, 1865-03-11
THE AEIl-MoNoPollsT AssocsA-
TIDk.
The Committee or l00---Their Report:-Plau
Of 0rgauizri6n--Shali cn lndepen-
dent Ticket Ee Put into the
Field --- Res0!utions--
Reform to be In
sisted On.


sisted On.
4 Aneetng vas held. last evening, in Warmers
HalI. Of citizens who, in the language OF The call,
were, without distinction Of party, opposed to
the horse railwsy monopoly, and In favor OF
elecdng Ehen OF Integrity and ability to the vas-
Gus municipal ofiiecE, to hear the report Of the
Citizens Committee, and take such acton a.
might be deemed c1pedieut in respect to the en-
su1ng municipal election
On motion Of E. c. Larned, Fred. Tutue took
the Chatr. aad Il. F. Tuley was appointed Sec
retay.
Nit. Iarned read t5e report Of the Citizens
Committee, appointed < the recent meeting In
Bryan HAll. 1he report h7edy recspstslated the
Of organization for general ana ward purpoaes.
ihe following Is The crtiele OF sgreemcnt pro-
posed; I'VE hereby fern ourselves into Ward
anSer te ns@e sa 81 he aa
to cooperate with the Peoples Committee, and
agree 10 support ticket for the next municipal
election to be composed Of honest and abe mcn4
1nonopo'iea and 10 Iii Unnecessary .a1atiou, and
OF public nf:airt."
1hc following is the ticket Of officers proposed
for the Central Asaocia1i.n:
{Ttstdfnf-E. c. Larned.
T1ee Hresidents-North Division, Grant Good
rich; sor!h Division, Il. D. coly1n; West d.
EecrTdrs-M. F. Tulcy.
1r<asprfr-L. c, T. Ftccr.
Easeatss &oMmttSpr'h h!piy Dtyision scuiS n +
vision, H. G. Miller, ". q. Carter. c. G. Wicker:
West Divis,cn, Samuel Myers, +. G. Brown, Z. +.
Tinante taonsnsit<t-c. F, Foster, Writ Dexter,
6. +. Harding, Thomas Allen, q. ". Newcombe,
J. G. Rogers.
The rcrort vns accepted, and the adoption by
i. s. Weitc va. opposed TO putting a new
ticket into The field. He offered the following in
dS Il Ss%.ss;s '"i an sdspxsa:at skst 1oi II;
officers at the coming municipal election, but in
view ot tho danger TO the beet inferests OF the
caty arising from the recent horse railway mono
poly. and uf the Important matters likely to come
before the City government during. the next two
years, requiring TINT our municipal Affairs shuutd
be committed to our most trustworthy and abla
citizcnt, VIC most ea!nesiiy appeal to our fellow
tim ut the primary meetings d. ehsll insure tho
nomination Of men OF integrity md ability who
a'e opposed to the recent horse railway muEopoly
for Tic 'ar'o1s municipal oticera, snd VIC hereby
request the E-ecrtisc Committee to cddfcss
lctl1r to each candidate who shall be nominated
~ either pnrty i6qulFing whether he Is opposed
cent aet Ct the General Assembly. y ~'~ ~
WY. Rcrr did not believe in the organization
o! q third PARTY They could only make their
power iet by takin. an outside stand, such as that
cont. nplaied in the resolution, and he preferred
TO hetp candidate OF either party who would vote
as they wanted him. They must not be beaten,
nor run the 11sE q IT. But the horse railway
old, and already It has u hy the throat; fct it
grow cut Of its hahyhood and it will esrangle u.s.
dudge Goodrich conceded with the astspcakcr;
OF permanent importance was involved, it was
dtcnlt 10 keep up the interest Of the people. Tho
great danger wonld he that the zeal of tle people
Wonld cool. It vas elesr that there would be new
TEh fhae
time had yet come to form new psrtv; It could
not bc done without breaking mp the old ones, and
.vns afrn,d party could moi be based on this idea
tbat EGuld live more than year or tHo. but
oq11eisss oq ne,S he suffered in vata ponesas
eptciaIs OF the Legislature iufnediatey to
repeal The lniqu,tons ac,s Of the last. The index
nct was most 1agrant act Of extorttun.
