Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-15
correspondence PUBLIC LEDsES.l

Correspondence PUBLIC LKDGEh..
CHICAGO, November 10, 1880.
Lastnightt the republicans "jOlliaed'
over their success in the late presiden
tisl election. About two thousand OF
them assembled together, paraded the
streets and listened to oratiOns; count
less torches guided them on their
march and music made their hearts
very glad. The occasion apparently
was very enjoyable TO the participants.
II is to be presumed that the reason
why 80 few persons were found glorl-
fying over the success of the partys
late battle for a further lease of power
is the potent fact that now the excite
ment is over, they are ashamed Of the
part played in putting forward for
their standard bearer a man they here
tofore Justly stigmatized as unworthy
OF public pref,Fment for the nations
humblest honors, and the villainous
methods resOrted to IN giving
him the ascendAney over the truly
honorable man who was selected by
the democrats as their champion.
Everywhere staunch old republicans
hang their heads in shame that their
party is so disreputably represented as
il is in the president elect. 10 local
politics the dominant party will 500
Be rebuked. l say dominant party
By this | mean the bribe-taker 8
party that recently overturned the
viii OF the people by making tools OF
United States deputy marshals to as
sist in de~irsudiDg electors Of their
Just rights, In the approaching mu
nicipal contest there will be no deputy
United States marshals, nor deputy
sheriffs. nor sQuanderers Of the PEG
pies treasure TO assist the sO-called
republic rs in their efforts TO bring
Chicago under the ban Of the dis
graceful mob who did such despisable
work in carrying the city for the per
jurer's party. Chicago has a demo-
cratic mayor. dis name is General
Carter Il. Harrison. he il a man OF
iron nerve, and be will see to IL that
no mau is deprived OF his rights by
intimidation or fraud; he will see to
it that Boss Hessing aud his dis
graceful iolioging will not play the
same villainous game they did 10 the
recent presidential contest. Who is
"Boss" blessing? you ask. ! will tell
YOU. He is a German Of considerable
educationA. ability as to letters, and
equally as expert ia many ways that
gentlemen shun. He is a selt-cou
fessed fraud he was engaged In the
notorious whisky ring frauds; va
tried and convicted and sentenced to
prison by the United States courts for
participation in embezzling from
the government, and was sent to prison
Chicagoans thinking he was made a
'scape goat OF, got up a petition to the
president for his release, and in due
time their prayer was granted. In
stead Of his experience before the
courts and in prison having the ex-
pected effect of making a good man OF
him, the contrary was the result, and
Immediately in the most shameless.
manner he entered into politics. and
no matter which side he espoused be
became a most malignat foe of the op
position. This is the character who
presumes to dictate to Chicagoans
what their political course shall be in
the future. But the police will see to
it that he and bis gang
shall not practice the frauds they
recently committed when backed By
infamous United st ties deputy mar.
shals. Do not think | ~exaggerate
when l use positive language to pic.
ture some Of the scoundrelly acts com
mitted by the 50 called republicans al
tho late election. The Chicago Dali,
News, liberal republican, and a Polish
paper, the Arbeiter Ieitung, as we'll a,
the Times, have used stronger Ian.
guage against Boss" Hessing. j. V
Rarwell and Mills. And | say thst
the editor Of the News. Colone'
n. 3. Stone, would not tell a willfu
lie for half the nations wealth. AND
there are thousands of such republi
cans as Mr.. Stone, who d%enounce suel
miscreants as | have mentioned. j
might here mention that Farwell ba.
brought two suits against the Dali,
News for libel, in denouncing him a
q fraud Of the most despicable charac
ter. The News says it can prov.
more than it said Ia its columns. An
l feel certain it can do what il SAYS.
Murders are ripe in Chicago. N,
less than five have taken place sine
Sundl " morning The most shockin.
was that Of a poor girl Of easy virtu
BY n Of her sisters in social crime
Dora Garter was the victim and la
Williams, or DOnnegan, was the mur
deress They were both drunk an.
quarelled in their room on Stat
street. The result was that Id
killed Dora with a pitcher. aud the
hid the body in a clothes closet wher
it remained until discovered By IN
stencil it emitted as it began to petri
fy. suspicion resting on Ida, she wa
arrested and put in Jail She h.
confessed the diabolical crime. Tn
murdered girl was from Bloomington
Illinois, and ter murderess from KeI
ny county, ireland. She wa made a
orphan early in youth, drilted to thi
country, was seduced in New Yorl
became a mother at fourteen years {
age, and from that date Tell from grac
and stepptd outside the narrow pat
Of virtue Into the broad road Of VIC,
The murdered girl was Of good pal
ents, but ran away from home, and en-
tered on the terrible career thai led {
her Death What q terrible future {
contemplate, The noSt killing wa