The daily gazette., 1876-08-25
Fair Play. Neighbor.

WIN. McMenamln came to this city
poor Irishman, consistent member of
the Catholic church. He quietly con-
Quoted himself, and by frugality and in
dustry accumulated money. He then
commenced buying ground and building
rows Of houses. This was done in con-
nection with mechanics Of his own ma
tivity, whose integrity, energy and in
dustry were equal to the duty before
them. M. McMenamin confined his
operations to the Sixth Ward, and erect
ed more houses there in the last ten or
twelve years than we're built in the ward
besides. And we well remem Der when
his name was mentioned as fit man TO
represent the ward in Council, the late
Drs X. Il. Porter, who had himself been
tor several years solicited to accept a
nomination from the same ward, re-
marked to us that Mr.. McMenamin was
an excellent man for the position. This
was several years previous to the nomi-
nation Of Mr.. McMenamin. And we
doubt not that he was sent to Council
because Of the value his business opera
tions gave to the neigh borhood. II was
such that vacant lots of ground advanced
from 50 and 81 foot to $50 and $40 a
foot. We know of what We speak. And
houses that would not sell for more than
$1,000 advanced 70 $1,000 and $1,000
From being covered with brick-yards of
stagnant water, causing great trouble TO
the Board Of Health, this ward is now
one OF the most pleasant sections. Of
course the greatest amount of good in
every view resulted to the people Of Mr..
McMennmin' own ward, but many who
did not live in it, and would not live in
1t, owned property there, Of this number,
no doubt, is Wm. Canby, who needlessly
referred to Mr.. McMenamin as one with
Whom no gentleman could associate. Mr..
Candy has right to his opinion. We
do not doubt he feels all he says. lie was
never known to do a days work in his
Life, and no doubt has contempt for any
laborer who dares to associate with him.
But Mr.. c. should have learned by this
tine that the useful, active men of Amer
ica are not those that were "born with
silver spoon in their MOUTH and that it
was by mere accident he was saved
from life Of labor. Be this as it NAV.
he ls and has been one Of a money ring
who manage to pick up enough from cor
porations and from the estates of the de-
tenet, TO swim along splendidly. But j,
he has ever done a great deal to advance
the interests Of the people of this city
we have not been able to discover where.
10 it is; and now he has been defeated in
an effort to injure the people of the Sixth
ward, (Which Mr.. McMenamin has done
so much for by getting up for mere poli
tics and opposition to the paving Of w al
nut street, SANITARY measure necessar,
to the people OF the whole city, and es
peclally to those living in the Sixth an,
Eighth wards. Had Mr.. Candy succeed,
in this he icould haze done a positive iajur
10 the city. But what did gentleman O
his caste care if he beat down a poor ma,
whose efforts were to do good TO his ow
race, including also the negroes, Mr.. c.
pets, but whom he takes special pains I
pat off with little cheap advice.
Now, all that we have written abov
may be of little interest to many of Gu
readers, as it is to us. But as Erer
Eren'"g took occasion to publish abou
two columns on Wednesday in an endea
vor to do injury to Mr.. McMenamin an
advance the political status of VIM. Car
by, the predecessor of VIM. McMenami,
as chairman of the Street Committee, W,
for the love Of fair play, sent our reporte
AFTER the facts, (which were publisbe
yesterday and we find that while all ths
could inJure the Democratic citizen fN,
MoMenamin) was brought forward an
critized unfairly and untruthfullv. a
that tended to the disadvantage of n
Republican (Canby) was covered uo. co,
cealed, or not stated. Yesterday Ere,
Evening followed up its efforts with Il
following:
The Gazette is so glad to learn from z
cry Erening that Mr.. McMenamin has or
tome money left of the two appronri