, 1876-08-05
THE SECOND WARD.
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THE SECOND WARD.
nuBfNESs.
Tho rrgutur monthly meeting Of the Second
Ward Republican Club ~Ns held last evening
at Bennett Medical College, DR.. ID. 8. Smith
prcsilLnR, The Finance Committee reported
nrogrcas in the nnttor Of raising funds for tho
working organization Of tho club. The Execu.
tive Committee werc authorized to organize
r,nrctng clubs Tho Chairman uf the Exce1t-
tive Committee, 1r. Chafey, reported TINT they
had met with tho Finance Committee The pre-"
vious meeting and had taken steps TO perfect
tho organization by the raising Of futlls. Rcso-
lutlous wcrc adopted providing that all notntna-
fcrttng the nlatter of nohinat!oAs 10 col'lthiI'
Mn. KInK rAwEs
,yns then ca!lctl to address tho Club. lie was
Esss,as ses ao Ts'n a1gea the neeessy q orssn"F
marching clubs as means to awake enthual-
as1r,. II there ever wes earntaign where gnss-
ons to be liter aaH f'HY aa iba
nent pay tts huncst debts, reform the Ciy;l
Service, a1l destrny the prejudice In tho South
against the cotoreA ratci On the lnen WHO
stood at tho head ol tho ticket, md on ttte nsin-
lut!on OF tho 1lillfcult Erub'ems. lArpnttse.!
There ras eonslderable doubt ~ TO luss bow
some Of these questions vert to sc SETTLED. nna
particularly r. nscs r., question sssv yy webe te
stSsF sS ss 9aii Y %rsasoaIns sGss a1e so"e Could ,aey
say Tint the measures the. Republican
nanga nssaass sSt &C., onest XII Just, md fearless mea
Mr. IIawcs then paid son,c attention to tho
st. Luui. platform, dwelling Upon thc wonseI +;
fu] cltangrs wrnng Upon the wur!i "rei9fm.
! The Republican party was charged with a'lnost
Ill tho crimes and 1nlsdcnicnnoIs under hcavc1l,
| Having done tlls, tho Democrats dc,lalaeea
that the Government he turned over 70 tllcm III
ordcr TINT this reign oi rciorm might st u: y.
Some OF the charges might II sotno degree DC
trnc, but who werc ttlc nletl TINS clamorlnE 1pr
rcforn3 While mary u the Dctnoernte were
incontcstably honest amd Eood mHi,, fno ma]os,I,
fishes. OF this class Of men was the st.
Louis Convention largely composed. ,..,
| Ii was true that there we're some In the lsc-
publican party wo xese WI % assfaee , 10 ay wybm !Gii III
the aolid work, were corrupt WIS unauallfledls
VITO WAS SAMUEL J. TrI+DENf
tcri r ~ rhe he's Speaker @ lad ntvef known greater
American Amer peoplc than tilis same Samuel J. Til-
Jcn, liz hadn't the first idcs of reform In him
s r'sst 1 Hs s'Fh VIZ .s s
tho car-snnrlss OF fts. fraud had he-
gun tn crop out In the nrst plaet nc
xs Nc% ne2 xorH ,I On ane whoc eope 5 Ind
s,ch PECULIAR science in politics been act up as
in Tansmany Hall. Everything was made to
to t psrty Will a., tho ier x xssrs o' e
whole political atmosphere surround Ing Tain
1napy Hall had bred, mud must breed, torr'1l,-
tlo,,. OF lawyers as q class, Mt. haTes WIS
r5sad that svs b. S9qa anpist"s 5ps1is ms
'iiIcn had been, WIS not one who would be
troubled With any eompunstlons, , ui con; On
The Decalocue wero unknown to him. Such
tnau was Samuel ). Titden-a man
; charged With having. embcEzlea from
The Alton T. St. Louis lsai!road, and other roads
, large s,,ns Of ,norcy. Tha speaker would no no1
| bec;i made and no denial llad been entcrol. i
+ Tiiiien wns innocent, tho speaker had lost hi!
, confidence in him as reasonable man, for, II
{ reasonable md tnnoccnt,. he would have syon'
! into court and sA!d, II nm not guilty. I
: therc was ono criminal worse than another, J
). syas tic uiau who corrupted tho ballot:bo1
n fAupInuse,l TIldui had rubbed the people o
y tllc!r ballots: llo lad AIDED anu aootteo I'll
= Aud this man WIZ nov hrl,usIt forward a
y t'lat @ ho Irokc up
It Tns TWEED AND CANAL rings. . >,
On TSceds trial lllaen IcpscsenttG.t t1aaa Ill.,; y
And yet, tho tiay before the State Convention .
Rochester lnten haet lmecu alu H.; s tt,r.t w
~ ~ eoneplfatoess atl't, ~ 5o~tostfn. IL
=, @lmistt""'o au1I, - sI' r. Slinton. of Ncw Yor,
10 SSnr,, wAs thr Great Reformcr. Tammaa,
Il, headed by lSlicn, were evidently I'd the ascent
~ aney Clinton was to'n taat ne eona 81 gpnna W.
~ the gae5'Hsir r,s U - eo n,ni,s lid xnnr,ei NJ
~ WI e,,,,,,,' with tIckcts fur Tie rurpo
n oyeraWipg The Clinton neti., l.