, 1876-05-19

ING ehcfco depository or the law ahto whch u 70.
ttoasl, wch Ghp :pcsk ali The ofaees Of III Wisdom
S1S soe os an as:e ass @
where great Emperor or Chief has constra1ned tiis
people outside the ballot.box 70 deposit q psrt'cu-
robbed d plndcrcd Inc batlot boxes Of the people
Of 1ne opin!on to substitute by stufl'ns, another
Tho people of Chicago had learned with amaze
mont that At m election held In this city !ast year.
the ludecs appointed to hare custody Of the boxes
outraged tle ballot bo1cs Of Tho votcta by stu!ng
them with illegal votcs, and that thus the lcEiti:
mato m wi Of The people on question 20 Rrsye -
governments was defeated.
IN TIE nEcRHT TOWN ELECTION ron souTH
CHICAGO,
Outraged by Immunity from punlrhmcnt, tnnhcd
with the inrotencc Of aucccas, and Drawing public
eep1o rseateid at sss thrr Swn tn On
u they had deliberately reso1.ed that, however tho
people might ,nomlnato candidates Of thcir own
conlc,!cratcr. This fraid was too transparent for
Investigation, md It has failed.
for thu numbers Of men In midst without other
Visible mems OF support" than The places
Th!sh tfe1 obtain - Rati!sans 10 nnhl'G o'ess
tain from men in author!tJ-wonld be ranked q
they nrc the vaRabcndh or ontearte Of society. We
hon.. aepoFct or assan ar @ 6y tho % ha
cs. toll ID fila calling. They claim n right 70 dc
thcmseivcs 10 tic haunis Of infamy md crime.
Unfortnnuteiy their conicdcratea are often found
IN ths oises Of ts county cy Ds sas, sbe,s
IT ia trne that peshnpa no organization exl.ts in
crela Of these bandits, Thcir code Of morals re.
ga!,es snea to b. hidden ut thsse no ao1ht ~
right people take in tho elections \ peculiar They
them. The number Of these perf0ns without any
piled in thin city that they TIL the places of public
resort. They constitute the moral pest which d!s.
sen!nates the pSson o. oclal H. H. nud deoaac.es
p5ere q Tie jat, :box md the il Tsd
eonrs s% are nos openy e1posed for sas i not be-
enusc there arc not alcsa purchasers ready to pay
the price Of such wares: ;"
Ths stuaton II M as fcspsefs Inc Fly aa nccn ~ SUM-
Gtaphfe than truthful In relation 10 tho county,
where they say: - ~
County Doa!d IL rotten; oillcnllsm II degraded By
ito low intellectual character its deprecated mosn
s
,Xsett!mate t.q!t # This !, ths recent assc spa
million dollars to tho pnll!c.
Our young nesropo1!a hoa basely escaped the ca
tastrophc which tho Tweed Ring brought upon
thlevea bctore the jiscover5 waa made, anl i1re-
yocably and fatally bound nndsr me mass o. pup.
y 1sa se 10 i
brink II the chasm Into which New fork has
fhcn. but thanks to The young cnrfgy and tntctlt-
Qenco Of her people, ahs has awakened 10 time 70
thievcs of New York: "What viii yoa do about
VIC hare answered: ttTtus for have you gone,
but wo warn you to 20 no farther" (AppIausc.I
Under .nsh s.e,sas.aness
In which wero many WHOM, We must rccosnlzo -
among tt,c best oi our citizens. ond whom On.
oyerioworcd by the otlcal inius, "a in 1hich they
Tepettion tti Of outings upon ont11es Inflicted by !
j. 1'hcy neglected 10 rctfench or eeonomin In
the matter Of public expenditures, although the
F5sat of ths people
e. A. 4 coroliary to this, they Increased tho
and tased III Instead of .sennE she rates Of
pensation Of al persons tn tho public employment.
g. Fiudlng that the people could not bear tho
Gni means 10 raiso moncy to nay fh<n.setres urou
o s ssst Ct en- nsa1y Ps
4. They have actually tcopntdtzed a municipal
credit which WAS mover bcfoFo itnpcacEcd ~ lllc.
E1tiMata tssuc8 OF .ne' !oa1 ceftlAcatee, pacei
upon tho ihAeketS OF 4o!cen cstea, aenihst A" anu
every fetnoI !iahee "nsca con!u oS mtgca III oepse
eat!on o. - iata! ana EMlhous pcl!E5.
May nAse caeahen sa.!s nos!es tnat q iareq you!
Or gentlemen OF th!a elty, ins!ud1hg many, II not
az, the prominent oohRese, 9eAah OF w sehoins
commerce! and Meteanse nenaes anu nus!nees ifa
estao!ishuent' naa conaemnea tao nhanGsa' n9ncJ
q anticipating the receipts OF fpvenuo py colcc'
tlons. .,..4..,
among tne Tchol1Iiohs Wnien ncss pa;tsea " tno
Mnniclpal itttoim G!e before tno elect!on VIE ono
Which resolved "Inot tne nractee OF the Clty Coy
eFnMcnt IN Anticipating the fcccpssf ~ revenue, by
making t'me loans on Gcftineatce, naa q dangerous
tendency. That The ileE!tiuiatS character ot t6la
indebtedness was OF Itself calculated 70 impair the
credit Of the citJ. while II upcued the door to
evory ,sspocsea q finnd nnd cKsray1gancc y Gtty
u the administration Of 1hn ety nnanees hpoeMsi. ~
PIG o. e9tl!eat!on a os remeay in M ahos o1 tne
men 1htruAted WIN tneIf inhnseumenE 1.
hla experience what thcsc gcntieMeh haa a1aeItca;
Iho Guy ctSdlt ms peen Jeopalus1ed. JuatciA!
tribunal Gasea upon u tho hs1aMce o. sao ptcseht
Con!ptroller TO paaa upon the falalt} Of lfenln9
certificates TO placo upon tue market haS declared
them Illegal unless drawn upon spcs!ac funa.
and the extravaganza Of n!l city expenditures mas
exceeded the utmost oaeEa q tho Etty Comprol.
let 70 collect tho money 10 dctraJ Them anaeF no
most leyies on the property Of tue clti-
zen, besides other Inducements reid OUT personally