Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 1, 1874, Page 4

POLITICAL. (Centinued trom the First Page.) tuate their power to take money out of ;';3’ pockets and put itinto theirown. [Ap- ‘Planse]. THERE I8 ANOTHER INDIILECT ROBBERY of the poople that has gone on too long, and that is the extension of patents. The operation of our Patent law scems to mo {far {from satsfactory. It is very rare thut the in- veutor himself recoives any material benefil from his invention. If it is a ‘valnable one it generally falls into the hands of speculators, who, atter 1ts first lifc has expired, use all possi- Dble means to secure oo extension ; and in pro- portion to the profits which have boen realized they are able to gecure the necessary influenco foran extension, Some of theso monopolies can even afford to buy up a Congress by using their money after the manner of Alr. O. Ames. In such applications, a8 with the tariff, the peo- ple who are to pay the cost are not reorescuted in the lobby, a=nd have no paid ngents to influ- encoe the Commissioner of Patents, ond they huve to pay sn immensa tax in consequence. Of conrse it is just amd politic that ingenuity should bo stimulated by tho hope of re- ward. But it does seem to me to bo a great bnordship upon the people that when s patent hos run its lifo, and the parties controliug it have made large sums of money, either the Commissioner of Pstents or an act of Congress should give it new ife, and thus lay further exactions upon those wio must lave the use avd beuefit of tho ar- 1 Tage, for example, THE PATENTS ON SEWING MACHINES, A gentleman who a¢ one timo was i the employ of tue Singer Sewing-Machine Company, and was familiar with the inside workings of the es- ablishment, told me that tho sewing machiucs complete, without the table. cost less than $5. You can judze a8 well a8 I about how much the stand is worth. The imachinery of the Compeny is 80 perfoct that they are not cbliged to employ any skilled labor; a ¢hesp man can run it; and, by having this perfection, they are able to make one of their machines for less than $5. Thivkof thig; estimate the cost ‘of the tablo; add the two ‘amounts, and compare the sum twith that which you are charged for tho macmne, and you can have some conception, if you consider the immense number of machines sold svery year, of the amouut of money thatis takea from the people of this country for the benetit of the corporations who control the sewing-ma- chine patenta. These patents are held by abont Dalf-a-dozen compunies, und they form what has been known for many years a8 the “ sewing-ma- chine ring ;" and they refuso to allow other companies to uee the patents. Five or six rears 220 one of the patents was about to expiro. A gentleman uving in Chicago hed invented 3 ma- chive, and was extremely desirons of getting a license from this *‘ ring,” but they refused to give it to him. His machmo was worth- less without the needle; aud some other arts of all machines, and, learning that one of o patents was about to expire, be drewup a remonstrance addressed to onr Represertative at Washington, and made such o fuss about it that the ring told him if he would stop his noise he should have a license. He ‘““stopped his noige,” ot his license, and he has now s large estab- lishment, and I suspect charges a8 much as any of them. The patent was renewed, and all who buy a sewing-machine have to pay the royalties as beforo. The Singer Sewing-Machine Com- pany has declared immense dividends, and hardly knows how to spend its money. The corporation has erected s building in Chicago which ecost nearly 81,000,000, and they have other bandsome and costly structures in St Louis, and scattered thronghout the country. You can understand _how thev are sble to do this when you know bow cheaply their machines are made, and the burden which has been put upon the peugla by the renewal of their patents. 0f course, 1do not mean to say that the sewing- machine companies are any worse than other corporations or individuals. I only cito this example to show what heavy impositions are placed upon the people ander this system of tho renewal of patents, and it is time 1t should be stopped. One of tue principles of onr Opposi- ticn party is thac no subsidies shall be either directly or indirectly granted by the Govern- ment. T bave spoken now a8 long as my strength will permit. 'should like to talk to you zbout hard money, for of all others it seems to me that it is important to the farmer to have G AN UNVARIABLE CURRENCT. Thave been told that the farmers are in debt. How do you expect to get out of debt? Only by the retarn of prosperity and a reduction of taxes. <This will be seriously delsyed if we re- tain @8 the medium of exchange a currency o080 value may at any time bo affected by an act of Congress. But I must stop. The ques- tion is sabmitted to you, whether vou are satis- fied with your present_condition. Are yon satis- fied to continue your investments in “the “ glo- rious record of the Republican party. If what I have gaid mey induce you to con- sider thess questions for yourselves, without prejudice or passion, if 1t shall induce you to at- tempt an estimate of the cost to you of the legis- lation and administration of the now dominanc y on questions of ficance, Isball be satisfied. ghall know you are on the right path, and that path leads directly out of the Republican party. [Applause.] o — . SIDNEY SMITH. REPUBLICAY MASS-MEETING AT THE EXPOBITION BUILDING. Tho Republicans of the First Congressional District held a mass-meeting at the Exposition Building last evening. A stand had been erected 1n the north end of the structure, and®in front, in circular form, benches had been arranged to sccommodate sbout 800 persons. Evory seat was occapied, and fully 500 people were obliged tostandup. Among thoze on the platform were Gen. ; McArthur, Carlile Mason, Philip Wads- ‘warth, Commissioner Jobn Jones, Ald. Dixoa, Grain Inspector Harper, Mzj. Phelps, Horso” Eddy, Sheridan Waite, Andrew Schuman, John Bummerficld, and Col. Frank Eastman. The assemblage was called to order by the Hon. James G Root, and the Hoa. John C. Dore was elected Chairman. In the absence of the spoakers, Frank Lum- ‘bard’s quartetie enteriained the audience with “# America,” “Old Shady,” and a humorous song about tho Opposition party aud its Congrossional candidates. i THE HON. RICHARD J. OGLESEY arrived abont twenty minutes after 8 o'cloclk, and was immedistery introduced, and spoko for an hour about the glorious record of the Republican party. Fe had tho samo faith in it he ever had ; Lo bad not wavered o hair’s breadth in his confi- dence in it, and believed 1t was to-day the eafety of the natiun,—that it had at heart the good of ,the people ; and he most sincerely believed that, *if it should be dofeated duritg this year or dur- ingthelives of those now iiving, nothing but calamity and misfortune would succeed to the country. i Some one in the crowd asked the question, * WHAT ADOUT A THIED TERX 7" The answer was, * I have not served my first term ene-third throngh yet.” [Laughter.) Ha said the talk about fraud and corruprion in the Indopendent press was unjustifiable and wrong, and that if i meant anytling it meant s2pping the fonndation of the Republic—muking the people suspicious, and planting seeds which w immh avother form of Goverument. At the conclusion of Senator Oglesby's re- marks Mr Smith was introduced, and spoke as follows : . BEMARKS OF SIDNEY EMITE. FELLOW-CiT1zENS OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND ©oF TRE FmsT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ILLI- ~os: Ilabor under great embarrassment this evaoing for two reasons. In the firat place, as you have iy discovered, I am exceedingly ituarss 1n consequence of a severo cold taken in tho very short campaign in which I have been engagod; and, in the second place, I appear be- fore you in s novel attitude. Although | altogether unknown to many of you as & gitizan of Chicago, yet, as a candidate “for office, Iaman entirely new man. 1 bava lived in Chi. 220 eighteen years: I have been a candidate for o@is