Mayor, in his views OF the question
was EO doubt honest, and no one that the speaker
knew of imputed other than honest motives To
him The committees in the Board Of Aldermen
who d frred from the views taken by the Mayor
Were bis warmrSt political friends
The new water bill was precisely the same as
the old one, with the single exception that ii did
not invite the Mayor to be present at the openino
of the bids. This bill the AIayOr sent back IN the
Board with his signature. under protest. giving
his letter Of reasons, which were as inexplicabie
- those given for the veto. This question. in
vUiying so large an expenditure of money WAS
one which Interested all the citizens There had
been frauds committed. and there might lie frauds
committed again. There was certainly more
s1fety IN cOnEding so momentOus a question To
the k-rping Of thirty men than there in giving
II e. one man.
The opponents Of the Citizens ticket make n
great virtue u sustaining the Mayor veto for
getting that that veto has been buried Inv the
Democratic party, and that IL had but one pail
bearrr in the upper board and two in the lower
hoa'd 10 assist Ia buryng it. If they sustain the
Mayer veto they can only, if elected 90 IN thu.
councils and pass u resolution sustaining his ae-
non aud one tLat will carry ont the extraordinary
doctrine advanced by him, which doctrine the
Democratic party the personal and political friends
Of tue Mayor, condemned "a toto They had also
NICE noise aDOut the question Of VINO caused
th- E1s to b. laid in the Island. They took some
credit 10 themselves for that He couId only s,v
That himself aud colleagues had done wb,t tbsy
could 10 effect that Object-they had caused bin
In pesS the lower board asking of Congress the
P.HlrST oi chartering new gas company on the
lSiahd- 81 was that aud the Recommendation of
The COMMISSIONS Of Public Buildings which led
10 10" gas being laid across the Mall In relation
10 me tm QUESTION, Mr.. l.. said that it was un-
necessary 10 discuss it, they all know that Jespite
thr frequent and Ingenious disclaimers of the
ether SIDE that the taXes lad been raised at least
one third TINS year although the rate Of asses
hirHt had been reduced FROM 1J To Gu cents IN the
Sl'n worth of property. Owing To the enormous
assessment of the property the finance committee
had strongly recommended this reduction of the
rdt- and Yet our opponents the other nj lit aston
isErd all who heard them by DECLARING that the
year
MIR. L. referred Ia his friend on the other sid.
th- C1ndidate with the Aldermanic proportions
hat Lr was his friend. and lac would do anythi no
ID srTse ham, except To help TO elect him That
seIurHan, and others, the other night told the
Audience with grave faces, that il was advisable
10 send men To tine Councils favorable to the
Mayor, that If they expected the ward TO receive
her share Of the Improvements, they must send
Hen there who were not opposed TO the Mayor
PERSONALLY or politically; that by SO doing the
Manor would, a matter Of course favor Them
The speake- was tine Mayors political opponent
and YET lad never Yet been refused favor when
he had asked 10 of him. Besides the other side
BY thus speaking. deliberately charged their
Mayor with perjury, with dispensing favors ac-
COTd!ng u party politics He stood here to deny
this charge. and to defend their Mayor of WHOM
they entertained this disgraceful opinion. He
L'ird him stand up in the presence Of the two
bOlrds one years ago and swear 10 fulhl the dnties
OF las office without fear favor and with strict
ImpSIualIty- When the Mayors political friends
thus Imputed diSlunOr Ia him, the SPEAKER stood
M 10 defend and project him from these charges
MI. L. opposed the Majors idea Of paving tine
rOaiIHg debt OF the city Ia the serious neglect OF
The city Improvements, and did not think the cir
CUIistauC,> iUs.i Hrd such a tax
The speaker stood here Lot OH political ground
lie threw politics behind him. and il elected des
yite his ' limited education - he should harpe
- duties p@rtlining To his station fairly and
n4pdrely, and without reference tO any pledge
~N1+pt that Of LIithfnl discharge of duty
Herr Mr. l. was called upon To speak of Mr.
alice; and h. declined 70 refer To the gentleman
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