Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 3, 1878, Page 6

o THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. macy of the Constitution with allits amend- TOCAL POLITICS. Hoffman and the Two Per Cent Collections. The City’s Gain if Kimball Had ' Followed His System. Ruinous Consequences of a Cast- Iron System---1llustra- tive Figures. Written Evidence of Kern's Get- ting Places for Men on Juries. His Own Signatures in Proof of the Charge. Logan and Oglesby on the West and South Sides. The System of Paying Fees to Bailitts-—~Why Lawyers Can= * not Talk. Xhe Legal Fraternity Out Favor of Hotfman---Demo- cratic Row, The Greenback Assessment§—Commun- ist Hisss-Meeting—Eern's Inefficiency. MAJ. HOFFMAN AND THAT 2 PER CENT. & Once before TRE TRIBUNE has spoken of the ‘baseless charges made against Maj. Hoffman by the Zimes in reference to the receipt by him while Collcctor of West Chicago of the 2 per cent on the city taxes gathered in by him. Notwithstanding the clear statement that has been made, and the absotute proof of the hon- esty of the position assumed by Hoffman, Kern’s organ bas not ceased its slanders, and it becomes necessary, therefore, once more, for the last time during tkis campaign, to refer to this subject, and to once more show so plainly that he who runs may read how there was wothing in Maj. Hoffman’s conduct during bis two vears of serviceas West Town Collector which shon!d alicnate from him a single Re- publican voter. The collection of city taxes devolved for the first time upon Town Collectors in the winter. ©f 1873°76. At that time, David Hallinan was Collector in West Chicazo. During the spring of 1576 the City Council passed an ordinance by which it gave to each of the Town Collectors 2 per cent on city moneys collected as com- pensation for doing what was regarded as extra labor. Tne Town Board of West Chicago de- cided, after consuliation, to turn over to Mr. Hailinan, the” then Collector, this 2 per cenr, and he received ft, it amount- ing to about £5,000. During the win- ter of 187677, Maj. Hoffman, who bhad Deen elected in the spring of 1876, prepared to enter upon the discharge of his duties. He had 4 conversation with the members of tbe Town Board,—Justices and Supervisor,—in the course of which he asked them ahous this 2 per ceuf. They said to him: * We dou’t want it. You take it with the understanding that sou are to pay out of it the heavy expenses of ad- vertising, sendiog out postal-cards,ete.” With that understanding he accepted it, and he lived up to his contract. He advertised in all the papers, English, German, Scandinavian, etc.; he sent out postal-cards to the thousands of personal property taxpayers of his extensive district, had extra cierks whose wages were paid by him, aod io this mauner he spent fully $1,000 out of his 2 r cent. The Town Board had also said to im that the city was in great stress for money, aoc that, possibly, it mizht be as well to make aslight rebate to large taxpavers, in order to - induce them to come forward with more ‘promptness. This he did, a umber receiving 1 per cent of their taxes in consideration of prompt payment. The City Treasurer and Comptrolier were clamoring_daily for money. Hoflman, as a citizen of Chicago, saw the gravity of the situation, and paid over, not week by week, as the law required, but when- ever he got any money. By means of his giving this rebate, considerable sums which would not in the ordinary course of business have reachced the City Treasury until the books had been turned over to the County Collector, along in May, went into the City Treasurer’s hands in December and Javusry. ‘ Maj. Hoflmann was re-elected in 1877, and re- commenced collecting in tue winter of that year. Duriug the spring of 1Si7 the City Council repeated the ordisunce by which it bad allowed the Towo-Collectors this 2 per cent. 1t was pretty generally admitted, after a more careful consideration of the question than was given when the atter first came up, that this action of the Council§was nugatory. If any- thing, it was mere surplusage, for the statuie 8aid that the Town-Collector should bave 2 per cent on the taxes which he collected. The City Council could neitheradd to nor take from that. ‘Lbe 2 per cent would be retained whether tue