, 1875-11-01

ways know llcrn Ei9hts, hritl Are bfern enough 10
maintain them nt nil hszaEIs, ltlt theF, arc
hnns!hlo rrupo. md s'st"r E,akr fnf'lirh dr.
r1a.rll. Or all thu nat,Gnaiitics TINT cro*I tn
onr Atorou they tako n,as na.ura9Iy to nur
Institutions AMI n.akn thn host citizc.la. Of aIl
rnopIe in tho world thn1 arr TIM 1enHt liktly ~
raiHo moi. And wbnn Mr. lionlnR innmIsed
fnr hs rcsainc.s fow t,rrman.. II i do rot
Erratly mtstaEc tho Germeh. 1T this city, they
will at onco repHtllsto sir. iie4Iu,. M bein; in
M Htl!se representative Ut their temper,
principles, or purpoAet.
Un Fritlav evening last ,1r. Ifes.g, al tho
heal of o mol, Of cut.t:4ronts aud gamblers.
nalio another IotnoflatrasloI against tho ;eace
a,rl 'caEectahif.:y n1 tlls city. i'ersntt mo to
ekp'ain to wa ltiaay ll,w tIl;t occtrTsd.
this county is committed to hftceu n,ot, callo1
Cnuntg commissioners. and Tia: nle ri The tl,:-
tfea ~ thcpe Cetntnl..1,to.r 4 ~ mako pyuyssor
fur elections. Tins tlsey tip ty arranging pre~
t'hcss, anu 81 Pointing thrr4 jtnlges OF election
ior each precinct. ~tloro fsi:y ii is 10 prevent
fraudulent v"siuS. Now. III making provision
fur tlic c!cctinn ,'e1t Tues. lay. these Commits
a'oierH l'avo introduced terrible and diegtacs-
nns 1"i 'n9'Fr't"' , ss, s. rs ,"v !" s'y ysrd IN t
lee:ed rncn tsun, oni; ono POLITICAL
patty. Sbx. tA;a IL not n b,o4cI, Of law.
1t Is simply tic dropping. Of a timo-i4onoEed and
here tina cut Of mind to give both side4 chauco
to ECO tho ta1lots counted. Hut TIM Connty
Commissioners In this Instance iaEo tio scapon-
sihilty OF srfanginE for tho catitltIg OF tho bal
l'tH by ohe sido onIy. Tie object. Of course. ia
70 givo opportunities for ftaudulcnt vott; and
fraudulent returns in favor ri that nne srlr
iou may ask. Whv il t,!el, X determined effort
made Ut this particular t:t.!n T. corrupt Tho bull
Of Tuesday tic retp'n o!els + c,snsy Tteasurrr.
and why, yon may h-k. T. thu: u 70 mucll fn1Ie
nlo1ncnt then nh,i,ls lilo rcason for ,hta may
be recn down town. between liasydoph and
Washington stree.s, aud bcswecn Las:lo and
Clark strecss. lIayo you hot scen lilo
great halo that has hecn dug tAc1ef
Within tho next TWO years there IL to ba built
tloto Coari-ltoaEe. wortl, millions of doslatH,
ona the Treasurer Hil Aauh!n all Of that money.
Hut you may nel:. Why Ia that si,cll desirable
dutys l}ccauso ho hopes to he aL1o to Gttnl at
least e50u. .01J Of tho amount hofo:o lle ret,rca
from o!iice. TLis i. tie ,eaaon that air. Eesing
desires Til. office. Tho saInry Of the pus!tion
would not buy. hls cigars. but ho is over 1lead
and oars iii debt ant; il lie ran Aa1o tfa hea.
ding of MI the money ln hupna to pay Lis debts
and COME OF. weatay. This n!;o IL tho reason
t.at the Commissioners do I'M. want nT'v 1srty
but their own IL inspect lilo e'ectiouA. They
know that tho Opposition ticket canno! bo
elected bur by ttnudu!eut InealIs, and that thu
fruua will ba }nrp.eb!o II Spth f'artics n,h rep
teseItcl a1noNs tho Judges IL clcct1Gn. Hencs
they tako tho responsibility Of altr,in: tic hus.-
orablo custom Ut other years. 1hoy xro hot
af1aid bf loving their roepeetabiht?. bnt thny
arc III mortal ,ear of losing Lilo l1ndllng Of tho
people's money.
Nov, In view of this anomalous md alarming
sitnaton Of afaEa the business men Of t!.e city,
tie men whose earnings aro to bulid tho Cou T.
