The sun., 1873-08-09
sHEPHERD MAKE 4 sPEECH.

SHEPHERD MAKES 4 SPEECH.
lie Want. Congress to sauander More Will
lions on Worthless job What the Boss
said and what he might have said.
Correspondence OF 1he sun.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Boss Shepherd
has been making a speech to the Schutzen
verein, which is thus reported in local journal :
On behalf OF the hoard Of Public Works Of the Dis
sins te pass over the personal slasloS which il con
% n. I hS9pP5 " s & al S
ganiEstlons in Washington. is IN favor OF the material
e nd N our hat aOsS While cs9 o our
peopewere assaulted upon all sides for want of energy
enterprise. and even decent respect for the opinions
esSq SSS 4sS sSy Y s RsS @ and s s not nIS
hundred and nfy mules u paved streets snd hundred
civ lie beet and Gendsolnss, y ine world year or
30 persstcniy urged tnst are but paupers,
II rsry s;Ssc % b,stS ,s Sndsssa ~ oSS to a. SnaS and
eoinpshed grsndeT inproyemen&ts & anG nd, upoa @ more
cepilng Parr, throughout the globe.
All tins my iriends has bccn the work OF the citizens
ast resi1cd the faet fHt hesd sS niles square eoaah
S Se 46SS 81 iITi SGy %H' of e SaoSa Isaa t.
make II worthy rs proud position as The political eentro
CongIes, shonid not prove equal to te oecasoe u.
eeass tscr oaSr enS oyaen, wa" u a. % rana npIoye
ncni vigorously commenced shail have reached com
pletiVn.
II is very frank In the Boss TO admit that he
expects Congress to vote away enough public
money to make this little city inner than Paris
disposition OF the national tax receipts which
would give everybody connected with the Board
Of Public Works opportunities for acquiring
more. wealth than is possessed by Astor, Van
dcrbllt, and Stewart corbincd-but he might
have been more candid still.
n
For instance, II he had made the following
speech, who can deny that he would have hit
the nail directly on the head
GENTLEMEN. ON behalf of the public plunder-
ers ~ the District OF Columbia heartily thank
youus well as am able, considering my present
condition, having, Ike the most Of YOU, been
"shutin' down large amount of lager and
other cXhilarating beverages. which you know
is not unusual with our set at our American cub
House, copied after the celebrated American tlub
House Of New York though ours is an improve
ment, a. our Ring Is an Improvement on the old
rious institution, with all OF the modern im-
proyemonts added. And, gentlemen, lest might
even iniercntially be considered as leaning to-
ward temperance, l will add that our club
house, like your shooting feast. is our heavy
gun. The Lnstitution Is the place where We wine
and dine Congressman free Tor their votes In
giving us money for our coin pre- hensive improve-
ments. Begginn to pass over the personal allu-
shenherd. | may merely remark that have full
Allied 10 the letter that hrst act of a good shep-
herd. which is to shear his sheep: And may
add that the fleece for the last two years has
been heavy
But must speak Of our grand system of COM
preheTsiye improvements which has been COM
pI shcnsive in several ways. In two years we
have paved $50 miles Of streets mostly with
wood and concrete pavement, aud have laid lsD
miles of clay pipe sewers. This has furnished
large amount Of labor, and has cost vast sum
OF money. a large part OF which has been spent
In your larger beer saloons. And the compre-
hensveness OF the thing is that We keep altering
our work repeatedly and most OF the concrete
and some Of the wood pavement we have al
ready repaired from one 10 three times, and In
three or four years at the utmost Il will all have
20 be relaid, and the clay pipe will be nlled up,
so that by that time ii viii all have TO be done
over, again furnishing a large amount of labor,
Me S have T aready t spent @ neatly ssan m s sbcat
so,ucooO having been paid by the General Gov
ernment a good part OF which has been clear
are permitted to go on, will double this sum, OF
which you gentlemen, will receive your due
people Of the United States pay the whole Of IL.
Washington, like ancient Rome, Is hereafter to
Ssed nStI"na paapers @ So then s et the nn
tion support US. The city can neyerpay its debt,
this is clear then let Congress pay the board are
their agents. But, gentlemen, while the city is
bankrupt the board and It's friends arc not. Two
years ago the city was solvent, and the board
and It's friends were generally bankrupt. Now
this is all changed.
THE BOARDS GOOD WORK.
Finally, gentlemen, one most notable reform
has grown out OF our comprehensive improve
ments. | refer To the increase Of Congressmen's
and the Presidents salaries. THIS grew out of
the board, it was our work. These vast i'm
provements, II was given out by the press OF our
city, have 30 increased the price. OF houses,
rents, board, and other expenses that a Con-
gresham could not live on his salary. How this
could also apply to the President, who pays no
rent. is nobodys business, Tut this was a part Of
the programe 70 double his salary, while Con-
gressmen got its increased pay. This was our
work, and the city has already got its share OF
the swag, OF will the coming session. When
our comprehensive system OF improvements is
fully completed at cost Of $lO10OO. .0U0, aud all
has been paid by the general Government, then
we shall order our press to advocate the increase
OF the Presidents salary to 100000 yearly and
Congressmen to $2O,OOO for nye months. This
VIII be Necessary In city SO vastly improved.
Oentlemen, III conclusion, permit me to say
that the glory Of the national capital In the fu-
tuue is To be commensurate with our glory aud
your glory and CongTessmens glory, and the
glory Of our glorious President. Money in the
future Is to circulate in our streets as free and
as universal as our glorious Potomac water /;
everybody Is to be rich, everybody Is to have
plenty TO eat and drink. We will have a shoot
ins feast, carnival, or an inauguration ball every
month in the year, and the United States Treas
ury viii have TO foot the bills. Only stand by
the Board OF Public Works and we will make
You all rch and happy. REPUBLICAN.