Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-19
Apologize for the slim Attendance.

Apologize for the slim Attendance.
~ he Asoi-haac II Gen. Al ut 6rdHt-Rsmarks
o. tie EHatnsRf FitGaeier 0Hd StctIStici0n, y. j.
DurcHt-R~IHrris bg re No'sd 4ssessweRt-
SAcrcrS, AssssS. BGris Gnu Hard Hess-Ar- Ldrk-
ness tells GTGSsiolJeT StoTy--Hr. HdykJess the
FTitHd II me I'a1r NGR-Otbsr Mem, PH6iierRs
oRd Sinners, ssoy elasss 10 De Friends Of TIE Poor
Wen. but = We y0et S'r'fghf-o"f No-|ist'ks
DotJ5e AZ, SEpss-sEPeriOr, Tgsos-refIaed
ttcdlsI =. Z Lere- 81 tAe People, you must
coll ct n EytGf5iSissell. II Mr.. J. c. HarLBesS--
M HaTs5eSS SGys tAGt Come LIFE, Cone Death,
or tloEeh Clrfra,i,d D. tn Mailed Cohorts Of be
Board " PabiIc HcrLs, he tciU Stout Defiance
10 tAe H.yAiftc. BeSiiteT1NS, and 4zOtic AyTBti-
doaS a Re! uLiieca Desg0tisH, and PLdEtiR1
Himseif a, he OHtcr Baf.lrmenis, irih one Foot
Crer TIE Cy1iEsLfFJ Etyss, end Freed3ms Ban
gaer SireorsTng Ger hen, he sciH PT0cla;Bt % IN
born Aces rs Jar ncf tRq d. ferRindtic to sta1d
o. tLe Fcsr RGR Gf-Gt.-t The GrdssAOpDers-lfnd
ire AssfiHa APIosssssd The.hsslUes aad s0ne xore
trh0 tcsTcat Hsere on 81 CeBsmittee," Gad Gd-
.5OUrHcd.
Abort fifty per oTs = embed at the Coa-d of
Trade rooms last night, in response to the fol-
lowing circular which had ben industliopSly
circulated Tor enc days:
Sr. 4 tax Payers Rleetng viii be held at the
Bsaid 81 Tiade rccns "a Friaay, Augrst the 18Th
all click NJ 1ou arr earne It's requested TO be
pres nj af'd LTiig any friends with you whom yoa
know aPF-yye "a an Igsnizatiyn 0f tax payers for
mutual tr1tsction: Your name is on our book. By
II. s.psEIs, Chairman.
J Esss = b. WILSON, JoHs PTRgr.
above circular and \. GraIlt, T.J DHrant, John
L. IiaI bsrsS, y. IL. Larner, John II. Crane, Ed
ward owen, John Van RiEwick, Stephen ID.
Castls nan, d. B. WiLOn, DR.. Culver, Charles
y mandsOn, Michael Taity, j. W. Barker and
Evan Hughes.
Mr.. Henry S. Davis called the meeting to order
and nc IN mated 7. y. Durant chairman, who. on
taking the Clzir, stated the purpose OF the
1nCS UDg to be the formation OF an orgaHiZa.,on
which shall make lis wishes and opinions felt in
AL matters relating to the public interest He
had been accHstozsed to believe that very much
OF the sHIsIUlC OF cites was due ~ the apathy of
fhtir oitizens. The people were at fault i'm not
bSStiTTinE tht mSelygs TO secure better govern
M Dts, and il therefore behOO we'd every man " no
had an interest IN an honest government to
Gene forward and save the city from the hands
OF spectators, into whose hands il has fallen.
At the close of MT. Durant's remarks Mr..
John II. Crane was madc secretary of the meet
Ing: -
n1lmbtr present, attribuIins il to the fact that
no public nOtieS had been given. The specific
oiyCctO OF the L-eGiinS was the appointment Of n
committee which should draft appropriate res
Oiutions and select permanent officers of the or
EanlZztiUn- he wanted to see everybody Join
IN The move Inent, especially the small tax-pay-
eTs- They would not be called upon to con-
Tribute - the sHpPOIt OF the organization, but
their moral influence was desired. On closing
nine TO draft resolutions and select off GERS to
report az "a nceting OF the organization on Fri
day evening neSt; carried The following gen.
t.emen were the y elected as the COMMITTEES :
Columbus Alexander, VIM. Y. FentaIl, John H.
Crane. George Ii. Plant, y. ID. Larner. John
Van Riswiek, A. Grant, j. w. Barker aud Geo.
W. Cochran.
"Generel'' Grant wanted his name Withdrawn
ard ttat OF Henry 8. Davis substituted. He
tGrant) had received the credit of the iDjunc-
tor busine :, but be was cut of the eity at the
time. and Mr.. Davis did the work. He Davis
was the best worker he ever saw.
The name Of Mr.. Davis was added to the COM
miftee.
Mr.. John C. Hardness being called for. came
Forward and said he was reminded of an incident
winch happened some Years ago. He met a
Texsn, who said: 80 Gentlt men, once had $50
acres OF excellent land in Texas, and il was
studded with the finest corn ever saw One dav
~ stood in its beauty; forty-eight hours after.
not one single vestige remained The grass
hoplers came down Ike the Iocusts OF Eoypt
and Il II neither ear nor staIkIg Wasbingtonp ~
Ike that fair field, but cOrmOrants are lowering
around 1t, GnGGr the guise OF a political BODY to
ceVast2te II lie had the pleasure OF saying to
"tne fifteen" IN the legislative body OF which he
was M mber, few evenings since, that they
were ring who had plotted to get into power
SIMPLY 70 aeet mliiSh their base purposes, and
That when they had done rObbing Washington
they would leave for some other place, when the
only satisfaction the taxpayers would have
would be in saying "a good riddance." Look at
me TAX BIZ. II payment is not made within
thirty days5G per GEM. is put on. The poor men
ore tire ones who fail to paw, and on them falls
the burden. In doing this the Legislature is
simply handing the poor man over to ''the rig"
This = helping the poor men with a ycI,reance
These cOimoE1uts, these gTaSrloppers, also de-
mand twenty per cent. on special taxes Is not
this virtual cODfscatiOn? MIR. Boswell had
Dragged that he and OtheTs were carpet-baggers
and he bad tJldhim that as the Legislative ring
had thrown down the gauntlet, tue TAXPAYERS
would resist tbs II 70 the bitter end. ssrhe rms;
were - put On tickets at the general election.
81 OF Improve ment>' and against Improye-
mtntsf and lie had told him it " as a liza false
lsS ue; They have transeTSsSed their rights and
privileges, and il was the duty of the tsxpayars
70 CONFRONT them boldly. These men were unfit
M ne b,Es oI ~ republican party and ought to
Mr.. II. y. Davis announced that the commit
tee Of nine would meet at his house on Tuesday
eFening LexI, after which the meeting al
journed.