, 1876-04-18
COlvlkl.
What Tho People Think Of His
Attempted Reply.


NnaC tho leOple Thfnk Of His
Attcmntct1 Ttru1y.
Il General Feeling that He Dare Not
VII a.
Ahett IAa Asaao'
JOHN Wentworth, Judge Oils, and Others
u.a,. Ia III, ,1,.u,,t.
'1ep'f !" '''' a'leH "''o">'
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Lis E1cellenc7 convicted Of Ha7i1g Ma1e
1,eorro,4 p,oto,o,,,
A"eoAt"SS S'N oA'''
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nr,,,.t, "a .,,o,,t no,tIno 0rorna IN ni,r 80
.asI... e =" e'e".' .o s.!ss,.,' " ~, ~ o's'
se,oaS' IL vas lu'te no''eoaolo III LUG feApect-
hMo quarters. occaa1onas'y II would obttudo
it'elf around that malodorona cid rookery known
nb,no ,,',ao ,na n In ,,.,u,a -, .,.,na. 81 !,
c,,,nd s -. t'' ~ 49, ~ H.. :. na
soatu uo1 w e@tee,'" ~ W ~. !" ""a ~ 'nan-
oihl and commercial e'fclos that II fo''nd its
fullest development, and II tho individual againnt
Euom IT was directed could onlv have h,cn
,hta,,,s,,, ..,,.,, - ,,av. ,o,~5 =. III :, +.
aH".,1a' -, u1ouha w liA'' 'eA1a ~ ~. I" ~
mora thaa hIoly ne "oala nave come 70 tho con-
c!uston that had 1t boon Ieveed At amy other
person, that individual could only do ~ Judas
dd-co of and hang him,eIt,
1.,e ,.,,-o -, az. ,onto,,,r, ,rb,,,, ,.o,
4no e"u'o ot .um consea'l" "a'eh potmoatoa
almost every nook and corner Of tho city, ~a
tho demand mado upon him by tho citizens In
maas meeting assembled at Tue Exposition
Euildlug. enc week ago tonight, that ho should
step down and ous from tho office which he has
unurpod. In this replY llo has dodgod tho iaaue
batween hin,nelt and tho people. Tho common
opinion was that ho did not 20 into the legal
Merits OF tho caao, and presented not tho
slightest shadow Of reahon wlly tho peopIo
should respect or indo.se him az tho executive
officer of q city Of half million people; that
ho potttogged li1e pollco court ehyH-
ter. 11e wlckodfy md malic1ously distorted
facts connected With tue p1eylous aatuinis:fa-
euae. satled tho Relief and Aid Society, which
had boon Investigated tno or threp times dutiur
lia admlnIatrat!on, aud, like pure gold from tho
furnace, canle out uut2tutahod; that he astaiIel
cailetl "tax-nghters." Tbs charge is prono,,nc-
Cd false, and tic lo hurled back in tho teeth or
tts nttotor. Everywhere tho letter Of the
uAuspiug functsonary ia pronounced cheap
ptoce Of claptrap. fa!so tn its promises. false III
itH conclusions, aud 10 buugliugly y.uonstructsd "
not to poasess tho opiy merit Which should nor.
tain to evory tlrst-ciays fraud--"woll cal
culntod to deceive" 1t tlsceives nobody. It iB
correctly estimated. 1t IL worthy unly of con-
tempt. And that's tho way tic pooplo apohk Of
tho plea for t,surpatson.
JOHN wyxrEopru's OFFER.
10 the Editor u The Chteago TRIBUNE:
CHICAGO, April 17.-Mayor Colvin has pub
to e1cuse tic general lswleasnesa which poi reE-
Tadcs this city, by stating tha: tbs people will
not pay their taxct, as II moro tn1ca passing
through bio hands would decrease The numbor
Of balos-bo1 atuffots' jury rackcrn, blacklegs
and othsr ofondora In this city.
He Furthermore gives ais' anil comfort to that
clabJ OF peoplo by iuHinuatng thkt tho contest
on Tuesday IL onn botwscn tue rich ani tho poor.
Among those whom he statss 70 be indebted TO
false; and II a1n indebted to the city for any
thinE whatover, nm 40 offender against tho
law, and ask for rnyaof tue Same penalty for my
ot!ooaes that c!aim shall bo s'sitod upon tue
otheF Offenders OF tho city. no moro and To less.
lie Gays ho will EasiCn il the people will pay
the1t taxes. 10 be consistent. iie should hayo
added liquor licenses. otc. II tako him 1t his
word. II ne thinks TINT owo Tho city for any
purpose whntoFcr. he will p}ease placo tho bill
thereof in tho hands OF Judge Wallace WHO II
she lesh! arbitrator 10 al such nsatteEa. Twill
placo blank check in the hands Of Judge Wall
lace, 70 be hliet up by him in hin discretion.
Tho Mayor will ALSO bo 90 knt as to place hia
resignation ID The hauda Of Judge Wallace alno.
mem buslnets.
1hs Mayor pra!tes lis oface-holdcIB as being
among tho best b1latE,ess mon In tho city. I re-
npe estully suggest to him ti.at ho take hs rhole
force Il 10 the tj,? unt:d States E3nress Office and
aud that ho take an elual nunlbcr OF hiR city
employees and paee thom III the United States
Expsesa oilco' IhiH will test tho matter III to
bueinosR Inen. This uill show Tho difference
oetwoen Il. .. colytn: United States Express.
agcnt, aud II. D. Colyin, Mayor Of this City Of
Chicago.
am taxed to pay for tho police, aad. like most
Of the othcr citlzons, have to lise private
policeman to protect my premises. 4 gambling
I'd for its Suppression. could got no reluf.
l called mass s-meetlng unon tic sidewalk IN
front Of It, and, with the nd Of my fellow clti-
zens, suppressed 1t myself. a policeman can,c
and ordered uB from the sidewalk, aud uhen no
told him wc would leave ~ soon ss he would 60
up aud arrost tho gamblers, be zsid TINT that
from the ordinary policeman, and rofc.rsd 10
headquarters And whom the gamblers begin to
Rqueal Oh ono another, as tho whisky mon hAye
done. We shall know how mich thsy hsve paid
for tlloir immunity. and TO whom thoy have paid
IT,
I voted for Il. D. Colvin for Mayor, believing
him to bo man OF great executive ability, aud
he promised 10 be groat seformer. lIe served