, 1875-11-05

trumpet up anti entered A3 pad IN ustlcf ~
Keep down tho Rurpfna. IN any evrnt, how"
ever, tho figures nro sufficiently large. Tie
11,NN, 600 francs. with interest from 1917,
would amount 10 more tllan 50, coo. .0OU, whila
tho Frcncl, figures would make tho aum duo
nearly .:nm0.dtl0. !;omo years ago Lord
IrSpnunsr nrged, III Parliament, the return
OF tho money. nriI the only objection was tho
II is now proposed 10 go through this chcnp
j,ru,Atity ard see whether E,,g1au.l will settle
tn. ftttu hill.
TIE sTltUG0LE WITH The DEv1L.FIsH
1t il well to recall tue obstacles which tho
citizens and Taxpayers Of Cook County sur
mounted in tho recent local election, in order
10 fully appreciate the valno md magnitude
Of the victory. It was, ns wo said in a,1vailct,
desperate struggle with hinge political
tloyjl-tisla, whose toutacles wcre fastened upon
overy branch OF tho City and County Uovern-
1ncnt. Some Of Tho elements utilized i'll be-
hnlf of t,o Dcvi.FiHh ticket mny be partieu-
larizctl with advantage:
l. There were nil tho county officers and
their employees. Tho County Treasurer was
particularly enlisted in behalf Of S1r. 1Is:s1sa,
na the latter, 1t WAS c!airuesl, lind given lli,n
lsis placo two years before. Tho Comfy
Clcrk-a Colnmunis.io tlcsroratlo, who
would sto,, short Of nothing cssoutial TO
succcss--hasl packed his oilico with
Bupernnnlerary employees Mt the cost Of the
taxpayers, that they might contribute Of the
public moneys pad them to tho campaign
fund, and gyo their votes to tho 'scause,"
The Sheriff u ofllco was turned loose to 10
service iu the campaign md on election day in
tho shoultlcr-hitting department. Tho Coul,-
ty Law.Doparttncnt was .lso to uisintcrpret
tho Inv for the benefit of tho rnvn who ro-
tnincd ii. Tho King in tho County Board
whipped in ail the contractors, md forced
them to give freely of their money ansl ill.,
fluencc, and to compel al1 their employees aud
laborers to vote on the sido OF tho Doril-Fisl,.
Livery department Of the county service, ail-
administrative nnd clerical, employed ali the
ngences at command in tho interest Of tho
Doyi1-Fish ticket.
q For tho first time in tho history of this
county, there WIS n apccial precinct cstab-
lisllcd for the voting of the paupcrs. idiots,
and insane "miserablcs supported by tho
county. Those wrdtched tramps ant! strays,
not q tenth of whom were 1egal voters, wero
marsialed under tho leadership of the willing
tool KIMBERLY, Warden of the Poor-IIouse,
who went through tho empty form Of put
ting ballots into their hands jor deposit IN
the box. Thus $50 votes were cast in tho
rauper precinct, of which ccrtninly not more
than 25, at the outside estimate, wero lawful.
Tho desperation Of the crowd with which
hIr. HEs1x1 allied his fortunes cannot be bet
ter illustrated than BY tho employment Of the
degraded and dcluonted pauper class, Bub-
sisting upon tho taxes of tho very people
against whom thoy wcre voted.
.. AL tho barnaclea Of tho City Government,
from CoLv1s down to tho janitora of tho
public schools, wero ranged on tho side of the
lIEs1So tickot No personal freedom in tho
exercise Of suffrage was permitted to any
cmploye, no matter how menid his sorvico
nor how poor lis pay. AL wero compelled
to contribute n certain proportion Of their
salaries for the benefit Of the rotten Ring
ticket. This infamous practice was inauga-
rnted for tho first time in tho history of tho
city or county. Thcro wcro feeblo protests
against it, but the managers Of tho Devil
| Fish crowd wero incxorable, and the contri-
! button WIS laid upon al1 tho employees under
penn1ty Of discharge after tho election. It
hos been said TINT, in sotnc Of the city de-
partments, rs in most Of tho county depart
ncnts, tho number Of employees was tempo
razily increased III order to get additional con.
tributions and additional votes. Tho city
contractors were likowlse disciplined, and en-.
gagged to vote their laboring men solid]y
agninst tho Taxpayers on whom they live.
4. The police wore forced to give aid md
comfort to tho Devil Fish crowd. We believe
TINT there was an honest effort on the part Of
some OF the Chiefs to act fairly in the face ol
tie terrorism exercised over them; but thera
was an undercurrent iu the force, conse'
quent upon tho persistent packing Of the
rank and iile TINT has been going on for two
ycars, which WINS entirely sympathetic will