Evening star., 1869-10-08
BOSWELL.
SPEECH OF OuR NEXT MAYOR.
He 10 Agreeable to Everybody and Every.
thing.


eRee Uih anybody. but He Thinks B0uea .SAotIId
Not be Renomtndted-Bos,,eHD Don't Wdni she
Ihdyoratty, but is in the Hands Of The People-H
SuR he TAiaIs ii Wouldnr Pay~Hs is NO:
ABLE 10 FIJI 81 tFiHanciauy-Re Cdndidly Admiis
that He IS Fully Equal TO the Position Ersry
Way But Finoneiails-He is Qualified Intsllec-
traiiy. Orthographically, Ety~oloucaiy, Syatari
cauy, and Periodically; bnt He is Not FiRanci
dHy-A Sinking and Ftlieitess Figure Of
SPeech-He "Disanons Any Intention on DE Part
Q ne Radical Republican Party 10 Harm q Hair
Of the Conserratirs Repubiican Elements Head"
Last evening meeting OF the Seventh Ward
Republican Club was held al Island Hall, for
the purpose OF electing officers Of the Ward
Club, and there were present about one hun
dred and nifty persons, about twenty I'VE OF
whom We're white, amoug them Aldermen
Knight and Baker, who occupied seats in tina
rear of the hall; T. II. Barron, do; Chas. Hend.
ley and Commissioner Gunnell high mp in the
meeting Councilman Meter was In the audi.
ence, as also Colonel Perry Carson, VINO ap-
peared TO be rather a ".looker on IN Venice :,
Mr.. Boswell took the chair, and Mr.. L. n
Bowen occupied the secresary's position.
The Chair announced that the object of the
meeting was 10 elect ofhcers, but before pro-
ceeolng 70 business he addressed them He
spoke first of his course when the colored peo.
pie were enfrauchised, com pairing the condition
OF the party and people then with their pres
ent condition. He had been elected Register,
and aithoug gh without pledges, he took a course
which resulted n compelling the then Mayor
10 pay the teachers of colored schools. Tne
Republicans elected q majority in one board
ana a minority in the other, and for q long
time the wheels of legislation were locked, but
finally compromise measure to pay the teach
ers was offered by Alderman Moore, and pa ssed .
The fight tLen fell between the Mayor and the
Register, ana the result Is known. He referred
10 having last year placed against the return
the entire Fifth Ward delegation In Office
ihereby giving majority TO the Republicans
In regard TO his positien of Collector, he said
that the books are first TO be made and turned
~yer 10 him, " hen he would commence re-
eeiving them, and he was satified that every
them.
MIR. Boswell then proceeded as follows
.On ths nrst DAP OF July / was installed
into the office OF Collector.
81 am not legislator, nor do have the
giving out OF work on the streets The duties
OF my oft1ce are pleasing when the books are
taxes are collected. am satisfied tnat every
effort possible is being put forward fof their
completion.
"During my absence from the city some OF
of your money. / am satisfied there is not
man In this house that believes that: yet at
the time IL was told you, have no doubt but
what you thought there was some truth in ii.
The sequel to this story 10 this: Somebody
thought my absence was q good chance for him
10 damn me and mise himself. But L assure
you II be has not made better progress on other
questions than he has on this, his success has
not paid for the pains taken.
A word more on this subject, affecting the
direct interest OF the laboring people. When
heard OF these charges being made against me,
l felt IL Que to myself, due 10 you who had
aided In electing me, TO uolish a card denying
that was responsible for the non- collection OF
the taxes; and IN that card i made no attack on
any officer OF the Corporation. Subseq uentIy
a card appeared in the papers Of this city from
os,Ss. 70 % sSis CO CARD replied that Il sSe chief
executive officer of this Corporation had given
early day We would now have been coIlectipe
taxes. Il will do the Mayor the justice TO saw
hat do not believe he conceived that the word
ont 10 be- and mat Ii was from no willfuI int 4
mat the books were not given out before they
were, but more Of an oversight on his part) l
am sorry that was called upon TO make a
reply 10 this card. ! have looked tue whole
neld over, and can see no reason for any Der.
sonal differences between myself ard the Mayor
yer, tIink am correct In saying II the con.
:roversy, II il may be called one, had been LETT
to us, II would have been settled before this
time: but tear there was, and is, others who
have desired tor months to make us enemies,
nave seized this opportunity TO carry out their
designs. repeat that there has never been any
real cause for this personal difference, and that
u could have been settled by yself and the
Mayor without prejudice to either.
The question may arise how GOULD our diff.
ierences be settled. To this my reply is that /
know the Mayor of this city; have known hum
for some years; al vocated his nomination; sup.
ported him for the office Of Mayor; stood by
him while being installed into his office, amid
the Jurors OF Democracy And having stood
by hiIn In the storms, and he having stood by
question; and again when I was a Candidate
tor the office now hll, know we could with
all OF the many pleasant and unpleasant ordeals
ina. ,s. we have passed through, settled this nm.
Il al foal,,
against the Mayor or any one else under God .
sun. While i differed with him in his appoint.
ment, TO some extent accord to him the right
10 choose who he sees fit; yet l al ways wish the
people TO be cons ulteo, and for his action the
people are 10 Judge.
The language used by me in my late speech
has been construed by each person who has
read IL 10 suit b imself. meant to make no ar.
tack upon the Mayor in his ofiicial capacity or
In any sense that could be construed that 1 was
not a supporter OF the present administration
My opposition TO the Mayor is not to him
because of any difference between myself and
him, but because Ihave a right TO choose INV
own choice for Mayor at the coming election
My opposition Is solely to his renom ms alton
and not TO his administration Yet do moi
approye Oh all that has been done, and if he
should be nominated, duty 10 my party would
compel me TO give him my hearty support
The charge that l am a candidate fo- the
office Of Mayor i will answer. have always
said that belonged to the people. / saw so
yet. But II that people will cons plt nv inter.
>
uon DO not want IT. am a poor man, and,
TO oe PLAIN, am not able financially to fll tnat
Office.
Another charge, that / am connected with
John IL Crane & Co, As they are called i'm
having brought charges against the Mayor
Sjrs a more malicious charge was never made
against man. II had been onsuited on the
subject, and could have prevented it, there
wonic have been NO investigating Committee
This as the Republican party, ana every charge
made against one of ITS officers this party mas
got TO shoulder. 1 have looked at the progress
OF this trial and wondered who was the oriei.
natpT and hackers of these CHARGES. ForstelI
II, g. II may be told, the whole thing Is q will
full and malicious prosecution and Conspiracy
TO iDjure the personal character Of the Mayor
and assent, without tear OF Contradiction
thar this eass has not it, parallel in the coun.
uy in which We hive. Though myself and the
Mayor diner somewhat. he 10 Guiisy Of no OF.
fence whatever. He has done vkat he b.
heved TO be for the best interest Of the party
and the city. have never questioned bat
that he was acting In good faith, and that he
honestly believed he WAS doing the very best
thing - accomplish the same. look around
eating COMMITTEES, they have sought refnss be.
fore the grand inquest Of this D,siric-the
This shows malice. This settles in NV MIND
the whole case. The welfare Of ne CITY h not
Involved in this case; il II one of personal
spleen, and say 70 you to.night thts must b
put an end 20. This party cannot afford such
uork, and FOR one ! cannot SIT quietly by and
say nothing. i hsve done % long enough.
Our party 10 at stake. The committee had
better throw the ton Of o0v0P NV havo ont Of