just eleven days. [Applause.] While T bave resi here many years, and bave not been unmindtul of public affeirs or neglectful 9of my duty a3 ope of the citizens of Chicago Qmmi the grest events that have transpired . ;mu came to this large and growing city, yet 2 havo nmever been s secker after placo— jave mever been connected with any political rings or political schemes of any Dume or oature. I take uo credit to wyself for this. I xerely state it as a fact ; aud in this 1have only said thet I have dooe what every good citizon shonld do,—attend to ‘E&veli‘gu:‘x;d l(;t hlo:utlv. and discharge with v earlessnd kare devoived uwon T ntever ) may en engaged in the pursnit of my - *lon late in tho present sesson, eerieny Rroies en came to me and said, **1f you should bo You must not docline to ran. You must ssy now that you will not decline® I ymnnt #ay that I folt somewhat surprised ac the amnouncement, and I remarked that i ill became me to start out sod o through the streeta of Ohicego, and ssy to 8 people sl if thay sew At to nominato me fhr Oongress THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1, 1874--SIXTEEN PAGES. that I wonld not .refuse; it -wonld be time enough to determine that question when the time sbould arrive (if it ever did), when there was 5 prospect of a Convention exlibiting a de- sire to make me their candidate. But, as time passed, diccovering that there seemed 'to bo a tixed determination to present my name, I look 1t under consideration, and decided that, if the Convention eaw fit to nominate me, I WOULD NOT DEFUSE TO RUN,— that I had noright to refuse. [Apphnse.} Wh did I come to that conclusion ? Because fonug that a ticket bad becn presonted by the other side or combination (1t 1s dificult to tell which side itia on) callingitself ** Political Reformers s that, for soma reason or other, conventions had been called, bad aseembled, and had made up s ticket on which were exclusively . OLD WORN OUT POLITICAL HACKS. I discovered that so odious was a portion of the ticket oresented by these pretendad reformers, that even thoy themselves were asbamed of it [spplauze.] ; that they had commenced fighting among themselves ; that thoy hud sppointed & Committes of Twonty-one and a Commutteo of Five to decido, 1f possible, who were the greatest scalawegs among their candiates. [Applause and lsughter.] Aud, finally, to esp tho chimasx, the leaders ecgaged in a pitched-battle at a sa- loon mear tho corner of Madison ang Clurk streeta. The different factions arrayed thom- selves agamst each cther. and 1 believe, for the arie be]i.u:, Mike MeDousld won the field. [Ap- planse. Tuder these circumstances, 18 great s person- al saerifice as it might ba to.mo in my private affeirs, forI was in a posiuon where I conld barcly afford to spond two years in the service of the coustituescy of the First Consressional disirict, I concluded that, if they saw fit to iry to elect me, Ihad no right to de- clino_to” allow the people of this district to oa- say the experiment of rnuping & man on aan independent beeis, entirely free from cliques 2ud rings, who would, if olcted, proceed to tho dircharze of hie ducies uuder no pledpe exceps to do what was requited of bim with AN EYE SINGLE TO TUE INTIRESTS OF THE COM- SrUNITE at large, withont refcrence o speculations, jobs, or combinstions. [Applsnse.] I have éen pominated with thut distinet under- standing; end the experiment ia to be tried next Tuesdsy to see whether the fieo and independent voters of the First Dis- urict will sustain me. 1am huppy to say, gentlo- men, that therc is ihe strongest indication that the poople ate detsrmined to assert their rights ageinat THIS DISGRACEFUL COALITIOX on the other swe. [Applause.] Look at the disgreceful spectacle presented by this coalinicn —~not nnion—betweon Barney Caulfield, Mike Evavs, snd Anthony C. Hesing. I ask, What position does it place Mr. Besiug in? He made aspeech ct Centrsl Hall tho other eveniug, and, sccording to the reports in the newspapers, ho informed tho sudienco that ho had nothing whatever to eay againet me personally, but that I wasa *turn- cost.” Let us seaif I am. Sinco April, 1861, and we will never forget the day,.—the Sunday wher wo received the cews that the old flag had been fired upon ; the whole city was up in arms; it was the most solemn Sundsy any of us ever witnessed,—{rom that dsy on. as far as my ability permitted me to aid aud assist, you havo found me on the side of the Union and the Govern- ment. [Applause.] You did pot hear me mock- ing at our calamities or mourning at our suc- cesaes. But you all know that thers were certain _men in this eity whose whale svmpathies were with the enemies of our conn- trv. And, geutlemen, you and I kuow (it isnoth- ing personal for wa to 8ay it), that Barney G. Caulfield wholly SYMPATHIZED WITH SECESSION. We know that at that time Mr. Hesing was for sustaining the Government snd the Union, and probably no man dencunced Becession 8ympa- thizers with as much vehemence as he did.” Now what do we find? Why, wo find him_coalescing with thosa very men for thesake of spoils, Why, Hesing has fought biwself out of his own cost, poiitically, and we fiud him now wholly in_the Tanks of the old Bourbon Democracy. ¢ I bave been pretty busy, gentlemen, since I ‘was nominated, and bave hardly had time to look at the newspapers. I chanced to pick up the Journal yesterdsy, and saw there was a long aud eloquently-written dispatch from A. C. Hesing, directéd to Augustus Scbell, Tammany Hall, coogratuluiing Auguscus Schell, and Tam- ‘many Hall, upon THE BEIGHT POLITICAL PROSPECTS in tho Empire State, and regretting that he had so much on his bands hero that he hadn't time to go duwn there and assist in attempting to browbeat his German fellow-citizens into the support of Tammeny in New York. Gentlemen, I am o na- tive of New York State. Iresided there until I came to Chicago, in 1856, and therefore, perhaps, T know moro intimately who Augustus Schell is than some gentlemen may who did not come from that State. Now, who is he? He is the hardest of the bard,—an old Bourbon Democrat and Rebel sympathizer. Ho belonga to the worst fection of what they call tho bard-shells of Now York Stste. It was he and his foliowers who were in the political supremacy New York City when the licbels Rebel sympathizers of that besutiful ci menced to sack it and rob its citizens w! boys in blue were fighting for the salvation of the Union. That is who Auzustus Schell is, and et Hesing aflilistes with him politicaily, sends him & diepatch congratulating him'on the prospoct of succesa of his crowd in New York, and then Le comes upon the rostrum in Chicago and says that the cnly objection he hns to me 18 that I am o turn-coat. As soon a8 Mr. Caulfield learns that some of our Germon fellow-citizens purpose to nssert their rights and their consistency by casting their votes for me instead of & copperhead, whom they have been fighting for the lzet twelve years, Mr. Caulfield immed:ately STARTS FOR THE NORTH SIDE, crosses Clark street bridge, and calis upon Mr. Hesmng to come over aud help him. Over ho comes, to browbeat the boys, bat the boys keep quiot until be gets away, and, as soon as ho sets on thio North Side, they say * the kkies aro 2l clear, aud wo propose 3ir. Hesing shall at- tend to his own sido of the river.” Thatis tha stata of feeling on the South Side, gentlemen. That is the state of fecling on the South Side, 28 near 88 %o can discern it; that 18 the way tiie poys talk to me. No, the Little timo that I have been engaged in this canvass has convinced mo, gentlemen, of one thing, and that is. that the peoplo zre de- sirous of doing tius fall, a8 near as they can, the right thing, and supporting mon, as far as they can discover the right, who will be most likely to deal honestly and fairly with the pecple atter they are elected. And o far as the City of Chi- cago is concerned, I do uot believe that they will succeed in humbugging a grest many by thoir FALSE HANDBILLS AND FALSE PRETENKES. Now, what do they do? Hesing comes over on tbe South Side bers and says to his German friends, **If you cast 