Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-12
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iutious in the Common Council denounclnR
the movement for territorial government,
and dcoiarng that those who Votsd for tho
resolutloua do NOT represent tho wishes aud
lpteresta Of the people ofthe Districti that the
resolutions hut exhibited the vanity, eophis.
try, aud falsehood OF their supporters, hesyt.
ily lndorsing the territorial BIN, and rrsing
its passage By Congress.
George W. Hatton being called for, ad-
dressed the meeting. He rrvisWed the time
since the frst ward clubs were established,
and the hard labor they had performed In
the Advancement OF Republican principles.
They had EXPECTED When they won the nght
TO march In and seeupy the Publications.
Two years ago the hght was on the mayor
whom they elected. n they would 20 down
to the City Hail they would nnd Il occupied
BY the men they had foug 1t during the three
Year, they had had the ballot.
But the Mayor had the consolation to
know that the irish were going 10 make him
Mayor. ID was another consolation for him
10 know that a. soon A. IN Iriah club was
formed, aad a suficlent number gathered 10
hold meeting, there was always some one
there TO offer resolutions praislng Mayor
Bowen. Who, he asked, was II that marched
10 solid phAlanX 70 vote against the bestowal
Of suffrage upon the eolored meni He was
glad they were Republicans now, even "
they were 40 because there was no other
party.
Butthere vas consolation for him Chat
ton) too In the fact that tho men who as
sisted In the Equalization OF the Republican
party were With them In their efforts for re-
form. They were called dlsorganiEers and
disappointed oflce-seelers. 90 down 10 the
City Hall, and you will be troubled 10 know
who ls the party IN power there. You will
find the very men that We drove out Of there
in possession there, and they were the
''outs." He thanked God that they were
outs-out from frauds, out from corruption,
out from the City Hall clique, and out from
slavery. lApplaune.l II to be a Republi-
can was to be Joined with a brotherhood OF
thieves, then away with Republlcanism.
But Republication has government OF
the people, and not the dictatlon Of Bowen,
Cook, Morse, Burgess q Company. Mr..
0'Beirne and Mr.. Gleason were old, orlgi-
nal Republicans. Oh, yes. n Il had not
been that Colonel o'Belrno went TO the polls
aud voted for IT. II he had not stumped tho
District for Il, they would not have had the
ballot. The colored people ought TO DO
very thankful TO Colonel 0'Belrne, who was
one Of the old Republicans. He had been
10 the party almost year, and Gleason had
/ been there about nine months.
Mr.. Hatton sald he had never expressed
himself on the territorial government, but
he would favor any governments that would
I
rulers without consulting Morse, Cook and
Bowen. An announcement had been made
In the papers to-day that ought 10 satisfy the
ant. territoriallats, Bowenites and everybody
elss with the territorial bill. That announce |
was that II the bill patsed Major Morse was
TO DO the delegate 10 Congress. tLaughter.1
Edward Ambush asked II tho bill would
ereign State.
Nj, Hattop couid not saw how much no,rer
| would be given, but II he had the power he
| would DO very liberal and keep the gentle
man in his corporation ONCE.
There waS only one man opposing the
territorial BIZ ouislde thu corporatIon on
Gals, Rev. sellS Martin. VIM
He favored the bill because II gave TO the
citizens Of the county the franchise, and be-
lleyed there was no danger on the RepublI.
| cana loeipg the poyer, There WA no Dame
cratic orRanIsatlou, no Democratic elub.
There was the Irlih Republican club, the
reform Republican club, the true Republi.
can club, the Bowen and ant. Bowen Re.
1 nphlIcan eInh.. Ue thonghI tbs Roxsn
club had swallowed up All tho elements
/ which the Republican, lised 10 nght.
Charles syphar urged that the question
should be submitted 70 the people for de-
/ clslou,
Mr.. Hatton reminded Mr.. syphax Of the
time when he had declared II impertipent on
| the part Of the people 70 attempt 10 hold 90
election TO influence Congressional legisla-
ton, (alluding to the election In relation 10
/ colored sufffaRe.) The proposition was the
same now-to give the franchise to the peo-
pie Of the country. He thought Il time for
somebody 10 talk when these latter.day men
we're denounclng such men as Gen. Howard,
i A. q. Riddle, Judge Fisher, and othera.
He pointed TO General Towards empty
coat sleeve, Judge Fishers placing black
men on the jury and settling that question
forever. These men, II lie said, were no Re
publlcans.
Edward Ambush. "Who says sol"
Voices all over tho room. civilian A.
Cook"
His friend, Ambush, could not send hls
children 10 school with those Of Sella Martin
and Charles II. Peters. They were told they
could not come In they were not octoroons-
/ BY these men, but II they went 10 General
Howard he did not refuse them, II thew
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