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he claimed, established that they had tampered
with the liberties OF the people.


With the liberties OF the people.
MR.. WASHINGTON uEsEd
spoke Of the decay Of the Republican party and
Of the corruption which had marked 1t: Az one
publcans Who are building the Custom House
in this city, alleging. that pay-rolls had
been signed ia blank, and while laborers only re-
ceiyed ehillings day, the Government was
Mobiier and salary-grab steals were also e1-
posed, and the question asked. Was it not time
there was change? [Applause.1 He COM
mended Mr. Harrison as competent and honest,
and hoped that he as well as all the others on the
Opposition ticket would ba elected EApplau6e. ]
JOHN F. F1NERTY
was next introduced. He said that, the hour be-
ing late, he would not occupy the attention of
the audience many minutes. The speakers
who had preceded him dealt with the
general isBuea Of the CAMPAIGN statistics
and othcr matters, 50 that, fortunately. he
WAS relieved OF any necessity OF talking
in that strain, It appeared to him that there
was, virtually, no Republican party worthy Of
the name in Cook County at the present ti1no:
concfusiyely that that party had sunk
their identity in couple Of chron..
ic offico-holders. [Appausc.] It appeared
to be called, not in the interests Of the Kepu b.
1ican party, but Of Tim Bradley, the tbird-term
was manipulated by that parsonage. When tho
Republican party OF Cook County had fnlen so
low as to bo the property Of one man and his
clique, it was time for every independent
citizen to eecedo from its ranks. [Applause ]
candidatez m from every Standpoint as
well as national America was not re-
duced to a condition wherein her dos
TIMES were ;held in tho hands Of ono
man, for the lack OF some abler nun to fill his
depth OF despair as to give Mr. Bradley life
lease Of the Shrlovalty- [Cheers.] The p" third
term idea Was non-American AMI monopollzing.
1t WIS enough for the people to honor public
servant By one election to Office. This thing Of
pcrpetuating certain raen in power was going
all pretenders il that direction Tho
Opposition ticket had placed upon it
candidate for Sheriff Of whom they might all DO
proud,--a maa who, from every standpoint,
would be q credit to the Office to which he as
pired. Ho meaat his friend, Frank Agnew.
loud Cheers.1
The speaker said that he did not have time to
refer in detail to the other candidates, but sup
ported the general ticket The Republican par
ty had ceased to be patriotic, and had grown pro-
which Lincoln led to an immortal victory, but 3
party of partisanship, Of greed, and Of bayonet-
rule. IApplause.l
It read the American Constitution through
West Point spectaclcs, aud believed that tho
sword MAS mishtier ihan pen or tongue. Tho
party in this county had, iu order to norni-
nate Bradley, slignted the foreign-born element.
As foreign-born citizen, he claimed nothing
but equality in American politics. 10 did not
believe in inyidious distinctions. The man who
allegakce to the Tag of tho Republic, had,
in his opinion, just as good . birth
right to tho name OF American as had the man
whoso forefathors first pressed American ea1lh
at Plymouth Rock Loud cheers Therefore.
the fo,egn-born citizeus Gould take sides with
In hat
people which recognized the right aud principle
OF political equality to natiye and to foreigner
alike. When the Republican party undertook to
insult and prescribe the foreigners, the latter
oud be ds Lost to to al asoae sense scS Of psne Psde
and prescription. [Cheeers.] Gentlemen had
eaid good deal that night about eonverslon
from tho Republican party. As a Republican, be
had nothing to 1ecant, down to the assassination
Of Abraham Lincoln. or after that tragedy until
Gen. Grants second election. There must be
something radically wrong in the policy Of
party which kept the eternal bayonet at the
South. Surely, there WIS some other method OF
appealing to the good-feelng and ioyaisy
Of tho gal11nt ahocsh mistaken AXE so1th thas
had had enough Of soldier-Presidenta.
as they we're called It was time that the civil
ians had something to say as regarded the Ex-
ecutive once more, and ho believed tha: the work
OF the Opposition party should be carried on per-
slstent!y aud 1earlcssy Until the present nanger-
GUS Administration WAS overthroSn, and the Re-
public restored to its pristine prosperity, glory,
and unity. As Ill Of thcm had, moro or less-by
blood OF BY sympathy, ty the pen or By the sword
aided the Republican party, in former times, in
South, 80 should they al unite in the present
contest, and those yet to como, in fighting that
party and hurting it from power SO that the
vhito and tho black man, in every section Of the
American States, should be FREQ and equal b.
fer t1a 1or + and
After speeches by John Comiskoy, Emil
Dietzsch, Frank Agnew, and others, the meeting
adjourned. with several cheers for the 0pposi-
ton ticket.