Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-25

tractors, worse than the slave-driver ofOld. NAV
revel IN their In gotten gsins2
Shall our property be mortgaged TO meet TIA
heavy taxation put upon Us, that the NJ ,v,r'
fsyorites may live In luxury Or, rather shal
we not, without dlsenet,on OF party, race o.
derers? Then we can commence those improve
ments which will make our city one Of tt- mos
beautiful on the face of the globe. aai forever
| put TO rest what little now remains of the agit,
ton started by the insane capital movers. N "a
but stand side by side and shoulder should q
IN this conflict, believe tn at Mavor Bowen anl
bis ring will be politically buried when ou IN e
9th OF June, the setting sun gids with its SPLEEN
dor the western sky. (Loud applau-e.l
| SPEECH OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
| HARRINGTON.
| MI harrington said that this grand uprising
| OF the people OF Washington taught him ~
lesson, that the Ring Is diving Of its innate cor
rupton, and he rejoiced to-nir ht i'm the opuor-
tunity Of giving parting blow % the rn.~t cor
| ruPt and inc cient municipal government IA az
this city has become by-wori and aissing
| among our people? Because for wears il has
been the prey of the political plunderer. the
ton Of the removal Of the Capital found ' ..
| origin in this, that here where our rulers live.
| our laws are made. the municipal government
honesty, and the Capital ought 10 he removed
unless our people reform these matters.
| Why Is it that our city Is not one Of the al.
ing cities OF the country, situated IN the mids Of
/
Between the rich agricultural community OF
the South and the productive industry of the
North, on tide-water. we hear not the whirl of
the wheel of industry, nor does white winged
commerce adorn our waters, because good men
have left the politics of the city to the political
prostitute. As Republican I am DESTROYS OF
the election OF the Reform candidates. The aim
OF the party il reform.
Ii had its origin I'm the necessities of the n - b
pie. Ii arose like giant Ia its wrath; Il swept
| from power the imbe1ile, shocking sdminis,ra.
non OF Lincolns predecessor; IL redeemed the
nation and freed the slave. Nor Is its work
| cipal affairs honesty and economy reign. Fsna-
cially am L anxious that in this CITY where The
colored man first tasted the fruits OF his free
dom, where man was made free as when srst
he sprang from the plastic hand of his Maker
that there beneath the shadows or the Capitol
WITHIN hearing OF the residence of its chief
| magistrate, honest, incorruptibie men may rule
| Bowen and Cook are not the friends of the
colored people. They seek only to keep into
| power by their votes. He is not their friend
| who teaches them TO think for themselves, act
for themselves and in their own interests. In
this contest all are alike interested. CAPITAL
and labor both are identical; let both work and
vote together, and let the 9th of June give to
this suffering and needy people an honest, capa-
| BILE and efficient government.
SPEECH OF MR.. GEORGE W. HArroN.
MI. George w. Hatton was introduced, and
Gentlemen and fellow-citizens III there had
not been a word uttered to- might; IL we had am
gassehed I'm mere re-; ana efs without listening to
| tenances, it would bespeak stronger than in
words, that something is to befall the CITY Hall
RING Not 6n H0lc e. We Ism him again
place he occupies and place an honest man at
the head of our affairs, shall we derive that
taee Sc swift will be their fight on the trat
| Monday in June down towards this nuisance
the canal-that the little ring led BY Sayles j.
street; and believe that their flight from this
| city will be so swift that they will clean out
| every bit Of mud between here and the Eastern
Sinn S o Great sPRaase believe that that
| This vast outpouring of the people, this spon-
famous outburst-not paid for by the taxes of
corporation have not been taxed q dollar and
dollar and half-but the people come out to
show to Bowen and the clique that is around
him that their term Of Office is of short Duration
tCheers1 There is one thing that L shall be
| glad when the majority understand, and that Is.
that as citizens of this government, whatever
our lots with, we will be looked at by that party
as other men. (Cheers. Voice-"sThat,s so ~
The time Is passed for the corr upt individuals
VINO desire 70 rue into once on the backs OF the
| Niggers, wheel into line" Laughter and
| cheers.l The time is passed for them to say,
Of my brother is black, "Here, Niger, vote that
| ticket" lVoice-"No, sir, we don't see it.nl
We are living in a better day.
Sayles j. Bowen has done q wonderful work
! He has done for the city what no other honest
man could do He has robbed your treasury
daughter, j and Ia extremely honest Our city,
as you have been told, is bankrupt, and Mr..
Bowen is extremely honest. lLoughter.l Suit
after suit Is brought against the corporation,
and when 1t is found that the corporation has no
money, Ssyles >; Bowen Is 50 honest that he is
IN ms own pocket, laughter and yet we must
| put him there again!
publican party is dead; unless certain little in
diyidual who hangs around the courthouse is the
| legal adviserof the Mayor ofthe city, every man
must starve. Let us look at these things as they
are. These parties advocating the cause OF MI.
Bowen are laboring to array the blacks against
the whites, the poor man against the capitalist
| detriment of the entire community. The can't
talist and the laboring man must 90 hand IN
hand. When you sever the capitalist from the
| labOref, why the laborering man must suffer.
Mr.. Bowen tells us that unless we elect him,
none OF us Will get work. Well, will tell YOU
one thing: The summertime is coming, and
| ter for every labortng man now working on the
streets Of Washington in the present condition
OF our city affairs, to throw down the pick and
shoSei, Jhe knife and the razor, and resort to
Why; for this reason: If you cannot sell your
blackberries, you can spread them out on
| you can sell them. You work on the corpora-
| ton day after day and hour after hour, and YOU
can get from the Commissioner an order, and
you can't stew it; You can't get anything for it;
| you can't shave it. [Laughter.l You can put it
up on the shelf until after the election and then
| you can't get anything for 1t.
am not much acquainted with figures, but
have often tried to calculate it, and would like
| some Of those who have been laboring on the
| corporation day after day and week after week
and month after month would make a calcutta
| ton and find out if possible how much they get
day, have often wondered whether they get
| q dollar or q dollar and a half or seventy-hve
| cents, or whether they they get anything at ALL
lLaughter.l L cannot find out. GVoice-"s3
cents."l
Somebody says 50 cents; somebody has figured
| II up, and has no use for the business college
down here. Well, sir, do you get your two dol
lars and your eight hours Of work? Why, the
laboring men Of this city would rather, ten to
| onei labor ten hours q day for q dollar and
half q day, and receive their money SATURDAY.
night, than to work for Sayles j. Bowen for
nothing. Laughter, and a voice-"That's So 81
There is that man in the FifthWard, that alder
| man, lame man-he is q Mason, and they tell US
we must hot speak evil Of each other; but hope
he Is here. Well, man came to me and told me
that he went to this man, who keeps q store on the
| avenue, and he said he would cash his order ii
| he would take twenty-five cents on the dollar,
and take out the balance In shoes. [Great laugh
| ter "Well, L can't do that; must have some
| thing to eat" "Well, you can sell the shoes"
We hardly need any speeches to- night. We
can see victory in the countenance of every man
| IN this meeting. They say that this is the dem
| Ocratic party, and did Won notice to-day the