Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-28

like him, and don't like Berret IIau0bts, /,
ne ole not get the nomination, and now am
Eso OF u You met and nominated Berret, and
maSinder sweiled over IL sometime and Dick
Nalaeh gayea dinner To my surprise Mapru
1e, wen, 70 mat dinner, and after that he was an
moe pendent candidate. Now don't You believe
&c. ne was bought, and Is now trying 10 sell YOU,
Ana Dick Wallach is the republican candidate
naI ne "a black republican is clear 4 remem
oeI taat during the contest In the House Of Re-
Ptesentatiyes for Speaker, when there was a
chance that Pennington would be eiected Mca
betrayed excessive anxiety about IT, and that
WREN be (P.) was elected and serenaded, Dick
MuIacn was one ofthe most prominent among the
Ielolcers. Now he writes letter which is pub
nshed In the star; q hardly ever see the dirty
sheet and the black republican association OF
ms city also advertise that they viii have no can
oldate FOR the MayoraltY. This announcement s
signed by b. F. French, president, and something
Ciephane. secretiry. [Laughter.1
But with reference 10 Magruder. The idea of
man coming before you and declaring that he
is an exponent of democratic principles and then
when the party dominates another man comes out
IN opposition, Is ridiculous. Such a man is not
M fo on. traitor: How are you to PerPetuate
Iali upon some plan Of concentration 1t Is
utterly impossible for every man TO be a candi-
wish to G BE- eDsry sGn1e Of HPi9isp or personal
went on In a humorous way TO allude TO the vari-
Gus causes Of dissatisfaction in party ranks He
spoke OF the petty reasons always given by sore
heads for not supporting the candidate Of the
party, and Of the Edodgesh of candidates to secure
popular fsvor, especially among the federalists,
and gave >; as his opinion that when Dick Wal
ZACH gets about four drinks he feels very large
aud would hardly prefer his silk glove to be
shaken by the larry hand Of alaborer In the NAVY
ard, except just at the present time, when he IS
probably the best squeezer Of hands going
They cOZen you" said the speaker. "and that
Is why we always beat them.n 1 stand here to-
night to tell you that 1t is your duty to your
country, yourselves and TO posterity to stand up
and work together to put down this made up op-
position. TO stand up like men and vote for Col
Berret for Mayor, for he is the man whose princi-
pies have made you what you are .
There is no fear of the election of walIach: but
II ne should be the black republicans would re-
gard IL as the first gun, the first nail as il were
driven into the coffin OF this great country.
They would FIRE one hundred guns in New York
and IN Chicago; the artillery would roar with the
glorious news that the flag Of the black Republican
party floats over the capital of our nation. The
good news would 90 to England, where the good
old ducheSses and adherents Of Mrs Harriet
Beecher Stowe would weep crocodile tears of
JOY for the victory. And Magruder is helping
this on. 1 can't believe that democrats will held
him on In this Refarious treason of his DR. Ma
gf1der IL goiRs with the blacks. When a man
SuNs az f@Hrr be generally charges that his party
~ePt for him; was his friend but now have
only TO say, . Go on, Doctor.r You all remember
how, when spoke here four years ago, the dirty
little American Organ blackguarded me Won
all know how it was with Magruder;. al mipstra.
Uol, and you see the change that has taken Mac,
within the last two years. This gentleman, then,
mas nas peea lalthIui II is your duty, then, to see
that he Is elected Take him through, because
yeur country demands it-because of the peculiar
Circumstances Of the country around Won
Magrnder Is not in this fight, it is useless to
argue about it he is trying to defeat Berret that is
all because he has quarreled with his party.