Council took any action on the matter or not. 1t was admitted that the money went first to 1he Town Board, and was subject to its disposal. When Maj. Hoffman recommenced his collec- ‘Lions last fall he bad the same arrangement with the West Town Board that he bad in the pre- vious year,—that is, he was 1o take this 2 per cent, and was to pay from it sll these advertis- ing and postalcard expenses. During his sec- ond term, therefore, the ordinance of the Coun- cfl cat. no figure whatever. His authority for retaining the money was tne direction of tie Town Board. The question for the courts to determine, and they have not vet settled it, is wnether the Town oard has tie legal suthority to appropriste tnis to a Collector for persoual scrvices in & the collection. In view of the results secared by this action of the Town Board, and iu view of the fact that the Supreme Court has not yet passed upon the question, it would be unsafe 1o say that this appropriation is illegal. The interpretation which some seek to put upon the statute, whether it be correct or not, is absurd, and_leads to the most ruinous of results. If it be said ‘to the “Town Collector zhat he is to receive only his al- leged statutory pay of $1,500, and that out of that he may be called upon to expend money Tor incidental services, and that he way also be held Jiable to a large awount for errors ot subordinates—errors which do not benefit him and for which he is not moraily responsible, 1hough lezally so—thut Collector is_not going 1o over-exert himsel! or use special diligence to make collections when bhis expenses and bis Mabilities incresse with every dollar which he takes in. Such a cast-iron Tule as that which is contended for is cquivalent to giving to a good Collector no 1nore than is received by & pour one; to giving tos Collector who, bydint of diliceuce and great labor,makes prompt return of the moneys Which are necessary for the expenses of the vati. ous munvicipalities for which he collects the same amount that is received by a shiftless and Indifferent one who makes no extra efforts, who aits for the taxpayer to come to his desk, and who is indiflerent to the appeals ot the City, Town, .and County Treas- urer. There is no disputing the fact that a person who has an interest ina business, or Who is paid by commissions or fecs, uses wnore diligence, excrts more energy, than'a per- £00 who Knows that he is to receive the same amount whether he be dilivent or indiligent. The most consclentious of Collectors, if he knows tnat heisto receive’ bu $1,500, su bject 10 such incidental deductions as may occur, 15 1ot woinz to be as cnergelic, 25 zealous, as a map wko knows that his industry and his energy ;\'illt Lring i!lll 0 him someli)‘.lin: which will at. least cover the expenses towhich he may inthe discharge of his dutfes. yte n_ui. Now, for an illustration, and it fs 2 most couvincing one. It cousists of a comparison uf 1be awouats collected by Messrs. Hoffman and Iimball last year. The city personal-property 2ax which Mr. Kimball had to collect was £529,950. Of this, he collected 40 ver cent, or $211,700. Mr. Hoffman’s city personal-tax war- rant was for $253,850, Of this, he collected 91 per cant, or $230,545. Now, supposing that Mr. offman had collected : Same per cent as Mark Kimball, of. He did colicChoeee ceun And the city's gain was, 1t Kimball had collected 91 per cent, like HotTman, it wouid have been. He only collected 30 per cent, or. And the city's 1053 was.. .....c covn -..5269,93 Kimball got 2 per cent on his collections, which he turned over to the Town Board. Hofl- man got 2 per cent on his collections, which he used in payiog contingent expenses, and part of which be still holds, subject to the decision of the courts. The Town Board of South Chicazo got $30,000. The Town Board of West Chicago got nothing. The City of Cuicago, throush Kimball’s system, lost §263,937. The City of Chicazo, tnrough Hoffman's system, gawed $129,263. There is a proverb about saving at the spigot and losing at the bunzhole which comes in very pat just here. The Town of South Chicago made .n certain amount, but see what the " City of Clicago has lost, for it must be understood that tnat portion of the personal-property tax which the Town Collector returns to the County