, 1876-04-16
EVANS POLICY.

HE ArPEAlS TO PRECEDENT.
After searching around for some time To-
come Of the defunct South Town officials fo1
| the purpose Of ascertaining their. views upot
| their sudden official den,ise, THE TRIBUNE 70
porter found Michael Evans, the head and from
Of tho party on South Clark street in the yioin-
ity OF his house. Notwithstanding his mlsfor.
tune, he Was the same old Mike, smiling and
laughing "a usual. The qusstioa which Tar
TRIBUNE man put to the detraude1
South Town taxpayers. "What are
5ou going to do about it2" was
first put to him, and be seemed tc
appreciate it's significance. At first he declined
saving q word, but, after little ,coa1ing, and
after exaoting a promise from the reporter that
he would sak no questions concerning his legal
points, the conversation proceeded smoothly,
about as follows:
"C.n you not szy uho your legal counael will
be, Mr. Evans 2"
II do not wish to SOY. Ianticipated this move
completely, aud On Thursday consulted an
eminent lawyer on my behalf aud on Saturday
thoroughly convinced that am Legally in ths right"
Then you inteudt to light"
= s aad T. tns 1ts. enc iss ssd r.
Office offered to me, think should refuse. But,
hince thoy hare put the fight upon us' have pluck
Gpon what ptsn will you nght,-.on tbs ground
that the Juscea nave no right to do anything Of the
sort7"
answer it anyway. They triel tbs ga1no in 1863,
and they did not suecsed then, and kaow they VIII
the newspapers auch as the Ts1HusE and Times, do
not nke and thxt il that all those lawyers who gave
opinions to thxt Coumttce ars s noted tar-fghtefr
tax-nghtera and have neyer paid cent except when
they have been compelled. Tie public ought to know
what sort Of men hayu been misleading them It has
t,+h
up the ladder Of fame."
"What about that case you tpeak Of in 1859 ~
"A AB hearty ~ remember the facta arc those In
1863 Deraoerahc ticket with ase Justices OF the
peace charles Mcdonnell and John II. Moore at the
hesd, and followed by . Town Supervisor, 5oaa s.
u v. Fn}es and A1iehEe Brand at the end Of 1t, rs
candidates for the General Assembly, was fairly and
honestly elected 5us ,ftsr ass such 5 re- g as
the head just Is 1t present. the election "4a shro"u
overheard aud new othcczB installed. In every par
adoutcd by the Committee Of Twenty-Five. znd there
more law for their action then than there Ia
now. OF course our side, the Denocras, fought back
obtained By aIelr1ils Fuller and myself mas argued
before Judge Aanterre. George Y. G.go and John
tye ka the IT, for dee.on tas General
finally gwen and was directly In our favor, and re-
sulted in our obtaining the ohces for which Ne ran
a 5a as
scared item ont Of It BY informing them that the law
required that they should deposit surety-oond Of
ices znd as they tbat the failure Of the Supreme
Court to reserae the decision of tho lower COURT would
involve be turning Of the honda IS Indemnity to
the wronRed officers, thcy backed out and allowed Ut
70 occupy our oftces."
"Then Jon anticipate similar result this time, do
0ertstniy, the facts ara precisely the same. And
now ! think have said enough; don't you ?"
~ Well, Whist else can be sajd 2"
nnhiia fnsf what have said you VIII not do me half