, 1875-09-25

10 the EIt!oF qf The Chfrauo Tribune:
CHICAGO, Sept. 2i.-A tirado Of innneudo only
worthy Of It's iguoblo source appears In Tue
TntncSE Of this morning over the signature OF
TINT constimmate political hummer asid trickster
zone" ,1ohn Comlskey, which Ia ti9uifed by tho
titfo Of .trep1y" to mr. explanatory card NJ
yesterday. You viii observe that lie does not re-
ply to any Of my statements Of facts, but simply
roitorates his malignant aud false charges Of
"frnna" against myself aud my associate judges
at tho ,ato charter election in tho Ninth Ward,
and then proceeds 10 arraisn my moral, a. vol
% my Official. character, by asserting that had.
during olecsion da5. intanlgel too freely ~
lis favoyato beverage 'tcommou whisky"
and in that Hense boon "hribed.' Now. thls
rnoan totally fAise, aud contemplate allegation
q. ayory % ono Of Of my old neiehtofs, who havo known
mo tor many years, Mill stamp tho accusation as
basa!css lin. True, mn not ''temperanco
man according to the Apostles, md sometimes
during election tt1nos) indn!go IN tho fayosssa
Democratic pectay, but believe Mr.. Gomskey
ia tho first to discover that " hauker' after II,
or ever lose my head by ita inInodcrato uso Mr.
Comisllcy han q peculiar talont for crawling ont
Of small hoies Vben corncrcd, hnt tn this in
stance ho has surpassed himself md loft tho
"traee OF tho serpeat Ia his transit Asscr-
lion IL not proof. II ho or any othat man can
prove - frard against mo or my aseociats why
don't they do it, inatoad OF throwing dust in tho
eves err. Of tho public by tutoring Tasne and 'li'
Now would not llavo trcspassod on your
spaoo to notice this peatiferoua politician fur
her. wero not for the fact that o Is tho oaulo
party who assorted tho other night in public
moctinK that . ten daYs' campaiu waa sufficient
to secure an Oppnsilloa" majority OF 2o,0oo
Ia Cook County. 1Io Is hign Safhem In that
patriotic party whoso monherB boast OF their
nbi.ity to vote early, and oiten. BY virtue Of
.his talent, aud In Wow Of tho present emascus
lated condition Of the 1legisssy law, doubtless
.1ohu would undertake tho contract At this hg-
n1e, for Kberas consideration. learn that he
hAH already agreed to cell out tho Ninth Ward
Delegation to the ..oppositian Convention to
Treasurer. Very likcly-but can 10 deliver the
property Il. Y. KENNEDY.
NA1n on ENo.
10 the Editor NJ The Chicago tribune:
CH1cAno, Sept. Ill have read With my ha1r
on cnd from indignation {dguratiyely spaahing)
"A Mothers Protest In to.duy's TRIBUNE. As
o.hers have aald, there arc Thousands Who can-
not 7isIl tho Exposition woek dnyd, and who
wonld haye but little inclination to 60 In the
evening after working MI day. Besides, tho
oyooing IL not good time to Sist
the ArGAllcrJ for those uho wish to study
tho pictures, IA for the pictures being
"vsiu and unproftablo," that in simply ridicu-
lous to person with common sense Or al ordl-
narJ appreciation Of the beautiful. A psrbon
can eesye tho Lord just Al truly In painting \
picture a. writing sermon. There ia not \
picture IN tho collection that the most sc1upu-
lous Of "Chsistian Mothers could object to
having tn her houaa Il wondor il tho one tuEn6
her pictures faco to the vail Sundays. 20 thSy
shall not len1oralize her "babos y; and for her
comfort I cnn say that children often learn
worse things in Eunday-Bclools than they poa-
siblY could in tho Art-GaIlory.
She further SAYS that tie Sabbath should bo
Hpent IN ''pr1yor and Devotion" Perhaps 3
reasonable amount OF it should, but tho opening
OF tho Art Gallery in tic afternoon does not 1t
all Interfere with that. for Leleve q person eau
have Just as religious feeling looking at q llne
painting - ho eau in dutltuliy reading his Dible
when be would far better enjoy novel.
S!le ssys tl.at, instead Of wasting money on
these vain aud Improbable piecea OF CANVAS II
would be bettor to buy Dibls With it. I'm
doubtcdly most Of tho people hayo one among
their possessions. and, II they haven't. tho book
Htorea have at all tinles tuli supply, while it Ia
very seldom that such 4 tlno collection OF paint
ingH car be soon for tho mopoy.
LastlS, ato fears that hot :: listlo babes" viii
he ~ onticed from their HaVfor." Not into The
Art-Gallery though, I'm convinced 1he fewer
ipfAnts present, tho nors tho visitors will Appra-
csakc the fino arts Now, do put IN your tDulies,
voice for tho sensible side OF tho quHtlon nud
for those who think it wr0ng let 'om stay u
homo. JUSTICE.