The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-09
FOURTH WARD REPUBLICANS.
EXCITING MEETING ON 7TRspiY NIGHT
THE CLUB BRokEN UP.
A MASS MEETING HELD.
Cros,man's Indictment Of Mr. Bowen

Tuesday night. A meeting had been called by
MI. Crane, inviting the attendance OF th3se
the constitution adopted and the Officers
elected At the meeting on the eth Of Novem'
betj but Notwithstanding this ,peeuiauty, Of
the call, the chamber was As full Ni! could be
slowed at the hour OF opening-7:3J y, N.
Mr.. Crane Invited Rev. Mr.. Bouldin 10 open
the meeting with prayers after wh,eh Dr.
tons, indorslng Messrs. Emery, Holmes, Hat.
ton, Browne, Craze and Crossman, AZ pitched
into the Donovan contract, aud Into tle Mayor
for retsining Patrick Crowley for woI'h- rs
commissioner OF the ward, and appointing
tract.
Al the conclusion Of the rcalrag, MU1r
table.
MI. C!os.man made the point Of .,,.r tat
Major NJ, was not member OF the C.4' ant
the Chair sustained the point.
A seene Of confusion followed which, con.
tlnued an hour and half M+Jr Morse
an appeal from the Ohsir,Dr. Stephenson Ct aim:
ing the moor and trying to speak, A, VI Green
making points andprotes,ihs ssains' the way
the meeting was conductedi Tom Bowie
standing In a chair shouting, and the crowd
manfully endesvorlng to drown each Others
cries, while NJ. Crane, the president OF the
huge hickory cane, which the crowd probably
mistook for an attempt to keep time to their
music. During an occasional lull some few
voice was drowned again almost INSTANTLY by
| the shouts.
Finding II utterly Impossible to accomplish
| anything, the CHAIR entertained motion to
| adjourn, and, although the no" was almost
deafening, he decided a majority Of the mem.
bers had voted In the Affirmative, and the
Major Morse thereupon jumped upon one Of
| the desks and said, as the officers OF the club
had abandoned their posts, he would take the
| resnonsibllity OF calling upon them to select
| officers who would not abandon their posts.
lie was ready to have proposed the name OF
any gentleman that might be proposed for
temporary chairman. tCries OF Dol Peck !"
all over the room, and "Doneganr' family
| The nomination Of Mr.. Peck WAS put by the
| Major, and unanimously adopted.
| While Ma or Morse was thus engaged, Mr.
Crane was loudly yoclferating thst he had
| rented the hall, that they had no right thus to
Interfere, and protesting against the proceed.
Peek had come formed and assumed the chair
| MI. Peck. The meeting will come to order
EBsP, rsp.l The meeting viii come 70 order
tiensn win come 10 o order der. ''"'i '"' 6'"
| :. Mr.. Crane. You have no business here
You are usutperi you have no right here. |
Major Morse. Your meeting has adjourned,
| you have nothing more to say about It.
Tom Bowie. You had better go home while
men who were beautifully scattered around
| the rOOm1
Nj. Crane was Coz PEELED to suJ,ide.
| Mr.. Peck said that having been placed 10
| the chair he should recognize the tight Of any
man who WAS Republican. lie was not
going TO stand behind a resolution and refuse
| 10 put the question because some MAJ desired
him to do so. lie was fcsdy to hear from any
| gentleman.
Major Morse nominated A. NJ. G.ecn As
| temporary secretary, AMI he WAS elected.
| george Hatton got the floor for a personal
| eNpl anation. He had heard three groans Tor
hstton proposed and given. lie wanted his
opponents to meet him and discuss their diff
ference. Of opinion like men, and not with
| "Bopis knives and lists" When they were re.
sorted to they must catch him.
| Bowie had something to say about HattOn's
| having carried pistol upon some occasion, #
| he did not carry bowie knife.
| Hatton continued at considerable length
| with meeting occasional outbreaks from the
audience, and some applause at times
Major Morse followed In chstrctcriitic
| speech, rejecting upon the manner In which
| the hrst meeting had been conducted, AMI urS.
ing fair play and manly dealing.
Mr.. Green offered resolutions endorsing
| NHyor Bowen, especially for the s'tui he has
| schools.
| Mr.. Doncgan responded to louI calls, and
defended Irish voters OF Swampoodle, 10 whom
| Illusion had beeh made by Mr.. Hstton lie
| charged that the enemies Of the party were
| trying to promote discOri between the irish
AID the colored men. lie defended the loyalty
~ the irish, as shown GU the battlefield lie
mad not learned his republicNnism or sholi.
| tlonsnlNtn this country; II had been taught
| MIN by mat great man, Daniel O'ronnGIl. TAe
| coIofed people could not carry the city alone.
