Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-22

looking after them" irene we'd laughter;l they
come mere Tor that purpose (Uproarious laugh
man-a trader from Pbiiadelphia-came here
and was killed In tavern and Mr. Goddard q
ponce never arrested the person who did kill
Nun; never found himi never would have found
hlmi llaughtefl never will; renewed laughter
Now, my friends, If this police force is intend
60 Iof political organization, il Is very much
100 large FOR you to pay for daughter, and cries
conducted on in the manner in which IL has been
zone, IL will result in having Congress do as the
democratic Legislature of Maryland did They
VIII have to say, 1--WE must break up foul and
corrupt political partiZan organization of police
| in the city Of Washington, and establish a Me.
tropoitan one, under the auspices of the General
Government" (Cries Of "gocd ny That same
thing has been done In all the other large cities,
and within the last two years you have been an
preaching that condition as rapidly, ave. more
rapidly, than any other city of this Union has
ever done III the police organization is not for
political purposes IL seems to be much too small "a
body to maintain law and order in this City as
night ~ " uiu"S
well ,emernbst-and you can all bear me
outflow run all the charges that nv ingennitv
would enable me to employ, about the outFageons
interruption of Gov. Wise, of Va in an ATTEMPT
10 address the people when be was serenaded on a
st 70 this city How spoke Of the interruption
OF the Hon. Thos. b Florence, Mayor Berret and
somebody else, who tried to speak from Carusi,s
Saloon at Democratic meeting How when
W. asking you to make me Mayor, told YOU
these things were due entirely t. Know Nott Ing
Ism; but am sorry to say, have to take ii back
lLaughter.l
To show that Mayor Beret, with his chief of
ponce, win MS long arms and bright uniform,
fuss and feathers" lgreat laughter and his
Lieut. McHenry renewed laughter ! and his fine
| target company is totally incompetent or nm
willing to perform his duty, will cite an instance
On Saturday night small band of Republicans-
who have Just as much right to express their SEN
tments, to play tune of Yankee Doodle or Hail
Columbia, and to hear their friends personal and
ponucal, In this metropolis of the United States
as has the American party, no matter what their
opinions may be, no matter how thorou0blv Won
al may be willing to unite with me in denoun-
cling those opinions, as do honestly and from the
potom OF my heart yet they have right to pro
claim them, and advocate them as 1 am doing
here-l say these men, in a simple little iubiIee
ever their Chicago nominations, on Saturday
night, were interrupted, stoned windows broken
and they driven away aud dispersed. And what
| Is the apology? Why, the police say il was ssonlv
parcel OF boys" Laughter Well now nv
friends II all these men could not keep "a parcel
OF boys" quiet, what, in the name of God would
| they have done if they had been "a parcel of
mem" Laughter; cheers, and cries of go it,
Doctor, go 1t old war horse
| am free to confess to you Ia voice $50
| ahead, that used to have sort of taste for a
rough and tumble fight; Laughter, ] but never
wanted boy to tight With. Laughter | al
ways wanted somebody that | could feel proud
4
| tRenewed applause | don't want to have to
| put my hands behind me, and say it Is '.only a
| little boy And least of all would ever apollo
giZe for derelicton of duty by saving thai the
| party ought to have put down; that The child
| that L ought to have thrashed, Laughter had
committed fragrant outrage, and that / had
/ been afraid to approach him.
| Now, my friends, this little incident of Sstur
day mig ht shows you that though the CITY has bee
Peaceable for the last two wears it is said ii was
because mere was no cause of excitement existn.
| " GU have got them there.nI That there was no
exciting city or national election lust as flour
lays In your barrel, quiet and dormant until Won
put the water, the salt and the Yeast In it, t. mai
| II frrment.
Just as the powder remains in your gun HARM
less and inoffensive until the flint str kes the steel
and throws into il a spark that is to set II into
acnon' so are these people quiet not because this
| police, with long armed captain with his pilded
| stars, to lead them on in parade, with broad
| platoon, Il believe the military men call il
Hang hter in front or behind, or over at the Ar
| mOry drilling, possess any influence over the
1 minds OF the community, but because the com
munity were disposed to be still and because GER
tain turbulent spirits who had been here breaking
the popular peace, were then driven away bv fear
| Of the consequences which had visited, before
MIR. Berrett's time, their comrades; or because
they were in Jail themselves with their comrades
Now about the finances Of the city. This is no
proper place for me to look at paper and read TO
| you exact and specific sums but | will state 10
you in round figures that Mr.. Berret reports that
the debt Of the city-that the floating debt of the
city-at the time he came into Office was very
nearly S25O, 900, and that he has reduced II IN
SIS 900 Now, my friends, to make up $3.50 900
he charges about $500 which was appropri.
ateo 70 build an almshouse, very small portion
OF which bad been spent He charges about
s.. 900 which had been appropriated or S6 600
TO grade and gravel New York avenue which
| had been contracted for, but believe none of it
expended. He charges about the same amount
| for grading and graveling Fl street from Fourth
street to the boundary, of which less than thou
| sand was spent. He charges several thousand
which had been appropriated and contracted to
be expended for grading Third street Oh the
Island, and for sundry other Improvements which
were going on. He charges SO, 600 debt con-
tracted before my time in an endorsement for the
Washington and Alexandria railroad
Well, now, If you take away that ago 600 and
$50 600 for the Almshouse. and SOS 900 at first
and about Sl5,OUO before, you bring down this
enormous apparent noatlng debt to tSlOO coo
And let me tell you what It was W hen went there
Exclusive Of the Alexandria railroad debt exclu-
stve of $50 100 Endorsed for the Chesapeakr and
Ohio Canal, making Sll0,O exclusive of every
dollar which had not been spent. but for money
actually spent and due-money which the Corpo.
| ration owed TO persons from whom il had Dor
| rowed II, or who had worked for 1.-THE Corpo-
rati on of Washington was then indebted SI35 ITM
and if you will add to that sI3j 600 the SG1 00I
of the Alexandra and Wash ngton Canal q e
S50,OOO OF Endorsement for the Chesapeake End
OHIO Canal, you have the $40 600 added to
~, making S245 600, besides little items run
ming it up actually above where Mr. Beuet
had the day he found il; and yet his claims are
make up Of all these fictitious sums, MANY of
whichwere not appropriated, but ex peDded under
him, appropriated under him, and spent by him
and by his agents.
New, let us settle another little account In the
term which preceded Mr.. Berret's-in the pre-
vious term-very little work upon streets had been
done in the city. Some money had been spent
upon Fourteenth street, and some upon Seventh
str eet believe have stated To YOU all that had
been done during Mr. TOwerss whole term |
Will do him the justice To say that he made an
effort, and spent great deal Of money in that
I, Il ri, to keep tue alleys and cutters clear When
went there found the book full of bills appro-
prating money and contracts for Improvements TO
be made. had been sworn to execute tue laws
aud did it. daughter and cries of That YVES
righi."l though that whenever the people were
willing to spend their money to make pavements,
the Corporation ought to be aole to make streets
thought that every enterprisng city, as well as
every enterprisng man In business was willing
to incur the debt, IL he thought that debt would
pay him a greater interest than for the money he
spent upon 1t. A voice-''That's rightnl And
therefore for you, my friends, I'm this ward,
opened Twentieth street, (Which cost a good deal
Of money! through l street, way out to the
boundary, and made 1t a very pretty street indeed
And isn't 1t paying to the Corporation now some
three or four times the interest on its cost? "A
Voice THAT'S so, Colonelnl / opened G st
and had its grade changed SO as to make an EASY
ascent, SO that wagons and draws could come mn