Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-23

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gone through the great crusade and are still in
the midst Of battle" IA voice-"Yes."1 And
at his side sat another man-another Sayles j.
BowsnIk anS h b. . BSI0sk S Of Georgia
they hate me-" why is this, gentlemen,
that when 2 man has been true and stead
opposition? Why is it that wherever a forward
and foremost man has been true to you he Is
eternally uaduced? Have you ever heard Of
as Bowen and Bullock are assailed? lCries of
mo, no, neverP1 Do you hear any of these
gentlemen talking in their offensive way of that
polite traitor, Governor Walker, Of Vrginiar
are assailing Sayles j. Bowen using the same
Language against that "extinguished volcano"
Andrew johnson, OF Tennessee? Why is it that
" siandered? The thieves that have robbed
the treasury, the traitors who have betrayed
the Republic, the men who would have sold you
back into slavery. l"Hear! hear !,l do you hear
Sayles j. Bowen is assailed by them? [Cries,
Gentlemen, have gone all through this fight
people who afe against Bowen yO1 70 w shs
lind that the hard words they use Of HIM they
Will use OF me. L have no doubt that IL YOU
were to 60 In the South. and to ask to-day who
was more hated than any other man in the
North, discountiRg, perhaps, Charles Sumner.
u. F. Butler, and few others Of the same kind,
1 would be selected as prominent one, and
doubtless II i were candidate for Mayor of
Washington, all these assaults that are made
upon 3. j. Bowen would be made upon me.
Gentlemen, are We not instructed by this les
best teachers Mr.. Bowen, as himself, had been
member of the Democratic party; but he had
seen the error of his ways. The most monstrous
thing he had ever heard b that Sayles j. Bowen
is q dishonest man and administered the affairs
of the corporation corruptly. He knew Mr.
Bowen intimately, he had been financial clerk
in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, and
had shown great ability.
They should not lose the city now after having
had the control for three years having taken it
from the slave holders rule of 20. But if the
spirit manifested at some OF the meetings is not
put down they would lose and lose forever
Some men had said to him: "But 1 won't vote
for Sayles j. Bowen, want A. G. Richards"
He had no doubt MIR. Richards is a good man.
He did not know him, but would say, if he were
his friend where are your scars of the war
through which we have just passed. Show me
the medal of constant service in this terrible
contest. If he shows them, well. 1.-The does not
say if he is nominated he asked them to sup
port him as he would ask his friends to support
Bowen If he should be nominated. [s.That's
it" and applause.l
He would ask, What better man can You get
than Sayles j. Bowen? [Cries.-"NOne.' OF
course you say none. Who is there that can go
to the Republican Congress like the present
Mayor, and can talk as he can talk to them?
What man can 90 to such men as Charles Sum
ner and other heroes named, and demand for
this District what he can demand? Why, if
Sayles j. Bowen had no other claim to the suf
frage of the citizens of Washington. the mere
fact that he has been the heroic and defiant
enemy of that corrupt monopoly, the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, would be enough.
would have bought almost any other man from
the beginning to the end. He had seen the
power Of corporations in his State on officials,
and mad seen how they wilted bold men who
IN " fhaI .inGo vdo 6n1 fIar
friends, but had never known an instance where
as powerful a monopoly as this, banded together
with all its millions, has encountered in a single
man such determined hostility as they have in
the person of Sayles j. Bowen. And if he were
as rich as w. w. COrcoran, and as enter prisng
as James q. Bennett, whatever his hOstilities
might be to the radical Republicanism of Sayles
d. Bowen, he would support him, because he is,
and has been, the defiant and determined enemy
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, without Op-
posing and witout destroying which we cannot
and the war against this corporation still goes
on. Elect DemOcrat-elect Conservative
elect Citizens party man to the May0ralty and
how long would it be before the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad would find polite and acquiesc-
ing friend in the Mayors office? What YOU need
here, is what the Republican party needs every
where in the South. You need bold man, and
all these intrigues, all this opposition come from
the enemy. There is no doubt about that.
After referring to the hostile state of feeling
at the South towards Northern men. he read
Il
direction Of Mayor Bowen, stating that the con-
tract system has been improved, by requiring
all bids for work to be accompanied by respOn-
sible guarantors, thus breaking up the corrupt
rings by which the corporation has been for
merry swindled; and large amount Of the GER
poration work has been done by day labor,
thereby saving to the laborer the profits that
would otherwise have gone to the contractor.
He closed by urging that they should support
the nominee, and was loudly cheered
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Forney's address,
Mr.. Il: y. Beall proposed that a vote of thanks
be rendered the gentleman for his able address;
which was seconded.
MIR. Freeman remarked that it was eminent
ly proper that the gentleman should receive a
vote OF thanks for telling the poor negro that
unless MI. Bowen was nominated by them the
Republican party would be torn to pieces. The
vote Of thanks was adopted, and the meeting
adjourned.
After the meeting adjourned, DIR. r. b. Deit-
rich and w. A. Cook entered into discussion
in which DR.. ID. reminded Mr.. Cook that in
lSJ6 y. w. FOrney was a Democrat, and advO-
eating the claims of Mr.. Buchanan; that at that
time the Mayor was also Democrat, and hold
ing position under them, while Mr.. Richards
was Republican, and advocating the claims of
Mr.; Cook said "Show me the record and 1
will believe it,"
Mr.. Do know of it of my own personal
knowledge"
Mr.. COok-'I wouldn't believe you anyhow"
DR.. D.-"Mr. Cook you are the last person to
speak so, for you know who helped to whitewash
you" [Great laughter.l
Mr.. Cook, (excitedly )-"There is no man who
can find blemish in my character, from boy
hood up"
At this point the discourse was interrupted,
and the parties separated.
Geo. II. Boston and others desired the presi-
dent of the club to call a meeting next week,
and be cody informed them he would call them
together when he got ready.
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