Col- Jector as delinquent is rarely collected.” Per- conal property is very elusive in its nature, and i1 it contrives to escape the search of the Town Collector, especially when he is spurred on by the prospect of the 2-per-cent comimissiou, it is very apt t elude the vigilance of the- County Collector. * Personal proverty is burned up, its owners move away, and an uncollected tax of that kind doesn’t flud fts way on the next year's warrant. Besides, even where the County Collector does collect, the city is out of theuse of the money for the period between tne time when the Town Collector would have collected 1t, had he had any incentive to do so, and the time when it is paid over to the county officer. It will be scen from these fizures, which tell their owd story, that this policy of paying a Collector the sume salary whether he be grood or bad, whether his collections arelarge or small, is one most injurious to the city, which nceds every cent that §s due it as fast us it can get it. And now one word on the bond question. Maj. Hoffman had to gives bond of about $6.000,000. Mark Kimbzlil’s bond was given for Inm unsolicited. Owing to the pecular circum- stances attending his election, several individu- als, almost without his knowledge, united and went upon his bond. He didn’t have to secka bond. He was no under no obligation to any one for goiug on bis bond. With Maj. Hotlman the case was somewhat different. These per- sons who went on his bond expected, as is the way of the’ world, to receive something in re- turn, not in the way of money, but 1 the way of favors. ‘They espected him to go upon their bonds. They claim the appointmeat of Deouties, and while such claims - have always been refused where the parties were nou the best of men, yet it is very bard and unpleasant to give a neg- Ative answer, even where it is necessary. It must be remerbered also that Maj. Hoff- man made no money _in the way of interest on any of these collections. The City Treasurer has Jarze sums of money continually in bis bands, and it has been supposed that he re- ceived interest on his deposits. But Maj. Hotl- an turned over his collections almost daily; he certawly turned over st the end of each week whatcver be baa in hand; and was there- fore unable, even if so inclived, to get anything from the banks in the way of interest on depusits. Under this interpretation of the law which limits a Collector to the stated pay of $1,500 it will be seem, therefore, that inasmuch as the Collector has to give a very heavy bond, which draws alopg with it contingent expenses and liabilities like those mentioved above, and inas- much as he is _liable to pay for incidental ex- penses, and may possibly tind himself subiject to vexatious suits, it will be apparent that he will use oo diligence whatever in the discharee of his duties; that be will wait formoney to be brought to him instead of seeking for it, for with evary effort to bring in money his liabilities and his labors increase, with uo corresponding remuner- ation; and that, as the iinal result, the city and other municipalities will collect nothing worth speaking of through the instrumentality of the Yot bollectars: aad witl nas begin to get their revenues until the books are turned over to the County Treasurer along in May. Of the large sums which they have been in the habit df re- ceiviug during December, Japuary, Februarv, Maren, and_April, they will see nothing until the verge of summer, In these simple statements of facts the intel- ligent voter will find the vindication of Maj. Hoffman. EKERN RECOMMENDING JURORS. On various occasions during the present cam- palgn Tz TRIBUNE has called attention to the way in which the Sherifl’s office had interfered with the selection of juriesin the various courts. The greatest stress was laid upon the way in which jurors were selected in the Counts Court, because that one was more under the eye of the reporter than any of the others. It was stated Low juries were made up from lists kept in the Sherifl’s office of peodiless bummers, whose ouly value consisted in their votes, and whose only reward consisted in their appointment.as jurors. It wus intimated, on general belief, that something of the same system prevailed in the other courts, and certain extraordinary