Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-12
THE BOYS IN BLUE
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THE BOYS IN BLUE, aoINq TO WORK
y "A appclal meeting Of the Boy.l IN Blue was
held A. Union League Hail last evening;
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very large, the hall being packed to It's
Colo !. Fisior. TO- tho seuuu.oo sp.
pressuisl tbe ialla1 lnE blihhEe aud
resolutions Tor the confederation Of the
WsSSsa. the tIsh,. Of on, hunSrrd ind .sy
ehty thousand psuple u MA DlstFiot are
abrIdgedih thAtlhsyhsyel no power TO man.
we % sootrol thsit oyn aaAlts, A. ga,fsntesd
ence, eSssp,lns oaly 70 I. ysrZ limited extent
i lSSSlIs 'sSs,sss
iIAnohl.s OF the shadow OF political privi'
Whsrsss ve fully believe mar lac ,l-. IA,
some fOr q chanEs Aud the iuitiailOp.o Of a bet
ter form o. goyefnnent Tor thts Dlalfiut, that
q viii inpryve And develop all out material
employms apd iSnd 10 bdiid 40 nAnaIas.
ttlrtnf aud eommarelal inanairy. a. well ~
simplity, esonomlLe. and ooasOitdAts eur looal
Rssoiyed, That The Boys IN BiuelgT the Dis.
trlct o. uoilseia hppfoye, and viii eotdlhlly
W X a. ~ q. q y sbtstrits ptoViSsd
only that thS tiaht Of suffrage 10 In 20 wise
abridged. and that 40 far a. may be, all terri
o oT H,S SSs'i y ,s ssIssS y ne ;Ssss
gate Ia Coagrpss, both btShehss ofmsi efltiA-
ture, Treasurer, ,httotuny Eshefal, SURVEYOR
sssessof and collector, co ssionsrs Of police,
school CON miaaionern, ward eommiaai one ra,
water tsslltsr ADD lgstlees @ the goesez-
,sTaor, isasJscI 10 the sPEsSSsi and sosat.ss-
tot ofths upper hoase ~ tho tstritSrlai lfiR'
y Rs,sissS, That he Boys IN Blus tally sspsur
tl,IhHd l6aorls the pFo1ssdlngI o. the maai-
nesting Of eitlLens, Irrespective ofPaftl, rAes,
aad tha9 ~ instruct our al xiliafy soaIsSIBtss
| 70 cp-operett With the generhl r5nmittee 81
one hnpdftd, Ia drafting 4 bill sonfor aiAhis 70
1poa CoarSsss that tie ssas, With AZ flliis
dslHy As possible, b enacted into = lazy 10
1s!oissa; rhat the ssegtsl ssmn.adlag Up.
hon heofTst ~, md two nom the eouS,y a.
iAtge, a nsy msmbsFu Of tha oonmittgsAp.l
RSlSefa M a. &seiiAsoa %nsv sossIa
Signed by J. ,. Cramer, 9. b. Fisher, ".
| II, Greene, eoulpluee. q sHID
TC6l4 o. n HNffett bei1R called fS3 a.
dressed THE meeting And supported tho feso-
buttons, He argued against oopllnulng q
form Of government, which had been found a
mlstaks, eimply beehhhe our fAthefs had es-
,ssrshsdtt Thegsrt rsn lisble % pALo
rect. liz adSocsieS ife improys@sSt and
Identification. Of tho national uApltai - IN
pride. ~
BY Gap. GrantiEs Que who had been ., ebay
la Blnen slnee 1851, and he HasreceiTedl
With low loud agp n Gen SOLE sAia BE-
have desifod npon the constltntionRIiiy o. \
territorial form Of government for the Dis
Il triei, but no had often wondered Why the
II people had not asked for q dalegale In Coz
II grebS. DC believed they Fera entHled %
n one, and Nc would eheorfuily vote fof Il. ~
II He doubted whether all asked for 10 the
resolutions would be obtained, but II they
did not ask for something they would ,Gst
nothing. Ask for oil yo6 want aud take
what Congress will give you. Mr.. Stokes
said he did not come here %, prefer charges
against any one. He had had no time to
ind out what tho waiter was, but he could
plainly see that there was a screw loose
SopsEbsre, tthsrs vas q screw loose, the
inAttor should be pfobed TO the bottom, and
dishonest officials, wherever found, should
DO turned out. He had been surprised at tho
hrge number Of mep fout Of 6mplornnt
who are seeking work from the Government.
