, 1876-03-14


=" An orEN LETTER TO TIE GOVERNOR.
- Hs Erct'|enty, J. H. Berertdae, sass a fAinos:
C,1cAao, March 13.-During tho past eight
months lnvo addressed you BY opon letter
twlec, to which no annwpr has bcen vouc.,sated,
Aly frat called your attention 10 Tho efforts Of
tho 1tomish Church to deprive tho c4slzonB ol
ot1r State OF rfRhta guaranteed them by tho
Constitution And laws OF tho State. aiso
called your attention to tho acts Of tic hamo
Church in Other States, and called upon you to
stop this assumption Of authority by 1ofcign
power. In my second again callcd pour as-
tcntion to this great and growing OWL. citing
other facts Which had becon1o known In OUT
country, snd nlso ~ can.da, and asked
your intorferonco. 10 notsbes OF thcse
haeo yuu ropliod, and, learning through the
1n,bl.o preaa that you nro u candidate for tho
nomination for Governor ut tho hands OF tho
noInbtIcan party, again nddscts Jon with the
hope that you will nnswcr tho questions l NIL
nsk, aud gIyo your rossonB why you ate ontisfcd
to such honor. ..
j. Hive you done anything which has bono
iltcd any one in the Stats except yonrue'f?
2. llaso not all Jonr appointments boon mhdo
should work for your pnrsonAl fntorosts?
o. In tile appointment OF Hallway aud Waro-
house Commissioners. did you not nppoint mon
very ignorant Of tho dnt!oa they vorc to per.
form, md have not their acta Increased instead
Of diminished tho cost Of freight to producorr
within tho State?
i. Wss your appointment OF Harper rs dratn
Inspector at tho instanco OF parties moat In
tcrcstcd in tho Rsnlnt Of ut tho Instance Of poll
ticans whosc influence you wished 10 bold
g. Have you ever collected tho tnonpy which
said Harper collected for tho seata:
6. Hayc you ovoe enforced tile law as 70 htor.
nEo OF grain By tho elevators. and do you intend
tut tbe State shall pay tack to thu people tho
Rnloltnt uulawlullS charged a. storage?
I. IIavo you caused your btato'e-Attorncy to
prosecute tho elevator company for its over
issuo OF warnli3uso recoipts7
8. uavot5ou ovor taken stops to stop tho en-
croaohnents Of tho foreign power on tho rights
OF It's citizera2
I romomber two inEtancos whcrn you ap-
pcarcd to support and maintain tho dignity, Of
tho State; the first was tho stopping OF prize
ilght hotwoen citizens Of st. Lonis, No., in 1878.
and tho second WAS tho attempt to prevent two
other oitizons Of. Missouri from fighting duel.
In nels1.or case wns tho iaw executed aud the
criminals punished.
I temomper a cnao OF chill-8tcaling which wns
published, with which you did .Ut interfere.
Tho press reported that q auly authorized nGont
Of ono Of our Statea authorized to end homes
through ono Of our cities with children, whom 0
church seized two Of them because they wnro Of
Catholic Roman) puzeutago. and they believed
thoy would be placed in Protestant famsltoa-
Of tho State authorizing tno agent, as vol as
an outrage 10 every ctizen OF our oEn.
It Is stated that You wcrc brave and mersto.
tious officer In tho lato war, md you arc entitled
TO reward. II strikes mo that the holding OF tho
6herifra!ty of Cook County and tho Governor
ship Of tho State la protty fair reward Tor tho
sorYtces yon rendered. and IL Ia = truth that
tl,oro afe mon who served as vol as you did tn
that war. and aro IS woll entitled TO temunors-
ton, who hnvo novor fccotyod amy auch reward.
II tue raporss In tho papors arc tEna. that you
havo recently boon proving to tho German lso-
plblicana that you aro not opposed to drinking
vino or beor, 5ou aro entitled to tho reward OF
morited contempt. aud bel1o9o you will receive
It from the hands OF all sght-thlnking mon,
| Germnu OF to tho manor born.
havo not been favored With yonr circular ;
rcgrot that tu,c had not permitted your calling
upon mo, otc. Il might havo enabled mo 10
contradict Rsstor. WHO Ba5s: "Tho ground you
stand on is mado ground full Of old boots.
oyster-cang. and such like MATERIAL aud. o. tune
Rcoms to docay them, tie ground, instead Of
proving solid. becomes quagmsro," the "icnta
fa.ius" OF whlct. arc tho pat1ons Of criminals OF
tho worst stamp lighting up, crimes OF on1ls-
sion as we'll as OF commias!on tn public acts.
:" Lot no guilty Hlan escape"
DEvEntpaE wosT DO.
10 ens Edtter er Tns Chicago Tribune:
RAsTouI. ILL.,, March 11.-Your correspondent
IA Republican In yesterdays isaue pertinent
ly asks, "Is II prudent, tn Wow Of tho possible
| consequence OF m unwisc nomination, to TO-
nominate Gov. Doveridgo. It seons to mo
taat tho resuls Of such course can only be
failu1o, and failure means tho loss Of tho eteo-
torai and Legislative tiokots also. In ven Of tho
g11v1ty OF tho situntiuu tho momborn Of the
| Republican StRto Convention should lay aside
ail personal and local fooliug anti nominate the
bst ticket possible. loohing moro for sterling hoH
esfy than for party service or party prominence
among its candidates. Throughout ti'iA COM
| nuulty party limos aro down. and while many ore
| awaiting developments before making up thelE
DECISIONS, many othcrs will vosc the Independent
| ticket hnving lost confidence tn tho old organ
katIons. OF ono thing YOU may bo nasured tho
patty must give conclusive evidence OF I'LL inton-
| tion to reform, aud must begun that reform III
Tho Convention. The nomination Of any man
on account OF party claims will not be tnkcn III
such evidence. RoHcoE.
Tic Governor OF TIM State Of Illinois Ia vors
pccultar mau In somo things. When ho heard
Tint tlcra was TO 10 now Courthouse built II
Poorsa, ho as onco sont q private aoster To IL G.
Anderson, Of Tho Board Of Supervisors, that thf
pluns aud specifications Of ono ). 9. Cochraue
al architect Of Chicago. must be adopted. Mr
Anderson being ono OF tho Cana! Commissioners
and member Of the Board also, It was nAtura
to suppose that lila influence would hAye tht
desired oflect Tho Governor has donbtloai
tearned gro tAIs TINT the Doard OF Buporylsors
| further, that they don't caro- damn what tht
| Governor wants, or who Ills friends arc: Tho.
arc supposed to know their husnesa II tho Gov
eruor don's hls.--El Paso Journal
MINOR MEETINGS.
FIRST W4AD.
The Fir8t Ward Republican Club met laa
evonlng at tho Palmer House. Tho President, L
L. CobuEn. In tho chair. and A. j. McDnffe
officiating aa Secretary.
l1r. Simeon W. Hing. Of the Committee up
pointed at \ previous meotng to choose tl
names Of twenty yoters Of tho Ftrst Ward from
which eleven should be chonon to Eopseaont tht
ward In ths Town Convention, raportod the fol
lowing nouos @. r. Kellogg, Nenry Fold, Iohl
II. Dunham. Ba1uuei N. NicAerson, Bol A. Smith
Leala L. Coburn. sstas 4. willard, ueury Berg
John II. Durand, John W. g. BalleS WilliAm l.
Newman, y. @. Hcsanton, John Foss Arthu
Dixon, u. b Tobeh Aobcrt Hill, Washington
Libby H L. pasco. Joseph sampson, Asthu
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