WIN you furnish him the weapons with which 10
defeat and break you up, II Is for Won to decide
wnether you will or not; whether you will permit
this traitor TO party to defeat YOU III Won are
black republicans, do not vote for Mayruder but
20 az once and vote for Dick, and give us a chance
In hoA ar
SIuder now is a dirtier man than II he voted for
Wallach, because he knows that he fM } is a
traitor to his party. i say this who supported
Magruder before, but now he is no longer dem
ocrat am sorry TO say that he is sort of crinnled
republican He is trying to support Wailach,
ara have no doubt will receive his grid pro quo
No man viii do as he has done from disinterested
philanthropy. feel and think that this man FOR
whom 1 have been so solicitous heretofore, is
unworthy Of your confidence and support
SPEECH OF THE MAYOR
Col. Berret being loudly called for at the close
OF Mr.. Dayldson's remarks, came forward and ex-
pressed his deep gratitude to the speakers who
hsd preceded him for their eloquent and forcible
addresses In his behalf, and To the audience for
Ine enthusiastic manner in which they had been
received After listening to those eloquent and
patriotic speee hes, they would hardly expect anv
lengthy remarks from him. When the spea ker
was candidate, two years ago, for the office now
held by him. be took occasion to- say that III elect
I'd, all bis energies would be devoted to the pro-
motion Of the best interests Of the citizens and To
secure the permanent peace and prosperity of the
metropolis. IL he had failed he had the nrond
consciousness to know that his whole energies
had been bent towards the bringing about OF that
result. lAPplauSe. AS your standard bearer for
the election now pending, | assert that the Fed
erai metropolis to-day affords as much protection
20 life and property that Of any other civ be IT
great or small, througho the length and breadth
of civilization. Should again De elected / shall
use every exertion to promote these blessings
w ben feel that as the chief magistrate of this
city do not possess the power to permit the
people TO do whatever any people have Z right to
do, will yield up to you the right to choose my
successor.
am no alarmist, and If were, have too
high an appreciation CT your intelli gence to in
fuence your judgment by appeals TO your fears
bIt tits obvious that either Mr. Waliach or myself
VIII be elected on next Monday week; and what
VIII be the practical result IL Mr. WalIach sue
Ceeds! No prophet Is needed to predict that
result de announces in letter that he never
was know nothing. never was a democrat and
never was black republican, but has always
been whig. IL this Is so. who is TO elect HIM
Not the democrats, for no democrat in the city
VIII support him-then he must AccsSSttafs be
elected by the know nothings Ii Is that party
who constitute the opposition; they sill exist
ahd IL was from their leaders that he received
the domination IL he Is elected know nothing.
Ism will again be established, and this Won III
know. "A word to the wise is SUFFICIENT H.
VIII owe his election To that party, will be under
oollgauon 70 tnslr leaders, and viii institute a
government Of know nothingism
word about the finances II has been truIv
SAID that the an1rs OF the Corporation were in an
embarrassing condition when came into office
have no word to say about my predecessors I
have found sufficient employment in attending
TO nv own business. Applause But il is q
fact, clear as monday: that when entered ofice,
theirs was debt Of one quarter of million
against the city. l have gone on during the past
two years applying my best energies to secure TO
Washington place on the high road 10 fame
found condition Of things which made il ne
cessary In some degree 10 suspend the improve
Inenfs and to 90 to work to restore the credit of
tle cry Of that $500 then due, Sl6O, eco has
been lquidatedi another floating debt at present
amounts TO but kSS 90. That amount expect 10
pay out OF the next tax receipts; and then we shall
be free from debI, with revenue Of upward Of
S5J0,OO0 TO be expended in effecting those i'm
prOvements which have been temporarily sus-
pended. The revenue will then be SUFFICIENT 10
make all the Improvements necessary III had
adopted a7y other course, should have jeoparded
the city's credit pursued this course in the be-
lief that the best interests Of the city required il
The public schools were also in diiapidated
condition. Many Of them have been partially
renovated, and some Of t1em entirely So have
also afforded facilities to upward Of one thousand
additional pupils, facilities, am happy to be able
to state, all ofwhich have been embraced by those
heretofore deoarred from access to the public
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