, 1876-05-14
CGLVIN7S LATEST OUTRAGE

tain his usurpation by show Of force t
threaten and coeree the majority Of th
Council. The reliance then Was on the 20
lice, aud $50 men with clubs and revolver
were parsded in the Council Chamber, that
upon the order Of GOWN, they might beat
and knock down any Alderman who should
! refuse to submit to Hold Overs rulings, and,
] upon like order, to use their clubs upor
Mayor HOME should he attempt to assume
the duties Of his ohica. This policy, though
in keeping with Co1VM's own tastes and in.
clinations, WIS dangerous one. The Com.
mon Council has legal control over all
branches Of the public service, and are enti-
tied to the protection Of the police, even
against the legal Mayor. The two-thir1s
majority in the Common Council have there
fore possibly escaped the threatened brutal
ity because Of the refusal of tho police to be
used for any such unlawful purpose. But
the e1-Mayor has not abandoned his purpose
to coerce the Common Council into submis-
sion. He finds that twenty six Of the thirty-six
Aldermen stand resolateIy and determinedly
to car1y out the instructions Of the people.
and especially the will Of the people
in the matter OF the election Of q Mayor to
fill the vacancy in the Office temporarily held
by CoIyH. Having failed to terrify any Of
these twenty-six Aldermen, or drive them
from their duty BY the parade Of the armed
police and the presence Of the mob of bal
lot-bo1 suffers aud other criminals in tho
Council Chamber, Mr. Co1vM has adopted
new scheme, which is, perhaps, the most
disorderly aud scandalous that he has at
tempted since he has been Mayor. He pro-
poses now to attack the Aldermen in detai1
and to have them bullied, denounced, and
mobbed separately at their own homes, in
stead Of having them clubbed generally in
the Counc1-room. On Friday night he held
the first of series Of meetings to denounce
the Aldermen at their own doors, and to in
cite the disorderly and criminal class to vio-
lence upon the persons Of the Aldermen.
On Friday night Co1VM in person appeared
at public meeting at the corner of sedg-
wick street and North avenue. He took with
him his personal associates, GEORGE WHITE
and CHARLEY CAMERON. CAMERON opened
the meeting by an appeal to the crowd as
Par. Ct the "people" to- protect "Mayor
Also one Of the "people," against
the "silk-stocking aristocracy," using the
same term which DAVE THoRs1ox employed
in describing the class Of people who could
not compete with the *' boys in stuf6ng the
ballot-boxes. He said that there were GER |
tain Aldermen, Germans, from the North
Side who had proved traitors to the "Peo-
ole's party, aud had united with others in
counting the votes given by the people for
Mayor, and had declared Mr. Horxr elected.
After CAMERON had exhausted himself in
n appeal to the passions and national
'rejudices of the crowd, Co1v1a addressed
he meeting in person. He stated that he
7as elected Mayor because there were per-
ons in Chicago who wanted to deprive the
eople Of their liberty, and that the people
rou1d not submit to it. Exclaimed that he
8 Mayor had recognized all nationalities
personal liberty was dear in 1873, it was
aua1ly dear now He then said:
II at this time we had the same united front to
present your ward and few other wards, we
lou1d haTe hssa IN position to haye prevented