2 voto for Mr. Smith, you are voting a political cold-water doctrine’; you are ruining your business.” Does Hesing sup- poso the Germsus of tho Scuth Side are so 1guorant 25 not to_know that, 80 far as the duty of a member of Congress is conceraed, no pos. siblo quesion connected with it can arise # What next ? - Our friend Mr. Reed, Stato’s-At- torney, hied appointed o mseting at the cornor of Thirty-first and State streets, and he wastospenk this evening. Uuexpeciedly it was discovored that Dr. N. 5. Davis, & very prominent phyeician of this city, was to speak at Evanston to-morrow niglt, advocatiog tho election of the Opposition ticket headed by Barney Caulfiold. For the rea- son that Davis was going there to-morrow nisht it was believed to be important that Afr. Roed should go thero and discuss theso questions bo- foro the peaple of Evanston to-night. Now who is Dr. N.S. Davis? A highly rospectable gon- tleman, an eminont physician, but a porfect movomanisc upon the subject 'of temperance. Ho is 60 ultra on that sabject that it is eaid by eminent physicians of this city that he will ro. fuso to g1ve simulanta to his patients, upon the groud that the lecst item—the least wcintills of ardent spirits under any circumstances—is as po&uonultu‘;n ““?.lilc‘ d of the li ow at the north end of ine thera some mea called to aid others of the South Si(l;? #0 Hesiug cowmes over here to inito. th ]!BOW:!EA{T élnfll a.]‘:luu.\'s into the support of ulfield, on the groun: that if Caulfield should be elected thayg:vnulg have a right to drin¥ lager-beer when they saw fit, baut, for eome unaccountable reagon or other, if 1 wero elected, lager-bear would flow no more. Now, gentlemen, I have only called vour atten- tion to tacse thing to show the discrepancy, the contradictions, and tho _disgracetul absurditios and straits to which these men are pat. It on- Iy showe, gentlemen, tha, sithough a usion for fi: u:.okn‘pr principle 1§ lmlillv.‘:x-m:lef amero coali- 0 for the purposo of sroily, isal i ¥ fol. ‘Now, theas men © wave disgracs i ¥ r):‘u THE DMTT:: OF ERAG with great yehemenzo. ey pretend to - ling 10 bot largo odda in favey of the ell::ch of " this or that candidste, when we ail keow they havo no money to bet with. Thoy expect the united vota of the Coltic nationality in favar of Caulfield, but I tell you, gentlemen, thoy will find thomselves entirely mistaken | they wiil find that the Celtic race iu Chicago an. derstand what common fairness is, and common justice. What bas wranspired in their ranke ? T aliuded a short time 2go 10 tho grest disturbance in their camp, in_consequenca of their tiokat s they wai0 asbamad of it themsolves, they said | oy deuounced it. Now, what ora 'tho faols b in and Aftiong other gentlomen placed on the ticket was Mr. Caulfield’s fellow-citizen, ME. J. J. KEARNEY, nominated by the same Gonvention that nomi- nated Caulfield; but they insisted upon taling Dim from that ticket in consequence of & dis- graceful, or allegod disgraceful bribory matter connected with the Normal School [A voice— “That is all & hoax.”] Itturned ont that this Kearney bad been bribed—Caultield had bribed bim, with this guslifiation and excention: Caul- field admits that he bribed, but Le said that it was ALL A" JORE! % (applause and Jaughter), and to these new-light political reformers, thiat was entirely sativfaciory. Thoy say: *Mr. Caulfield, if yon say that is really a joke, thon you are sll right: but, inas- much ag Kearney took it in_blood earnest, wiy hoisnot to go on. We will run you as the fi“ political reformer and tho champion erican joker.” {Laughter and applause.] Soit is. They hoist the flag of prefended political reform ; and I would Iike to kuow what thoy mean by it. They denounce the Republi- can party and the autlorities ac Washington as corrupt and venal, and hold thomselves up us samples of purity and ¢political roform. Now, ‘WHAT ARE THE FACTS 2 Why, ever since this attempted * People’s Movemeut " aud ** People’s Reform ” has been inaugurated in Chicago, alihough there bave ‘been some good wen in it, some men who bave tried to stew the current of corruption, yat the majority of the men are political tricksters and Ting men ; and wha has been tho result upon the whote ? While taxation has been growing less under the Genoral Government, our State and municipal taxstion has been steadily in- creasing, until 60 enormous is our taxation that iths reaching the very verge of confiscation. Last Summer Mr. Hayes, who is a very excellent gentieman and & very faitbful officst, undertook to cnt down appropriations. But, gentlemen, his budget TELL AMONG THIEVEH, and when thev came to pass it they not only rofused to reduco taxation, but they have made out » budget more enormous than sny that has precoded it; and when the tax comes to bo oxtended God - knows how they are going to raiso mouey to pay it. And yet they are planting their banoer on poltical reform! In 1869 the last tax-levy in this city was made under . Kepublican city administration. The last admimstration brought into power through the Bepublican organization levied the asscsument of 1569. I was well aware, gentle- ‘men, as you all are, that year by year, as I went to pav my taxes, I found there was s stesdy in- crease; that, notwithstanding times grew hard, 1money difficult to rasa, wages low, and general commercial distress prevailing throughout the country, taxation in proportion became light. But I thought, by way of examiving into the question mmalely, I would taks a pices of property of my own which, in 1869, was worth more than it has ever been worth since, and BEE HOW TUE TAX-LIST RAN, In 1869 the tax was 70 odd dollars. In 1873 it i 8113 ; and, judging from the appropriation that is made by these political reformers, in 1874 it will reach 135, [Applauso). I thought, perhaps, there was some mistake about it, or they had eome epits aguinst me—I did not know which. So 1 called the attentton of my old frioud, Judge Goodrich, to 1t, and bLe took down his tax-list. He took a_piece of property upon Lake street which, in 1569, was worth 20 to 25 per cent more than it is worth now ; and Jo and bebold, tisese political reformers bad raised the tax from 373.50 to $243. As property goes down taxes go up, and protty soon they will meet, and when they meet CONFISCATION TAEES PLACE. [Laughter and applause.] And yet this dis- gracefal condition, this disgraceful political ring of odds snd ends, presceut a ticket here, and a8k the people of this city to suppor: it on the ground of x ereat political reform and a new de- parturo. Woll, gentlemen, such being the state of things, no man who has the good of his coun- try at nearc—the gaod of his 1ellow-citizens at héart—has the right to refuse, if eslled upon, to attempt, so far as ho is cancerned, to try to right this common wrong by which wo find our- selves surrounded. -Give tie poople a chance to extricate themselves from this iufernal poiitical ring which_we find eating out their susbtance. [Applause.] Now, gentlemen, I bave already occupicd more time than I expected to, and more than I ought to [criesof “ Go on !"], and you will have to ex- cuse me from any further extended remarks. I am exceedingly Loarse, and it is exceeding bard work for me to speak at all, but I ceanot close without exhorting all good men, and ail people who honestly wish to subserve the public in- terests, and thereby to subserve their own iuter- ests, t0 RALLY AT THE POLLS at the coming election. Let us assert our 1ights, geutlenien, and throw off this galimg yoke, too grievous to be bome. I have no greater intcrest in this question than any of you, gentlomen. You have scen fit to prosent me 88 a candidste for Congress in tne First Congros- sionnl District. I have no personal interests whatever in being elected to that place. It is o personal sacrifice for me to g0, and whon I say that, gentlemen, 1 do not wish to be nnderstoud that'T depreciate the high honor atteuding the position, or that I do not desire to- be elected, now I have been nominated. 