Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-20
C0OMBS.
what Ito Knows About Taxation,


Ills iSCiurs least EvrnInE lie Regulates
Matters.
Last evening about one hundred persons,
comprising ALI the scre-heads and generally
dissatisfied Of the District, assembled at Odd
Fellows hall to hear what Mr.. J. J, Uoombs
know about taxation. "The orator Of the eve.
ming" was introduced by MIR. r. W. Fcnwlck.u
Mr.. COombs, although no may DO an orator,
docs not resemble daniel Webster. Ho looked
philosOphic because Of pair Of spoctacles,
through which he last night read bis speech.
lie was dressed neatly in paper collar eG 1nt
not display o great deal Of lOrGo Ia reading his
little speech. IL was delivered In the most
sing song style, and only occasionally seemed to
interest tho slim audience.
lie began BY saying that while no would In
the main cUnhno his remarks TO local matters
he could not but touch upon national ones. The
/ resemblance between the two platforms was
| great. The Clnclnnhu platform contains a
plank In favor Ot equal rights, and 10 thls II
differs from tho one adopted at Phiihdelphia.
| MIR. DoOtnbs then went for "thc dcspots' who
/ were suuandcrlng millions Of the peoples money
In this District, and cOntrasted tho late AMI
present TORN Oi government e. tho great giotih.
| cation OF the former. Ito then reviewed tho
failure Of the one hundred and my who assem-
biod Ia 1899 to direct the affairs Of tho District
/ and Of course their miserable failure was uug
/ entirely to the Vaccinations Of trickstets ani
i "sich.' CoOmhs didn't think tho Hppnlhtccs ~
i the President were roprcsentatiYCs-hot az alli
they couldn't repair town pump. 49,. .-,, 81
Il
i course. The Board Of Public Works, which eNor.
i csed power more dcspotic than that OF any
monarch over the property Of nus SUBJECTS. AZ
i eordlng 10 Mr. COJmbs, Poland was hapy
land u Canaan compared to our Washington,
/ and ali our wrongs found thelr spring IN thaI
/ terrible board. lie wouldn't Tor tho world az
cuse Congress Of anything wrong, yet he though :
tho last inycstigatiOn was \ fraud, anu sighOd
Il over the present TuinUus work Of the toaTu. Tue
trees were going, aud his heart was SAL because
Il no loved trees Then tho lUuT.milllOn loan was
i rome and he could not SEQ anything for H. aud
/ necausc he couldn't every poor person was 70 W
sold out to alluw the wealthy 70 IOil over etsaht
| payouents In their carriages The Loslslatnte
| lama In f,r a ran the members having been the
/ plant tools Ut the board, which s0olhel w. %
/ aBls TO carry corruption everywhere aeoOrulhB
He then did his utmost to confuse his audience
i as to the tables, estimates, &t, OF the boar'l,
| aud, Judging from the puzzled look Of the crowd
he sucoecisd simra6g, JSt ~ IN ths To4lJ no
i was driving at; yet he was applaudel 10
i cOnuudTumod his hearers as to the use o. alogls-
lAturo, and they seemed TO- sNGt ~, EnS,y IN
/ pfoyotnent seemed to he done In Migrant Viola.
Il lion OF law; indeed, everything was wrong. 10
| was every body but Mr.. q. lie proceeded TO 70
Organize the Board o. PuoIS W"t , H. 40 Ine
| strated that tho Board Ol Publlc WORKS oJuld
steal all they wanted 10 without being called u
| account? MIR. e. waited Tor az answer, out re,
| coiySd none. lie then continued, taying he had
| lett a sheet out, but knew what II was. Aeegrd-
ing TO the Democratic MIR. Roosevelt, Of New
/ York, the salaries OF tho Dls1Flet ohpilgoVs
| were almost prlncely. ..,-,.-,....
| and contTasted with the other outrageous acts Of
this outrageous board. lilo was unwilling To
| close without addressing q lew words To tho
| labOTing men, OF whom every Onc Ol US was one.
lilo wouldn't ecnSuro any one Tor supporting
| any body cOnsciontiOusly, tut lie would snow
| them that they didn't know what they were
about What had the four million loan done
fOt them, for whose welfare II seemed hts heart
| yeaTncd. Nothing except paying them 50 muCl
aday for every working day. Inc board Woull
only run along until next winter, ana II thaL
| prediction didn't como tue he wanted somebody
| 10 remind him Of H.. By supporting tho bJaTL
tho labUring men had really killed tho goose Of
! golden egg fame. What was tho TCmodyi We
| must hayssl remedy. WCcOuldnt have one I'M
| iii tho administration was changed. zap
plausel General Grant was rTsp2nslDle lyr
i Tho boards eXistUnce-ho was Indeed TGspOnsi'
| bic Tor everything wrong politically IN tho Dis
/ trict.
The board sent men Into the States to vote for
i tho Republican ticket. lie believed that Moth
/ ing less than Plantam0ur's comet could elect a
change In the present Administration On the
| lth oil next March. Strangers It may seem this
| sentiment received applause, but then Applause
I was given at stated Tunes, no matter what the
| remark. According to Mr.. q. Cen. Chapman
| had done nothing for the District except To
i keop back It's interests. lie had nothing against
/ him personally. Congress must DO applied 10
/ for money to put tho District In "habltablo
/ condition. and who could We have as SPIKES
/ mani Until We Wcro properly represented be-
fore Congress VIC could not expect all lrOm that
/ body, and he urged everybody 10 register and
vote Tor reform. II thoy would do thts then Vie
tory would be Inscribed On their banners next
| November.
| Mr., Uoombs never once said for whom his
hearers should vote, - many may have gOno
away determined to vote tor themselves.