, 1875-05-04
| ward which wAA COO votas larger than IL would
hnvo boon had tbs Judges brother not los. his


watch
fHE ELECTION III r,iE s11sr WARD
might An called farce II 1t Ind not been in tho
hands Of hnch vory respectable pepplo. IN Mt
this ward, and n his character, Iike Coassr's
wifa's Ehoulh bo, uas st,ove suspicion, [1aughterl
wo could not doubt the integrity Of tho election
IN this war'1.
between this election ard that for town otllcots
short tina ago. Some Of tho wartla that In tic
town clsGtun had cast bC0 Or quo. In that on /
April 81 ca.t 1.Ao0 or 2,500 People export IN |
election httsra could tell about "Ant nnnhur Of |
votes wero being cast at rolts snoy observed.
In tbls caso such people wero convinced OF the |
M1sr 0LAltNo FnAuDH.
The polIs haj not been aurronndea by apy con- |
day; tl,oro wcro no horties of rapeatora ohsorv-
cd. The frauds were undoubtedly tho fesult of |
tiio mort shameful wholesale ba1los-ntufllng.
TioEo were two sidea to tho CHARTER h,lnincsH.
to whic, act wah to be preferred, but uo honest
and Intelligent men could disagree as to those
frauds and tho rlecoRAsiy for putting them down.
No matter what Tho mortts Of the law, theso stu
pe,ndo'ls M y frauds muht be stopped.
Tho Chairman announced as the CoEnmitteo
on Resolutions j.. T. Chamberlain. Julian y.
!umaey. John II. Arwedaon, 1ians Hurting.
Frank Nowak. John Cotniskcy, Herman n. Lleb.
THE lion. TuuatAH 1i3YH.
wns then introduced, and sroko substantially ~
IIo supposed tlsore was no doubt that the will
Of tho tcoplo had been supprcsbcd In
tho recent election BY frnud. and he cams
q sho as1os E bsd teoa s aesTeys tho
freedom Of snoech still remained. [Applause.]
Nothing had appeared 10 him mora ais.naliy re-
tnarkabe in al! this thing than tho conduct Of
s s osesss & iisss Gssso haa s ea .s
gizo for abard Of mon who apparently bud con-
spred 10 polute the ballot-bo1eH, and sup.
press tho sSill Of tho peoplc, and were Bimply
te te oees osssfT s. et tho city, E
sre."t The ballot-box was next 70 the 1ag Ia
sanctit5. [AppIause.] During Tho War, we
hoard that remarkable messa3o Of Gen. Dlx 70
one of h!a subordia..os III sny man man. attempts G.
the npot" Should not the same fato bo dealt
out to mnn who attempted 10 suppress or de-
Atroy tbs will Of tic ,reoplee7 [Tu-
mu1ouH ~, s applause I'D eh,eeFs;l staAa, str,ks
OF liberty: Btriko the ballot-bor, and sou strike
tho substance md hfo Of republican govern
mont: tCheorsl Ono was :, asymbol Of form;
and tho other The source Of all that distugussbcd
We wero told by tho Journals OF tho city that
thcre was Int ono "Engiisli-spoakinY ne wsEa-
per independent and honest enongh to advo-
cate the esuso Of tho opponents OF the outrage.
Thu worAe for tho tournala that assorted that
fact, for it only showed the
ptunApAT1oN AND DEPTH or 1yFANY
to which tho other journnia lad fallen. tChceral
THIS WAS not tho first time. be VIA aorry to say,
nln that they, (ths pape's) were not iufallible,
Tho gtileB Of publc opinion, or the boBt guard4-
nns Of the puh!io veal. fChecrs.] Two. yoass
aeo syor7 Eng!tsh-spoakng paper IN the
dlnance and Inv which authorized
! tho police. without process or other 10. m Of
law. TO enter oyory house In tho city and nrbl~
| trarl}y hgIeat neu because thoy wished to enjoy
l rf
WIN: they pleased. TApplauso.l 1t wa .
