Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-29

WAS the
best man in Washington. ICries of .Thatis
so:""rhrow another stone, applause
Now, sIrs, hold IL duty to myself and a
an,y 10 the party that l belong to if 1 find a
scratch a Republican ticket 10 exercise the
right which belongs 10 me-scratch MIN an the
nrst opportunity, and do 1t. [Applause by
! Baliif SpraEue.l If L find men 10 my party,
/ IN my ward or out of my ward, working
against the best interests of the Republicans
party, and trying to establish a Conservative
! party within Its midst i scratch them. ICrles
/ OF "Hunkldori.' / have got no apology To
make 10 these men. i say tonight thai tn
Republican party is better of without them
because traitors IN the ranks are worse tina
traitors who lay outside [Cries of "(iood for
! You, Billy" with some cries of dissent from
me other side OF the street notice that there
Is somebody across the street that don't like u
| lCrles of That's so, aud laughter I kIrd of
guess they must have fallen heir to one CT these
little places.
Now sirs, this thing won I last an other twelve
months. Cries OF "Not q BIT of ii'-l And inst
as sure as 1 stand on this portico lust so sure
Will these men be a reckoning TO the party
asking them 10 let them in. For one l shall
G 6Ore mo, DON want ySn:n Cries OF Hunki;
ABOUT enough on this occasion. fCrles OF "Ci .
3D. L trnst you understand the position
occupy. All that can add Is that regret tnat
the people OF this city should have been called
upon al this early stage to take sides for or
against any officer. 1 say tonight that the sere.
made rendered me-, If l understand 1t. IL neither
3 X.
nor by Bowen BalIff Sprague, N his splendid
white vest, here slapped Collector Bos we'll on
the back quIJe enthusiastically exclaiming
Bully Tor Jon, that So but II is paid for by
n people who resp CT a msn who amt atrai4
- night any other. Loud applause by Bailtff
SpragJeI thank you for the Kind attention
that you paid me- old you good night. zap.
! F.ause
SPEECH or COZ NCILNAN BATON.
Ex-sCevenger George W. Hatton, coloTei
Councilman from the Fourth Ward, came for.
ward ana spoke a. follows.
-kr FreS5c' NJ and FeitO5C CtttSsHS. But a few
evenings ago, had the extreme pleasure of
standing npou this porch 10 drop few words,
as an expression OF my pleasure 8 the return
( OF oar City Collector, Ar. Frederick A. Bos-
wen. On that night, L was admonls ned by
kinr friends 10 be CaTefUi now / tai ked. To-
night L Int myself standing here a man,
Sayles ]. Bowen TO the contrary nolyyIth.
Standing. Cries of good" &c, laughrerl
Then, no doubt, fellow citizens, al the time
that the serenaCe was rendered TO our friend
Mr. Boswell, II may have been considered by
some OF my friends that 10 mention the eentIe-
mans name who holds his office In the other
end OF ! street in any othar terms than those
of the highest respect would be death to the
Republican party. Tonight i believe We can
speak OF him. We can call his name; We can saw
whist we choose about him in fact, aud the r..
publican party VIII live. lCries Of ''Hunki
Cori."l Since 1 was here there has been a
great revolution going on in the city. Eaca
day As would walk towards the City Hall,
where the creator of he Repu team party re-.
Siuce Jay (l9uEutel,) where the
man that owns Congress holds his little secret
ConClave; where the great dictator Of the whole
American people-(A voice, s.Emperor")-
holds his little locked up oftice-or rather re.
sides within the doors OF his office, Iocked
Each day, say, AS i would walk towards thai
sacred place: walk up the steps of the West
wing OF the City Hall, and approach near the
sanctum sarCtorum [iaughterl OF this man
the Mayors office, in other words, gentlemen,
(laughterl ! would be compelled 10 fold nv
arms, after looking around and seeing that in.
stead OF the cloud passing away and light
again coming, II became darker and darker,
and then would i exclaim, "Oh, how long!
on Lord how long, ~ Laughter How long
Some one might say how long will the Rspub.
