, 1875-04-16

Mr.. Losing Against tho Old In
corporation Act.
Preliminary Preparations for Voting It
Down Friday Week.
Tho Resolutions.

tleman introduced
Mn. i. 9. lEsING, |
who Expressed himself hnppy at meeting 80
many solid tnx.paYcry. flo was reminded Of tho
tEmo wien meolsng Of cltlzcns VAS hcll bo-
cat,to OF tho murder Of man who attempted to
yoto, and also OF tho limo whan George Armour
was aastiled for psotocttuE FREQ citixens at tho
polls. Thoy then conquered rowdyism, aud
tt.oy would do 60 again. lApplaube.] Tho scala
wags had succeeded for tlmo. because good
mon absontod themselves from tho polls. Mon
Ind gottoa into Office who wors nut 1it for It,
u'cn,aly, physically, and morally. II was very
tho Nortl Division. llo know Of ons very ro-
spectacle man WHO tecl'ucd to rum when he
~an Informed that he would bo supported by tho
Hatch Homo eonaent. 1lo {Alf. Ilosing]'was
show that ho Ind ever ashod my man to cast
nm illegal yotc, or to act, at any election, con-
trary TO the lau Of tho lant. 1lo had nevor
knowingly supported any bad man for Office.
ruption-~as ut tie bottom Of tito evil. They
had all bcen cheated by II, and they would bc an
til II Waa swept out OF cxthtencc That Nos
their only hops.
lilo ual boon nccused Of fostering
TowSsit1r ORGANIZATIONS,
bteauhe WAS 4 Lsncoin.park Commissioner. Tho
truth OF tho na.tor was that Ao hnd gono to
Springfield ut hIa, own e1pnnso, and bad con:
suited With members Of tho Legislature, hut all
concluded that it would bo impossible to abolisl,
| township Organization, because 1t vas necessary
| to raise taxes for paak K purposes. Tho peoplo
would not like to 10 doprivod Of Lincoln Park.
| credit to tho city, Tho people wcto proud OF
that park. aud would not lot 1t 80. When
township organization WAS abolished. thu 6liorin
cSo tho o"stG5 o afon s.s
already moro on Ills hands than ho could tako
caro- Of. It lad beon asked whether thoao la1oa
could not bo raised under tho 0oncraE l:oycnuo
Law. That was inptacticablo. A crowd Of co.
there was . lobby ring in Springfield, composed
Of Cook County mon. at tho hcaa OF whom was
z. b. uurd, OF Evanston. Tblo ring told
tho farmoss that tie city wntted- to
thtng into its "wn net. Now, they could not
abolish tho tonnship organization IN Chicago
without aso doing Tho saluc in regard to tho
county towus. Yet Ao believed TINT until sou,o-
thing Of this kind was done thoro would bo no
check Gu tile rascalH who had been elected and
OF tho rascalf who clcctsd thcm. lho hones:
mon OF tho North Division did not elock tho
present town officers. Ho could cnumcrato many
elarlng frauds. Bailot-boroa had beou stolon
from Tho County Clerks ofIicd md stuffed bo-
fosa voting commenced nt ell. Mon had regis:
tnrcd for vacaut lots in tho Twentieth Ward, aud
40 on.. He would urEo on big fc!lon-citzcns to
organize. not to rest until thov swept tho city
frce from the Bcoundrelium th.t proyed upon
hcr vltaia. TLoY should mako war oa tho
thieves and gamblers. In Tho Twentieth Ward
fellow, a. Tho town election, otic1atcd Al =
challenger, although he had not bcon long out
OF tho 6tato'n Prison.
the 1sconeorAr1oa ACT.