They were dependent upon their white friends
| and should not allow strife between them Tho
| la6nFing men OF both classes were Interested.
| lie said:
Political organizations require At frcqucnt
ptervals an infusion OF new and fresa III, to
prevent decay. When apaFty attltaH pnwcr
| the tendency Is to enjoy a season Of rclr, 10
divide the spOils, to distribute the DIN e., 10
tdoPt the Mcclellan policy aud fortIfy. Inls
| klnd oil trouble has come upon u. The d.
| tine Is enunctated, that fnr tho sake Of lar.
mony We must allow one man to mtnHg' our
interests without dissent and w!lhoIr Cr,ti.
| csm' Well II this man had more Infrlicct
| aud more virtue than his fellows It mirh ~
| But " often "Opens that political power ? 10.
| the virtue Of man, his moral stfrug'h gyrg
| way, ana becoming cstr1ngel lfUm the poole
| he ceases to represent idea, and prlI'ItIcs
| and represents himself Six mouths 81 .,r
| tthough there was prevailing di-'fu.' OF
| the hthess Of our executive, there were gUl len
opportunities for him to have m sde his admin.
srst0n complete success, but the besettIng
| sin OF his prototype, Andrew Johnson, over
came him; the pride OF authority led him INTO
| rkcesscs. causing one Of the most disagree able
| elements OF his character IA perveTsity OfwlID
| todevelop Into inoriInate proportions, so that
| Whatever may have been thought In the past,
| the conviction now is among large numbers OF
etItens, 10 and out Of our party, that his
| InmlnlsrAtlon Is failure. | claim to be a
| Republican, and II a collision comes 1t ia mot
| OF my seekingi and whatever may say or do
concerning his honor will be done with the pri.
| mary OBJECT OF helping the Republican party
| Il IL a matter Of very little consequencc what
| disposition Is made OF him, so that he ceases
TO be an obstruction. He may be tolerated OF
demand. The theory that the party /, To be
| controlled by him, or exist for his aggranlize.
| meat. or that he Ia the oracle of the party, II
cherished BY any one except himself. should
| be unlearnel and abandoned
| we publicly acknowledge our mistake 10 the
| clements and attributes of his character Ills
hrmness Is mere doggedness, his ability i. self
| assertion. his executive force an ostentatlOus
| display OF official poweri his relation, 10 hi,
snootdinates are like those OF a master to his
| ia do Una, -, Ia.
| plays mixture OF arrogance aud vanity. The
| protest OF iorgetfulness Ia stamped uIoa his
promises, the way to his favor Is through the
| mlre Of subseryiency, and his intimacy AMI
| confidence Involves feeling OF self.cun'rrpt
| Coming into power by crooked paths, "hy tle
Ta n, w'ys Of party and the stair OF acct
| leht,' the arts OF the demAgogue are his ChO1cn
| weapons OF attack and defence. Sitting In the
| pride OF place and clrcumstance, with the door,
10 MS presence chamber carefully guarded, the
men who have Ilsde him what he Il are re.
minded that the prerogatives Of the station
| nave greatly exceeded their simple vDurep
lions, aud unassuming men and tlmil women
NPP'oHen MIN win mlagivlngs and are glad to
tettre' Nor Is this conined to one class Ven
efable men, before whose age and expGTlencc
We lnstlnctively bend our heads, men Of learn.
ing ana culture, who have stood before courts
ana Kings, who have sNied on distant seas,
anu whose feet have pressed the aands OF fis.
an, ,snt shores, whose prcsenCe sheds around
LLIeh the aroma OF genius and refinement, who
| nave seen all there Ia to be seen Of tho n,rc.
thtfy aud shams of heather And Christian
" savage AM ClYlIlEeN society.
come 10 Washington and In the Yest wing al
ne CITY Hall md new and rare specimen in
Ihht exceptional product of our city politics
but the bad effects OF this mAR's fule have
produced discohten' among tho working upo.
PIE "a one pretense and another, cltlas Tor
payment are deferred, while other cl ,ims not
90 pressing are adjusted Eight thuus,ni
l0IIHrs were paid to contractor Ia express
VIOLATION OF the terms OF the contract, wbIIr
pooi men whose wages were over due, were
reoitihs Their wrongs on the street corner.
anu IN some Instance pressed down with A
sense OF wounded pride, almost equal to The
putueh o. sorrow, were Inquiting iOr corpora.
lon c9hlhs t. bury their dead. Ia vain they
'ppeaIel 10 ward commissiuucfs-itry were
tice, ~ ~ JUS
Ihug we have drlfted on, and "a Nefoalilei
"hile Rome burned, In our poverty and rIIs.
'phteAt we have besn indulgnd win tpoatn
heLas Scfenndes, that his impatient vanity
h'shI be partially satisfied with Appltuae
only yielded when paid for, and then with
nehthi Ie-erVstlOns, But the dlGalrcCt!uu is
spfeauihg-some new dodge must be tried
mere u 10: Let US Antlc pate public sentiment
Let US anticipate Congress Let US have the
sehooI question. have nothing to lose, aud
u may be the trump card | viii plant nv IrIi
Tor once on principle At any rate wIli assert
myseli, with or without the principle
The question OF license aud lager beer and !
the bible In the public schools can waltuIII !
ne pressure IL greater, but Mr. Marlin ,uI !