National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-07

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THE NATION
90 - e q. ~ 20 81 " t.!.s1.E cva -
city. lSsvs nsvpr Md / dci,Sr ssssrsssis ssy
enuerset under II bad. IVES { BIDDER 1t IN
Arst letting, and put Up my money o. REQUIRED b
the PsciaeAsioAs q thak time, hit b tie distri
bnfacu efthe couttsctA stsf the hoard established
nsesie q ptioes, vss awarded no contract, a.
tnoagh ny bid was insids Of their scale Of prices
heng practical ccntraetor, I isit that had not
psm ven treated. Since that have besn IN :
sort Of grumblins quarrel with the board for thsil
iniure . naks improvements b my part Of tn
CITY. The last talk that had With aovsrnos
shepherd was anything but cordial. I certainly
nave - personal reasons 70 be partial 70 thu
beard; mean 0ovornor Sheppard Ne Away
mean hin uhsn Ne speak Of the Board of Publis
Works-but when / recollect what disgracs the
city vas - tie people Of tie city snd The Gov
ernment before Governor Shepherd took charge
Of II, and sec the transformation made, and heai
Congressnea and svsrybody else that esns herr
nom abroad prsies it, bssuty and expssss pride
IN II - the capital st this great natioa eonfsss
that truly envy the proud position Of A. r.
Shepherd at this tias. "a ii. n n. rrg
II the lnyestigatien b msds eonplsts, while u
tux. manv ehan-s. or .,ea. --n.n M vo,h
sosas uoor n.y.-s,t. 81 r,ch.sSv osn., fs,lt,
n vili be ssr..,, m ~. ~ vs.n n nucA n,
been done inso shset . tine, anAef sach dimoaL
ties; shat Il will sbsw csSfuptioa DO not think
any one belissss. II Wfli sise show that the sp.
Posers Of Improvements, led by the old rebel
symlsthisers asd asAsa ~ tie Oh fosiss With 4
sprinkle of Republieans Who felt that thew ~
mot bssn pssperly spsrsesssed by the suSo,ntfur
power in the new 70 rernment .orxsnisstion, com.
menced crvsade b. ipjuuc4,oa asaiost tina i3card
Of Pebble WORKS before any fnproyemsnts vsro
made. and that they have dsy by day eootinrei
this opposltioa b salts n court, fnyrstiestiouS
before Congress, depreciation Of city securities By
magnifying the city ipdebtcdness ana deeryins
tho city's ability to pay, and by all eoAceivabfs
Alse representation that man could invent forcing
the board To ask needed leEisiation of . Legisla-
ture that was understood to demand > high rate
oftoiE ~ - 80 -
We have now . disgustsd Congress, who came
here proud Of the city and ready to do their full
share towards making II In every way worthy To
Be tbs sapital Of this great county, but seem to
feel now that they had better wait until the pres
emit grumblsn die before more appropriations are
made. Every property holder in tho city has been
damaged by thess rich sbstxuctionists. While
have put the actual damage ut three millions,
think that II 10 safe 70 say that bst foe tbs oppo-
sltion Of those men tho properly Of the city would
be worth in narks tan millions more than ii TO-
osy.01s i0r taef insaas deposition. ~ 80
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10 THEtSOuTH VS.. THE WEST. go
10 fAe Editor Vdss Naetosat R<psshtN": ? aha E
: Sif' seven ysan ago went 70 Florida, IN n.
vsnd' without dollar. Horace Greedy advised
eonsunpsives % Try Florida. went; u cured
me- ana mads me happy. Iners We sosno
nome worth n4vtDRs WNof0 frost, snow mud