1 desire to be elected, gentlemeu, for several reasons. In the first place I am constitutionally opposed to be- ing beaten in anything I undertake. [Applause.l That has been a feeling of mine through life, gentlemen: it has been my weaknese, if 1 have one, and I baye no doubt I have weskuesses. I beliove that it has been my rale of action lite. I pever embarked in any cause or which 1 did not believe bad truth and " justico on ita side ; [applausc] sad when I ouce embark, no msn lates to be beaten worse than I do. [Applause acd lacghter] I havo another resson, gentlemen, why I desira to bo elected. The people of this dis- trict, through their Convention, eaw fic to mnke a new departure in political affairs.—it may bo they made a mistake,—and selected me =28 their standard-bearer. 5o fur a3 bave the ebility, thev shall not be disappointed. {Ap- please| But certainiy the principie upon which they selected me a8 their standard-bearer is THE TRUE PRINCIPLE upen which American politics should be con- ducted. [Applause.] Let men be selected un- trammeled aod unpledged. Let men beo selected from the belief tha they will bonestly and earn- estly discbarge their duties, and when that i itho rule, aithough mistakes may be mado, a8 8 rule, I say, we will heve bettcr. po- litical times and _experiences thau wo Bave had under this protended “ People's ” reform. [Ap- plause.] Gentlemen, election is near at hand. I be- lieve thata large majority of the voters of this district aro desirous of overthrowing the dis- graceful coalition to whicl: I have alluded. There i but one way to do it, snd that way is to go to the nolls and vote yoursclves, soe that your neighbors vote, and *fight it out on that line if it takes all summer.” [Applause.] The moeting then adjourned. o COL. EDMUND JUESSEN. BPEECH AT THE OPPOSITION MEETING AT TURNER naLL, The Opposition mass-meeting hold ot the North Side Tarner Hall last evening was not as ‘well attended 18 the leaders of the party had ex- pected. Thero were not over 300 persons pres- ent, only about half the seats being occapied. Couspicuous on the platform were Mr. Edmund Emasen, Adolph Schoeninger, and Gen. Herman ieb. The meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock Dby Mr. Adoiph Schoeniuger, who nomuuated Mr, John Rountree Chaurman of the meeting. He Wwas unanimously elected. MZ. ROUNTREE, on taking the chair, thanked them for the honor conferred upon him. He statod that serious in- disposition prevented him from making & long speech. Still, he went on and spoke for nearly balf anhour on the political issues of tho day, ;x‘x?gmg ;x;n the Paoplo werg tired of tho Ra: lican misruie, which was full; elections in !nd.:ul and Obio. Fpeaven britli . MI. EDMUND JUESSEN was then introduced and received with loud ap- plause. He spoke substantially as follows : There was 3 time when we wero proad of our American citizenship. We bad ceased to, regard this Republic as a mere experiment, and belioved that it had practically solved the question s to the best form of government. We had given the world a glorions example of ropublicau vir- tuo and " heroism, aod bad farnish- ed incontrovertible proof that we were not only jeulous of our privileges in timo of peace, but had the will and tho power to maintain our Government in time of civjl war. Ths whole civilized world had imphat faith in the porpotuity of our institutiona. Those wers glorious times, my fellow-citizens, and whoever 8bared the honor of our achievmonts will not cease to thunk of them with pride and satisfac- tion, nor can he refrain from giving vent to his indignation when he remembers that s corrupt Congress, a greedy Administration, and politi- cal party, once the embodiment of all that is virtoous and herdic, have deprived ns of the best fraits of our victories. We s:and here & shining example to all the world, and WHERE DO WE STAND TO-DAY ? Abraham Lincoln would arn in hid grave if he “have conld sce the degeneration of this Republic. Whoen,a few days sgo the leadera of the Republic- eu party looked into the face of this honest man’s statue at Springfield, I marvel the blood of shame did not rise to their cheeks in contem- plation of his virtues, and of the disgrace of the party to which they hold ailegiance. GO to Germany and listen to what opinion they have of us there. It will soon cure you of your national pride. Formerly a Germau-Amer- ican could hardly escapo the innumorable ques- tions about tho practical working of republican principles, To-day your former countrymen will answer your bonsts with Grunt, Morton & Co.; with Credit Mobilier, New York Custom. aper mouey. Colfax, end temperance aws, and laugh in your face when you pride yonrselt upon your republican privileges. There is not a Htepublican loft in tue whole of Gormany, the Communists excepted. All the men who, in 1843, wera ready to sacrifice their fortunes and their lives in the strupgle for a Germar Republic, are to-day zealous advocates of a constitutional mcnarchy. Aod why this change? True. the brilliaut achievements of German arus, the suzcessful diplomacy of Bis- marck, the failure of the French and Spanish Republics, have partly contribated to arouse the Joyalty tv monarchial insticutions ; but moro than tho German victorics, more than Bismarck's diplomacy, more than the misery and Tolly of Burope's Republics, has the corruption of this, the model Republic of the world, caused the unfortunate change in ‘the political convic- tions of the best men of Germany; and, though we may forget and forgive the Republican party a whole catulogue of its sins, the fact that it has brought the very principle of Republicanism into disreputa iy o sin for which there is NEITHER ORLIVION NG ABSOLUTION. Is it necessary for me to recite the misdeeds of this party or of the Administration ? I hardly think so. There is not a German-American present who dons not believe that all the charges tha are to-day lodged againet the men in power car be proven with indispntable facts. Or is it false that shemeless nepotism and un- limited corruption have blossomed like & rose under Graot's Administration ? Is it false that the railroad monopolies bave bribed the Repno- lican members of Congrosa? Is it false that the Government lands_have been squandered? Is it" false that Republican carpet-baggers robbed the people of tho South? Is 1t falee that = Grant and his heachmen conducted tho shameful traflic of arms with France? Is it false that eve: Mucker belongs to the Bepublican party, thoug not every Repubiican is & lIucker? And last, ‘but not least, is it not true that a corrupt Gov- ornmcnt has demoralized ths poople to such an extent that political honesty and tidelity to prin- ciple are overawed 2nd pushed ssids by the wild chase aftor the alumichty dollar ? Though all these charges ere trag, therois here and there o German-imerican to be fonnd i this district who shouts for Charles B. Faiwell. But 1t1s not his pehitical conviction which prompts biw, but the DIRTY REPUBLICAN GREENDACKS, which the nimble cand:dste slipped into his pocket.” It ms: ba useless to argue wish theso men, but I desiro to remiud them that when thov sold themselves to the Repubjican party, they bartered away =1l thoir opposition to tem- perauce and Sunday Iaws. ‘The Republizan party of this city is to-day the williag too] of fanatical Prohilntiouists. When the People's party was organized a year ago, I believed it a great polit- ical error to cowoine the foroign-born element againgt the native Americans. I supposed that there were mecuy liberul-minded American Ropublicans who womld glsdly join hands with us to battle. = against tyranuical Puritanism. _ But I was eadly diap- pointed. 1 found the Republican party dancing to the temperauce gougs, and lashed iato obedi- ence by tha leaders of Muckerdom. Those who, agreod with me a3 to the 1ssue in question did not dare to operly avow their oonvictions. A compromise was out of the question. The Co- vention at the Pacutic Hotel slapped the German element in the face, sud forced us to recognize the truth that there was no ctance for personal freedom except in & coulition of foreign-borz citizens. I jowed the People’s party, a sadder but a wiser man. And it is this party to whom THESE GERMAN HIRMLINGS have sold themselves. If they do not return to tirir banners beforo the eve of election, every honest boot in Chicazo will feel temprea to kick tuem beyond the limizs of the district. ‘Tzere are a fow of the German business-men of this district who seem inclinad to cast their votes for the Republican candidate. They are influenced by what they conceive to be their business interests. 