amendment would be ratified, and that would BE-
tie erd OF the present party lines. Other oues.
lions would develop themselves In the future his
ecme 1or this; but our municipal clectous had
sery nt!e TO CO with the destruction OF parties,
and At time like this he had thought that The
ference with national political Issues. But he had
NJ axe to grind; he only wnntsd to sccrrc able,
honest men IN Office ne was how, however OF
adylsa1le; II the leading Republican Journals had
only kept si.ent for wetk or two till good
ticket hud hct.n nominated, the movement might
hare hecn easy; hnt the TEIBsxE Of that morning
had taken opposite ground againet II. The best
way now therefore WIS to take stand a. that al
ready indicated; the people would, he thonRht.
men Of either psrtF TO any Office. He would o!Ier
t3e 11!'onfns as IN addition to the resolution Of
EesoIetd, That 1t is expedient that the Citizens.
Committee Of one hundsec. recently appointed,
shall 1utintnin their organization in the iorm he.
ported BY then. untlt after the next municipal
ol men OF aoll,ty md lnicsz4rY, who arc opposed
to the Horse Railway monopoly, by the RESPECTIVE
political parties, and in The event 0! failure By
to iske ~ acton j. msy Be Advisable to psesea;
suitable ticket Of euch candidates to tae people
In senEon to be voted for at eueh election
ticket hey coajdpo: beat tie horss FeiIreas
now, still leHs could they do 1t when ii hsd gained
more strs Hsth 99e did not propose to organize
political party, hut an opposition to gross out
y. s Gn! thnx ta:S c9a 99 e es
railroad 1uunopo]lets would control largely the
n
their futy in every caae: ind irving he SUBJECT
their careful conslderation!" we must present
have chosen, not we select from their candidates;
do .hr, and success Is certain" BE did moi care
whether the man REPRESENTING him IN me Council
were Republican, CT 3 Democrat, go that he were
= good, trnc uani In national contests he would
not abandon the party organtzation-
G. F. Foster Was with the last Speaker. lie
gave the history Of the railroad swi0ule and thu
light acainst it previous to its final passage. II
9UU men would sign that petition In one day, he
believed there was force enough at their backs to
E.ht but the horse railroad and the ot1cc-scekcrs;
the latter would promise anything TO get oce, for
they have no principle.
to the resolutions already given by the meeting:
.Rksotttd, Chat 1t is the unelterablc determfna'
:ion, II We can to cefeat every candidate for office
distinctly pledge himself IN writing. to the 9. E1.
ceutive Committee Of the Association thatif elect
cd he will oppose all attempts 10 raisa, or to give
lie fare on eueh railroads to more tnan hve cents
paEsenEer within the city limits and that he will
not, II elected directly Or indirectly aid in grant
Ing to any such horse raflroud company any great.
cr nights OF privilege. than enjoyed b s1eh CON.
ranies respectively prior to sthe rst day Of Jsnu
arr, !. D. 1865, and will also pledge himself to aid
IL assnst fea ali their legal
R:totrtd. That in The event Ill the candidates
nominsted for any ut1ce at the ensuing municipal
election shsli Grade, or retnst to give the fore.
going pledges within reasonable time after
they IRE required, then the Citizens Committee
OF ono hundred eba1l have the power to nominate
acandidate for euch Office, who will g1ye such
&c Brown said that the horse railroad scheme
IVES not the only fwtndle they had to fight. lie
wCnld not Tote Tor man who could be bought for
$150 on any tulJett He wanted men tor o.1ce
who will alHuy. vote for the interests Of the peo
pie.
u. II. Eddy thought they could heat tha mon
opollets BY getting honest officers; there were no
dishonest C1ndidates; everybody Wus honest I'LL
he was electcd-it was then that tho gazcl1e came
| in.
T.W. Ba1tcr wished II 10 be undesstood that the
meeting was opposed to all monopolics7 not alone
that of The bore railroad companies. There were
Ecotes Of other frauds perpetrated at Springfield
hHAr IN f&oh hRcy fr,1i