House or no stolen by itesing and bis HauE, de-
tcrm.ncd that, II it woro possible. they would
prevent this fearful robbery. Accordingly. they
called meeting. os business mcn, not of cand-
dates for ocn, but Of honorable business 1ue1l.
to detiho sncais lor 1hwartinE The vll'alno,tBpu1
1>oHes Of tho COiA1uiHBlunerH. Tho meeting WEB
held at FArwell Hail, under Cllrietlan auspices,
md was good aud Aob}e one in lts Blzo and it,
material. It's business whs Progressing III tho
most satisfactory 1nasluer wllsH it wts inter-
rup:et1 by tho cn,ranre OF Ar. losing and aH in.
fuFatea .aub Of hih followers, WHO raisoI all uu-
roar. assaulted tho platform. dragged lta oecu-
pants OF it TO tie floor, ami broke its furniture
to rr1lp:ors. You liaTe all rcal the a.lpmeial
particulars III tho paperR, but am informed by
oyo-wltncsseB that lilo ecena ba1ud description.
OF all tile imruIont aud raBcallr ournHen cvnr
poEpetrated in this community this IL the wo1as.
10 think that . pnrcol Of professional thieves
and robbers Hhooltt Ao!ze tho Government alll
the Treasury, md TINT when respectable citizens
attempt to protest ashinst i tue thieves should
mob them And break up tlaolF tneotinE And To
think that when an appeal was undo to tho p0-
ltco Tor protection that it waa unavai'ing toll
you, t,y flieuda, va arc all dingrace,! by theso
procoodluGs. Un1ess Foulethtng bo done 10 tes.
slfy our ahhorrenee to moboerae}, people will
sY0|d our city ~ they would ro6t-lonec.
Aud what WAS tic pratext untlcr winch this
diagracoful assault waa nude? Mig. Nlr. Hes
ing said TINT tle minded Farwcll Hall and its
platform becauso iis character had been aa-
| HAlloA there, and llc hud right to 60 shase
| ty defend It. 1niloal. .t4eu il yol,
aBB&fl O 1nan's character iii your parlor,
! ne has right to Dr,ek III and turn you out,
| hnd reply to yonr conmcntH And II asHatl
ntetllolisn III my pulpit any Methodist preacher
lIaa right to turn INC ont O! my pulpit aud m.
aver MT! THIS is fair rensrt,iiis, bit who will
| accept these infefcncos7 II ulanior you, you
baye yoas remedy in court Of Justice, Or, il,
you prefer nldiug back. you can rcnt hall and
talk back to your heart's content. hut you have
TO right to sezo Il llal1 which has bocn rented ia
assnia you in, and occupy it for your defenac
! without consent. Tho truth H. alr. Hesiuga
| excusu is lncro pfetenao. What ho meant 70
| do WIS to capture that 1noothy a,d defeat itA
object. Aa know That ii tue meeting should
| pvuye SUCCESS, he would provo o failuro, aud
te deliberately resolved tha: he would nyb and
e:pei from thr hall TIN merchants ot Chicago,
assembled for no other purpose thau the protec-
| tOn of the ballot-bOx III au 1m@'oltatlt election
from wholesale fradl. Tho bla1no and stau,a OF
this erin,e vii! attacl, to him shrongh hfe.
| consider it my duty. ~ u teacher OF religion
and morality tu this community. to L.ld III, tcso
actors to your Christian condemnation, ant! Ia
| excite within you tho greatest possible luiiEua-
ton, both At tbis Invasion nf ullr liberties mud
ut the Bbninetcss robbery Which it Wa dntiHilcl
! 10 fatiiiiake. X thu people VI this city chnno,
rtnt hall aud hoid meeting for the expression
Of their o1inlonD on hny public matter without
| being liable to Interruption anl capture by Il
mob Of rcoplo who think otherwiso, then there
is III end 10 al FREQ spacell aud 1reo government
| we a1o On tho road to aHarchy and slavery. II
will ts sal tlay for Chicagu. for iH tratlo, and
for its growth, and ita Eoo naulo. whon il comes
TO bo understood that character aud bsana arh
below par hero. anl tia. brute strength aud
shameless audaclsy arc tho reSuaut forcos Of
our society. Tie th1oves tictnbclyoH will thon
soon Aase nothing to light over sud steal.
Very fOW pconle rcalixe, I tlluk tho serious
md dreadful Wickeducss Ut onic;at pcculallop.
| Ne easily pcscelyo tie wickeducas Of Il poor nau
ateallng ham Or picce Of bacon. hut It s dill.
cult for Us to fool no much ylrtuous Indignation
at tic bejanolod Treasurer who goss away with
half million Of t!o!larI. Now, in nv opinion,
such man ID worsa thnn a murderer, and ouEi!.
| to be executed III sumo specially Bha1netu! mud
| painful manner. fnr taxes. DO it remembered,
do not come altogether, II Ut All out OF tho rich
Tie rea!-oatato owhor pays ta1, but ho colsucsh
it AGAIN fso:s his tenant. Ard tais.ns tho tax
| only rGiEes tho rent. Tho mAn wl,u keepa Ero.
crry gets ts tux out Of his customers. aud rails.
inE his ia1 III simply raising the lr'cc Of every
pound Ct sngsr OF tus that lila loor customers
buy. Theu wAon County TREASURER steal.
enough to buy t,imso!t diamond pin, OF