, 1870-11-02
JOHN WENTWORTH,
His Second Speech Mt Burlinc
ton Hall.
c. B. FarweWs Reeora.-The Douglas
Estate-FazwelIs Friends---
ContractA

y. D. farWeNs Heepru.-The Douglas
Estate-Fazwelrs Friends--
Contracts
Virtues Of the Nsw Oath of oHee-Th.
Nomination systena.
The Honorable John Wentworth spoke as1s1
last Eight at Bnrllugton HAN, On the coruer a
Ssste and Sixteenth streets. As matte, o
courre the room wfs crowded 10 ku1ocauon b,
The supporters OF Nr. Wentworth. whose Ireuuen
apptause ev1Iced their appreciation OF bis con
rincing arguments
SPEECH OF M. wESTwoR1u.
The speech Is as foiluws.
THE CIT1zRss' PARTY.
+ MT FELloT.EfT1zEss: 4 great revolution con,
menced last tall. which rrBu:trd IL R.rt1C Us u.
glorious constitution which ne have recent,
as.op1ed, and hcgou. 30 far rs myself was pei
sonaiy Concerned. III ts,s very hall Candidate
Htfr II minated without consulting me, catr,
not who they wele, p:osnliDg taey vete sound /,
rnncsple. And. let should be mistaken,
would rot glre In my ale sisrce-sor thcy lad au
Painted ne chnlru an ~ the Campaign Commi,
tce-uutll tnttt candidates hail each atu every on
Of item come hetdre Pie puntc and declared thel
pr1nrlpIcA The mot Of them had done 90
A fe*. from various k34usss, remained behind
Tic cuamtssec w11t5d u 6o~ whether "a
golug to accept or not sara l.; "Accept o
xha1 :" :. ina Cnairmanahip ht cur committee.
ntl&fts tell ttie what they ate for. aud WILL lei
yDo whether Atl sit here anu help elect 8uem, :
tApplausel. b. asssemens wcut to the housc o
iEy RESPECTED itteLd. the late Mayor Sherman
~htsse hral.h, an sorry to know. IS 50 very poot
Tnty csme over to ne BY the dozen, and said i
was vi tight, anu he.e you know came. geasie
,hent and ntss declared myself IN favor Of III
great revolution, and for taking a part ii which
tbs SO poNuca! hnmners saJ they are going to in.
IN sa sdoF eDT "a L "a SR9n
So fat - NM concerned. ! teli them u coma or
VIII hssr 1Ea:klnR ttrns. Aud WHEN tnl1k thh
e1, ont msMrisy vas about issoo-acd iout oellev.
pftns tp'ea of the thalday-1 thtuE toey will nav,
us1ns! time TO lrAn1 u alt beture elertion IAN
plAu-+.l Nut D has been said Respecting the lner
that were t'sctsa a! 1l.at time; bu, mco a1n mur
til, principles AT Immortal. and inc result o.
that fevpausIou wa. ths constitution Of wt!ct
every citizen OF 1lan0!s Is rraud. aud he can tsaye
tue lest constitution nf any people in The world
Iai rlau,e-l You know well that those Bar
nae,es H.uld never have allowed us to nave aal
such accnsirutlon II they could have been elec:,
cd theMfeirea. Yuu know how slow powc,
tnbv.s- iou who have teaa the history Of rhe
OK. % To'a,, Know that men in l,owtr nessr ias..,
1ht5 oppose any EeA.ure that takes from The Vi
The Deut cratic passs had got tired OF .he,,
theNa- Bur ue an said we wcuid have new
deal. and We hat II. acd We are Proud OF Il,
Laughter and appisuse.]
hau saphoseI That "n-n We akorteh that con-
stltuttoh tuat ehuet the n1Rttzr, as Eossur twelve
tesnsaId mnt,s1s aud alun's intend to ptoscs1oe
c.n.tlra ion which We adopted. Nc made them
cqiaf with ourselves. abu We little thought that
tEe minority was e Ing to rise up and proscsot
The l. a1aiity. 1t passed along 0nttl II came ia a
o. mif'<1ion for CotR1rss, and one man 20 lits.e
obn x1Gna tu the People. 50 lille obnoxious to
rt4ts, that he was taken tip By boih tickets
snt ell ctttl Unanimously to the Constitutional
C.n,enlion, was aocut tV be unanimously n5m1.
mated fnr seat in CnpgfesS, HheA out cones q
Ge'naA puE<-. IN this city AMI eaid that II he vas
n"n thated = Il It wouldn't support him. nor would
tie seScluttUu. w frit nds, Mr.. Meilli thought
that meant something. Iou have read Mr.. Me.tnt;s
ca;a. a. q every msu WIN supported Mr. Medsll in
the t'ush, and knows hts tue reasonB for leaving
me nehi. ue would not become candidate. and
i MNd. i conc,!iatOrJ man Ike Mr. Medl,l
tht. balhnee OF US who cuuld ride but one ticket I
y the 1sXtt*uus can scarcelT DO saved.
