, 1879-06-22

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to ccnsure anybody until he knew the facts He
was clear on the ground that Cook County
ought to furnish the stone for the City-Hall,
however, and that Chicago mechanics ought to
him solid with the crowd, Of course, and extern
uated his declining to go for Aldermanic aud
Mayoral sca1ps.
drawn out. He admitted that he didn't know
much about the subject, but he believed @ that
eyerv man who had part in making this City
Hall contract should come forward and see that
It vas carried out. Chicago workngmen ought
to have the benefit Of this stonecutting. [Ap-
plause.F Not knowing whether any OF the
be didn't care to censure them. He had
come to be Informed, but al be
could do, in his citizens capacity, to see that the
contract was enforced he should do. The work
ingmen might be sure OF that, Applause:
bn1. for fear be would be accused OF making it
personal matter If he spoke, got himself e1-
4. R. Parsons, on behalf Of the Trade and
Labor Council. denounced 3D.. the be, ,; COZ cor
aTstem,-a foul blot on civilization that should
be wiped out, ETC., etc. After harpfng on the
hardships Of the workingmen under this in
iuuitous system, and Nkening It unto that pnr-
sued Of old in building certain temple in India,
sought retirement III back seat.
John F. Bradley, one Of the race OF stone-cut-
ters, bore sayngeIy down upon the contractors,
the Council. the Mayor, and, IN short, every
shape, or form with the work. He was particu-
iarly hard on McCaffrey, accusing him OF COW
ardiTce when he failed to vote for suspension
and an investigation, and urged, as m excuse
for his vote, that if hs voted otherwise people
would impugn his mo1qos, anu SneeE AZ a1u
thAt he had been
INDICTED By 4 GRAND JURY.
sYes, and he ought to be ia the Penitentiary
NOW! !" yelled an excited Individual in the au.
dieuce, whereat there VAS every symptom OF
unanimous concurrence on the part OF those
around him.
Bradley went On to say that the contractors rs
should be held up to their contract, OF their
boudsnen sued for the failure to do so. Ho
ridiculed the Mayors statement that he couldn't
find five honest men in the city to examine the
building, and asked what kind Of city this was
anyhow il 1t couldn't turn ont that many hon-
est men. Cuttin. the stone III Indiana Was q
violation OF the contract, aud the stonecutters
here had to suffer. II the Mayor didn't. do
ANYTHING to help them they would GET some
body else to do it.; [Applause. OF O. course Sc
A3nyeetigated. 1t was all right, so far as they
were concerned, because they bad some
OF the money in their pockets. Laughter:l
Tuley also came iu for an attack He couldn't
Init have known that the 1raQd was RolH5 oI,
and that tho whole thtne, was all wrong, and,
knowing this, he voted to have the work sus-
nendcd that there might be m Investigation.
But.iusr then the Mayor came along and whis-
pered, sTu1ey, change your vote" and be
hadn't the moral courage to refuse.
Laughter aud app1ause.1 The meeting
had right to censure these men who
had beep unfaithful to the trusts veposed IN
| them. What the workingmen wanted Was an
investigation by competens, honest arch1tects.
| According to the Mayor. they couldn't bo
found. Dcrision.1 A workingmen's commit.
tee had reported on the frauds. but they Weren'1
| believed, because they were only moo. lDe.
risivo laughter. And Yet the Mayor woulda't
| appoint commission whom the people
| would believe The workingmen had
| tie right, II they had no other, to
demand that that portion Of the contract should
b. fulfilled which required that the stone should
| be cut here. EApplause.J II they got no Work
| their property would be seized and sold, they
would become tratnps, their families would 3 ga
have all the money: lGrsat applause
G. 6. Dixon, perpetual candidate Tor any
thug, was called out, and, as Usual, was ruonlns
/ over with bott1e1-up speech. which ne was
| snoi}lly to get of. It was now hoit-past IT, ano
| he had the intense satisfaction OF seeing aoou!
l half Of those who still held on Doisly drop ou'
ri the hall, while more followed before he 1afrl!
got down to business. By the time he gol
| through the hall presented an unoroken loni
| NJ eu1ptY benches, and when ne finally wouno
! up tile meeting made a grand ofeah 'or eus
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