, 1875-12-02

RAil.A|GE tpMh1lTlLE+
To The Editor c} The Chc1gn Ir,.uu.:
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-For eomo tituo rrior to The OF.
Eaulzaton Of the famous Vigilance Committee Of
1866 IL San Francisco tho enmb!ets, thieves aud
cut-throata Of tho Pacific sioro seo1nea to carry
everything nttor their onn fashion. just us they
liavc bccu running Chicago the past two or three
years. As tho ballot-box stuf1ern And their
maatsrs Attempted to carry our lato election, so
did the gamblers, tlioses. aud asuassins brow
beat decsnt citizens in Han Francisco until tl1eir
tyTanny could 10 endured 10 longer; yet tho
rasoals faucied that, because they had stuffed
their confedesatss iuto tho various oflirps, they
could defy public opinion. Outrage followed
outrage, murder succeeded E,.rdar. Until tho
gambler Charley Cora. tho Mike MoDnn,ll Of
those days, shot aud killed Uuitol t3tatcs
slarshai Riol,ardson. lie was. rs q uatter Of
form, psaccd In 3all npdor auother Aeuew. Then.
few days later. Jinl Casey, tho political chief
OF haLtotbox suffers, aud at tho sa1ne tiulo one
OF the board Of GuporvsorR Of San Francisco.
took unhraRo at the courae Ut the Duiit!in
aud on the 9th OF May met JauIos King Ut
William tho foaauor and odttor Of tho paper,
and shot him. 13sfose tho nun went down that
day tho bells Of tho city rung tho merchants
aud buHiucAs men to armH, and that fatnoua
vi:tlancs Commt'oc, Of 1s5oWas organized. will,
as President. 1t vain did Gnn. rccumsch Sher-
nan enleasor to organtze tho militia to oppose
tho Conmtteo Merchants, cIerks, aud MT.
chanics aworo allegiance to tho fu.g.own
EIxat, and reform swept like n tornado from
Lower Cn,Ifozula to tho limo Of Oregon. Coz
egilor's procatuations and Hhern'a orders wcro
mere wauto papcr. Tho people demanded 70.
form. and the utter Wipine out ol tho vic;ota
classos. aud clehtls sccallcct huw well they dbl
their work. Tho Commit CO ran tho A1un:r.pll
Government for noasly Bix mouths, mud. when
tlaoy lext went tnto election far city officers,
there woTo no bullying gamblers to drive honest
men from tho polls. nor any hallok.bo1 Htufdng,
and doubt It there has brou any since.
The result IS that uo largo city IN tuo Uuted
EtRtas Inns lad 10 honest aud fAlr government
as San Francisco hhH baon bib4ssd with aiuco
tloaa memorable days. II Vigilance Commits
tee, made M OF 1nerpaants I'D business moi, did
AZ ,uuch for Chicago? Tho troubles under nAioh
We Erohu ARC almost Identical, hIauY Of our Of
1ctala mo kuown to bs drippiug NTH corruption.
As tkx'caters aud ward bummors. they a,o rot.
slininG The hard-earnoa substance Ut l6x.payarB.
Our StAte'a Attorney, oven. loea not command
our full confidence Our Sheriff ia ! burning
disgrace 10 our tntelllgouca; MANY Of orr (oun-
~ Commissioners aud Aldermen arc real devil
tHll, wAi!o in nlt otl1cal departments 1t IL be-
loynd that ai,ko Mcdonald. The gambler and
nl4eld OF tltoyeH, l,aa more ihtlueuco thau tho
honest citizens. 10 let Iii pwakei Organize.
drill, and aet! Wo will see that ''Tl,o Store"
III cIoHods Nc will rclioso the Grand jury from
further laborh in determining vhethor ShcriH
AgAaW hh0Eatpa criminals pa election day TO
bully honest yototH aud stun tAllot-hoxes; ne
will ascertain deilnttotY whether Police
Hickey IL in earnest, or under the influence Of 4
spasm. In fact, NC Will mako reform = living
Principle. MEMcuANT.