Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-24
Tn. RuIe Of the Pig Owners.

Every body Is reioiced over the passage OF the
territorial bill By the House, but the pig own
er, And by the "pig owners" we do not mean
solely tho-e who have property in swine, but
tie whole narrOw-ninded tribe OF corner-gro-
CRY politicians, who would dwarf the with
and development Of the capital OF the nation to
tie mes-use Of their petty schemes for con.
trolling ward scsvenserships and dirt contracts.
Well, the Pig owners are up in arms, and, mar
shsled By General A. Grant, and with their
attorney, o. ID. Barrett, are rallying upon the
Senate to defes, the bin there. Donald Nc Cath
ian, the bosnerges of the pig owners in the
City Councils. raises his awful voice in dsnuc-
CiatiOn Of the bill, and Alderman Champion
thaUdeIs away on the same side in behalf
Il the - dear people" and free hog-wallows
n Is a m"msntOus question Shall the SWAY OF
TIE Iig-Uvners over the corporation officials
come 10 an end? Up TO this time they have
controlled Mayor, Council and Police. Not
law could be executed that touched the priyi-
leges q the pig-cwners; and when the Board
tfH Health undertook to reform various abuses
did rot he pig-Owners rally upon the Councils
al they srs nov ralying upon the Senate, apd
aid tLey rot carry bin through both Boards
n a single night repeating all the powers of the
BoaIG Of Health? Mighty are the pig-owners,
They e Lard. II is literally with them "root
Log or die" and bless u, how they root.
How shall the great question be settled? Shall
the sacred right OF pig suffrage be maintained or
sail pis-irfuence g. under, and the A. Grants.
tie q. u. BarTetts, and the Donald McCsth-
TxLs sink into oblivion? Shall the eiectioueer-
irg bread be taken from the months Of the hardy
sons Of toll, who, squatted On their hams, pick
grass fIom the CUTTERS, by the day, by the
10y, by the d-s-y, d-a-1
d--z-y; or shall the cOrporstior
money and the labor of the city be applied TO the
~o-k OF carrying out real improvements Win
industry and economy Shall the good Old
-e-ses-onsd lawsof the reign OF Q ueen Anne.
With fines paid in tobacco, continue 10 be orr
code, or will the pig-ownerS permit u 10 have a
revised code better suited to the -elr IS-1
Shall the work OF street and city IMPROVEMENT.
be carried out on a comprehensive, systematic
scale under the direction of Board OF Pubiic
Works, composed OF men OF energy and chara,-
4, above TEe ticts'i0n OF the ward pJIiticisns
and who will see that the money OF the peoo,s
I, properly applied and expended, or "a ali the
iaoneJ be wasted Is heretofore TO keep a set O.
POLITICAL iOsfers and dsad-beats in whisky
JatiOrs?
A great era OF prosperity seems TO beny
within oCr reach. Shall We seize 1t or not? We
may have TO part company with the pig owner,
I'M ZIG kss Pens INC City COW yafCs, Tue gutter
birds, the canal nuisance, the market novels.
the street mud-s.oughs. the hog wallows, the A.
Grants, the o. ID. Barretts, the Donald McCath.
Tans- IL may be necessary to put Official, in
control with views somewhat larger than the
protection Of nuissnces, the suppression O,
Health Boards the maintenance OF COW pastur
age in the heart Of the city. Ii may be necessary
under the proposed new order of things. To
C,esn oct tie canal and make il serYiceaole for
navigation; TO replace our shed architecture
with stately blocks Of buildings; to pave ths
streets, bald railroads, improve the river chan
Le' reclaim the miasmatic fats, set the wheel,
0. industry going in every direction, establish
manufactures, build line OF mills all the wsy
i.om this city to the Great Falls, double the
reputation CT Washington every decade; and.
AIDED b. the government quota, per tax upon Il,
pToIer,y, make the city of Washington OF 1850
. city that every American may be proud of a.
the Eation's capital. Shall We try the expert
IEent. or shall We remain under the rule Of tl:s
D g-Owners2