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

| the papers for work to be done and CONTRACTS Is
sued Ia voice, tNever awarded ~ All this /.
| zone Jun. before the election. They did not dc
IL last year; but then there was no MAYORS elec.
| ton a, band The cutters likewise have never
| Mr. Towers did make an effort to keep them
clean and IL he failed Ii was not his fault but
the fault Of the agents to whom be entrusted m,
work. 1 Know that spent thousands of dollar,
to keep the cutters clean. because knew that tbs
health OF me city was endangered by having them
remain In filthy condition The health of the
| city-of the poor well as the rich-was of more
value 10 me than any other consideration in the
world; Know where the filth is likely TO be
GU al know that in the habitation where four.
nf'hs OF the poor families are compelled 70 live
In one house, that they are not able TO Ike the
dirt away, and therefore II was that I had 4,
cleaned up for them, and had It kept clean Is IL
KEPT cIeah now! They are for the houses of the
rlcn man, but was for the house Of the Door
man should like for anybody to show me the
Of Washington -1" '0'
A voice;.The rich man has to pay for the
cleaning Of the cutters.
Mr.. Magruder one saws the rich man
has TO pay for the CLEANING of the cutters sup
pose ne would il the cutters Were Cleaned but he
pays Ior keeping them clean now, when they are
not cleaned. lLaughter1 I used to made the rio
man pay for it. 1t will take $40 .OD at the very
Lowest rate TO restore the streets and alleys to the
condition In which Mr.. Berret found them some
one peiow here says the rich man pays for keeping
them clean, but when they are kept clean who
gets PAID for keeping them SO? WHY the rich
man doesh y because he doesn't get down and
scrub In the cutters. But the poor man does; and
Is because the poor man has not been able to get
this kind OF work, by which he may earn his daily
bread that that class of the community have
raised this clamor against Mr. Berret he how
ever calculates to fool them by setting them to
work 70 lay little patches Of gravel all over the
city, between here and there, in the place of
making cutters. And who is to make the profit
Tor the little work that has been done in the gut
tens? Why, one or two individuals Men who
are able 70 buy horses and carts have contracted
for the whole Of this work and know there is
no one appointed to overlook them
IL is Tor the very reason that he fixes the easiest
possible plan for them to get along, thatlhey are
all Berret men; that every Corporation official
from the lowest to the highest Is Berret man
Every Waterman in the First Ward is a Berret
man, excepting one; and they are so because they
know full well that If had found them in the
watchhouse at the time and under the circum-
stances which have just stated Mr. Berret did
would have turned them all out All the watch
men in the First Ward are Berret men because
they know used to walk about the city whenever
there was going to be even a serenadinp party
and without waiting to receive notice OF it. as
Mr.. Florence thought they ought to have waited
the other night. When a very serious disturb
ance occurred in the city-on Seventh street on
the dav Of election was there and | saw that
they were there; and at the risk Of INV own life
maintained the public peace I saw that the
watchmen did their duty; did my own, m ysel
did Mt ask for Chief of Police a. an e2nense to
the city of 81 600 year to do what it was nv duty
to perform.
Well, now, my friends, Mr. Berret saws that he
has paid of the debt Of the city, and that he has
been the poor mans friend, without pavino the
poor man for his work. How is the poor man
paid by him? Why he pays him in Corporate
certificates, or some currency which could not be
| sold dollar for dollar. He paid it in such sums
that when the poor man got his pay he had TO 90
and sell IT TO rich man, for what he could oct
| Tor It, Mr. BerTets friends claim that he has
economical In the expenditures of the money of
the corporation. He then related an instance
OF where an appropriation having been made for
painting the western market house bid for the
faithful performance Of the work 1.-THE lowest re-
ceived) was presented from Messrs Clements &
20, this being as respectable and reputable a
house could be found anywhere in The citv
and whose fathers had heen painters before them:
nevertheless the work was given to Bill Spald.
Ing the highest bidder
Voice;,The other party hadn't done any
thing to aid in Mr.. Berret's election"
MIR. Magruder.-rhat'si il nv friend-that,s the
true secret could tell you of other incidents of
this kind, which have been reported to me. u non
evidence on which would render verdict to
hapg man, SO firmly do believe them to be true;
put yet will tell you Of nothing but what |
know myself
A voice-What about Mr. Wallach?
Mr.. Magruder-l have nothing to do with Mr.
Wallach. leave that with YOU who are 10 ASSET
Mr.. Berret in the appointment of about two
thirds OF his extra police. Now lust exactly at
TINS point, when you are talking of Mr.. WaIlach
VIII make proposition which ought to be &C
ceptaDle To all democrats-to you gentlemen who
want TO go for the nominee, and who say that
am endangeriDg the election of Mr.. Berfet and
aiding Indirectly in the election of know-noth-
ing, because am opposing the nominee who Sc
cured the nomination by foul practices-to Won
gentleman who are supporting the nominee who
never did anything for the democracy when a
f2 htwas to be made in this city But when
IN II IN dafanp at no..
and al the risk of my life, when this city was in
the hands OF the kncw-nothinys "a voIce-
''That's so. by CD aad redeemed II from their
hands, your present nominee for the Mayoralty
went to Cincinnati TO look after the city Post
ONCE. Laughter and cheers Yes my friends
not only he, put bis active prominent supporters
to this day went TO Cincinnati 10 look after their
positions under the Government \ knovv that he
went there. His friends say that be cannot err;
that he is tho most astute Of all politicians be.
lieve he is very astute; but he went there for one
party against Mr. Buchanan. Mr.. Buchanan be-
ing elected President, turned him ont and TINS
repudiated his democracy So you see am not
the first man who repudiated himi-the President
Of the United states did 1t before me-
A voice-Yes, and the citizens will on the first
Monday In June next
Now, ] will make propostio TO Mr. Berret
just where that gentleman asked where ia MIR
Wallach! don't want to endanger the success
OF The democratic party. Mr.. Berret says be does
not desire to be mayor-I do Mr.. Berret there
VIII MI. Berret will crafty his own feelings by
retiring from this feld-I will not Now / will
propose to MIR. Berret-I do propose it, and ref-
crate 1t here-that IL he will withdraw from this
contest, will. lCheers 1 will be more definite
than that. Mr.. Berret is very fond of "Bills' He
has Bin Thomas, [iaughter,l Bill Ward, laugh
ter and Bill Spaulding, [laug hter all the time
either all of them, or one of them, or several of
them, round and about him upon all occasions I
know that he dare not deny that he said 10 an
other Bill, and that is myself, that he would sup
port him (Magruderl for the mayoralty, il be
would consent to come out; and, further that be
urged upon me to do so. i am informed that he
did the very same thing TO Bill Ward Ilaup hter;
that he did the very same thing to Bill Moore
laughter and that he did the very same thing 10
Bfil Bayly, daughter. Now, as he is SO fond of
bills, / will agree to take Bill BayIy Let him
be the democratic candidate. | can't take either
Of the other "Bills, /" because think they ough
all to be discharged. Laughter and cheers II
he don't like Bill Bayly, will take Bill Dove, of
the First Ward, [cheers, who, suppose, will be
acceptable to every democrat In the CITY "a
Voice.-"That's sou If he don't like him |
will take any other honest, high-minded man out
OF the democratic party who is not identified any,
where with political hucksters | viii supnoyt
him earnestly and zealously, and with the only
proviso that he discharge the three sBillsn that
are round about the mayor now, without paving
them at all r'e
Ny friends, i came here tonight on a very
short notice. / did not know that il was eynecf
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