Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-12
TIE MASS MEETING AGAINST THE moRRr an,
Who Wee 49,.

coin Hail There was a respectable number
present, bdt either from the GOODNESS of the
weather, or the indispoSition of the masses to
reSpolfd to the call, the gathering was much
smaller than had been ANTICIPATED by the
n overs. The meeting was apparently in
ended as protest against the anti-suffrage
feature of the Morrill, bill. and on looking
over the hall, il was seen that the gathering
was composed largely of eX-office holders,
who would not object to getting another suck
at the official tcat. and despair of the oppor-
tunity unless 1.-THE principle of suffrage Is
restored. There were also some ofiice-hold-
eTs present, whose offices will be abolished
by the morrill, bill.
among those present were: BENJAMIN Sew
erSOn, eX-canal engineer;J ohm George Adams,
Charles King, eX-trustee of cOlored schools;
Michael Duffy. ex-assessOr; Henry Himber,
contractor; a. watson, eX-District clerk; w.
ii. Chase, eX-deputy collector; f.. b. Robin
son. justice of the peace; X. j. Nicholson, ex-
garbage collector; e. :. Bates, eX-cDuncil-
man; Sid. W. Herbert, eX-member OF the leg
contractor; +. Il. Gaines. eX-councilman;
George III. Holmes, eX-chief fire departments;
X. VI. Hall. ex-schOOl trustee; Lemuel Bur-
Slcy. eN-member of the legislature; $. =.
Riley, ex-aSSessOr; Il. Il. Brewers, ex-Clpitoi
policeman John II. Crane. eX-cOmmiSSiOner
4th ward; j. H. CrOssman. eX-aldermaa; Jcn-
kin Thomas, justice of the peace. GEORGE
town; VIM. II. Fletcher, contractor; James
Lynch, eX-chief corporation police; w. f..
Zimmerman: VIM. II. Clagett, ex-membe.
legislature; Marcellus West, ex-commiS-
Y
superintendent under the Board of Public
Works; H. y. Easily, eX-ald arman; +. Miller;
Rev. j. W. Green. eX-member Council; ThOS
Beckett, eX-waIchman for Gov. Cooke, Jam y
II. Holmes. ex-member Common Council: L.
q. Hlne. eX-Alderman; Nj. +. UTell, eX-mem-
Der Legislature; Dr. SnOdgraSs; George L.
Stuart. eX-asSessOr; j. w. LeBarneS, ex-
member Legislature; ID. y. Straker; n. =.
Taylor. eX-cOuncilman; r. ID. MuZZy; Mrs
Bclva Lockwood; j. X. Mcconnell, ex-cOun-
Gilman; Alfred Jones, eX-trustee colOrel
IxularR Nr..Ir
bold. operator fire-alarm telegraph; Arthur
Shepherd, eX-member Legislature; H. d.
Mclaughlin, eX-contractOT; Geo. L. Downing
X j. Bell. eX-member Common Council; DIR.
Mary Walker. ex-army nurse and ex-hOrter
on wOnan'S rights; VIM. ii. Slater, ex-COl-
lectOr, Samuel &. Mills. justice of the peace;
Andrew Gleason, contractor; VIM. Dickson,
eX-member of the Legislature; Gen. s. -
HenkIe, eX-candidate in the 10th legislative
district; Dan. Connolly. contractor: Gen. ]
4. Croker. warden Jail; Col. Perry Carson,
eX-mesSenger for Mayor Bowen, ditto for
Governor Cooke; John Barker. eX-garba9e
man; Rev. {. W. DennisOn. ex-gOvernmant
chaplain, eX-penitentiary chaplain. ex-repub-
lican, eX-editOr of the democratic organ; Mr.
.. H. Barrett, ex-applicant for District attOr
neyShip, etc, etc.
Nh. Hine called the meeting to order and
nominated Mr.. X. NJ. Hall as temporary
Chairman, and he was elected.
WHAT MIR. HALL WANTS.
