The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-10
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Meeting OF Fourth ward Repnbii.


Council chamber, City Hall. D. d. Peck,
ESQ.,, president Of the previous meeting, pre-
sided, with Mr.. A. NJ. Green assistant
commissioner of the Fourth ward) secretary
Mr.. Peck called upon Rev. j. W. Green,
who offered up a fervent prayer that the
business Of the meeting might have the d.
vine guidance.
Mr.. Peck announced that the object Of the
meeting was for the purpose Of taking the
preliminary steps toward the organization Of
A club for the ward. He then (Mr. NJ.
Cronln In the chair) introduced the following
rcsoutionsi
Rssoired, That we, the Republicans OF the
Fourth ward, maintain an unf.ltering faith In
the souudness and efficiency OF the prineiplcs
Of the nstional Standardization under Presi-
dent Grant and OF our city government under
RESOLVED, Tha, the recsn, shameful attempt
by few bold and selnshly-aspiring men to
His Honor the Mayor, which has just met
with a signal rebuke at the hands OF the
Board OF Common Council, and will soon
upper board, receives our just and unqualified
condemnation, as 1t does that OF every fair.
minded citizen.
In presenting the resolutions Mr.. Peck
made long speech, in the course of which
he said:
embodies and exenplihes the sound principles |
| and measures Of the Republican party that
we give to II our hearty support, a9S prs s,sDy
aud support the Naturalization OF Mayor |
| Bowen. r,,,
| party AZ a party OF Ideas and principles, and
| feveftlGg to Mayor Bowen, hc said; l now
| come to the consideration OF the question 10
| issue amoug US. l need not tell you that the
| Mayor, our chief magistrate, has been and 10
ssssiled in my Judgment, wickedly and
s.:.ii s,od ~ .o son S, h ssse IN
oifce. This is certainly grave aeeu,ati9n.
and IL proved would aoubtIess lead the Re:
E n. MsTor nssa not tell You That these
charges are groundless, and that they never
had any ioundation except In the dis'empefeh
Fhe committee OF Investigation, after a
patient hearing Of seven ayeeks, reported that
the accusations were groundIess, and the
, | Board OF Com moo Council sustained the report
Of the committee by an overwhelming ma
In the Board Of Aldermen, a sucelnct and
conclusive report generating the Mayor rom
l all blame, was presented, and WI, os suoP,S n
4 stsTis before the two Boards; Before the
7 peOplc, with a few Uncomfortable exceptions
g l. has 10 footholi at all. The entite subject.
. IN tticr OF these charges, so far as the May"r is
soGscrasd might nov be d'Ms,si s snu ses 90 90
all fair.minded people. But ! have lew
= words further upon this point to oner 10 TINS
: The upshot of these charges 10, that the
Mayor gave the contract to grade certain streets
one John Donoyan wh9 Wa nos ih hs!S sost
: :.rsG from si,;ob 10 900 T5. 9 the Jas
, | citizen, will justify His Honor's course.
= II IL further said that the streets are not
The 'Sn,t "a ,,,e the work
, over, il is alleged that money has been adj
, y.nced to the contractors, contrary to law,
t before the work 10 completed and certified to
5 as done according to contract BY the proper
o:er Il |, enough 20 :sy ~ Ia. Sese .a
q slightest Jeopardy or exposes the corporation
to be given to the lowest bidders, contrae' q
which II msy take months or even whole
ye.It to Iulaii and oompiets then 'S N e son
man can safely assume any such responsible
&c ity, for upon this basis his employees must be
and borrow money at ruinous rates. We sub
n init that no candid and unprejudiced mind can
y lion upol which they rest come to any other
conclusion than that an attempt has been
l. made TO trump up senscless but stu m 4
. Iignalt, bitter aad personal persecution OF his
,. know thai during the investigatlon IN 1t
ID tiers took very Wild range, and ~, AZ sor.s o
"a which the committee were obliged to listen
T. may be considered as ftivolously Irrelevant
I'd indeed, a. tribes lighter than air.
be THE rrth hath bubbles as The water hath
cd And these are Of them "
o so All prosecutions have their animus, and nov
:" let US see what Ia the anlnus Of this persecu
n' ton Of Mayor Bowen.
