, 1877-09-02
MIR. WENTWORTH AGAIN.

| WORD FOR COL. TAYLOR.
| Mr.. Wentworth again addressed the assem-
b1asc: Now, gentlemen, I told you, when tht
meeting first commenced, to keep cool This is
business. Keep as cool as you can. want te
say, III behalf Of Col. Taylor and myself, that
| from the day this Committee went over to the
| bank, We hare had as much TO say as Col. Tay-
| lor has. [Cheers.1 And Long John has been as
much an Assignee as he; and go has Mr..
Kelley. Foiccs-Fery good.1 And 50 has
Alr. Adrich, your Congressman; and SO has
Mr.. Bishop and the other members of the COM
mlttcc. Why, the iniquity was So appalling
over there, all hands of us have been glad to
have the Committee come along and see what
we could see. But, gentlemen, want you to
understand that to 70 over those books for 4
long series Of years will take time, and am
nut prepared to say to yoa tonight whether
there is anything there or not. But will say
to you that Col. Taylor has manifested
ALL THE ENERGY, AND ALL THE ZEAL,
that any man could possibly manifest; and even
tonight, WIS willing TO start right off, OH tile
moment to gct the papers from the Secretary
OF State, to have this man Spencer arrested.
tCries OF "G Good good" and cheers. Voices
-"Brinclhim back y Hang hiu,."l 1t is not
right to drown man by public cla.nors in n this this
way. 1t is wrong.
At this moment man in the audience shouted
out as the too Of his voice. '3ring him
bacE!'' Evidently thinking that Mr..
Another, apparently Of the same mimi, aided
to the phrase, "the -----, We will scuttle
him. There is more than one thief in this city,"
This sentiment WIS Kissed, aud cries OF s:Or-
der" ''Oruer,'' arose all over the house, aud
the greatest confusion prevailed. Mr.. Went
man three or four .nore drinks, aud he will DC
quet.' Then he went on:
THIS Is BUSINESS, 4 SOLEMN BUSINESS,
and there is no necessity Tor decent man to
him out!' anu chcers.l l believe those making
the disturbance are tl,errenarics Of this man
Spencer, sent II ncrc to create row and break
ths meeting up n cres Of .Put him out!''
OH their cllairs and demanding that the police
srize the excited individual and pitcn him into
thr street. The man, however, subsidized for the
moment, but NE: Wentworth caused renewal
OF the uproar by rcmarkine, IL have lived
know that the only purpose of II
rough in attending 4 meeting Is to
break it up." The audience again shouted
Put him out'' but, as It was difficult to get at
the man, lie being wedgcd in among 4 hundred
Others who blocked up one Of tile aislcs, aud US
he didn't open his mouth again, the lepositors
finally sat down aud listened TO Mr.. Wentworth,
who had been vainly trying to attract their at
tcntion. When quiet relgned, lie satd;
NOW, LET Us GET BACK TO BUSINESS.
wish to call your attention to this fact, and it
is 4" strange one, that in tile assets |
Of this bank We ind no Government bonds,
no Cook County bonds, no city bonds, nothin. /
around' among US that we know to have any
the good bonds and las bought up this poor,
trash for perhaus i've cents on tie
lo}lar. and slinnel ont II Coo,l bout1 and mt
que Of these 10 its placc. We caunot account
for their absence. I've cannot src how \ han1s
.onld do business IN this citv as this has
Tor wears. and not hnvc anr Gnvcrn.
n,nt bonds nr anv other hon,l: that have
;altlc. and are known IN our fcIlow-ritizcns.
/ ou were very severe. and ycrv abusive. to orr
ricnd Cot' sr3v,or ,rhen 1c to1I vn, fhat 10
lidn,t Know tie ra]un of thosr nar]s hon'ls in
Scw York. You have have appoiuted AZ @ In me- = to % atteud
a your interests have se T;vcd here fortv years
n,nn~ von am MT go;ng 70 lat ri rasIar
n ary other man have auytLino % 40 to- TO- do low With he
+ hc had all the brains there was, aud irving to
Interrupt Col. Iaylor, and make. q fuss here! |
.app1ause.I