Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-21
THE MAYORALTY.

Go in 'sMansIng''-ExpOse of Carpet
Bag RuIe-Judge M. M. Brien Takes
the Field against the Present NM
nicIpRI IncumbentS.
According to his published programme,
Judge Manson NJ. Brien, the new candi-
date for the Mayoralty, addressed large
crowd at the Markethouse last night. The
following summary embraces about all the
points argued:
He began by thanking his audience for
their urgent and earnest solicitation in ask
ing him to become candidate for the office
of Mayor. The office, he said, was
one of great importance; hence, no one
dare take upon himself such responsibility
unless he were we'll qualified, and it was
with reluctance and distrustlulness of his
ability, that he yielded to his friends and
announced himself a candidate Was not
there to amuse or abuse any one, was influ-
enced alone by grave considerations, not
only of interest TO him, bat of utmost i'm
portance to all. Said he possessed a faculty
Of speaking plain and calling things by
their proper names, in the presence of his
God. Did not know but presumed tn 9
present honorable incumbent would be a
candidate for reelection. Several others
also spoken OF, all of whom had his high
regard and who he would endeavor TO
treat as gentlemen. Hoped if they were
present they would listen to him.
Had been with the people for years was
identified in interest with them. Although
he did and still differs politically, his and
Al - - ~ eli
aware that he was addressing an intelligent
and appreciatiye audience, though down.
trodden, oppressed, tax-burdened, almost
ruined people and city. Meant no disre-
spect to any one. The taxes were onerous.
imposed and collected by those who do not
| pay them, and who account TO no one but
themselves. This oppression was in many
instances TO support a swarm or ring OF I'M
necessary officers. The city should be re-
| lieved of such state of affairs.
But few years past, Nashville was a
| prosperous, cOntented and happy city.
Taxes easy collected and accounted for by
honest, faithful officers, and appropriated
| to legitimate municipal purposes; took
care of its poor and fed and clothed them
without the aid of slop-pens, or SOup-hOltses,
whose filthy connections we're dealt out by
men who, he feared, cared not whether the
| soup was made of tainted meat, bull frogs
or dead rats. Such offices then were only
created as were indispensable. Corpora
ton checks were at par. Police were paid
| 50 per day, and were self-sustaining. We
had no Commissioners at S2500 or $4,000
each, with from sixty to 100 and 500 patrol
men.
1 - f.or, 2IoO - e15n mar v,o,th or,ornt
| ing TO from 500. 600 TO $500, 900, and God
| only knows how much more. They are
composed of men who knew us and felt a
lively interest in us. They guarded eur
peace, our property and our lives by day
and night, only sixteen to twenty of them
at 81 and SO per day for each.
Then, we had no use for private secreta-
ries for the Recorder, workhouse, etc, and
should dispense with them now. II good
men were elected to municipal position 5
/ they would have no time to saunter about,
4 engage in strife, elections, create hard feel
ings, drive fast, ego lang" horses, and live
high at the expense of the corporation, as
the men do nowadays. Il was pleasure
to him to speak of the past and those glo-
rious old Wing times. IL there no re-
demption, are we to remain a doomed city
and ruined people?
III he had not promised not to be per
sonaI, would tell how the Mayor Toasted g
negro TO get deed to a town lot 80 as tC
become eligible to his Office. This was
only Yankee trick, but he said he would
not tell it. Was not opposed to foreigners
and for equal rights to all, regardless Of
race or color. Bat good God deliver him
from these leeche-, this city King, this
mighty incubus upon the corporation.
At the present rate of extravaganza We
are a ruined and bankrupt people; spok
of the Park and City Digest AZ being un'
necessary; wanted the Private Secretary o.
the Mayor, the two City Attorneys, two o
the Police Commissioners, Recorder
clerk and the useless clerks of the Work.
house dispensed with, and wound mp will
a strong argument against the enormisy o
the taxes at present imposed upon the PEG
Pile