, 1864-07-15
MAYOR SHERMAN,
Wlll He Resign !-SThat L,ttls ,-IIoy
About the $10,0OO2

viii the u,ro, res,r,. nit, ,,.
upon the street corners in the saloons. and in pub
tic p|sces he: ever men c,ncreoeta s.Wi,, Iiora
ln-sher1nan resenf" Shan the city o, chicago be-
LONGER diferaced by this unprineip'ed political
hack-the man TINT does not heeitate to declare
that he is 2honest 60 far his pecpniary trausae
ss,.1,. 49,. ~ "uea Il cohea 70 nonesly
po1|es-'natl Is quite another maftetl" Are we
TO be ionser cafsed With Mayor between whom
ont who IN bis eaSiY aays nn,rre1ad tiah sshno
masters and common sehno;a snS - r. Ito. ~
Rods Of bis life would have none Of h tnemr m III Theso
ing the Mayor by INTELLIGENT thinkin~ nor "
would be glad to e1ye ssfsfactorT answar - tha.e
fnauiries. <''''"~ - ~ '1'@S
Since the publication of the ex1-aon7tnarr docn-
meut, wherein the Mayor aereei. for sio an IN
City Railway stock, to secufe tha nassare II tbs
ord1nance allowing he City Railway Comp Companies 10
bs0SS ssd ass Ge
party, has demanded an ingestjeation into fhe cir
cnmttancea attending the TRANSACTION md he res
was found to be substantially correct. II nra;is
nothing thst the organ Of JET Davis nronnnnces #
forgery. Il bears The nnmistakabie marks Of 10.
ness, hut is defending The transactIo1 snon tha
ground that The $40 O was the nr,ce o lila nTivain
daImaees. The question then naturally asisea,
t. otaf5 f.
MAYOR 10 pee bis official position to promote
aeueure Which would damaEe materially the pror-
i1g Sgss 81 aen1S e hspnlqtns only h he
zee. m lae aeen:e i possible nlaces the Official
ana dna me , Mayos was IN come senss the victim
ms matter, We have no doubt. Within twenty
four hours ailcr the agreement was siened, ii was
olean, and 1t has ever since, until It's premature
pnpicatop, been held In fer7orem over tho May
neao. Ih,s tact explains the extraordinary
ny1N t.
10 comply With any demand the rebel organ hss
choten te make. That sheet has been the Mayor's
MASTER ard has forced him to fetch and carry, as
be Iyta,, %as BIZ. u
T., when the Vi!latnoas transaction hret leaked out
N September last, the Mayor wrote Ont his resig.
ae MeuS Sa b m %msd
The rebel organ, the ornamental }apanner man
and other influential Copperheads promised to no.
bold and defend him In case the matter wss
0ronGht to light. They promised to k9Y that thn
$4,000 was to be accepted soicy - priyate DANA.
see and to insist that be had the uudoubted right
to maze use Of bis oticlat position to protect him
SELF even If the entire community suffered theraby.
They also promised to uso the Copperhead maiofi.
y In the Common Council to stave Of inyeatica-
deemed this promise tbe pubiIc aifeady nnw ayo r.
A Republican member Of the Comtnnn cnnnr;1
quiry which the Copperhcads viii their ueusTfai1-
redto post haste to the Judiciary # ZEN Ina he
seen whether they will sncceed in etayine an an
investigation. Their action In this mater 1sa
abide the frsue Of an inauiry-netther the Wsvor
nor his conductors the Cop1 erheads In the Council
Il the Mayor ha. prostifnted his Official position
partisan ends and purposes, regardless Of law.
charter or precedent, and Of everything ese, *.
eept the will Of an inscriptions majority-a ms
his friends IN tue Council owe 1t to their own good
name and standing IN this community, that they
61f Ia aft w51nr rhnv,-
cred partceps cTinasnls in the transaction, and be
held 10 strict accountability. -.
OF the reen1t Of the Investigation. II fairly con.
1nc,ed, We entertain not tho shadow OF a doubt.
F. C. Sherman will be icpomlnioualY hurled from