, 1874-04-04
THE BuMMERB' TowN-MEEr1Na.

The Convention OF the Peoples Party to nom
mate officers for the South Town probably in
cluded tho most imposing array Of statesmen
and patriots which has ever assembled in Chica-
go. Tho delegates to this Convention wero
veteran and weathor-boaton lovers OF their
country, who hnvo stood by Tho South Town from
time immemoria1, and will continue to stand by
It 90 long as tho opportunities to get their 1a,ds
into other peoples pockets arc favorable and
plundcring by ballot ia not. nlndo, ponitentiary
ofronse. The coro Of the Convention was malo up
Of bummers, shystors aaloon-leopers, bar-tend-
cre, hackmon, gamb1ors, andgenoral riff-raff, and
this choice assortment Of patriots was fringed
with an edg'ng Of spectators from Fifth avenue
and Bridgeport, whose patriotism was only
oqualed by their boistorousnosa, md whose love
Of country Was only equaled by. their loye Of
whisky. The Convention WAS presided over by q
respectable citizou,, but was "run" by Mike
Mcdonald. gambler, who. although not dolo-
tue OF Ms superior statesmpnHhip. Citizen NO.
Donald, who las long been known ns IN ardent
patriot and q devoted friond Of free government.
did good service In shutting up those long-windod
orators who. having been raised III the South
Town for thirty or forty years, proposed to mar
rate their biographies. He was also OF use In
rendering his services to "put head onn Oh
stroperous delegates and in quieting tho citizens
OF bridgeport, who with cheerful regularity iu-
sisted upon commencing d war-dauco propara-
tory to raid upon tue patriots within the RUG
whenever the proceedings were not marked by
that dtsnterested devotion to duty and high
moral tone Which should fharaotorize tho states
men Of tho Peoples Party. What with statos-
mon who withdrew, Htatosmon who threatened
to bolt. Btatosmen who wero not deleeotos
but had speeches to mike, statesmen
who persisted in voting three or four
votes at once, Citizen Mcdonald had Diff
cult time in managing his fel1ow-citizens, but at
last the requisite officers were nominated, five
patriots having been found who we're ready to
undertake tho high moral duty OF going through
the pockets of the South Town for such COM
pensation as they might voto Themselves the
balance to be takon in tho proud consciousness
Of having served their country.
We're 1t not for the faot that 1t ia now quito
definitely settled that Town DoardB cannot loyy
taxes, and that. uudor no circumstances, can
over q, 500 be voted, this assemb1age Of bum
mers and vagrants would bo discouragiug to
contemplate. It will be hard upon the patriots
who have consented to servo their country
to find that they can't run their arms
I'D to the elboWa tntn thu sTrnnaurv hr+
1t will nevertheless DO a compensation tlat
tue patriotism Of these bummers will oozo out
whom they find tho opportunities for plundor
gono. Citizen Mcdonald wilt no longer con.
tribute his valuable services to his country, and
tho hack-erlvers, and acalpore, and bar-tendora
will >seok other folds OF enterprise. As tic
South Town has blel freely under the adminis-
tratton Of these nulsancos for sevoral years, tho
people will probably not put On mourning II it
should ovantuato that they arc freed from the
clutches Of Otizon Mcdonald and hls turbulent