, 1875-06-28

themselves in tho dnae hnfnro It with tho mort
degrading superstition md servt!ity.
Ills IN thn gate hv which our atlvancc-en1rd
havu Alrth,fy clt.rel tho city and a1h hogan the
cutIgcninl wnrk Of rotbing and Apoltsn; its i,,-
ha'itausA but iittlo forcs las bael' f,uni
necessary to tako possession OF tho polls and
tins oawnots Of the vast wealth lying aIl ebnnt
liz. Thor have lofo tI,b,e work nobly and well,
snd tlie iart IL comparatively oaay.
llo wealth Of tho city iitncsfottll belongs to
We cati lay lIeary tAxea Upon them. Thcro will
ls nD tea.Hta,icc. and whom o,lr taxation can
I'M longer Ge Lo1he, tAet4 will follow tho tueyita-
bio aud certain conflacatlon.
Thts feeble people ARD nlFo w0rsflpess Of
other fatso dtviultlcs called "rsccedentH."
1hcs0 Prnccdents nre manufactured by our
courts ("bcil, BY the way, llAso long hcen In
our pohsetslon), and arc of all efnreB H1e+ And
eolo,h. bh1x ills people "pruccdcns," n,nl.
DO IL wIlto or black. tlue or brown, they sill
grovef il Tho very miro before IT, nnh blnltr fn-
Inv ita lead, 1it1ir for.iaihors had littIo
originality, escn left tho shores Of foreign iand
70 show thotr contempt for nprecc,lchts, aud Ia
bleak aud fock.hound New Ehgfanf snttcrcd III
lutneraGto tartallipa tu carry out some manly
aud u.igIual iIens TT thoir uwii as to tho capacity
Ut man for selfgovernnleut.
Owi,fg To tho Hervl1c Aptit and hesottcd STU
piity Of its inlhbtansh. tfIc city has pasBsd tho
AcEle Ut it, pzonIerty. aud Ia now tuttorins 70
itn fa!t. Lot me illustrate and prove tliA bnyoId
Al question: 4 gentleman wl.o las, lcat.Ied the
leraon which al paat history 81 plainly teaces.
thai tho people who are tue least governed ate
governed thu hest fiaH ofIefofl to take charge
OF the Affairs of lilo civ, tnanage them with tl'o
care thss Ls haB his own prira:e Lu ,in+R4, and,
with ito iucteasc hut rather MI Immediate de-
crease. Of tsxa!ou within ten nr fifteen years to
pay up the entiro debt of the city and atop tho
taxatlon of ita property. except such IN tho cit-
zelis woult demaul should be assessed to make
necessary improvements. It c1ull. Ito doubt, he
easily accomplished. Common ,ouea:v and
You can ready eco that cityl out
OF debt, md witt ta,asiou reduced to
minimum, would ntttnct capital aud artisans
frotn evofy quarter, aud tho city IN a few years
aswarnng hivo Of Ind lustry from Lake Forest
to Calumet on tho north and sou:lf. and to lvol
side Oil tho west, accom- raued WITH MI enor-
tunus increaae III tho raluo Of real property in
orery direction. The sleepy inhabitants rub
tloir eyes, and show sfgns of waking up. We
simply tell the,n that there Ia nc "(zcccdcn:"
for such = state OF Affairs. and ttlav rclapAo ut
onco into their former slate Of suuuolence AUD
Btup!dity.
Still further: A now railroad md an I'M
portant artery Of commerce desired 20 enter the
city b5 tho way Of Wab1etl avenue: 4 largo
amount Of rnuney Was offered tho city for tie
privilege, tho Company also agreeing TO keep
the avenue In repair and furnish palaco cars tor
the use Of tho people from the outskirts to tho
heart Of the city. Our friends aud noble ad-
herents in tLo Common Council sold ont the
rights o! tho psopsa for fsw pcces oF silver to
corporation wao Aava tho uAiIe-or grcater-
Contempt for tue ctizcnB that We do. Ther
pro.erded to outrage every civil aud religious
right OF tile people by employing AT slmv OF men
to tear up the street IN tho night aud on the
hols Batbath, and ci.ango M Indispensable
slough. Tho ancestors 1t this craven people
would hayo met forco w!ta force, Aung tho
authors OF tho outrage to the nearest lamp
post, then piled up tho iimbofa and rails and
would hare sold tho valuable franchise to the
corporation that paid the most money for it and
made tho best improvement, aud honestlv az
t.tied tie inones to the pasa.eut OF tho public
debt. Though property has declined enormous
y In value III consequences. the peoplo set idly
By with folded minds and vacant stare, numb
ling curscs which ther lacx tho courage to opeu-
ly express or put In execution,
The right Of search, which their forcfashcrs
indignantly. repudlsted in tho war OF
ordinance for an Inspector Of buildings.
Man's l.unss wan 0nce considered h,s
castlo. 70 walk over its Threshold BY forco WAS
at the peril Ut life aud limb but this thoroughly
cowed aud trembling people will now submit to
anything. and their eorlre property, public and
private, Lies ht our feet. and olen to our inspeo-
ton.
Arc further illustrations ncccssary to show tho
utter pusilan,nllty OF the cltizeus The public
schoo1s and librlly are langui.hIng for lick Of
mcanB to push their wolk, once considered so
necessary BY thls docavlng poop,e. The library
has callod upon Us Rs tlo lavfu! ruIGra Of tic
CITY to furnish sho1n with 5o0,yu0 for the cnsu-
Ing year. but. knowing as We do that intelligence
In the onenay OF tho Hureratttions by Which tie
EARNINGS and votes Of tue people eau be con-
ttnuod In the control Of religious sect, haye,
Of cousse, shut down upon the necessary ap-
p'oplihitons, and the institution must 10
closed. Do yol: doubt it? Let me then H.
!natiaio It In tue strongest poealblo manner.
1ou KNOW am alWass teady 10 oack my otEis!toh
win my money. lilE TRIBUNE NAV therefore