lii. Hesing thon rcVio0cd ut soma lenE'h tho
part taken bJ himself aud tho CitHcns' Associa-
lion In reference to tho new incorporation act. In
hia opinion 1t would bc unfortunate II tho Con-
eral Incorporation lck OF 1879 Wcro adoptod by
tho city At tho coming election. Too much pow
or was given to tue Common Council by .lIat
viasd sor ~ ono cEa'uSor. in city like
Gssisq ,bfs eo' bssn es';y To "ns obs. ns snfnus ns
toforo. q Rreat many stcala md of1cial robber'es
would havc boen prevented. Ho desired that
that meeting should organize. not only for tho
1wentioth Ward. nor for the North Division !;
This was absolutely noccssarY for In nass oco-
tions they had boon greatly wrongol. Tho liberty
OF the city was IN danger, and this corruption
Which,, + sa s I sty 4 "eua 1 essa es.ad to H.
urged, In tic tirsk 1lacn organization 10 vote
down tho charter of 1u7a. and in tho second
place to keep the ballot-bo1ea pure and froo from
saluoo q victory over tho mob. and 1t would do
80 again It it wero properly carried out
THE REV. an. ciIAAnHnLAIH
said that although he was minister OF tbs Lori
jesus Christ, ilo dill not forget bis rights na a
citizen. He deplored tho corruption which took
place At our elections, md referred to the
amount Of illegal voting uucarthcd by tho L
Moyno-Tarwell investigation. lle announced
that he would DO wiling 10 do all he could IL
ptesesvs the interests Of good order and pus1t1
at succeeding elections, tor he, \. minster oi
tho Losd JESUS Christ, beloved that rlghtoone.
nese and Justice should prevail on tho face o
11r. Winston hoped tho people Wonld cono OIL
In full force and vote against tho adoption of thu
charter Of 1874.
: 1lo cha!rm.u thought that Organization ' va
y which, OF lato years, had tocomn SO general. 10,
!. was Ut ouiuton that tho adoption OF tho clarte
Of 1879 would bo dlaastrotss to tho best interest
Of tho city. lie defaudcd ME. llesiuz from I'll,
n charees ms6e aGaluRe lin, that no wished to ru
. tho power Of granting contracts iuto tho hand
y OF the Mayor, md stated thas lIesny was til
, | ono Who moBt strongly advocated she giving o
: this power to tho heads Of the yer.ollh depart
purifying she ballot, and said that tboy sl,oul
do something ID ahoT tho l1yeuaa now r1Wnln
: naatterB in tho clty. that thcro 1as TOD i
: Israel.
: 1H. II. ". K1xo
t indorsod tho roruarka Of MI. 1lcslng. aud deprt
- oaLou tho nrua1gamasiou Of nasianalitea. nhc
i lad resulted IN excluding Americans from olo,
that, for tho good government OF tho city, 1t III
/ necessary to place tnoao power IL tho handB {
!, the Mayor, ana that It was unjust to give tl1
~ Mayor no power. aal bold him tcsponslblo #
~ that Which ho could not control.
- Mr.. Heain1 deniod that there had been coal
:" Tim Of pationalties to yote down the nati,
- Americans. :Ho then eutesod upon gluwt
( oulopy OF himself, III which he dwelt pai ticl
y larly on tho political courage and purity he ha
- displayed during h!a term Of citizenship IN Il
20 United States.
IN ltr. King d.aolaimed any intention Of savir
anything personally distastefnl 10 lIs. Losing.
~ THE RESOLUTIONS.
Tho following resolutions woro then adoptet
WnEarAs, Il has bec1ms nkter Of both conlme
report and waattostc1 fact that tho Alderan!o ele
he ouh In the Twentieth Ward a.e II prca Mt coutso
by those who teaqtto opeu VIOLATIONS OF Law aud ord
n for tic gaining ot telr ends that tAs safeguards
thu frsnehlso aKs broken doen and the wishes and
tcreats ot clear maturity Of tho egsl voters Of Il
~ ward arc outraged sud
WMknx4s This evil has been matter Of yo1.
r. growing eAch yeaf more mln!feat and intocrahe,
Al Iii In lie last election for AIArrneu eyory preluse
n honesty wa throwu sslo by ths dlsrepuabe clemeu
~ -t Eazuos bc!uB regsse.ed md sw0rn In In slug
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