Mr.. Hail III assuming the chair said that
ne was not present as politician, nor did he
believe any were present other than as Ama-
rican citizens. They had seen a bill intro
duced which depriveS them of every right of
the citizen and ignores every idea of re-
public. They were here 10 protest against a
bill which would sweep away every elective
office. and they had been told the cause OF
the proposed change was the failure of the
preceding governments. Talk of the rings
around Wallach. Bowen and Emery and the
ring OF the late board, would not any com
pare well with those of the board The last
ring the worst What a. Oh
elective officers. Did the late nominee of the
President, Cooke. make a wiser or a better
man than the mayors who had preceded him?
Did the people ever elect II more corrupt Of
fceT than the President had appointed in the
person of Magruder? The people were emit
lied 10 suffrage as an inherent right. The
government owns 5i-1o0ths of the property in
the District, and therefore should have a
voice in the government He would say to
the government: legiSlate for us. but
give us the right to elect the officers To
carry out the laws He would be satisfied
with this and nothing less.
WHAT MR.. SHALL WANTS.
MI James Small (Sealer of weights and
arose in the back part of the hall
and moved as this meeting was in favor of
suffrage that they endorse President Grant
ana sheridan for enforcing suffrage in Louis
lana This was met with Il storm of cries of
put him out
The motion on the ground that the meeting
was not called To endorse the action of anV
oIe-the object being TO protest again the
Morrill, bill.
WHAT MR.. lie BARNES WAN
Mr.. LeBarnes moved that a com %. tee of
nNe he appointed on organization o ...rI 10;
ana ChaS King, G. B. Purvis. J. (. Cross
man, j. :. Adams and Michael ny, were
appointed.
Mr.. Crossman declined TO se.ve on the
ground that they had assembled for business
ana mol TO frltter away time in organizing.
Mr.. line here, at the request of Mr.. I.a-
BarneS, Withdrew the motion and nominated
- ID Barrett as presiding officer, and he was
elected.
WHAT MR.. o. D. BARRETT WANTS
Mr.. Barrett said that they had not come to
discuss the laws merely. but the very foun-
cation OF government. They should in this
cGuse consider only that they are American
CITIZENS, and ii behOoved them to prepare a
snip OF state which no republican or demo-
craI would be ashamed OF. Are We by the
Dlll proposed, to have new departure from
Inc principles of the constitution? The bill
was unworthy of consideration except i'm the
llsnt OF waste paper. Ii was no new thing
me IDEA OF governing this District by COM
llilsSlonerS, Tor about ten years since clique.
some Of whom are still here, petitiOned for
>uch a government. In 1870 bill was intro
iuced, and passed in II. in which the CLIQUE
ldd interjected something foreign. Mr.. Nor
IIli introduced bill which did not pass and
y an examination is made il will be found
mat both bills are wonderfully alike-the
present one being the same as tine former
win The exception of its having been run
Il u.
Mr. Barrett referred To- the views of Madison
on the subject of the government of the Dis
met, ana said that there was no good reason
why the people of the District should not
have the same rights a. the people OF the
states. "
Mr.. Hall moved that a committee on resp
.utlOh> Dc appointed; agreed To. and MeSsTS
y. VI. HAL, l. g. Hinc, w. III. Clagett j. w
lie Barnes, and George ii. Holmes were ap-
pointed.
WHAT MIR. DURANT WANTS.
Mr.. Durant was called and addressed the
meeting, stating that they were in the pres
-hce OF bill which would turn over the lives
tLd property of $4,000 people to three re-
gents, and this bill in its principles was the
'tIy reverse of the principles Of our govern
mont lie referred 10 the debates in Congress
prior 10 the ceSSion of the land for the Dis
.Tlct by Maryland and Virginia. 10 show the
-auSes for the removal of the capital and the
pure patriotic principles held by our fore
a'herS lie referred TO the constitutions of
ne various states as To the rights held by
mem. referring to the features of the bill he
ala IL had been shown i'm all history that
Niieh lhe laws are made and exercised by
me power as Is proposed, there is no free
ION among the people. He claimed
nat under the bill of rights of MARYLAND.
which came 10 Us by virtue of the act of Con-
sresS continuing in force the acts of Mary
anu IN thls District, the right OF self govern
lteht l. guaranteed, and cannot be cOnstitu-
iohaily taken away from us. He referred to
ne military feature of the bill and said II
"r the militia but a national guard, the Iaf-
er OF over 5000 men-and he was at a loss
% understand the necessity for such a force
unless Tor the purpose of kepDinp the naonla