'There is a miraculous ma- chinery, 1uvented by the Ropublican ovarty, acd called *‘Trhe execution of tho Internal Revenue laws,” which terronizes over these meu. Ivonture to say that this machinery ia not equaled by any abuse or political oppres- sion in auy otber civilized country on the globe Mr. Farwell knows all its safety-valves, motiv power, and elasticity, and only men of his choico are introsted with its management. It seemms to me that it would be the better part of valor, and and of political virtue too, to demolish this eu- gino of torrorism by unceasing agitation, by voting in the right dircction, and thus saving politieal principle and busineas interests at the same time. TOE COMMTNISTS have nomioated a seperate ticket, ostengibly for the purpose of testing their strength, but renlly for the purpose of assisiing in the election of Mr. Farwell with as little disgrace as possible. The ravk and file of thia purty are of courve not aware of this same ou the part of some of their leaders. They are too earnest and honest in their convictions to tolerato even an indirect eale of their votes, if they were aware of it. Bat they arc, neveitheless, the victims of dema- gogucs in this particalar instance. It is not the first time that they bave been hoodwinked by their leaders. They wiare this fate with tbe Fonians. If they could clearly judge tho issues before them they wonld readily con- ceive tbat the Opposition party gives them more guaranty of carrying out iheir programme in all its reasonsble demands than the Hepublican party. They oppose monopolies. Well, is not the Opposition” party the advocate of the most thorough reform in this direction ? and 18 not tho Republican party the very embodiment and incarnation of bloated monopolisis 7 They are in favor of compulsory education ; 80 are wo. ‘They advocate tho prohibition of tne employment of chidren under 14 years in factories; so do wo, most decidediy. They demand the taxation of church property; 80 do we, and wili carry the measure as soon as tho issue’ preseuts itself in practical shape. But whero does tue Republicsn party stand on this question? Look at Plymouth Church, and see what sgerifico of principle, de- cency, houor, and truth those church magnates are ready to make to protect their pecuniary in- terests, ana then tell me whether they will ever conseut to have this property taxed.” And aro not theeo church magnates, in this great over- whelming majority, zealous and enthusiastic Republicans 7= hero is nof & eingle reasonablo plank in the workingmen’s platform which we do not indorse. We condemo only their ridiculous dresm of com- muusm proper, and belicve that the proposi- tious of abolishing property in roal estate, of curtailing the right of inheritance, of dividing tho reward of industry among bummers and loafers, are absurd and detestable theories. We are, however, on_principle, quite ready oven for the most radical communism, but not before men tura into angels, discard ' their solfishness, aspirations aud_ambitions, become equally in. dustrious, capable aud deserving, snd so pore and meek of spirit that they are ail williny dwell together in naity, loving their neigh% better than themsclves. CIARLES B, FARWELL. And now, my friends, let us take a look at the gootieman, who presames to aspire for the third tuue to tac position of Ropresentative of this districs, the Hon. Charles B. Farwell. It secms to mae that 1f the opinion which I bave this oven- ing expressed with reference to the Repnblican party is at all justified by the facts, thatwe could not poesibly support” Alr. Farwoll, even if he wera the roblest and ablest of statesmen, simply because ho ropresents the Repcblican party of to-day, and is = jealous 2dvocate of the extonsion nnd perpetuation of its power. But, if I am not mistaken, there are other grounds of objection of a less generai nature. The question arises, What are tho qualifications of Mr. Farwell? 1Is he able to cope with the tasks of & statesman, and what does he conceive to bo the aims of a politician ? I helieve Ican oswer these several questions. Statesmen de- fine politics 88 the science of the means by whicki the aims of the State aro fully and speedily accomplished. The aim and purpose of the State iy the largest possible freedom, develop- ment, and heppiness of the citizen. 'Alr, Far well's definition is somewhat Gifferent, his con- ception of the scienco of politics is of a more modern type. Immedintely after his first election to Con- gress, long before he took his scat at Washing- ton, and while I was the Collector of Intarnal Roveaue of thia Dietrict, be addressed THE POLLOWING LETTER: Cmicaco, Jan, 8, 1871, Col, Juessen : I'am anxious to have a complete Hst of the officers who are performiag duties in this county, =nd to ac- complish thac end I would be pleased to have you send me a list of those under you. = Yours traly, C. B, FarweLL. ‘This, my fellow-citizens, is the definition by the Hon. Mr. Farwell of politics as a science. His aim as » staterman la not of the ald-fogy to ors sort. The freedom. development, and happinesa of the citizen are not included within Lis polti- cal progiamme, His solo political purpose 13 to secure himeelf in the saddlo by superintending and controlling, immediately after his election, intment of all theF ederal ofticars with- t, Defore he was warm in his scat, this was_his first, all-absorbing political smbi- tion. Ibelieveit is the only one of which he is capable. Truly, a grand, statesmanlike concep- tion of the science of politics! Let us proceed and push the aissecting-knife a little further into this modern statestnan. A fow days ago tho Hon. Mr. Farwell READ A SPEECH, _ in all probability composed by himself, to tho Republican Conventicn which had just nomi- nated him for Congress. I cite tho following in- teresting passages: In looking over the political horizon at this time, it 18 ditficult to discern any promineat_issuo tpor which the parties of the country can divide. The curreucy question fs perhaps the ouly one of great prowinunce, and upon these both partics fuil to agree, ‘The money-question, it seews, 19, in the eyes of Mr. Farwell, the only question of importances before the country. He hasnot heard of the corruption which parmerates all classes of socie- ty, nor of the shamelul barter which is carricd on in Congress with the votes and infinence of the people's rapreseutatives. He does not dream of the necessity of introaucing a little honesty 2nd morality into politics, if tuis Republic, roiten before it is ripe, ia to be saved and perpetuated. He has not heard the complaints and lamenta- tions of the people of the Souib, who, with the connivance of the Administration, have been bled almost unto death by a corrupt and tyran- nical carpet-bag Goverument. I remembor that shorily after Mr. Farwell's first election to Congress I had the houor of call- ing, together with hum, upon the great states- man, the Hon. Johu A. fggnu. In the courio of consultation I was imprudent enough to men- tion the necessity of the introduction of mo:sals ioto American politics. To the ls-fday of my life I shall not forget the sveer which imme- diately after my remark adorned tho lips of of thesa emiucn: statesmen. By the tolltale expression of their oyes they seemed to convey to each other the opinion that such ridiculous German transcondentalism waa of no practical use in American politics. At the time this littlo circamatance staggered me somewhat, but I can now readily conceive how very icap- propriate my remark mus: have seamed’ to the gentlemen present. To the American staics- man, who in this hour and day can ses no politi- cal guestion of importance excopt the financial