, 1877-09-20

k4kuk u&1LlERlNt1 HiIcHlIJ nHt3lHG III
into account here. The wnrklngrncn want to
select lIunest Officials, and they m"an to have
voice IN tho sclcstio,l. They constitute vast
than Tor men. The condition of tfia country Is
such TINT they have lost oll confidence III ls,th
political partfea. 1t will mot ITO tn tYnure this
lsrre hniy. Let men hs selected frs'm their
suel. "fllrce A. from tic higher ra:acs although
they might not bo AZ cultivated. Sir. Kc!loc
ADVISED co-tipcrstlun with them AZ the best
guarantee nt a,lcccss in t1'fs movement.
tee would bc exnectc,l to nlvac viii, all par
ties ~ fofo htlvts1ay te nomination Ut nny t,inr.
Ilo thl not thttik It at a1l ufrsutnptuuus In men
who ta,l large stake In the wcltAre OF the city
ri.l.nR II of currupt otIlccllut,lers. The ot,ive
I County commissioner has not been posi-
Zion for Tic loncst tnan to Look alter. Tlrre Is
mitch preliminary work to bc done in sucking
70 accept the selttaerificc Involved In this p.'s
tio'l, zlid wllo will nut SEEK It fur plnMlcr. Thus
lar the ina na4orltyoE myn who put themselves up as
tanI,uateA inr It n!c en Tint We would nut trust
want men Who will accept the office tor ths
sake of tic reward they Will tfni it The respect
of Tue pcoulc. Thcre Is a movement already
oEani1cd W the corrupt Hing which nuw con.
lr''Is the County lh,arsI. They are putting up
more munoy thun all tho salaries put .ugetIer
fur year, in orslcr tn re-clc@t themselves. ilis
easy matter 10 Icat item. Whatever uionry
can do will he lunu to eecure the cutltrul of
tbs Interest OF all to sec that the taxation
Of this county shatt not hu Inurcusett,
anu that our public improvements snail 10
dopo IN aproper manner. THIS speaker here
enumerated q few u tho practices ttro,lgl.
whivh tho money hu1l Mcn s4ua,lerc.l, aud
through which an enorinuus tIellct lad been
lcit II Is notorious. lie said. that there n.e now
bills pcntalng in exccas Of what ought to he pail
to cont actors. cxeee.itng Sl00,Uu. II soItIc-
thing IL not done to nut an end to this, VIC will
fll.I, after the November elections, with t.ts
corrupt Fling still In power. stale Of things
WILL M ABSOLUTELY ArrAIt1xa.
Something nas been tlunG Ut late to
put . check upon their Wholesale thiev-
Ing. Our Treasurer las stosM UP like a
man and withheld his signature from
many. Of their nelarious schemes. Now II we
would rescue the county from these evils, WI
must 70 tu work.. As to thu lnborln4 elasses,
the sE,eakcr said ttu COMMITTEES would, Of
course, co.1lcr with lfIcm.
Mr.. Crane followed tn few remarks favor
Mr. Chase thought II The Committee net with
proper care ticket could Ie presented that
would be Endorsed by all parties. II t.erc was
any attempt at Il cluse cOrpU attpn In lts opera
tluus, tho muvctncnt would result iu falluru.
Thcro was asanoppurtunity uf redccrning tic col,t.
ty from Its aeplurable rUntlltun by tho e!ect,onof
tfvc capable aud irustworthy men. Thcru wus
IN element In the thMr'l that woul readily fall
~ with and support the cHurts ol aagrcss!scly
honest members.
Mr.. Callaglan said he did not think thcre was
80 u,uch to fear tr,m the working.nen Us Mr..
Kchuc seemed to thiuk, brcause their interests
and tho Interests Of the cntire community wcru
the eatnc. II VT get good lnen u administer
our aiIairs honestly VII aru DUNG their work.
We nave, said tho speaker, moru to fear FROM
the denagugic element that Is trying tu
lead tho workftlgtnct nstray. Mr. Wood
bridge had told some OF tho yllta,ntcs OF the
he {Mr. Cal!aghnn) wrrc tu live 10 the agc Ut
Mcthilsaicll. he wu4ll nut bc abls tu recount
them all. lie spoke Of his Investigations, when
on the tralu Jury, Of tbs 1cfrautin9 u pau.
pers. and tue vile food given them, tic rottcb
meat. etc., and tho exorb!tan& prizes charged
ior the same It was tho worst bot1y Of men
ever c0ngregatel in budy to lcgt.asc, They
lad used largo sums u tAe public Muney Mt
Springfield tn defeat the bills tint would have
put them out OF olliee. Now, thu public inter-
cat demanded that these tncn should ba nut ont
Of otlrt, and the wurkin01nen would work
SHOULDER 10 shoulder In the effort. In WIS only
tue i. tnaEoEucs WHO live On tlcir crcdullty that
would oppose this movement.
After some further discussion, tho motion
was put to carry The resout1ops.
Anunlendmcl!t WIS offered By Mr. Atwood that
tho COMMITTEE ha Asked tO report ten tiutlIrs III
placc ol tyo from which to select candidates.
A good deal Ut discussion cnsucd III this, and
eventually tho amendment was withdrawn.
The resolutions were then passcl unanimous
At tho suggestion Of tha Chair. committee
consisting NJ Alcssrs. Robert Law. Samuel Coll
yer, Clinton Briggs, ". j. Unalun, sir. Curhtn,
Chair tu selecting thu Committee VI Thirteen.
The names Ut tho Cummlttec will bu announced
hereafter.
Thu u.erttng then adjourned.