, 1873-10-08
LOCAL POLITICS.
Meeting of the Committee Of
Seventy.
consideration and Adoption Of a Dec.
iaration Of Principles.
Plan for Calling a Representative Nom.
mating Convention.

; Matth4 convention.
;; A Committee Appointed to Issue an Ad
dress to the People.
Tho Committee of Seventy hold very vel
{ attended, mooting yesterday eyeniug, at til
builders Exchange, Judge aookinB In tho chai
Prayer was ofrored by the Roy. h1r. Whitehead.
Tho Executive Committee submitted tho 70
= oEorAnAr1ox OF rn1xorrzrs.
i. IN Fcnnblican form Of government, lawa nro tt
expressed will Of the people they tho suprcm
es Snx sxosaea ct
and poor, tho powerful and weak alike.
az Snd ttess
true policy Of our dovernmcnt should bo strict econ
ta1oa consistent with m efficient adminisraon of ID
lawa and necessary public improvements by which a
sgab x ensess d
govern tie mort successful business interests
q. To secure honest, cfcfent and the best mon 70
ety and county officers, who wi!l execute laws wthou
Or requires tho nost complete
aa9 o. toea 9noations fr1m questions pertaining Hoely
l. Sunday is day Of lega1lzcd rest established l.,
removo tcmptation diminish crfme, promote good or
@ ar n so,ctay md aro wise usefu mud neceesary
10Y are esseha, @ 70 tho personal safety ant
Of poey and ny i" a cy 40 nenSse W. UT
Govornmcnt. -. ."' ~4'A~o4 - %-4o o'H'
s; The open defiance Of these laws by 1iquor-deaer
Of ci,isons 3 performing sworn duea III enforcing them
VAR cssrvc ccsra ~ ne s Hmo, a aarang tho pas
ria fnrnaii@n o a1" W. an.Gn oppo1sao1'
founded for the ayowe pfposo Of
cnn customs and nstItiltions ia fraMoht w3f 1ront
danger to our welfare as people, and tho sabil{y Of
our public ana private interests demands that Ill nb-
eisizens Of whatever party, or naon
ans' + Th9ald ~ ta @as 10 pppeae tacfs attempts
cnt to sccnro 2cs ona tesn af a. move ts.
Goyornmcn hv Witch st ana u. iora a. n
partially enforced by ablo and honest nun, With tie
fulness promoting tho prosperity Of a It's inhabitans
Mr. Walker said several odltorials Ind strongly
favored 1 law-and-ortlor movement to elect good
Seventy should not assume tho whole work, but
call on tho corporation Of others, and thus
gain SUCCESS. IT they wero to DO called in.
they. should bo given q chanco to hein,
make tho platform, and ho Ind q reeo-
luton inviting tho Board of Trade mon and
others to come in: II others thought like him,
moyod to temporarily tablo thom:
Willard, Woodard said the resolutions vera
simply tho opinion Of tho Committee Of sev-
enty. Another report would recommend the
election Of delegates to form a convention to
nominate officers, and TINT convention could
not important for the Committee to make any
declaration. There could bo but two opinions
on the questlon,-to enforce and not to enforce
tae laws. Mon not in the movement called them
extremists, but they had advocated no extreme
doctrines, simply taking the Inv us they found
1t, and saying it must be enforced. ANY party
organized to repeal tho city ordinance still had
to meet tho State law. No party dared say auy
law y, should not be enforced.
Mr. McAuloy took the saue viow Mr.. Woodard
ga. 10 say nothing Objectionable in them.
i other bodies had q better declaration tic
COMMITTEE would adopt it.
"A motion to strike out tho words (which
tlroaten suffering and poverty 10 largo classes
or tue community" was offered by Mr. Walker,
81 since tho words had panicEy tendency, while
tn0v ought to DO rs hopeful as they could.
The motion was lost.
,t Judge dooklnH moved to strike out tic word
tnhdamental IN tho fourth resolution, and it
was agreed to.
IT: Lyon tla not IKE tue words ITO tho lead
ets IN Tue hith RESOLUTION. II embraced too
many men some j, had not tried to ostraciso
people. r. He would like to hayeit road some Of
Mr. MoAuley wanted to drop tho word " CEN
Auro; f3no cont,onoa Ala mi u,nt ~ ~ ,,,.,..,,
Liquor,tloalers and others should he ceuaurel
for their defiance of the law Iia had haen at
the mcotno Saturday D;ol,t onI ,roa ho-r;n1
ri woa s,,vroeto5 uc6,ot 1;,'a aan $500, ~. .eu' M
will liz re"hsu1to" nou'9 hl1oi-aeAloga WeFe
rhe su Wora roatir ana as shoa not oe ut a.
out and tho resolution adopted.
In the sixth resolution Mr. Wnndarl roovad
to eubstit11to for Amnrnnn cuatnnna md ,n.H
tntiona i t. the il IT., !, aua ~ 4t i au .as!- M
ti,ro,r,e ,, - S;aam, ano, n1 1ot sno "oEa oSor"
''4i,g"tme o!sooey!he.
mr.. Taylor objected to the amendment. The
opposition party WAS not formed to disobey tho
law but repeal 1t, and thus overthrow an Amor-
icali cuaton ~
Mr- Wnodnrd ao;a ,, +to;r ,,,ot+o,x
oat Il rss ~ ooi a. t taieiI patlorn Nas non
1os' ~ Vi na % Guou III t!at o. INC committee OF
eeVehty; II tnoy won, would they enforce tho
Sunday law z Ho believed they intended to dis
obey, and not enforce, them no matter yyhnt
they said. -.
Il,e f}rnt of Mr. Woodnrfl,a on,ond,,,,t ,r,
d;ec,aacd for aoao INA onJ fo,n.nI1.. !, ..la
III tfet - ,:i s9. alau t@sotnoiy, ~ pelng
Holo tnat 10 arinA ounday Tas All American GUS |
tom in some c1tios.
hF. Woodland did not want any antagoniem of |
customs, aud American customs vas q ratlor
vague plrase.
1fo a,nan.n,an+ ,,o. a,o,.oa |
MI j.. i .la4o!'N VOC ht"ltcu'
~, 10 seconu Amel!dh1ent WAS agreed TO.
Ine resolutions were finally all adopted, |
Air. Kelley presented iDiut rauort from fho |