Build up manufacturing establishments,
and you will not have thousands OF mon who
J arc actually starving.
II A few days since the question as to aiding
the poor Of the District SaA brought up in
the House, md be vas in fhyorlnf placing
Congress could watch and hold responsible.
Improve your city and this eyeFlnstlng howl
about moving the capital will DO stopped.
II he would not, under auy sousideration, aErec
n 70 remnSing tho capital. Il had been an
nounced At q late meeting that he would
speak at thls meeting denouneing somebody,
but he did not come here to make war upon
any one, or to engage In any broll. He
urged upon the Republican panty Of this city
not TO let any dlssenslons arise, for without
harmony they could not win, aad the De-
tnocrscI would elect their candidates. ~
Aftsr Gen. Stokes speech he vas tendored
a vote Of thanksi and, upon retiring, received
. rising salute and cheers, -. f',r5
The chair then called upon those present,
II who chose, to address the meeting, whether
members fthe Organization or notj Spesohgs
being limited to nfteen mlnutes,
\ Mr.. }, II. Crossman, being called for,
\ stated he had latsly beon read out OF the
Republican party by small clique In SWAIN
poodle, but he was willing to stand on his
record. He proceeded TO show why he was
a Republican and MOI q Democrat.
Mr.. W. A. Hughes, a member Of tho OK
ecutlVe board, spoke In favor OF the resolu-
ton. He stated ke bad bean Republican
| for forty yearA, and no one would dare ~
call him a Dsnocrat. He did not blame
those who had corporation teat to suck, IN
| opposing any move which would cause them
to lose their pap. The Republican party
will not split In this city. We are going In
twin under the banneref the RspuoiIcan
party, and no other. We will trust Con-
gross, and submit the question.
General Q. b. Fisher stated that Mr..
Lewis ClephApe was present, and although
not member OF the Boys in Blue, he was
| an earnest Republican. rG'F1si'."
y Mr.. CIephane atated that he had been q
Republican al his lifetime, and iatended TO
nsnain one Hn would not now be takinC
such psomlneht part in politics, were il not
for the fact thai portion OF our party were
Charles Brown, OF tho ,Plfth ward, Id.
Vised the audience 10 watch this TERRITORIAL
question. II IL yin better tho sohdItiou or
the poorer classes, let us have II; II not, let
us oppose Il aud staya ~ We aEes EFHiGT
Chaplain J. W. Green, spoke In favOr Of
the resolutions, and stated that when the
eyes Of the colored voters become opened to
inc Sdvantagss o. new goyeEnlasnt theJ
how the Dlstrlct would be Improved by tho
present ehAngs-by new euterprlses- +-6y the
] construction OF mills aud factories. thur
giving work 70 thousands OF our iaborinR
men. He bad no fear OF the restriction OF
The rights OF franchise, nd sgibb5'F ~
Mr.. J. II. Crane advocated tho passage
OF the resolutions, and pitched into The
municipal authorities. ' va Feh r,
Gen. A. Grant stated he had consulted
several oncmbeB OF Congress, who had
looked into the matter, aud were confident
that the change In our government could be
made. -'EE6IiTl
The resolutions were then puanlReBsly
sTh6 aDlloWInE resolution waa subdltI.i
by Lieut., w. II. Brown, and AdoptedOI
Rstolpsd, That the division Eenerair N ALI
Immediately ll4ue orders for msetlnEG 10 al
the NeFds. TO be held ct least tWloe ~ each
month, and that the executive board shnn
furnish halls for such meetinES. nf7TI
The meeting then adjourned. rss,g,
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DE. FANIoU, we'll known in The prlnelpSi
cities, Of New England as the byparnIe
physician, " now at the 81. Cloud Hotel,
where he will remain for few weeks, The