right, affecting the interests aud business
Of lazgo masa Of tho community. The
: popular verdict q 1o,ooO. which aont
back their articles full Of misrepresentation,
branded "i'bcous," and tie present Admin!s-
tration eutered upon the government OF tho
cry:sng 'ata o'lt OF course, ho vaa understood to
to It's Integrity aud independcncaI [ChoerH. ]
| The preHB how wns bowling nt
THE CITIZENS AaaOc1AT10N,
| aud. In their deBphir, heap evcry epithet OF con.
timely upon 1t. calling It tic Sevcn 6asans. y
tho buyeu Wlao h1en. What had the Cltizcns Az
Aociat'ou done to these otitoIs2 what power Ind
they nAurped7 Tlcy we're doing enough TO Ok;
e,lo tho resentment Of overy dishonest scoutl1rol
iu the rity. [Applause.l lie would not 20 into
dofpuso Of tho Citizens Association, for tho
pross itself fatled to cast any term Of roproech
against tho individual or collective character Of
| tts members. They weEc. citizenH, 1noil without
Office, men Of largo bnsineas and means
and this was tito frat timo IN tho history Of tho
city when ordinary mon OF business wGro follnd
determined TO SEQ whether public. affairs could
| DO put Ill q bcttor condition than they lad been
in. tApplauso.l These men lad sut day by
| day. What Wna their ofYcnse7 He would toll
them. Eyory dishonest man feared invcssiga-
| ton and inquiry. aud tho sooundfela know that
something would bo uncovered regarding
1 THAR rnrAci11ta md trHrr1iHItlO1F
attempta to plunder tho poopleof their substance
| Ifonco :ho abnHo henped upon tho Association
Tho mpmbere had mnde themselves offensive
because
/. THE CORRUPT MEN N powEn
wore not TO DO lot alone: Their stealing vas to
bo uncovered No faithfnl officer in tho cit,
fea.od It. On tho contrary. like Mari
Sheridan. they sought tlle Associatton'
eaa taa1 a' aas,ty @ :n''i Appiaase AG ne eoais
| not discuss porRonal iBsuea. There "ere highal
| issues-iasues affecting property and life, thu
fundamental rights to which vo were entitled b,
law.
Tho speaker then referred 10 tho last report o
the comptroller. Iustea1 Of ,lept Of 5000
QUO, aA WAS supposed, 1t appeared that the debt
had been piled uf to s17,o0o, QUO. At the pres
ont time, the city in It's expenditures was fully
year in advance Of ita revenues. Such condi'
would preHage bnnkrup.oy: Yet the comptfollo1
had boon aeut to Now York to negosiasa
| LOAN OF &3,00u,00o ...
to make tip tho deficiency. and soon tlat would
be piled on tho debt. Taxation WAS going to be
enormous, and 1t could 10 shown By accurate
estimate that tho city'n annual expenditure ex'
coedcd tlle rental value OF tho property III It.
Tho Engliah lad boon saId to hhvo governed Ire
land By first taking away ita property aud thes
taking tho fruits thereof in tho shane Of rcnts
Onr tl Government had reversed all this. ant
suffered us to 10 tho agents Of our property tt
par 10 thom our incomes.
Afr. lIoyue slon spohe Of tic objects Of tht
Citizens Association, snd the neceaslty for suct
al independent organization. He spoke III .
general way OF tho differences between tho ectl
Of 1879 auu 1875. Tho former gave all tue poWo
iuto tho hauds Of ths Common Council, ant
laid tho other departments Of tha City Govern,
mont at its mercy. The charter Of 1875 EUR
rounded the executive. hranches Of Govern
nent With salulary cheohs and safeguards
to its proper duty OF nankiug laws. Blu
there Woro two limitations that tta Council OBJ
jocted to,-ons restricting salaries to a5,000
and prohibiting htgher tax lo.y than Is uills
a.,d hopce this sudden love Tor the act Of 1879