Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-27
John Pope Eodnett.s .Mass Meeting. -

A meeting of workingmen was held at the
corner of 9Th and ID streets last night, and
was 2 ldressei by John Pope Holnett- A
committee on resolutions was appointed,
and they reported series which was
adopted. Thee declare THAT the action OF
the present commissioners OF the District of
Columbia I'm allowing the Board OF Audit of
said District TO pay the contractors of the
late Board of Public Works without first de-
Quoting amounts due To the la6orers OF SAID
contractors, an usurpation of the law of 81
of June, 1s'ih That committee OF one
hundred workinguIen be appointed to wait
uron General j. II. Ketcham, one ofthe Com
missioners of the District of Columbia, and
demand Of him Information relative 20 Con-
tractor William III. Adams, who is still in
debted TO his workmen in the sum of sixteen
Thousand dollars. (S16,00al and as we have
heard that SIS COO had been paid to Adams
ia certificates by the said Board of udt, we
respectfully demand information. viz: If
Adams had been paid by the said Board of
Audit while our claims against said Adams
have not been satisfied by the said Adams,
or by the said Commissioners, or said Board
of Audit of said District, and in case the
said General j. III. Ketcham cannot give the
necessary information, that this committee
proceed 10 the Treasury and wait upon j. w
BTOdhead and request of him reply in
writing to this resolution; and also to know
if. on final adjustment of his account, said
Adams viii have anything coming to him,
or EaS now anything due him by said Board
of = udit. or by the District of Columbia;
al q I'm case said j. W. BTOJhead fail TO give
such information, that this committee pro-
o. these re EOlutions; and also read them ana
a petition for redress OF grievance to his
exec liency the President of the United states
as guaranteed to us under article Of anent-
ments 20 Constitution of the United States"
: That we demand the removal of MeSSrS.
Watson ard Wilcox. clerks in the Board of
Audit. whom We believe TO he incompetent,
ana whose treatment of ourselves and our
counsel has teen Upgentlemauly and up Ia w
IUl. considering they are both orr servants.
ami paid To wait upon the poorest beggar
that calls on them as cOurteOuSly as they do
upon Mayor Wallach; besides. we have rea-
| son % believe them corrupt and I'm collision
with the contractors TO defraUd us out of our
daily wages 10y handing over to the contract
Ors the product Of our daily labor, and which
congress ordered by the mandatory law
above quoted should be held for u.s. That
We demand from republican admIniStra-
ton, v HIGH we helped to elect TO ruIe the
deStlrleS of our country. the same protection
recently accorded our brethren by a demo
cratic administration in New York" and
Task protection in our liberty ana property
against combined fraud, and. as libcTty with
out food il starvation, we cannot live if we
90 not receive the product of our only prop
cry, our labor" ''That any attempt TO viO-
late those yet remaining laws. which were
expressly made for the security and protec-
lion OF working men against the tyranny
and bribery OF corrupt Offic ais. and the cor
ruptlOn Of dependent judges by veSting in
themselves an assumed legislative or arhi-
trary power. ought to be cOnSIde red as dis
sowing entirely tie social compact between
the peOIl h and their assumed governors, auI
driving them To an Immediate appeal to that
nCOntrOVeTtible maxim of eternal Justice.
ia. ne SIfeV 81 The TIc0pi0 IS ne supreme. utI
'st CINCN u bfcgsSt.Q bte yfg Ir5C." THAT tue
inherent societies pay for tie printing o.
10000 copies OF these resolutions to BE-
mailed through the United States" "phqt
we tender our thanks to the Hon. y ttO~1ey
General for his prompt dismissal of fncpn-
Ietent ana corrupt officials in the District