verdicts, where the juries appeared fo have been influenced, and certainlv belonged to a class of men who could be influeuced, justitied. this inference. THE TRIBUNE uow has in its band the facts,—tne documents which prove be- é‘md question that not alone Deputies in the herifl’s office, not alone the Chief-Deputy- Sheriff, but even the Sherifl Limself, has had a finger in this pie; that he bas sucwested (and a suggestion is an order generally when made by an employer to an employe) that certain persons should be called as jurors. those. persons being individuals who bad begged employment of the Sherifl, and to whom ke had no other emplos- ment that be could gi If ever there was an illustration of Lypocrisy, it is furnished by the cunduct of Kern, who hung the corridors of the City-Hall with placards threatening with arrest aud fine aoy person who should solicit employment as a juror, and yet who allowed himself to be daily entreated by bunimers and scalawags for jury positious, aud who, instead of turning them over to the officers of the law for puuishment, gave them letters of introduc- tion to his Bailiffs, with sugrestions that they be found sometbing to do. 1s it any wonder that the jury system is found to work badly! Is it nuy%wonder that lawyers complain, as they, did at tfie meeting of the Bar Association yesterday, when the very head and front of the law in the couuty, the Sheriff him- sell, is responsible for this pollution of justice? It ought to be known to Sheriff Kern. as it is to every lawyer in Chicago, that & person who asks to be put on a jury simply in order that he may carn a little inobey is an unfit person for the place. Any man who will seek the position for $150 a d: 5 is, with hardly an exception, a per- son who will for $5 or $10°give a verdict which- ever way he may be bought to doit. It is one of the most extraordinary and unheard-of oc- currences that a Sberiff stould venture to vio- late toe law which he is bound to enforce, and to reward a herd of ‘retainers, for whom he can- not_find places as Deputies or Bailifls, with positions as jurors. It is the Sheriff, then, who is directly responsible for the degra- dation .of the¢ jury system in Chicago. At his door should” bé laid every purchased ver- dict, for it is through him and kis Deputies that men who can be purchased have found their way into tbe jury-box, Kead the following: Baswrr—Do something for our friend Fitz. Kery, Bamarr—Yor will please do something for the bearer if you can. Kenx, [In this case the bearer wae John B. Guffney, who has been 80 often referred toasa juror. He was on the Grand Jury whicn was discharged yos- ferday, and on a jury in the Circuit Court the week Defore, and given both pusitions by Kern, - "This is the man who before getting oo the Grand Jury boasted that he could geton any jury he wanted to, and he has not been known 1 40 muck of wey thing bat jury work for some time. | Banipr—Do something for W. 161 Cerftre street, if it is possible. McNally, N Kens BarLire—I would like to have for our friends, ana oblige yours, - 0 o mCtHIag - Crances Ken, Gottliebisitz, No. 353 Twenty-seeond roey Samuel Chaawick, No. 1050 Soutly Dearborn, T. T. Furlong, No. 1514 Wabash avenue, Peter Steines, No. 29 Whiting street. Baruirr—Dear Sir: Our fellow-officer, Fiynn. is very desirous of placing a Mr. '1»:&7“'-;3 Euglish, and!f_you ean assist him it will be to the interest of the Shenfl. Yours traly, JORN GaRicK. Bavipr—Plesse, if possible, place T. 0'S and oblige, St e s BarLirs—Tbe bearer, Mr. Sweeney, was placed by the Sherif oo the’ jury-pancl 18 the Coanty Court thia week, but there’ was 1o vacancy, and we are somewhat anxious 10 fayor him, su 4o what you can, aud oblige Ganuuck. Batrr—You will please do-comething for ou friend, J. M. Binghsm, No.373 Tuirtieth anreet. Y Keny, Mar 30, 1878.—Barwirr: Please put thls ma (John M. Farley, Blue Island avénpe) on lht‘jur)’? Ly order of the Shenifl.