Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-20

Purity. Economy and Good Will to
Men the Order Of Things.
The Corporatien Contractors and Com.
missiemers and Scavengers and
Strikers Enthusiastically
Endorse Each Other
and the ''System."
The Contractors and Commissioners rs
and Scavengers and strikers
Adjourn.
The following call for q meeting has appeared
| N the city papers for some days:
'>REPUBLIcAN MEErIxG.-The undersigned re-
quest the attendance fer the purpose Of
Tor the approaching municipal election of all friends
tinction of color, who may desire reform in
our municipal administration and the elevation of
men to office whose Identification with the business
interests of the city will be guarantee Of the faith
full and economical performance OF their several du
ties, at Union League Hall, on "Wednesday evening,
the 18th inst, at "a o'clock.
by order of Committee & ArTansemsnnts;
Benz. M. MCCOY, Secretary"
This meeting was projected, it seems by the
call, as a meeting of "refOrm Republicans" but
| Officeholders had made arrangements to stake
possession of the meeting and the ward
commissioners and ward scayengers brought up
their forces to pack the hall, the ''reformers''
gradually vacated the room and gathered about
| the street door, where they consulted together.
By * O'Clock the hall was literally packed
| with human beings as closely as herrings are
usually packed, numbers of them having come
from their respective wards in companies, mar
shaled by the ward commissioners and assist
ants. Messrs. Maurice Murphy, II. ID. Gunnell,
j. r.. Wright, Ward Commissioners, figured
conspicuOusly in the room, as also COuncilmen
Joseph Williams, Robert Thompson and Geo.
Burgess, Corporation Attorney Cook, Assistant
Commissioner A. M. Green, Superintendent OF
Sewers, &c, Bliss, Chief Engineer CrOnin, Col.
James r. O'Beirne, Major VS.. Morse, b. ID.
Peck, Joseph Brooks, DIR. j. f. Snodgrass, and
others Of that llk On the platform was table,
with three chairs, and Just room enough for one
to stand, and Immediately in front was a fancy
alabaster-top table, around which was one of
the tfghtest packed crowds ever seen in the Dis
trict. At T:35 O'Clock Mr.. E. s. Atkinson, Com
missioner Of the Fifth Ward, mounted the plat
form and called, 90 Friends and fellOw-citizens!'
tMr. Joseph Brooks Amt you rather prema-
ture?''l 1.-The meeting will come to order; the
to order"
Of Mr.. Dixon being mentioned it was greeted
with laughter. Atkinson said they had come
there to sustain the city administration, and he
would therefore propose the name of member
OF the Council for the position OF ChairmaR-Mr.
Joseph Williams-and on calling the question
elected.
MIR. Williams squeezed through the crowd,
and with difficulty shed his outer garment, and
addressed the meeting:-4t was rather an unex-
pected compliment to be called to preside over
II.
never seen such a meeting befere, and he
regarded it as an omen for good, and he hoped
it would tell on the future politics of the city,
He could not see the use Of calling this meeting.
for they had a Republican Executive Com
mittee in existence which helds over freSe
year to year, and it is their duty to call
meetings II they deem it proper, Way
tell, unless IL was for the purpose Of disorganz-
ing the party and to further the interests of the
Citizens ticket movement. 1t looked to him
As iyniu
in attempting TO get the charter annulied. He
was Republican, and would not allow personal
feeling to drive him frem the party. There
were anti-Bowe nites, anti Willamsites, anti
CoekItes, &c, but he did not care for them, and
they should have no influence in driving men
away from the party. He thought those present
people while they stood by the Administration
of President Grant they would stand by those
| elected to represent the people in tine city gov
eminent.
MIR. Joseph Brooks, striker for G. II. Peters,
Second Ward Commissioner, nominated Peters
| as Secretary, and he was elected.
MIR. A. NJ. Green, Assistant Commissioner of
the Fourth Ward, said that the meeting in his
opinion, was called for no other purpose than to
disOrganize the Republican party or to organ
party of last year This discomfort had origi-
mated i'm the Fourth Ward, and they there were
congratulating themselves that the parties were
so successful in the limits Of that ward that were
obliged 70 seek a tramping ground in other
wards. He would ask that they would give
these parties the same cold shoulder as had been
given I'm other wards. When the fight first be-
gan IL was with single individual.
MT. Cfossman here asked, Who pays the
rent Of this hall? We engaged II, but will not
pay cent for it, &C. Here ensued the widest
confusion, and cries of " Put him out" Z" Wen
pay for it !" " Don't take trouble on yourself %
Col. James r. O'Beirne, corporation con-
pointed, which was agreed to, and the president
appointed Col. O'Beirne and Perry Carson.
Mr.. Green, Assistant Commissioner of the
Fourth Ward, here read the following resOu-
tons:
Whereas the enemies Of freedom and equality for
all men, ihe advocates Of injustice and oppression,
an asisiocratic aDeestry.the men who have at all
times claimed for the ari,tocrat and capitalist the
aborer and to control the mind and will of the
against their own best interest ihsn sea mot S
peace and prosperity Of our CONTEMPLATING engaged
ar See9 m1sa sna py scls
every contest in which they have heretofore :
And whereas, in consequence Of the defeat and ut
ter generalization whit the inevitable logic of
Goliah Of Gath, among the enemies OF civil and rei
glous progress in this fair land 1.-THE sO-caled Dem
rely solely upon the work Of band Of disorganzers
snd mn, onr ranks class Of men whose words
snd consery
awe tsepubilcans In order to present even the
shadow Of asuccessful fight at our next municipal
And whereas there are cunning and rietous and
while they, like udas Iscariot, - were permitted
TO hold the bag and bear what as put thereis and
who are nov vainly attempting to deceive aud betray
the less favored Of our true and loyal party into the
hands OF their defeated and chagrined opponents of
And whereas these men are daily proving by their
eobduct their capacity to descend to the deHra
ding unscripuous measures, in order serve tEeir
own ambitioH- and the men who stand behind the
scenes are prompting their actions and directing
aporing masses into the vain delusion that those
who nave ever been enemies are nov their "a rnasf
and most ardent friends, and deserve their hearty
and unanimous aupport: '
and our country, " hich cheerfully accent n re-
sst and discountaoance every effort 10 disorgsnize
impair the elective influence and mover ~ that
party organization which now exists in this civ
and which has carried Republicanism with briIiia5t
success through all opposing elements to victory in
mayed, routed, andfstaliy denoralized the Democ
racy; the Last and Only hope Of success which ssia
Democracy nov indulge being founded in the
possibility 81 their being able TO secure the disOr-
ganization OF those most impregnabe barriers Of de-
fcnce against subtitle snd unprincipled foe, and
which barriers still bid defiance In every form Of
position, whether inaugurated by the open and
avowed enemies OF progress without their more
subtitle and execrable allies from within our own
ranks.
Rsso!red, That we do hereby arraign before the
bar Of an enlightened public opinion the men Who
are thus engaged In the degrading and unprincipled
work Of betrayng by falsehood and treachery those
who are unfortunate enough to be influenced by
Them and we do 30 in the full copsiousness that the
m.snness Of their selfshy one sided partisanism
ect them 70 the execration OF all honest and truth
Iui men OF every party.