issme, political morality must indeed appear as a childish and ridiculous absurdity. But let us return to Mr. Farwell's spoech. [n a truly philosophical and statesmanlike manner ho proceeds to liken tho Government of the great Republio to the management of some great ‘merczntile house, and expressas the opinion that, in choosing our Represontatives, we should bo zoverned by the eame qualifications which would induce us to send A PRIVATE AGENT abroad oo some wmercautile venture of impor- tance. You see thero is money at the bottom of all clus man's philosoohy. He closes with the follow eloguent and truthful peroration. The happiness and prosperity which =re the just Toward of u free and intelligunt people will be lost only by neglect, They are yours, now, and you will be- queath thiem to your posterity if you will, A grand truth eloguently expressed. Yes, Mr. Farwell, we are very happy, and eminently prosperous. Our national repuistion abroxd is of lamentable quality ; our credit is below par; wo have besutiful paper money *consecrated by the blood of the bation,” and sdorned twith the prettiest of pictures, and neced not drag around the heavy weights of gold and silver. The War between the North acd South is_still raging with unabated fury; the revenue officers corrupt and blesd our people, aud we need 1ot raige the ealaries of our Tarpresentatives, for ;Jwv are paid an extra compenaation by the obiy. Business is sbout as poor 28 it can be, and on tho whole this Republic is rapidiy siiding down bill. What moro do we want? Oh! we are very happy and extremelv prosperous, and for all this harpenness and sll this prosperty we ere irdebted to the Kepublican party, end in part to tie Hon. Mr. Farwell, its zealous Representa~ tive. Tdonot deem 1t necossarv to dwell upon the charge brought against Mr. Farwell as Tor the honor of this city I teust; tliat all the mean, diriy, and contemptible acts sworn to in tho depositions on filo in_our coarts will nat bo proven azainst Chicago's former Represeusa- tive. But whether thesa accasations be true or faleo, wo have cause eaough, a8 men of progress, irrespective of Mr. Farwell's alloged record as 8 gambler, to oppogo his re-lection with unwaver- iog determinution. There is one thing, how- ever, of which Mr. Farwell is guilty beyond a doutt. It is the tsult which he, ever sinco this " czmpaign has opened, bas throwa into the faces of tbe German-Americans of this district. Guided by some hireling, he visita the besr-sa- loons of the North Side, and lcaves his green- ‘backs as the only political argument of which ha deems usworthy upon the conuters of the sa- loons s 1if he could purchase the German voto by barrels of beer. In his stapid self-conceit ho believes it to be suporflnons to address our undersianding, aad it will be for us to conviuce him that a German- Amencau's political convictions have their seat in hus heart and brain, and not in bis belly ; it will be for us to provo to Mr. Farwell that he was terribly in error when ho suppoeed that he could ride snfely into Congress tlrougk the midst of the German-American vote, astrids upon a barrel of frce lager. JOUN WENTWORTH, ‘who bad arrived in the ball dwing Mr. Juescen's specchi, was then called. Whea he mude his appearance on the platform he received s per- fect ovation, tho spplause and cheers being doafening. After quict had been restored, Mr. Wen:worth said that about s year ago the Peo- ple's party was organized., bacause the peoplo felt that faxes were too high, and versonal lib- erties infringed upon, and they paid too high for tho little liberties thoy had. He, personally, was nothing ; it all dopended on the horse ho was riding.” There was never such s revolu- tion as that of last year. They had but ono paper, and that & German onc. Now the same parties had tho impudence to come out and call them again by the same names as they did last year, and more too if they could find them in the dictionars. [Ap- plause.] Thoy were called bummers, and it was said thev paid no taxes. The other parties paid them all, and stole them after taey are paid. They had exposed the greatest defalcation in the “sunals of the city. ~ Mr. Colvin was sc- cused of having lot loose all the bvlack- legs in the couotry. Did he lot Charley Farwell loose to run ac the head of the Republican ticket ? [Ir:mense :Splmma and laughter.] The People's party had done noth- ing tbat they need be ashsmed of. They should push forward and get tho oflices at this clecrion which they did not get at the last. He then 2n- nounced that he would epeak to them Monday oveniog, at McCormick's Hall, aa long as they would bear him. FRANCIS AGNEW, candidate for Shenff, was then called upon, and made a fow remarks, promising, 1f clected, to administer the officc to the best of his ability, snd would -tolerate mno corruption. Mr. Jobn V. Le Moyne, caudidate for Con- gross, camo forward after being repeatedly called for, and said that it was rather late for 3 speech, as everybody bad made up kis mind. The only danger that threstened them now_was over-confidenco. But if thoy worited sctively from now until election day victory would crown their efforts. Mr, Charles S. Cameron and Williaw Stickney also discoursed on the issues of tho day, after which the meeting adjourned. = THE GOVERMENT OFFICES. HOW THEY ARE USED FOR PARTY PURPOSES. From the opening of tho campaign to the present timo both partie 8 have felt o deep inter- et in the Custom-House and Post-Office in thus city. Tho interest of the Ropublicans hss beco prompted by tho fact that they well knew the ‘worth of such machines about eloction time, and from experience knew how their oxpansive char- acter could bo made to either manufacturs or overcome majorities. The Opposition has felt an interest mingled with & dread. Having little of anything to hope [for themselves, they havo been anxious lest the Bepubicans should derivo more benefits than the interests of the Govern- ment would justify. As the election is 8o mear st hand, and as either party has gained or lost all it canin reason hope for, some reference to the workings of these imstitutions may not be devoid of general interest. It iswell known that Congressmen control the heads of departments in their districta just a8 completely aa the merchant controls his elerk, or the master his servant. Whoever & Congressman recommends for appointment, earnestly, re- ceives what he demands, even at the expense of the bead of & superior employe, With the com- mencement of the campaign, very oaturally, came an incresse in the DEMAND TPON YHX CUSTOM-BOUSE AXD POSZ- oFrICE for positions. Applications wese in vain unless the applicant presonted certain credentials—a letcer trom eithar Farwel, or Ward, or was eought. As Rice, der ng what 3 the campaign progressed, applications in- creased, aod, comsidering that _ every application meant 80 many votes for the Repub- lican nominees to Congress, they could not well be refused. The disposition of applicants soon bocame 8 greater burdon to_the several Con- grossmen than wera their officisi duties, and the avplications granted soon filled the two dopart- ments to overflowing. About this time there was A ITTCH IN THE WORKINGS. The placard, “only standiog room,” which is often a teature iu first-class theatres during the reign of a ‘'star,” was displayed. Followivg this came the card of | Hon. Jobn B. Rice, declining & renomination. Thig fornished a temporary remedy for tha emergency, and for awhile either Messrs. Far- well ur Ward were prepared to accommodate their applicanis, by - LEJOVING MB. RICE'S. APPOINTEES. The Hou. Siduey 8mith’s taking Mr. Rice’s place upon tie ticket seemed to make no dilference whatevor with Messrs. Farwell or Ward, and in powise to iuterrupt their plan of sction. Tue removal of LIr. Rice's friends continued, and _the sppointments of Messrs. Farwell and Ward contivued to roll up. Although Ar. Smith was really cn an equal footing with his peers in the race for Cougress, the authorities 1o the department paid him no attentton what- ever, but opaned every avenuo and oxtended eyv- ery lielp to Messrs. Farwell and Ward, to his serions detriment. The demands finally grew s great upon these gentlemen that report has it that they & week or two ago issued blank ¢ coramissions,” and placed them in the hands of friends to whom all applicants were referred. ALD. CANNOX. on the North Side took chnrge of Farwell's blan's, while Hildreth, on the West Side, was made Wmi'rngent.h Since t!luan 1t has been nec- essary to apply to these gentlemen to got posi- Hlons (o eithar af the departments, and, farther, to be o resident of eicher the Northor West Side. ‘To applicants, at either of the departments, who Touids on the South Silo, the reply bas been, *There ave uo vacancies.” In fact, it hasreally been almost 1mpoesile, since Mr. Smith's can- didacy, for any one outside of Farwell or Ward's districts to _get position. At least the entire influence of tne dopartments has been used against 3r. Smith, apd a¢ tho dictation of his colleagues apon the ticket and in the party. THIS STRANGE WARFAKR cannot be sccounted for in any other way than that Mesgrs: Farwell and Ward, in their auxiety to be returned to Congress, have forgotten therr duty to the city at large in overdong thewr duty to themselves. 