© J. FLyNN, Depuly. Buiirr—You will please do sometbing f Casey, If it ia possiblc. i BasLirr—Dear Sir : 1 believe it will be appreci- ated by the Sherifl, aad 1 know 1t will by me, it on next Monday yon can place T. O'Sullivan. You must of course nse your best judgment, but I hope you can accomplish this. Yours truly, Joux Gannick, In case any person has any question in his miud as to the authenticity of these documents, all_he has to dois tocome to Tus TRIBONE oflice, where the originals are preserved. Mr. Kern's siguature is a characteristic one, and csn be casily identified by whoéver has once seen it. SOUTII-SIDE MASS-MEETING. A crowded and enthusiastic meeting of the voters of the Second Ward was held last evening in the headquarters of the Second Ward Republican Club, No. 503 State street. Mr. M. A. Farwell, Chair- man of the Ciub, called the meeting to order and introduced Senator Oglesby, who was re- ceived witn much cheering. Senator Oglesby adverted briefly to the -aims and objects of the Republican party. Its prin- ciples were equal rights, equal libertios, frec- dom of speech, freedom of conscience, and frecdom of man. It was the same yesterday, to-day, aud forever. As it had always been, so it would always be, and men who thought must absolutely dread the *possible triumph of the Democratic party. All men who labored, all men who thought, must feel that the Repub- lican party was the best which ever existed in this nation. Already the Demo- cratic party have control of the United States Senate,—or, to speak more correctly, they had slready chosen Senators enough to insure them control of that body after March 4, 1379, This meant that they would have the wiole vower of shaping the foreizn policy of this country. The Democratic party does not betieve o o National Government, but they did oelicve in the exaltation of the State Goveroments. After mnext March there would be but two Kepublican Senators representing the sixtcen old slave States, and the. Democrats would have in all torty-five Seuators. They proposed’to ndd to a Democratie Senate a House of Representatives of the same political stripe. Mr. Oglesby then paid o well-deserved com- pliment to Mr. Aldrich, whom be characterized as a good, sound, l.\onesl.‘ straightlorward Re- publican, a hard worker in the House and in committees, although speaking little on the tloor of Congress. Should a Demoerat be elect- ed from the First Cangressional Districy he would undoubtedly co-operate with the solid phalaux of Southern Democrats. To give the Demo- craticparty control of the House us well as of the Seuate would be to give them the power not anly to make laws, but to repeal those now existiug,—a feature to which too little attention had been paid in this cawpaiwn, It was but a few years ago that the Southern Democrats gave their blood and treasure for the purpose of overthrowing the Repnblic. Was it too much to expect that when they came back to power, if they ever unfortunately should do so, they would attempt to attain by legislation what they had fuiled to SECURE BY FORCE OF ARMS. Voters should remember that the mission of the Republican party was not to extermiuate but to build up,—to save the American tlag aud the public honor irom the grasp of the Demo- cratic party. The speaker referred briefly to the bard times which had followed the panic, and which bad blinded the eyes of the peo- ple to the machinations of the Dem- ocratic - party. Already the Democrats had 106 membersof the lower House; 41 members from the twenty-two States of the North and West would give them sn absolute and per- petual majority of -that body. Toa divided North they opposed au united South, and sought to gain in peace what they failed to ob- tain by the sword. He had seen in Louisiana the White Leasue muster iu arms to oppose the lawfully-elected oflicers of the State. And yet while the colored men of Loulsiana were struggling for ecxistence with what little belp they could get from white Republicans, he was told that there was an organization of col- ored men being formed in. Chicago in the inter- ests of the Democratic party. [Cries of * It's wot so0.” * There is no such an organization.”] Alr. Ogiesby saia he was glad it was ot true, and asked the colored voters what they might expect if -the Democrats —ever got con- trol - of the Government. e lieved 1t would be the fatal mistake of the century to allow such a poliey to prevail. He considered the tinancial quas- tion, important though it was, to be a minor is- sue 'when compared with the great and all-im- portant question ps to what party the destinies of the Republic should