, 1876-05-13

me to invite me to meet and participate in you
Proeceediags. Pro- Now, gentlemen, I thinl
tonight is to s ta1k to to the sae question ssea
and the question: Il understand it, is IS to Ii,
misunderstood that In ISIS there W were two % nar
ties in Chicago. One was called the Law ant
Qrder partys and the other the Peoples ant
| Liberal party. 4 gentlemen who very highl,
] respect and Is one OF the best men Ia Chicago
vas placed upon that ticket that was called the
Citizens ticket and was selected BY the Lib
eFty or Peoples party to represent them on
| their ticket. Now, there has been q cause fo1
the establishment Of the Peoples party. Il
was cause that there were people Id Chicago
IRE TRIBUNE, that undertook to deprive the
people, as they thought OF their liberty, and
they determined not to submit to 1t any
longer. They united with their neighbors, and
they succeeded In electing me to the office OF
Mayor. Now, the question is whether have
vas elected to the Office. (Cries OF Yes!']
Have everfaltered in any placel [ts Noml I was
elected regardless Of nationality, regardless OF
politics, regardless Of religion. They we're OF
tration has never recognized either Of those
things during my-since have been elected. I
haVe never inquired when friend WIS a candi-
date for office whether he was q Democrat,
whether he was an Irishman, whether he was a
German, a Pole, or a swede, OF anything else.
Is be competent man to fill the place that he
seeks or that he sends his friends to seek for
himn I have tried, during all this time that L
have occupied this place, to recognize all ma
ject Of religion at all, but recognized all na-
tionalities just 50 far as ! was able to do I
have appointed great many men to Office since
have been IN office: hare appointed men to
tue Board Of Education, to the Board Of Public
Works, to the Police Department. to the Fire
Department, to the Board Of Health, aud all
these different places, and the Board Of Public
Library, and faye always endcavored to
RECOGNIZE ALL NAT1oSALlT1E5,
! have esteemed it to be my duty to DO that
nationality: Now, gentlemon, ii that personal
liberty at that time was dear to us all, for I
confess want mine just as much as any OF you,
am not resting as fnr as ! AM individually
concerned m regard to the holding Of this office.
adopted at that te time. Il 1t this time we had
the same united front to represent your ward
and few other wards, we should have been in
position to have prevented the people,
wh0 ,n% called ne.r thomselvss then the Law haw
rough-6hod over law aud everything else, and
attempting to put man out Of the office that
the Supreme Court has decided occupied # by
law" [Cheers.]
Having given enough OF Harvey's discourse to
show that he has not lost those characteristics
Of style and composition which hare made his
oratorical efforts famous, the readers Of THE
TRIBUNE will no doubt be exceedingly thankful
that they are to be inflicted with no more OF his
remarks verbatim.
Alr. Colyin said he had the consolation Of sec
ng beside him gentleman with whom he had
bean connected in the Common Council for
twenty y-eight months. It wus cx-Ald.
schaffner,. who was deeply conscious Of
the compliment, and sat, with his legs crossed,
between those disciples Of the master, Joe For
rest and Charley Cameron, By merit raised to that
bad eminencc. Colvin said that Schaffncr and
Lengachcr had never failed under any circum-
stances to stand by every single principle
sdoptcd 6y M ths Peoples party; ;, In fat, the
not so ut present Some Of 'sour" German
friends In the Council had not seen fit to under
take to sustain the positions occupied BY the
Peoples party then and now, and by Colgin as
whether he was Mayor for longer or shorter
time. He had had as much abuse as most men
would care for for twenty-eight months. No
body could say why he had been
ABUSED so sHAMEFULLI.
Storey had once told him that it didn't amount
thin-skinned man II he couldn't stand
a little abuse, and thereby sell I few
copies of the Times. Mt. Colvin then
vent into the tax question, and commented on
TIE assertion WHICH, LIZ pun 4oE"4a ttlltt LIE s!h
stockings did not pay taxes, much to the delight
Of his audience. lie neglected to state the true
reason for this, however, which the reading peo-
pie Of Chicago By this time fully understand
He then stated his famous proposition
ind feR e hc ths ss to oo ths is .adenss s4e
that faircr man never lived. He said If the
courts decided against him he would retire with
the greatest pleasure in the world. II the law
was Tor him, he should endeayor to occupy the
position as long as the Law required. Hc would
10 still farther lie had been
MAGNASIMous IN ALI HIS PROPORTIONS,
and the public had said SO. II Mr.. Hoyne, or
anybody else among the Puritanical element,
proposed to fight the Thing out, he would go out
the perfect understanding that he should have
Mr.. Hoyne put right in the field against
him as u candidate. II Mr.. Hoyne beat him he
would acquicsce as gentleman, and If he beat
Mr.. Hoyne he shoul expect him to do the same
trick Of saying that his Office had always been
open to all, rich and poor, invited the crowd be-
fore him to call upon him II they wanted any
thing, and said be would do what he could for
they deserved some sort OF commiscrationl and
said he should be most happy to come and see
them again. [Chcers-l
On motion Of John Paul, the following Com
1nittes was appointed t2 draft resolutions: ESQ
E. schmchl, J. Wagner, J. c. Goebel. While
they were out Aid. White was called upon, but
modestly pressed his friend
sCHAFFEER
into service. It Is unnecessary to dwell upon
the remarks of the latter. They were charac-
teristic in their display Of ignorance and ego
tism. There Was one thing IN his speech, how
ever, which deserves credit. He admonished
bis audience Of the folly Of resort
ing to violence against AID. Linsenbarth or any
other objectionable Alderman,
THE RE61IU IUYI0NS
The Committee were out long enough to copy
of q lot OF resolutions cooked up between Col
vim, Cameron, and Forrest, aud to express them |
IN uncouth language.
The resolutions were as follows, and were
adopted without the least difficulty:
WHEREAS, The majority Of the citizens Of the |
North Division of Chicago held as right that the
Hon. Harvey D. C0lvin ia the rightful Mayor Of
the City OF Chicago according to the cha1t&s Of
lB19 until April, 1877;
WHEREAS, Nessrr. Linscnbrath, Boeer, and !
Waldo were elected Aldermen at the last election;
md !
WHEREAS, Said Linsenbarth, Boser, and Waldo
show BY their actions and votes in the Council ]
hat they act against the wishes OF their constitu-
.nts voting for and supporting one certain Thomas
uoyne as Mayor Of the City OF Chicago, and by |
his action helping to produce disorder and law
esFnces in our city; therefore, be it
Rexolced, That the citizens OF tho North Side |
1ieapproye OF the actions Of the said Aldermen in !
.hc Council, and demand OF them now that they ]
pill henceforth support the lawful Mayor OF Chi
ago. the Hon. Harvey D. Colyin, until h1s tetm