1f Mr. Smith is defeatad in the Tiret District, the gelfish management of the Government Departments in the city will bear no sisall share of the blame. But tho injustico to Mr. Smith, to the public, and the Goneral Government, does not end with the discriminstion referred to. THUE DEPABTMENTS ARE OVERFLOWING, and it would be oppostane to again display tho sign, “Standing-Kcom Ooly.” One of the fore- men in the Custom-Houss building, who is draw- ing from the Government %6 per day, it is re- ported, has not been near the works for some time, unless %o draw lus pay. He lives et Wan¥egam, and, ia- stead of earning is salary in the iuterest of the Government, his time is spent in the interest of Mr. Farwellin the northern towns of the county. Ho is only oneof the i many who ara similarly omployed. _Of course course, Mr. Ward has his men in the same capacity. Another festure of the iuside working of the campaign, 25 affecting the Custom-House, is even moro damaging and unjust. THE INFLUX OF EMPLOYES has become a burden mpun the de- partment, Bo grest thet it i3 cur- rently reported, but not proven, that mechanics of various kinds are being let to work on the outside to privats parties, while others are employed upon buildings being erected by sorzo of the foremen of the Custom-Houoe work. A repoiter was yesterday informed by a reliable gentleman, who has sn inside view of affairs, that it sppears to matter little of late whether the Goveroment employea work for the Government or their bosses. THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT has also partaken of the election fever, and what has been gaid of the Custom House is equally applicable to that branch of the Govern- ment service. It ia reported that not less than 100 more men than can be used sre now employ- ed at tho Post-Oifice, and strange to say are resideats of the North and West Sides, and voters m Farsell's and Ward's districts, The application of South Side men, 1t i3 said, has becn and is yet nseless. With the Post-Office as with the Custom-House man- agement, it appears to be onlya dispute between Mesgrs. Farwell and Ward on’ the one hand. and tho General Government on the other. The great question is, Who shall employ the political workers, the former or the latter? Auother matter in connoction with the Post- Oftice ia just now attracting a‘tention, especially smong the respectable Germens of the North Side. Rumor bas had it thas Mr. Farwell had promised to BEMOVE THE NORTH BIDD BEANCH OFFICE from Turner Hall to the new building of Thoinas Mackim, corner of Michigan and Clark streois. Tho rumor was Lased on the circalation of & pe- tition of Mr. Mackin, askiog for the change. The proprietors of Turner Hall, learning of the rumor, waited mpon Mr. Farwel a fow duvé ago atout the matter. He emphati- cully denied ever having made any prom- ise, but eaid =& wuew oftice would be jrobably established o the North Side. and thag Sluckin wanted it in his building. AIr. Mackin, it is uuderstood, hae stated gince to 3 promincnz geutleman that ho has assurance that he will hauve the offico in his buiiding. The idea of an- other oflice on the North Side is a little ridica- ous, and would be laughed to scorn at another time than the eve of an elsction. Thero arerea- 008 to believe taat an agreement has been mado between Messrs. Farwell and liackin for the removal of the Post-Office, which when stated cannot fail to at least form a rea- sonable ground of suspicion. In the earlv part of the campsign Mr. Mackin was one of Far- well's bitterest opponents. Bo grest was his opposition thet he went before the Opposition Conveation a8 o candidate for County Commis- sioner, and was pledged to that party and its candidates. Bus now he is 3r. Farwell's ad- mirer and supporter, snd very few bolievo that the admiration is voluntary, especialiy in view of tho publicity given to the petition for tho removal of tho Post-Ofice. MMr. Farwell has been actuated in_ nis course toward Mr. Mackin Dy & desire to gain his support, believing in hia own mind that the Germans would quietly sub- mit. Whether 3r. Farwell will falfill his prom- ise remains to be seen. Thera 18 one thing quite evident, let him do what he will,—tho circam- stances furrounding the promise will not tend to increase the German confidenco in Mr. Farwell, espeoially the 300 connected with Turner Hall. g s HEADQUARTERS. . THE REPUBLICANS. Yesterday was the liveliest dsy of the cam- paign at the Republican headquarters. Especial- 1y was it lively in the forencon at tie session of the Exscutive Committes, when Charley Ham was mounted on the table giving sadvice to candidates and the Committee at large. It was subsequently equally as lively when the funds for Sunday’s work wero distributed. Amongthe more important trans- actions of the Committee outsida the regular ‘business was tha reception from ERNST ECHMALIAN'S own lips ! of the announcement that be would no longer be a candidate for County Commissioner. Mr, Schmalian said he resigned because he did not think he could be elected, and farthor, be- cause the Committee was not inclined to treat him right. If the party was ashamed of . him because he was a working man, he thonght many of his friends would be found ashamed of the party at thepolls. The announcement was received with = great deal of gleunxe by the Committes, but note suiled londcr.or longor than Ald. Bailey. His trick had worked, and he was confidon: his time had come. But it appeared after some debnfis mfi-t he was m\sme{x The Committee agreed at once upon supplying the vacancy w‘?tb the name of kil CAPT. JOHN MURPHY. Beiloy rushed from the secret chamber at once, and, summoning around him a knot of friends told the whole tale. It was ead to relate, aud acted as a check upon their ardor. He encour- aged them, however, by assuring them that all was not yot lost. * Murphy will not accept; { know he won't; ho must not.” Thon, buzzing in a friendly car, and placing his whip in a friendly hand, the scene closed. Bailey returned to the and his friend made hasts far the North Side. that Mr. B. knew what he was doing, is shown in the following leiter which came to the hands of the Committes a few hours Jater: Cricaco, Oct. 1, 1874. The Hon, James P. Rioot, Chairman Kopnblicas Caniral ol e * Sri. T have been informed that my name has been on tho Republicun ticket for County Commis- loner, in place of ErnestiSchimalina. I now wich to announce to wy friends and the public at large, that T am not & candidate for auy position ot the coming eloction. Thanking my friends for thsir support, and tha presa for its courteous trestment, T am reapectfully Jomx Mraen. doubtless, toget on -he o are against bim, howaver. If thy o ey phied it will most Liely be givan s s 853 of tho North Sde. ¥ 00 BTER 10 e By ater in the day the Harve, Was again raised, but -implytuyzf:r?:: da ){n: HARVEY HAD DECTINgD, “M The followibg letter explains itaels: CHICAGO, et omni R S xmm i DrizSmm: Iwish to withe Dams Renublican ticket as 3 m&’hfi};fli e resentative in the Stale i o Diatrict, Cook County. — Leghlaturs frog mfl X am convinced that the Republicans hezseg ti0n of any member from that. Disty U e, dztes remains remain on the ticket, i 1 did not seek the nomination, nd am not to bold oifice,—think my collesgue on Jobn O, Barkar, is ; and, 14 he claims” to TG0 sUmS of money, and s great o time securing the homination, mdnl‘ndmmel iy the parts, I tlink hie cugat to bave the e et gladly lesve him a clcar fld, or their gancrous proffer of for its courteous fmmmx,lxnmm v ally yo, 3. D, o, Mr. Harvey’s place will ng s greatly to the dolight of Mr. Payer® iy, nation of ono or the other of the candiges, ™5+ . Harvov confesses, was necessary o fyiyh tion of either. THE GENERAL PEELING among candidates and the Committeq more (avorable during the day. Dradse feat, however, was concaded by the pit > ones, and donbis wera entertaided of fonls Congressional candidates.” Mr. Pargel) o headquartera duriog the aftornoon, and resscd himself as satisfied with thy oy, @ was anxious to see & Timesreporter, to: . be thought ke could. giva & desitabis o Up to last accounts ha bad not been et ™™ The Committee made arrangements dug, day for chaliengors and tickot-peddlers, gy o ‘posed of some tickets for tne conatry d;,h.«& The Oppoitic™CFE0dITIO. o _The Opposition. hedquarters we tively, G, Lich was present e mepis'= day, swearing in notaries, whila the mem.bmm the Committee were busy arranging thg goisy of the fuzare of the caavass, iy THE QUESTION OF PRAUDULENT Ry was freely discussed, and nn‘;:::‘ forts were made o ferret oat ¢ expose the whole schoms, mfi“fl reporta from the Tweatioth Ward wers pil a3 2190 from the Elaventh. It was stateq certain pereons had been registered in everr cinct of the Twentieth Ward, and that iy i particalar case the man was’ followed from " cinct to precinct, At oach precinst whey ai for his name and residence ho would first op sult s momorandum, which he amx in his pocket, in_ order to_avoid po takes. From the Fourteenth Ward if oo revorted that the Eepublicans had organigey 8 posse of ‘“ropeeters,” to ba headed bys Capt. Hickey. Tlus gave rise to the expression of thy opinion that 160 extrs policemen ought tohy emloye : on the North ikl for election sy, . The Committee appointed challengers for elag. tion service during the day, and resalred tn kecp the baadquartors open 1o-day forthe trirs. action of necessary basiness. The confidence of the leaders of sw: the conaty by = majority of from 10,00 to 130 waa unshaken. " Tho news from tha country dis. iricts was_regarded aa highly saticfactory, a0 10 0ae entertaized a doubt sbout ths saccus of the entire Cotgresnioral ticket, et THE SALOON-KEEPERS. THRY RALLY POR THE OPPOSITION, Tho Verein Freisinniger Buerger (Libarak Miuded Citizens) held a meeting yesterday atiar. noon at the headquarters of the Opposition, Yo, 205 East Randolph streer. The meeting wa not called to order until nearly 4 o'clock, as tha attendance was rather small, only about thirty members being preseat. Mr. G. A. Kom fcrer, T The Hon. T, f £ the Iresident, m cailing the meetmg to order, stated that it bad bee called for the ovurrose of taking sms steps towards helpinz the Opposition tickss nexc Taesday. A similar meeting had beeo ha!] last year ot the sama place, which wss ottenizd by over 300 ealoon-keepers. The eame prici- ples which werethen at stake are row agsinen- dsngered. As at loet year's elaction, the ssloon- keepers had worked at the polls all day withous remuneration, it was their duty to do the same st this election. No such victory o3 thstof last year could have been gained withonttheiraid . Mr, Emil Dietzsch, the candidata for Coroner, was sorry that tho meeting was nob betier ai- tended. 1f the election did mot goas they ex- pected, they hed to blame mobody but themselves. “Their enemies wero not maleep. They should, hike the watchman at ths fover, be on iheir guard and see that the stronghold wae not captured. Ho moved that s commitzes of five be apnointed from each pracinct toattesd tho polls acnd look out for repeaters. Mr. Korn thought it would be hard tomake the proper selection from the few that wens present. & Mr. Dietzech then moved thata committesof three be appointed from each district, snd tm$ thesc committees select five good men from esch ward and bring them to tho meeting to bebeid next Monday aftarnoon at 3 o'clock, at Ko. & North Clark street, that they might be instracted inregard to their work. A The motion prevailed, and the following vers appointed snch commitress : Firat Ifurd—Dietzzch, Zanieshek, and Jockers, e ngrn;d-iicimié‘«, Schroeder, a1 T ‘ard—Backer, Ve and Roessner. TEh S ardSoneamee Ghichle. ¥ad Mg, h Ward—Benz, Gollbard, snd Klelger, 5 W -Feverstein, Schaefer, and Klingz, Loding, Florig, and Fliehmaa, ass, Eiehl, and 3oos, ueiler, Schank, sud Mabr, Sciimidt, Gerhardy, and % i—Ackhoif. teenth Furd—Breyer, Rohn, and Ambredt. Fifteenth Ward—Steiabrecher, Schultz, and Jiesee Susieenth WWard—Nosl, Young, and Frett, centecnth Wurd—Kieinhaus, Goebel, snd D Wild teenth WWard—Rochidansky, Vogt, and B Arncteenth Ward—Hand, DeBerge aad Siz. Tucentieth Ward—Raltenbach, Joliat, and Bent. HIr. Dietzsch said that it would be o ma than right if all the £aloons were closed on tion day. The saloon-keepera had somnch st stake that they could give at lesst onedsy to 4, cause. Enach one of them had some infuenc? among his neighbors, and :%;c influence be made uso of on election day. Poter Hand wanted it to be anderstood thst sl the Oppcsition candidates for the Legisls® were pledged to vote for the ropesl of tne ob noxious Sunday law. If thay law was of 5 statute-book there was no more dasger thst the city authorities would cluse saloons on Smdt: This question was the most important issoe Tuesday. 3fr. Korn laid it to the heart of every slodm- keeper in the city toLe present at the m!h:dx next Monday afternoon. If they only sbow their sirength, the battle would be balf wotu They sliould not ouly eloct their csndidates. T2y shon!d swell the majority of last fall by sevt thousand, <o Hs Gen. Lieb then addressed the meetiog. was also very sorry that the meeting 83 small, and could aceqmnt ;or x:n 12 53 mo;hnr“! than a general belief on the part of keopers that tho ‘*muckers” bsd been ¢ nibilated at the Iast election. If thoueht 80 thoy were entirely mistaken. pess faatics were still nudismayed, and resdy to et croach on their kiberties sgain st aoy momen= To prove this he read an acticle from sn -vw;;g paper, in which the ealoon-keepers were ili’b = of iu very uncomplimentary terma. Aoy Sty man saloon-keeper who read that article o not cloce Lis place and do all he could 10485, these scoundrels deserved to bo senstof . every glaea of beer hosold on Sundsy. =k had the power to annihilate the whole tem) ] ance clique, and make Chicago the 80D Liberty and personal rights. 3 T as BARNEY CAULFIELD AND THE S0 OF LIBERTY. TESTIMONY OF JOHN COMISEET- Tho following is an extract from the tostimony of John Comiskey, s witness upon thetrit! Bt. Leger Grenfell and others for eamapu‘":fl ot release the rebel prisoners of war confined ¥ Camp Douglas, near Chicago, in 1864 'Eb: A tracts are made from the official report O = trial befors the Mlilitary Commission, on 12 the War Department at Washington : Question—Did you ever belong to the Order of 52 t Liberty? % A.nlswery—ldanothaw; 1 aid join oo arpal™ tion at onc time, sk sou if you bolonged to sn ordsr i CHAF® Tiling 7 b oo s | nged tot? B \Walsh aad. two or thres other cltissos; X% Caulfield and Mr. Patten. i Q.—iWiscre in Chicago did this Soclety mest? -—In the Invincible Club-room. Q'—When did you joln §t2 A1 thiak somo time In Juae or July, 1663 Do you say it wos » political orgenization? A1 %0 undesstood. - Q—Who firat informed you in refarence to & %" ganization? o ono saksd B8 A.—T could not distinctly state ; som 0 go up and jola it; I think it was Alr. Coulfsite ’m?llr;.. Bailey will renew his effort to-morrow, Sae Blmisentls Pesss Q—Whomked youtogoin? ! 1 o o s A A g e o o e 3 < 1 — O A S, e i e SN SRl o