The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-12
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY lS74.-TRIPLE

IN your city administration, the blacks and whites
..les. reedmens bureau man. Mr.. Pllsbury
was our FIRST Mayor. He was believed 10 be honest.
ward MT. Wagner. German. The Germans hav-
Ing The wealth and trade here and being generally
'Asy Influenced some negro vp ,ss
stores and went 10 work for sepreservation.
Wagner las elected BY seventeen majority. ne
gave positions TO negroes and whites, aud we KEPT
out thieves OF all parties until toward tne close OF
his term, when there was some disturbance.
being being General Quincy and d. ". N. macxsy. The
ring desired TO elect Quincy, but hnding ne would
not pun thu ongh elected me instead, against my
| viii was already County Commissioner"
The facts OF Mayor Cunningham's elecuon were
already Enowm 70 me naa eonmonded re-
spect and as an Alderman he ran lar ahead OF ms
Mortified at his superior Score tne
iorlorn nope for Mavor: fhey aimed to Keep him
rate occasions because OF that strength.
Il nave now been Mayor year, said Mayor
Commissioners, too. The Commissioners should
govern the county, and satisfied with my response
DO 1 WITH the city HnS Chance gave to
me, to the disappointment or Bowen ana en-
deavored TO make every thing decently harmoni
ous consistent with honesty 1t was Impossible.
however, 10 please MIR. Bowen. he y overbear.
Ing, malevolent and wicked. regard MN ana ns
creature, Butz As two OF the worst men ever
saw. They prosecute prominen people for political
Independence. and obscure ones for money The
system OF terror prevailing here In charles
ton city and county reminds me o. the
DAYS OF the Consumption during the war. Indict-
ares packed to convict Persons are indicted
brought to trial. convicted and sentenced within
Bowen has had me indicted, aud the newspapers
Tor three days have contained the TACT, but no
process has been served upon me. ] apprehend
that it Is their intention to arrest me some morn
Ing. take me right before jury already fixed up,
and \ tSsy can c c9n n me my once WIN De made
Inquired more closely into the Bowen and Butz
cotere.
Mackey, while politician, pure and simple, had
not been either dishonest or tyrannical in ONCE
Bowen, on the contrary was desperate, or as
face he is not begerent; behind your back he
scruples not to say and order anything.
and the machinery OF the law he VIII use
as 1T were his private arsenal Inc
issue OF Bowen's coalition with the Mackeys
was his return TO Congress- There he gave p,enti-
lul ofrces to the negroes and greatly controlled
their vote. Disgraced IN Congress, ne ran again
against De Large negro, and seats were reused
then stripped for the Sherin's race, got the Ctce
and proceeded to tyrannlze over everybody. FIRST
his customary right to appoint the constabu-
larry. This incehssd the Logan negro fac.
into the sohcitorshlp OF the Charleston district.
Butz.n SAID the Mayor, was man OF un-
M once With . e
OF the Custom House Bowen controlled the
Charleston delegation IN the Legislature and got
reciprocal State aid for their votes. The Judge
here feels the fear OF him. Moses, the Governor,
DESTROYS Of getting his od place OF speaker OF the
terson's purchased election 70 the United
States Senate, the new Collector, Worl n
Consequently. sir, all parts Of this system OF
organization unite in Bowen's person; the State
ring the United States ana the Charleston county
government They require to have the city, winch
is CERTAIN Of itself, to go against Them and they
must Keep the present Commissioners OF Election
vn fpna tn Arda ottyna IN dn-
ieated. When undertook, with an Intelligent
negro republican tGuilliard), to have shat COM
against me, on Bowen's personal oath"
requested the Mayor 10 explain this more at
There are three Commissioners OF Election, to
whom Is absolutely committed the counting OF the
ballots. Bowen Is one; Hoyt, a man controlled
other. The other Commissioner is q negro, Greg
ory whom they do not consult at all, and he holds
custom House ONCE. Of which they would deprive
him If ne showed any independence, The cOnse-
quence is that any election mere would De farce.
cUsTz sad the e. GIVE
stead Of Hoyt another republican,, and IN.
Unon saw lie se rng
rupt man. He promised to make the change. but
he never meant Ito TO- DO So And because aa Sc, made
sorry, Cunningham you went up TO Columbia IL
will give you trouble
The next thing ! was indicted on the oath o.
Bowen that packed jury, as County Commits
alleged offence had not been heard OF. As soon as
] performed o citizen duty obnoxious to these
and I'll the petit jury was already selected"
The Mayor then explained the process OF drawing
b59 ea r w names each sumeered as
they call OF the names and numbers drawn the
! Sheriff rom his book calls OF the number, name
and residence OF the drawer. The Clerk OF the
County records it, "Now," said the Mayor, how
could jury be packed without COLLISION with the
Sheriff and Clerk The Clerk IN this community is
universally trusted. The Sheriff, who makes oath
to TINS fraud was himself party to the drawing.
on which Bowen and Butz relied to make
I this charge plausible. Ny wlie's two nepnews
S the ns' urj d nose
jury, selected by our commission and the Deputy
snenn Bowen being absent), convicted both boys.
+! the names.n
The Mayor continued, without feel!ng:-"It is to
me almost proof that Divine justice has cease
when see two men like these absolute over the
lives and property OF nearly one hundred thousand
people, Ihey can 'ndlct anybody convct
month They nave already prepared to indict the
Mayor, the Independent candidate Tor Congress,
the candidate Tor Lieutenant Governor and the
proprietor OF the Charleston NerS, criminaly.
"Wnen we organized our County commissioners
we deemed to employ this man Butz as our So
hcitor and took, instead, CorDin, Northern man
OF good character. Butz, as District Solicitor,
procured thirty-slx different indictments against
US on charges ike this. we are forbidden to incur
debt OF above 500, without advertising Butz
found hat our hardware bill had run FEY dollars
over that SUN on the running account. Forth
with he indicted US ALL We were pes
tered IN this way to hire his services, until, at
last, We broke down, discharged Corbin. and Butz
has never found anything wrong since Some
time ago Mr. Petty. member OF the Legislature,
was indicted in advance tor fear he would not
vote right. He had TO vote as Bowen wished, and
noHe proSeQM was entered and the bona dls-
charged.n
II is very evident the present election in Char
lesion will close The career OF c. c. Bowen.
Ratification Meeting Of the Boilers
Fierce Talk-The Blacks Going for the
Carpet-BaEgers.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 7, 1874
Last night the Green ratification meeting was