be intrusted to. in con- clusion, the speaker reminded his audience that they could perform no hizher duty to their country than to work from this time until Tues- day night for the succcss of the Republican ticket. Every trick had been resorted to in or- der to draw off Republican voters, but he be- licved these tricks would prove utterly unsue- ceseful, [Continued applause.] ‘The Hon. A. M. Jones, Chairman of the State Central Committee, took up the question of *hard tithes,” aud showed by facts and tigures that the exports of the United States had of late years greatly incressed, while the imports had shown as large a falling off. He also re- viewed the policy and practice of the Republican party, and the events of the last twenty years, With regard to the financial policy of the Re- publican party, he showed that the United States, thanks to that policy, could now borrow money at a lower rate than uny other nation in the world except England. A reference to Gen. Crant as one who would sce that fair elections were held in the South, whether the voters were black or white, was received with continued cheerivg. Mr. Bliss, a member of the Club, made ashort specen, in which be advocated the claims of Messrs. Hotfman, Aldrich, and other Republican candidates. Mr. Campbell, a colored mau, Mr. B. M. Wilson, candidate for tne Senate, and others, also epoke, and the meeting closed with three cheers for the whole ticket. FEEING THE BAILIFFS. ‘There have appeared from time to time in Toe TRIBUNE the statements of lawyers that they were unable to secure the prompt service "of papers unless they feed the Sherifl’s Bailiffs and Deputies. These charges have been denied by Kern's organ, although they are known to be true by that paper, a§ well as every lawyer in thecity. It bas been said, *“Why not give the names of these lawyers? Why not let them come out openly aud bacic up these charges with the weignt of their names?’ The answer to this is so appareut that the person who asked it must have known jt. It would be irremediable ruin for auy law firm, in the possible event of Kern's re-election, 10 come out openly and make such charges, no matter if they were true; no matter if they pro- duced the receipts of the Bailitls for the moncy given them. Kor a firm which bad thus arrayed itself in opposition to the present dvnasty could never hereafter secure the service of a single paper. Its clients would be, practically de- debarred of all the privileges of the law,and the immediate resutt would be that it would lose all custom and would have to remove to some other connty. The situation of alawyer who has offended a Judge is bad enough, but he has some redress, for a jury has miich to do with his cases, and bhe can appeal, and he can take a change of venue, and in one way and another he can get out of the court of the_fn- dividual with whom he is at logzerheads. But for a person who has offended a Sheriff, or hus incurrea the hostility of his Deputics, there is noredress. fe is utterly helpless—a shorn Samson n the hands of the Philistines. These are the reasons why the most prominent law- yers in the city, after having stated amain and again to the reporters ot THE TRIBUNE tiat they had been compelled to vay ftribute to the Sherifl’s employes, bave flatly refused to allow their names to be . *We cannot,” they say, “do a thing h might result in our” financial ruin. But wait till the election is over, and if Kern is de- leated,—as we hope he will be, as we are sure he will be,—~why then we will come out and tell the facts, and we will show bevona ail dispute Wwhat a state of affairs has existed in this county for a couple of years, and how we haveall of us been compelled to pay tribute to these men for the sake of obtaining those rights which the law grauts us free of charze.” The electors at the polls Tuesday will remove the padlock from the lios of these men, and allow them to speak out aud tell the story of how they have been bled.” ¥ KERN AND THE IRISH. Sheriff Kern has stated in his reports that the Irish are eriminals, not by accideut or by force of circumstances, but by ‘inkeritance, and that they canuot be anything else. John Francis McGuire, member of the British Parliament for Cork, in bis work entitled, *‘I'he Irish in Amer- ica,”” published