, 1876-03-24
A. Demand for Economy---Or-
ganization Of Ward
Committees.
Nomination Of d Strong Republican
Ticket for West Town Offices.
Meetings In the Various Wards---The
Co[orcd Citizens and Pinchhack.
MUNICIPAL REFORM CLUB.

from the different Committecs appointed at
pravioua meetings. Tho attendance, as horoto-
forc, was very largo, and included tho following
named promlpcnt cItizeus: Charios T. kellogg,
Thomas 1Ioyne. Phil II. I1oyno, AID. Jeeao
spa!diug uoEry ". Hing, 7. b. 1laskins, 4. I.
Derlckson, 8. D. Raymond, tho Hon. A. J. Gal
lowry, Gen. A. L. Chctlain, ], IL
Thompson, petor scluttlcr, Christopher
uotz, Henry Eayls, Writ Doxter, George
Armour, J. q, sherta1l, Horny ), Willing, A. J.
Averill, William. Blar, II. N. Doguo, James
Cleveland, James 8. Kirk, r. II. Willard,
Judge Otis, +. ". Harvey, W. II. Bocbor-
eer, @. Foreman, Capt. J. ". Drockway.
Ba1nuol Bliss, ]. j. alaEill, Robert Law. II,
O, Stone, Arthur Dixon, George Schneider,
O. r. Corbin, John 3. D1akc, Il N. nanu,
Nathan 1Iears, p. W. Gates, George NJ.
How, George II. Pullman, Jacob Rosenberg Z.
O. Larncd, Daniel A. Joues, Edison Keith, J. NJ.
Horton. J. T. A1cCan!oy, judge L. II. Davis, s.
Il. A1cCroa, Samuel Bliss, N, s. Douton, Norman
Williams, II. @. Barnard.
CALLED TO ORDER.
Aid. Josse SpallIng chilled tho n1ooting 10
order, mud C1pt. II. L. Darickson was chosen to
presido, Mr.. s. B. Raymond acting al Secro-
tary.
Mr. Dcrickso,,. upon taking tho chair, said
that he folt extremely embarrassed at hclng
called 10 preside over such ameeting buthoa!so
felt greatly 4onoEea and tlat was OIL no nad a, 70
tue minutes Of tho Inst meeting.
TIE ALDEnuaN1o COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Charles 7. Kollogg from the Executive
COMMITTEES, asked furthor time In Which to get
ready o report ou staaaa 1Sa thn tne om 9s
nittee had many exceedingly intorcst-
ing facts In regard to our Aldermen TO report,
but that 1t would not ba policy to etnto them
now, aud ho asked further time to report, which
vas unanimously granted.
TIE HON. Tu1AAs II. HoTSE
was theu called for aud introduced. llo said
that he Ind not assondod any moetlngs OF tho
continuation Of the campaign commeneod last
fail, mud which would DO carElod through
successfully. 1t bad boon question with
Was to hs controlled by tho tax.oatera or tho tax
payers. Ho then alluded to tho dofcat mot by
sao combined purity Of thseves last fall. whose
leader was dropped moie from the assoc!atlous by
Which he vas surrounded than Tor anything TINT
Waa then known against him. ue said tIia
campaign should not ba cut short, as It bad but
Just commenced, and, if cartiod out to tho end,
must prove successful. rs It WAS campaign for
lho right. Tie then ofIored tl,o following as tho
Platform of tho Municipal Reform Club:
THE pLATFonM.
RsosEtd Thai. during tho Present season q shs r.
policy ot reduction IN tho sonut Of a ta1es 70 be
lsyied adopted BY =: paSuc aanissa9ns ana ,has
a.o. pSatd L. ,.anrai n lin ow.nt nossihn smont
consistent win tho preservation Of sho puAlo cs'als
HuI ihnt In Tcsnect to local 3mroyetuents Of vna-
syaF kiud ald Tic omploymunt of 1ncn in tho public
es nS gscs a. and rca snto tao Mnc
pal Treasury FROM wiatovar source of revenue
ah F'saFs T. e s ns e ~
soveuus by naxug t.no loans Oh certificates of III.
debttans4s, e dangerous tenueney; Iaat Iae snna
70 raiEe With so aouns Or OUT tanaSa ue9t nas r.
sy. eG,t * Su G tSy hcvonI thc rnst,,nttonl
imtt TSst tho iileanato Character Of ibis iudebt-
edpess IL of seK Calculated 10 impair tho credit OF
ts y ~o ssa q aa ctr aoos 70 essf
e o. rs0 IN M
% ssastd. Thlt IN tsa fsIurs @ ei liz PRESENT ey
redress materially the complaints Of tle peopo, d
alleviate the hurhtns of orpsesa!oa snd Fraudulent
a1aon under which tue oasna.a ~. ana 9aaatty o. ~
Mi of ii abs
fGey should be adnloushsl In llms tha: Indignant aud
betrayed constituencies punish fsssllesa public
ri III Fa r. essy Invite =. men 0, 4.
cupaons ~ fn ~ oe So sn5 m M
70 omna loeu eleeens 10 sS u asap:s IL.
corrupt johaefs Ia Office, Tin ballot staaers ths
Increased thn ts1es ot tho people mIstsed the public
credit 1eopasditea the value o. ~ lsyae en.efts,s.
70 hf9pesJ. ono oas ''e's 4A9 wv
of H. until tbo pT,yant ,uebtrisuess 0! ,e
civ il REDUCED wtthin tue Ut hs
fuadsd Or boudel debit there Ia danger that III,
burthcna Of ta1ation imposed upon tho property anu
business of the peopla nay hna!'y p!osoxn them u
sga opo:a.on, ~ ,s! 10 To- IT,
WHEEL. nues ,hio. H. nnrnns.It,,,in%ai ~
nH va9a noso 70 20 u''es's "'''u'sS'' 1A~''S''
VII ~. ,..oa ,,,,t ,a ,r.,o,v ofy-rod Nh,
si, !,a MoJne e'a'oa 'a'' I'D A'''e'' 'A'
teaoAn',oua u nx ,,.,r, y, ,>,conr..cr
An ,,, NATTER o. fuslo ..lsn 3fn,n t ncon,
A pupllo mohey thAt Mas taAan !lou ~, ~ pGot Y,
WA taAen LOT con6ntnptloh tsota tne nouy 81 !n'
people ios xnloa tnefe VS. no to.atn ~ ."a WI
60 muGh . money oonannasa. ~ '' aotnt"y yapo apo
1Iom tle people more than IL hapua. a.. 4aae ,.n
should be based upon the amount noun, that eoa'!
esley % leslea. -. 40 lllon maoo
eompasiaon OF tue 1neteaee saee III ass taa