M..iil conlA pot hsre Al once IN tats town ia
cont quercr OF his support Of thai teket, what Is
dels e = fSRI pa6I 81 5ea r. @ yno
trst revolution mat has accomplished 70 muca
soed : Are you On the South Side, who gave
,nt mstonty ioE that ticket. going 70 consent inal
sas ' nos hi9s w. sny aaa 7aS more that seyys ysa
soem'3 m't.se :, as,toCs su5 =, IT. %psr ERs Joa VI!
cut tfat We were All TO be ostrsciaed. They had
convention. AID, after they had given every
otise u the g,ts Of the convention. tney modestl,
MN Nv
might cor ia and Wosk for tnsm. III fApeiaa,e,1 @ II
SoF, d. NJ pcopose 10 be treated In tnat way
sax can {c9 ib,1 TINT ,cse
IN rtond Of 4, and If haA The came thing to 10
a9sln, WonlA 90 it over again, md they might
~ @a1e y toe moes o. Il - they can make the most
IaE oI1n OF OFFICE.
NoNt my leroW-cltlEtnS. II there Il nothing
etse We dit, Vt got this In tho constitution that
for the btnt1lt OF the class Of political buumers
mat hang around Gur caUratSn committee rooms,
ReheTal!y calculating 10 get somc money out OF
eten. Of candidates, SO that when they nTe elect.
ilss'fsisf1 Here i lie os:n' % gentlemen, less
~" DO soIennly swsar that will support the
tnat 40 70 down to the best part OF 1t. "That /
rrltu.ed anytIios-maiE ibat, eenhemenN 1u a. S'a Or
n8oe any premise, In the nature OF bftbe to d.
recty ~ tndrrc:ls !u1Qence arg vote at .ss elec-
tton as Fh ch / was chosen 10 tlll the otfice."r
..,ects+ - - saA pas ~ Muaet - sGs nMsSM
said rave ~: accepted. no. wi. accsp, ., re-
aseet Gr INDIRECTLY any money or ANY
Ine5 cannot cven rcce !ve real estate aa they did
so.a F,h9 here 81 IT. shs Sn,,nal ssheoL tLaah,eEl
for a12 To,e any T.
TN any bill, resolution APPROPRIATION, or any Gther
~ SoT. see see What the consequences Of tho viola
Any man who se.n retnse to tate the oath
neas1n s.I p.ssss.oe1, Enan toftelt als oMces and
.en ts,aS ~ ao saa;! ns c9nslessd o. havtnR
fnrs.it n,s + o. o' s'olats tae aad oath shasl
m,.u WE ..,.! ikk.Ls s " CASntpA1As.
~ ~ w Rase NY s11eln1nE worse man Al
.ns ~, y hciSn i n saa " tisqosaea tasreai.
tais sss3s s. ron st up today - one of these
~ and ne Eets elected he s tn your poEcr
,'ts Ei,,ce away from h!1o- Taat Is not al When
~ Iaang n1s money. should me people ever be
so4 VI oe u % - once II anT sime fne1esitef. {ou
,,e,, - "a, ~ 49, aas - ~ 1p. lsaeeFj Ioe
.en ,. ~ ~uato ~ VI JuI .as Ana tue man
NM, r2,s:s ~ aokS srEc.Ah Lsoislsr1ox
, "a, ~ uniess out eaauiaatss sNeat sasssl. We
Inn acne ofs 70 pSy soe s!eesnns IN tnis CITY
naie ana II e comes @ sreF On e :hese n ela Bstpsees
~ 80 - ~ eta - uun,1Eis cos auunu Hie1s' " Hct
hahit ~ io,r ~ ea ~ sa a. aae oesn y ne
wants to I've ehe cT nus sTes ,sos M pm tne e
~ ~ 80 ~ .1H va, "a IGn LEY
made - 'aG new onsISonna a ano thg men taat
. = - tStss .a.aseIss sd ~. Ssas VIII
. 80 ynr @ "ne. GAa "E ont ~ 4Gpy -:
-ensi 1Nsr tn.t,;fs ~ ~" ~ aaa W WI