in 1568, says: Ty The Irish element figures unenviably in the po- Tice records and the inferior tribunals, and the committals arc more numerous than they shonld Le in proportion 1o the numerical strengih of the Irish “population. But, ' painful a6 this fact is 1o the pride of those wno love nud Lonor their country, it is not without & consola- tory feature, viz.: the character of the oflem for which the Irish are made amenable to the law 'I'ie deaaly crimes, the secret Doisoninys, the deliberate murders. the deep-iaid frauds; the cunningly-inasked treachery. the dark villsiny and eplder-like preparation for the destruction uf The wuwary victim, —these are not grven to the Irish, . The veuerable Archbishop Sprulding, also, in answer to the charges made against the Irish during the prevalence of Know-Notalngism, said: 1f yon look for the accomplished forzer, or cold- blooded midnight assussin or murderer, the man who zoes always armed with 8 aestructive Bowie knife or revolver, ready for any deed of blood. you will fn general tind them elsewhere than among the class of Irish emigrants whom you ko ficrcely denounce, The Irishman's vices ar zenerally the result of infemperance, or of tne sudden beat of passion, sometimes aroused by outraucs on hiy countsy or religion, He i easily misled by evil adsociates, but his heart is generally in the rignt place. The Irishman has no concealment in bis: character” Wnat he is, he is ovealy and before the world. Against the opinions of thege two lcarned and distinguished men_ Mr. Kern, the Democratic nominee for Sheriff, places his opinion, and asks the Irishmen of Cook County to indorse it. They will not do it. THE LAWYERS INDORSE HOFF- MAD . Kern has bogsted that the lawyers are all for him, and that “they would unanimously indorse him at the polls. Forthree weeks past Kernand bis henchman, Fogarty, bave been begzing lav- yers to sign an indorsement of Kern, advocating his re-clection. He hasrung the changes uponthe old tune, “T have been an_eflicient Sherill.” How efliclent, the readers of Tie TRIBUNE have bad a good chance to judge from the facts laid before them in these columns. To show iwhut the lawyers think of Maj. Hoffman’s nomina- tion, the following indorsement, with sivnaturcs appended, s given. indorsement fs_the wiore flattering, since it comes from mauy of the best-known lawyers in the West. It isas fol- lows: The undersigned, members of the Chicazo Bar. hereby announce our approval of the nomination of Maj. Jonn Houman for the otlice of Sherifl, His long residence in our mndst, his business care marked as it has been by fair dealing, mcustr, ccanomny, and _success, and._his pablic record in highly responsible and important oflicial pusitions, where hic has proven himwelf capable, honest, and courteous to all, are, in _our opinion, suflicient guarantees that. if elected Sheriff of Cook County, he will discharge the duties of that position with iidelity and ability, or, in other words, ina manner that will prove perfectly satisfuctory to the Beneh, the Bar, aud the eatire people of the county. R. W. Ricaby, R. S. Tuthill, L. 1L Bisbec, Francis A. Riddle, Farlin Q. Ball, D. J. Lyon, 'Omar Bushueli, Simeon V. King. Thoiazs M. Thompson, W. W. Perking, D. K. Tenuey. Willian C. ives, 0. P. Abercrombie, George Bass, Thomas Dent, Leonard Swett, Jobn L. Beve . 0. McDaid, 2 Ira W. Buell, F. A, Herring, Jdosedh B. Leake. Consider H. Willett, Weller D. Bishop, George L. Thatcher, dge, D. C. Jones, Lawrence, Campbell & Randall 0. White, Lawrence, Charles 1I. Reed, Frederic 8. Baird, Walter G. Goodrich, ~ J. C. Ba rker, Marshall D. Elwell, William S. Young, Jr., George H. Gibbs, G. Gibbet Gidbons, R R Landis, S. K. Dow, Eaward ], Whitehead, W.T. Underwood. William Vock C. A. Dibbie, H. L. Slayton, » Sanford . Perry, W. B. Cunningham, Charles . Wood, Wallace L. DeWolf, W. C. Minard, AK. Avott, E. H. Gury, John Lyle King, Thomas J. Sutherland, A, . Linscott, R. B. Bacon, W. Waughop, Thomas 8. McClelland, Frank A. Johnsou, J. A, iunter, C. M. Ilardy, Sidney Smich, Willam S, Everett, Joln 1. Koberts, Fred L. Kimmey, Martin Beem, 1. W. Temny, PN, J. M. Flower, Irus Coy. G. A. Hawle: B Sherman, L. C. Paine Freer, W. Forch. dr.. Brockway & De Wolf, Edward F. Comstock, Hugh T. Blrch, - D. W. Munn, D. Hiry Hamier, -, sonfleld, George C. Campbell, Dautel J. Avery, » J. R Custer, 1. B. Hurd, Jobfl Humpaorey, C. Gre C. A. Berdell, Gagu chayler, N. B. Judd, L. 