, 1875-05-04

Gus. an election past than could be brought ont
previous To tho most important ons. They had
con'o now because The elso1!on Ind been charAo-
terixad by
rnE 6nosaEaT FHArDe.
TIC purity nf lilo batlot-box Gal been ns-
Eranesy 7iplated amt the llbertfos OF tho people,
i,Ad been tro,den i,nder foot. They nsecmh!cd
from nrinciplc.. lcheers,1 Aside from this ldea
Of principle, Of duty. shoy wero Interested In
reform a. merchants, mechanics, and buetneas-
men: Lot he dissep,tab!o rabb!o, laVo control
Of the Daiot-box, and they would control tho
dare to CONS hero 70 hny. goos1a. They would be
robbed At tho depota. anil lin rolice Who would
10 in t.artnafsh!p With the thieves, would share
the spoils.
MI. J. II. poa1iTrLE. ,n,
was then introduced. aud Tas received with sp-
planse. flo spoks In 4 genaral wav Of The
fsa1da tl,at had icon committed, an.l the efforts
denca AZ would dotoas tho objects for nlltcl,
they were perpetrated. lie waB nct n member
Of tha. Associasion but, Al . cisizon Of Chicago
no would say tllst they oHol de5t Of gratitude
aiani il hal taken. liz described the
Wholesale hallot-box stufing, that hal
beau committed. and denounced tho raseals who
had committed thoeo outrases aRalnHt FREQ gov.
cr1,mont. lilo hpoke for about tsu mlnutos, and
whs frequently s1plauded.
NIL. A. Q. rIEs1Ea
waa tho next speaker. 1fo Ratd nothing had
over been bcfofc tile people OF thss city or
country 40 momentons as tho subject nudcr
eonsdora.ion.-ths ,preservation and perpetnlty
Of tho purity OF the bailot-box. tApnLauSa.l
Popular government waa Oh trial. Il WAS not
| 100 years aihce the Declaration Of Independence,
| and yet people Who boasted Of being tho freeHt
| people In the world had mat to protest against
| baos~hox Htuflng. An "rentng paper bad Htatei
that "lc.ing waH going to talk about tho purity
Of TIE ha'ot-box" fI.s hand had n'ycr el!ed
nor his tongue ever counttllnnccd Aucb a thing.
tAppiauno.1 And "no holp him God" they
never tYouid, fCbeetB1
lie then allnaal to tho Citizens Association,
aaying 1t waa organized to promote tho interests
Of tue people. iio waa not = mo'nber Of 1t; but
lie Ind me. with thosn, aud he could aay TINT
t4obter act Of metz had I'ernr gotton together he.
fore 10 work disintetestodIr for tho benefit Of
TIM city. tChcers.1 IIo indorscsl the resolutions
heartily. (Appituao.] No party for him aa long
| rHt flTY wAs IN NEED OF NEtp.
| [Chaerh} lie Ind alwava ,baen Il party man. bat
parties had proven to 10 fa,lureh w!len tho af
faiTh o. city werc to be managed. [ApplauFs,l
Ar an INSTANCE of what parties, ~ eucl, did, hu
adverted to the Chicago Cuntou,.l4oneo and
loss-O3ieo chsractorixing 1t as tho greatest
gwndio that had ever beon 'erpetrated upon nny
| community {cacers].-a Disgrace to tue nation,
because It was built by party. and nos by tho
Referring to city officials, lo said Ia did not
cara whether the Mayor was Republican or a
Democrat, II ho woro All honest man and pos
scssed Of tho energy requisite TO enforce tho
laws. He did not want such an ono us Was afraid
to face acoundrets and drive them to their holes.
|.-tapp'ausol-wh had not tho courage to tell
tho gamblers aud pimps and thieves TINT thoy
snust leave the city within tweuty-four honrs.
and that. il thoy did not. tl,oy would
be arrested an vngranta. [Cheers.l II suct, u
proclamation were made, visitors to Chicago
would be sa{o; strangers woud not 10 dsagGed
into bunko denn and robbed Of the money they
had brought with them to purchase goods.
tCheersl. The present Mayor had bcon brought
forwarl br him. lie (colviu) was not hts
choice; but ho w.s tho only ouc they could get
to run tlaughter]; and ho asxcd thohe who
we're with him year and halt ago 10 forgive
him fgreat aud prolonged l.ughserj, beng per-
fcc.ly willing to be covered viii! Bacac'oth and
aBhcA for some time to como.
lie then went Oh to mako an impassioncl ap-
peal for
oEHAx1z1r1oS AMONG GOOD cIT1ZEya
to protect tho hAllut-hox. nnd called on hll wllt
| would join IN such all cnLeavor to stand up
The Whole assembly Immediately spEhng To thesl
feet, and LIT. Heaiug. continuing. aaid
.'Lot III swear never to dcsst in
our efforts until NO drive thcse rascait
back to sacir holos." There WAS shout Of m
thusiaXm aud with tho audience in this tempn1
the meeting wsa declared adjourned.