Hcan p3rty be centred IN one man ! How long
will Sayles j. Bowen, a falsifier and a traitor
own every body IN the city! daughter How
long will every man continue TO be a rogue or
thief but sayles j. Bowen Laughter and
applause.]
Fellow citizens, wher I would be raayiny
these inquiries within myself some kind friend
perhaps would tap me ON the shoulder and say
"Hatton, what's the word'" Watehman On
the wall you know, crying lis there any thing
new to-day" tLaughter.I mo- 1 would
respond, "n /, the same old -,
p risnt ~ rs place yet Laughter and sp:
some Of the reporters would say. Nothing
strange, only Sayles ]. Bowen is the only hon.
est man in Washington" Laughter s.How
chievous reporters would say. i would an.
swer, perhaps, Il do not know exactly. but
rsne5,e some AND fa ap msn
one perhaps again would ask rle-some
one who may be holding office under the Cor
poration. "Well, now. Hatton, mater what
Is and about MIR. Bowen, come down ii At, ain't
he a nice mani daughter .Well, sir"
would say again. ~ can come down just about
as Nat as any other man, 1 think, and will
say that ne Is the incest man ever saw to
work his own points, tiaughterl just about as
nice as we could pick up; the only Republican
that ever lived IN the District OF Columbia; the
he aask
man who Is on MS way towards the Celestial
City; Laughter the only man who can do any
thing with Congress Congress in fact, belongs
10 him he says. You know that Is the issue
upon which he was elected. ICriCs of "that's
sou We made a remarkable discovery that
he was the only honest man God ever created
Well, now, be Is a wonderful man, amt be!
He is the great genius OF America. In fact do
not see what Washington would do without
him. Mind you l am speaking Of Sayles j.
Bowen. Don't any body go and tell him have
you do, 1 will expect him TO command the
Councils TO order another election and turn me
out, snd elect SOMEBODY else In my place.
[Laughrer.l And l reckon the people " ould
laughter and applause 1 tell you to
be careful and don't tell HIM OF
what have sand, for It would be dangerous.
He holds the lightning in his hands. A voice,
'And thunder tool He holds the destiny Of
thist nation in his hands. II you say Sayles
J. Bowen amt what he ought TO be, and the
will order the Sun 10 cease shining upon this
city, and will bury the Capitol in atoms. On!
what a mighty man. And what else will he
dol They tell me that ne says that unless we
stick TO HIM, unless we make him Mayor again,
that Congress Will take the charter away.
That he alone 1t is who keeps il here, aud he
holds II III the hollow OF his hand. GA amt he
a mighty fellow. Laughter Why, sir,
cannot describe him III Any oIner PLAIN Ian.
guage, but If You will let me use rough ex-
preston, will say that ne is a 'rippeT" in
every sense of the word. A voice, "A ripper,
RED hot.
l tell you one thing about II. IA voice,
Where was Sayles j. Bowen IN IS62,l On,
yes, d. Will answer all your questions, /
rec kou. But you ask ne where he was in lo6!!
/ Will tell yOu Up with Andrew johnson,
somewhere. Laughter We'll now, fellow
citizens, If you Will just let Ine talk my way.
and don't Interrupt me, why then you eau go
mp and lay the whole circumstances before
Sayies J. Bowen, and if IL is not right, why he
Will Just divide truth from error OF course
That Is his failing. Laughter. As said awhile
ago he is ~ ripper" in every sense of the word
He is Just ripping things 10 pieces here.
Laughter. Every man who belonged 10 the
Republican party before Siyles j Bowen did
be Is attempting by all the means that he can
brIng to bear TO mp" his very life out.
Fellow citizens, tell you this, that MS motto
is, and IL Is being made PLAIN to all tue PEG.
pie Of the District, whether III office or out
OF Office, whether at work on the Corporation
c. not at work, his motto is, 10 make Repub.
leans by starving you who ar Republicans,
| aid giving the Democrats work TO secure
rrrir next election day Ain't = a