, 1875-09-18

proportion. Held political fraud shnu1d In tha wnrk
ot combination that ia led by so.nn mel Of rcat
xrro thcrc might lave bopn expected, few at'te
men r9HleThers ~ thu l,aciKrount? 4 tltrs "s,e.
r eomanity as sn,t St' .o'l 's teter te Known "
Tho AhADcialfun could INT hrnIthc to drtcss anu
er,leh ts frsn 4 rps',lc, md wo Eefort q to tss
Cbnrs. This esenla nf this contest hrb too recent 70
need canmcsnun. II ,na bedn long. 'cscre and still
contnner, th"tB!' va hare cunhanfl1 AIMED +" skn
~ added % impos.nee M ''f frtsn IN unprecedented sresari
of an injunction from tho Courts. Thl" enlarged tals
oranai ho,,nas!. = the easc - W. so, y not fsts to
proceed ngains lhh fragrant And 1fii1rasti0f contcnt
OF court. I1le violation Of tho Injunction WEE
THICK
ss Ths Fes wa" not ia dreas il maras 10 lie
"stufingn asl "connstng" III, election n'Rt. but It
rasstt to aon1owhat icer intellectual grado l5
tbs cooperation nf moro trained nhi!isS.
cannot qu'r th!a snhJest without expressing my
asnhe Of Tho peoples obligations to Judge Lavsene.
these diflcuIt casee Thcy baYo neted ratlior ns
rnhltc-splrited citizens than NJ retained connsel.
and have devoted ther ftno ability md Talna.la
tlno far out Of proportion to ANY compensation wr1.
either VIC pru9eod o make them Or thny ~rre willtn
10 accbps. uf tho past year have not time to refer
tho sake Of the encouragement 1t glTca to tho usro
ulefuncsH Of hc Association That yor uow have ~ A.
.oe!atan shst hss Formed sho bao!. of rally wossins
thas viii he idlsriest but II IN now proven by tho
experience Of 5ear that yor conutice rat, call to
tains antl That Ii cau hnYc that nil abunl.nty.
Your Executive Committee taught ly itu experience
e mi tcp f. s
city rees the Aaaociatiun Tlnro IL very tlc 10 10
done for the people whicl. sLn Assoclaton laa tho
method aud lie power to dO.
CHICAGO SHOULD ng ORGANIZED,
without unnecessary delay. under Tho charter Of ISIS,
tho btst great city cartcr eser Tet enacted into Law.
Dur tax Rysten should be reconstructed aud naYan-
tage ke Of llt work already donn In That direction.
Tie Ftre Department., HON 20 Willing to serve the
people 10 tho bctk nannOrt Rhoul be wholly as4!stetl
Tbs Doatd 1t Public Works should bo aided and en-
couragcd In Improving tho watcr supply for the pro-
tectiot Ut property Anl credit Tho tlnuke n'li
aa,ee should bo taken well in hald-soHlothinE al
rcatiY having been done.
,cnpIa.n n # # nee. so hssoeiation to sec that won
Chicago Ia rersyed It shall 10 doe III the niost In
proved uan1,ur xnl honestly. Thn Fo!tce Ad!nlnls-
trntton Of this city II ntnply absurd and must be ro
formed In permanent manner. Tho building of thc
CGurt1IUlnc, unfeBa watched by this hs1ociahn, ami
watched thoroughly, viii 10 thu gscatess piece Of
robbery nnd corruption eyer sect Wat Uf thC
AllcghenicG.
THE CITY COUNCIL AND COUNTY HOARD
and need thc constant auncEyison Of IN A.suciaton
such as tha has now grown 10 be. EaGlI week pro-
ducca apeciarn Of rsscaty In cns ot these
boards 1bstf2Ct julA, contract Jobs, Illegal RalAry
tobH tho wtll abishe tgate in franclscs. and Tim
whole motley tronps Of rascalltts will 1narh by u
usuAl from years end 70 years. end, nnlosa ha:sod
These nsu some Of tl.a th.ngr 10 bn done, and which
mako some Of tho reasous for vigorously couta',.
thoso general reasons that urge the iaopc year aNc
to organize this Association, for ahey all reasnnf
for continuing It. And to these let uB add tls reaBnn
that the cttzcs Association has ntready existed fol
ono uct!vo year and haa done
anop AND EFFECTIVE wohK.
To fall 10 rontno 1t when 1t has demonstrated
its usrfulncsa and poNet, wleu It has trlinphct
vold 10 to give carts blanche 10 fraud aud inbs,ei
~ III ai our PUBLIC plncea. II Chicago sa1-payert
should not continue Bucll wuEk, aven WLen it LAT
born successful, then public rEunhnrcsa would bs
night IN thinking that there is IN tlsago, notwitll
standing tho lourrhcs Ut tho past ycar. real re-
gard pure mud eicicnt government. a1Y tria,dE
1t would hu tlouby and trelly iangerus,s now ~ h
without the Cttlzgns' hssociat!0n.
Thoee of ~ who feel obliged to retro from the nan
aHtmtnt Of thls Association now rciro only after
have exbantcd po.nibie leisure IN It's beaH w
leave the management, moreover without ono fcolinf
Of wcarcss nnl Icave 1t voluntarily because "
think highly of The dignity aud value Of thu work
No warmly commend It to our scceaaoEs. 1t !s ~
agreeable il honorable for sho lorr Of the Atso
ciaton ts fully equal to tta work. Ths Ctl!zens Akso
c!ation represents tho hncat rizens, and therefor
alone It has power. 1lA power lX iarc and pure,
we who now return tts management t'to your hnnd
have tried to maintain that .nwer bo IN lts exten
and in its purity, FRANKLIN MAcEEAaH, prestAcnt.