Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-30

seventh ward "Reform Republi-
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meeting Of the Seventh Ward Republican
Reform Association was held last night at Island
Hall, the president, l.. G. Hine, in the chair.
and George Holmes secretary. The house vas
well filed, and the meeting was composed OF
about equal numbers OF white and colored men.
Mt. Watson offered resolutions: the first for
q reform meeting two weeks hence TO nominate
candidates for the councils; the second APP
proving the resolutions adopted at the German
mars meeting that foreigners be represented In
Mr. Hine said he did not know that there was
any need of being in hurry about nominating
ward representatives. ne thought tnfee wee Ks
wished 10 have full meeting Of the citizens Of
the ward. The only great object in view Is to
break up I" the City Hall ring and elect better
postponing the nomination Of ward officers to
some future time they had better wait.
After debate the hrst resolution providing
for making nominations two weeks hence) was
Mr.. Donovan moved that the word foreigner
be stricken out Of the second resolution, and
the words naturalized citizen be inserted
instead; agreed to, and the resolution was then
Mr.. Carter offered the following:
Whereas the object Of the Reform movement II 60.
R.sorsa That the r.form.rs of the seventh ward
.nd anS hs f.: q
CSpnsils from 9 S;e to S per or about s
taste for the Councils to consider further
OF financial reform while receiving such extravagant
p1 Resorea 1' That candidates nominated by the Re-
ssre! bring the % :, their
enienee and urge II until the object OF these resolu
MI. Watson thought they should be amended
to cover all the corporation offices which had
Mr. Carter thought they could obtain better
men to fill the positions Of Councilman and Al
dermen by not paying them anything:
Mr.. Jones said that in the State Of Maryland,
never been paid but a per day for time actually
employed, yet we in this city were paying about
S12 per day to men to represent US in the Coun-
applause.I He thought this q great shame, in
view OF the fact that our honest laboring men
cannot get their pay for work done. We are
city capable Of being Mayor. He said the City
Hall Is daily surrounded by loiterers, waiting
for crumbs from their MASTERY table, and which
tors, drawing forth the remark from some of
them that " the city of Washington has more
lazy men than any city In the Union" This
wa, was the fault OF the Mayor. who was keeping
their votes. He approved the resolutions, be-
cause the big rascals were getting si2 per day
and the poor laboring men were only getting
black men voted in lis early DAYS in the
State OF Maryland. Mayor Bowen did not ad-
INIT that any one was Republican unless he
fell down and worshipped him.
Mr.. Watson moved an amendment, that all
omces the pay of which had been increased
should be cut down to the original amount.
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The Chair said he believed in paying men
well and II the officers performed their duties
we'll that the pay now given was not too much.
auiste for the discharge Of the duty Of city rep
Iesentatiye is in going one evening week to the
City Hall, ,but to faithfully discharge their
every week to collect Information "a to such
matters as require legislation. He did net think
the pay of the City Councils too high. The great
but in the other IeaisNthe sWiRdIine schemes
got up by contractors and others to rob tine tax
payer. Liberal pay always secured faithful
service. In the past times these positions were
places of hon0r-not profit-but It was in the
days of aristocracy when the pay was not re-
garded. Now our poorest men, no matter
whether s her he held property or not, are eligible
quence OF an increase of population here.
MIR. A. Watson said he had gore into this re-
form movement and had given out that they
corrupt by systematic scheme generally OF
fraud. 1t had been proved that the more you
give man the more he will steal (Applause.l
He asked if the members OF Congress did any
more labor or were any better men since they
increased their pay to $50 Fer day. By increas
ing the pay Of our fast government clerks, do
visit the Division oftener? Applause This is
well-known fact. Even the clerk to the Board
OF Aldermen, who is government assessor and
per day. This is great abuse, and he hoped to
hear no more about the advocacy OF large pay
for corporation officials.
Robert Armisfead made some forcible re-
marks ABOUT the use the politician makes of
the laboring colored men, in running INTO office
on the Negroes back and then shifting them of
like cast-Off garment. He made some pretty
strong points, and was frequently interrupted,
but refused to yield the floor, saying the rest
had ..talked out their conversation and he de-
manded the same privilege. He said the truth
was very rough and unpleasant sometimes to
hear, but is as necessary to a healthy state of
morals in our city affairs as strong medicine to
Fielder Carroll made speech In defence of
the much abused City Hall ring and the
Common Councils.
Voice-"Do you ever see any of them going
Speaker-"Yes, DIR. Boyd does" Voice.
ooh, yes, selling fish," [Lsughter.l
Mr.. A. Watson made motion to adopt the ten
minute rule i'm making speeches.
: MIR. Charles Anderson favored the resolution,
saying the incre ase Of the salaries of the Corpo
ration ofhcials was great abuse. There was
our City Councils and attend to the duties at the
old rate Of pay. tApplause.l
x0ise;n"CsrPet 6aggers and scalawags have
Mr.. Watson renewed his motion for the ten
minute rule; carried.
A vote was taken on the amendment to the
resolution, and 1t was lost.
DIR. Thicker made speech of some length i'm
advocacy of reform, particularly in reference to
the contract system which gives the profits to
one man at the expense Of the labOrer who
should have it. He thought with NJ. G. Emery
as their chief, this thing would be reformed. Mr.
Emery was wOrkingman himself and fully
understands the wants of the laborer.
DIR. Clayton was loudly called for and said he
had no political axe to grind. II the citizens are
in earnest in the matter Of reform and are
anxious to obtain the cooperation of all, he was
willing to come up and vote this year with them.
What has been the condition of things the last
two years The taxpayer was tired of this kind
of abuse heaped upon him. The proposed tax
this year Is just twice as great as last year. With
III. G.. Emery the city viii be redeemed from this
thraldom Of abuses. lApplause.l As to the pay
of the Councilmen the poorest man may now be
elected, and he thought they should be well
enough paid.
Mr.. Murdoch spoke in favor of the election Of
M. G.. Emery, and said he had not voted in this
city, although he had been resident of 1t eleven
years, but with the present light before him he
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