, 1863-04-04
The Mayors Veto Message.
CHICAGO, April S, 1868.


patriotic resolutions recently passed by the Conl
mon Council. to be published in the daily papers
in advance Of its official delivery trust may bo
Which lave betn euggeTtsd By tic document; in
doing which, feel that l am only. asa citizen,
giving expression to proper thoughts through a
Tcu eay that In the charter you find no authority
to ltg!slute upon national matters, adding, that
people 10 seFve the country bF word and DECD,
hare however, IN moet cases, overturned The rules
o:tret Isgs,is;e ae,on and t3hcte'o5e to
to p1opfiety, you would ehecifuly g'rc your ap'
This is youz clearly expressed opinion. Ton
then attempt show that tic resolutions You have
vetoed, viola:e rropr'cty, and you quote them as
"The official representatives of the city Of Chi.
ca:o,' that the people Of this city shall, at this
cit. Officers. suspend al party divisions and
form that Fai people Of ali parties silali assem-
bic at Bryan Hall. Oh the evening Of the 9tll Of
llostile and adverse to the political organization
known o. the Democratic party; =.
Your Honor must be aware that you hare mis-
IN the resolutions at ali, and an forced 10 tie
conclusion that you wi1fully miercprcsented them,
| for you add immediately afterwards, '.that yoa
arc fu1ly aware that upon their face thcse reEolu
| lions do not ASSERT what yon hive charged. Your
Horor then manufactured the quotstlon as pre-
cvdipg and attending their passage, leave no doubt
| IN NJ mind ne to tie end sought to be ACCOM-
plished;' 20 that It was not the resolutions bnt
| tic circumstances which induced you to VETO aud
your Honor win recol1cct TINT you started oat with
The assertion that you would approve unless they
dilriolencc p'opric,y. Does 1t not occur TO you
that the circumstances were lees matter for your
consideration than the auhjcct thus officially
pata! and presented TO yon:
Why should the fact that theee resolutions were
II ~ mebsas that sou
strongly dwell upon in yonT ycto}, deter sou from
plain tlnty1 Are you to make the political com
ihr ground Of objection in your official dclibcFa.
tiont You have clearly done go iu this case, and
unwittirc:y acknowledged It..
| resolution wae accompanied by q vioent exhibi-
tion Of partizan spirit and then give brief h1sto
Council. which shows you 10 have bccn ! partici.
rant. You ftrrt assert that many weeks passed
,siilout q meeting because the Republican m;m-
that specific understanding sras had among the
Democratic members not to meet until Alderman
Sheridan + returned l'ocs il not oeeuE to you that
it was said repeatedly i'll your office that the Dem
ocrats were "hosdjns back, and that you then un-
Gcretood it go:
to.ept partisan efforts Of the Republican members
| at The subsequent meeting. In relation to the
selection Of inspectors OF election, you say that
tie Republicans did then and there Arbitrarily,
',u}dly. 1sfant9y and with partisan rejoicing, TX
clude the Democratic party from proper, far and
lonoI!a.e representation" II Eccolect Alright
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Thus Il viii he scti that your honor in reference
ia lie resolutions WHEN yo law msren
scse,ta chosc to refer 10 the action Of the mem
t bg,s Of 1hc Council in delaying tession and in
. vrcfjrr Iueprctorp A. sufficient excuse for your
:, nou-npproxaI and It becomes apparent that your
Honor Wiehes to make tlis vcto rct.1iAtorr for tb
t.;etomtcrcs enumerated and it must occur tu
you now OH sober reflection that however disren,,
c liable psrtizan exhibitions in members Of Tic
t Council may he whtn considering Ward matters
they eau BE- no warrant nce cxcuse for partizan
q nctcn IN thu Executive in relation to national
affairs much less for an exhibi ion Of official re-
Il ,cn:e To mind like mine it appears from yo,l1
owl statement that the Democratic party Thought
more Of securing The Inspectors OF election tfian
a tbcy did OF c,tdoreinc tho Government
n You conclude 3our veto With 8 personal vlnaI.
E tatton Of your patriotism and the loyalty OF the
= patty to which you belong. The frat was unnec
| ceta1y. will not deny that when guided by your
own good sense you are outspokcn and generon.
= in your advocacy of the right, aud yot,. yourself
VIII rot deny that this veto would ncScs have bcel
written had net the City Comptroller assured yor
that an endorsement Of the resolutions would bt
virtually Democratic ueftat and humiliation, ant