list His Honor is a pretty square man and unI
be formly hrm and upright, and not much dt'
he posed to forego his moral conviction or to 10
- low any other light than that which spring
" from his own convictions Of truth and duty
IN He Is not at all tolerant OF those who woui
IaG
as grind or who have schemes OF their own ,
,or put through at the public expense; and hsv
W | not yet come In contact with single one
ar MT. Bowcn's mNIigners that have not, IN III
ace cunyersNtions with, from time to time, four
vas out that the Mayor has not unset or preven't
'ait the rc-liztton Of some selfish purpose al
or end.
-, Mayor Bowen h as hls enemies, This Ia n
tue strange. What honest public servant OF q
md p pay nerioi Of the worIi's history Ia, n
tho found from time to time that those who hay
~ sometimes professed the wsrmest friendsh
Wv have At length become his most iuplaeab
re- enemies.
ON The Republican party does not shrink fro
for oppositioni indeed 1t expects 1t. II must hat
tho II from within and from without. ThatwhI'
Wv comes from without can be met 10 one w.
It Isa conflict of sntsgouistic principles {,
In the administrstion OF government, and u
for battle is At the ballot-box That which eom
ar. from within Is not SO easy to meet. But
ser single wood OF advice 10 appropriate In tn
Ing connection! " Mark those who cause division
ned As deneral Grant and the Republican par
,L" will survive the malignant personal nttae
'"' made upon the President by Jay Gould, p
tile this city will pass through this ordeal Il
an an At the conclusion Of Mr.. Peck's remarl
"a The resolutions given above were una
W." mously adopted.
Mr.. A. NJ. Green offered the following n
DAY lutions because, as he said, he thought
ing proper that those who had attempted to Il
last up the Republican party would see from ii
'"h that they must adopt some other mean
Whereas the patience and integrity OF :
Republican party has been tried once more
at its passage through the severe ordeal OF I
,vr kcenest Investigation and the sharpest n
80 most unrelenting criticism both by friends q
oii' fOcsi and whereas the attempt to impeach
at character Tor honesty by charges Of fraud nj
lis malCeasance In ofice laid at the door n
,rty against the name OF the representative head
@ its character and strengthened Its integrity
.nnS ,ho.e Igst and liberal principes u h,i me-
hGu suecessfully established therefore be 1t
tive happy termiSstion Of The he quest,sa which
lott tie past two months, and we eousider sue
the result AS the forerunner or index hnger VIII
aud points with unmistakable eertainty to
ding future success, prosperity ana e9nsollaat
move OF our pst'y, SO ~ ~ sesus Va" p,nsyrcss
htu, marty, and the most overwhelming defeat
Ills those who dare oppose US during the ensu
She RcToIcsd, That the spirit with which
, III honor the Mayor receives and accepts t
'"'' most positive and hattering yindicAtion OF
administration, as expressed to commit
may OF gentlemen who waited upon him tod
neut aud In answer to whom he said 1T Is
Wi my purpose to be ActuAted by n spirit OF '
WA dlctiveness or maignity towards those "
Iuu have so uuJustly and uugrstefully endeNvo
dee. to do me wrong, but grateful TO the PEG
two who have patiently awaited the decision
heir their representatives., anu NOT less gtale'u
ful consideration OF this subject proves III
ure In every way worthy Of the confidence they
ding literally share / shall leave them
A their own convictions of the injustice
herd ingrAtituie they have so wan'only exhibi
- toward me, aud shall continue TO the ext
uS'' Of my ability to serve the best interest Of
Wep' people, aud thereby command their contde
llus. ! And respect" Is an example worthy OF ey
/ Of true Republican. and Is only equallcd by III
wa | good and gentle words OF that most illustT
wa Of American statesmen, who, with malice
wards none, but with charity for all :" receT
passed from the strife OF political dlscoTd, le
p : Ing an example which has been most wortl
ns accepted by his honor, the chief executlv
- this corporation,
Isitcl RrsJlrcd That as earnest and true men, 40
ndrUh Ing TO promote the best interests of our pr
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