The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-01
The CaSscdy-Hoskins Meeting.


4 more audacious or inexcusable
proceeding has seldom been witnessed
in this or any other place than that Of
Judge Cassidy and Capt. Hoskins at
the head of Il negro mob and
the Brookhaveu whisky ring
last Friday night attempting to
force themselves into meeting of
citizens and tax payers, called for the
we'll known purpose of inaugurating Il
reduction in municipal taxation and
expenses, and the selection of II ticket
pledged to such reform. The call
which brought the meeting of citizens
and taxpayers together, distinctly
announced this rs their object. and
could not have been misunderstood;
yet these model reformers () and
their crowd were there for an entirely
different purpose. Their hollow pre-
tensions while attempting to gain the
recognition of Chairman Lewcnthal,
were fully revealed when they were
defeated in their object of capturing
the citizens meeting and organized a
separate meeting of their own aud
trottcd out their cut and dried resolu-
tions. These resolutions speak for
themselves and belle in every line all
professions of sympathy with the OBJ
,ject for which the meeting of citizens
and taxpayers was called.
a few words about the subject
matter of the CaSscdy-fIOskins resolu-
tons. As will be seen by reference to
them in another column, they consist
of culogy on the present city
administration, an endorsement of the
Governors veto of the Constitutional
Convention bill and of Col. John Bolts
DeaSon for his heroic but unsuccess-
full effort to defeat the Whitworth
College five mile bill, which fell as a
mighty blight upon the last hopes of
the whisky ring.
We have nothing to say against any
individual member of the present city
administration. They have pleased
those who believe in high taxation
and extravaganza, and in this have
been consistent, and if they are re-
elected in the face of this fact, should
unhcsitatingly adhere to their old
policy until the voters who elect them
cry enough.
The endorsement of Col. John Bolts
Dcason was perfectly natural and just
what he had a right to expect from
fellow Republicans and whisky men.
As to the endorsement of the Gov
crnor's veto message, "that was the
most unkindcst cut of ALTO the
Governor. 1t is Il well-known fact
, that the last Democratic county con-
vention, composed entirely of white
men, unanimously adopted platform
favOring Constitutional Convention,
and the great mass of farmers of this
county-the bone and sinew of our
people-throu9h their State Alliance,
condemned the veto and endorsed the
Convention bill. Therefore this en-
dorScment by the black Republican
contingent and whisky ring of Brook
haven, headed by an old Republican
and eX -Penitentialy Lessee and the
man who voted for Bruce for United
States Senator in preference to Lamar,
is the kind of compliment not to be
coveted to any alarming extent.
If the Governor can stand it, surely
the Farmers Alliance and all others
who objected to his veto can. Again,
it is a little strange to some that
Judge Cassidy, who voted for these
resolutions. and is understood to be
the author of them, should have done
SO, when he freely avowed himself on
the streets in favor of the convention
bill as soon as it had passed the House
and announced himself as candidate
for the office of delegate. But it must
be remembered this change is no more
sudden than his conversion into an
Amcs Republican while in the
State Senate.
But enough. Such "reminiscences
revive unpleasant memories.
The AIlianco and the Gnyarpnr