'W. Perce, James P. Koot, A. N. Waterman, Elliott Anthony, M. R. Harris, Rosentuial & Pence, ‘Thomaw Morrison, E. L. Barber, g . Blanchard. + S. K. Boyeson, . E. C. McClui ilenry Burdid David Campbell, John C. Dunlexy, - Newton Burke, : Jesse B. Rarton, cden Dean, » Franklin D. $imons, Grant Govdrich, F. A. Smuth, J. Newman, ¥.W. Young, Robert Beckinaton, Toomss G. Windes, W. 0. Robinson, 3. D. Brown, Frank J. Crawford, €. A, Allen, Charies A. Folsom, Ao W. Green, P. 1. Pope, F. B. Brown, E. K. Smuth, FrankJ. Smith, " E. F. Allen, J. M. Beverly, 13- Ervin A. Jolines, J. IL Gilvert, W, A, Phelps, Edmund Burke, C. H. Remy, J. L. Bennett. Chester Kin i Herbert B. Johnson, B. M. Wilaon, Charles I, Barmm, . * » Stanford & Kotlsaat, William E. Mason. . We, the undersigned members of the Chicago Bar, hereby announce our approval of the nomina- tion of Maj. John Hoflman for Sherid of Cook County. We pelieve, ,if elected, he will make s capsble. honest, and eflicient oflicer. William C. Grant, ' Kirk Hawes, . William X, Page, A. L. Rockwell, Norman Williama, Willium 1. King, Simeon Straus, + G. A. Follansbee,~ Williard F. Riegel, Wilham_Elhott Furneas, Georue F. Harding, S. 8. Williard, H. W. Wolseley, ‘The above shows that Maj. Hoffman is looked upon with confidence and respect by the Cook County members of the Bar. “Many more names might easily have been secured, but time was not takea to obtain them. Two Detitions, as_ above, were circulatedg and the siguatures obtained within a couple of days. HOFFMAN’S PLEDGE. The Kern organ bas frequently charged that Maj. John Hoffman, i( elected Sheriff of Cook County, would employ Conrad Folz as_Jailer, and give Mr. Benzinger and others employment in his office, These charges have been so often refuted, but ‘‘ the organ®’ nas insisted upon the truth of its assertion. . Maj. Hoffinan is pledzed tono person; he is not pledged to employ auy friend or friends who are now supporting him. Uulike Kern, he tas not farmed out the various positions to an irresponsible commit- tee, and pledeed himself to - them to discharge all lus * employes and replace them by more untit men, Mr. IHoffman, if elected, will enter the office untrammeled. He will have no horde of bumumners_following him. He will have no prepared jury-lists on_hand of loaters and riff-rafl, from Which the bailiffs may choose a choice selection. The following card from Maj. Hoffman ex- plains itself, and shows that Maj. Hoffman stands pledged to do what is right aud just by the people of Cook County, if elected to the re- spousible position of Sherill: To the Editor of The Tribune. Cincaco, Nov. 2.—It has been stated that T have agreed to appoint Conrsd Folz Jailer, and Mr. Benzinger and others to positions in my office. [ will emphatically state that I never have promised, or thought of appointing, Folz and Benzinzer or apy othier man 0 any position in the Sherif'e oftice. 1 clected, T do promise to appoint good and re- liable men to all positions in’ my office, and will run the same in an_cconomical and faithful man- mer, and in the interest of the people: farther, 1 will endeavor to have a different kind of jurics than those that have heretofore disgraced many of our courts, Joux Horesasy. KERN’S INEFFICIENCY., To the Editor of The Tribune. Carcaco, Nov. 2.—Some months ago some Irish and Germaus had some difliculty with the Chicago Building Sociery. Oue Mrs. Reed, re- sidinz on Wright street; Steve Hasset, residi on Redfield street; Joseph Seymour, residing on Elston road; Michael Lyncn, Waubansia avenue; Pete Cunningham, residing on North avenue; Mrs. Kiskin, residing on Larrabee street; Thowas Feeney. residing on Tiwenty- first street; Mr. Boucher, of the West Side; Mrs. Stokes, residing on Coventry street: Mr. O'Keefe, residivg on Elston road; Thomas Shannon, residing on Redficld street, borrowed mouey from the Building Society. The Society, by its actious, as told below, showed an in tentwa to swindle the above persons out of their homes on which they b iven wortyrages. We ewployed W. H. Peckbam, a lawyer, who kept an office on West Washington street, to defend our interests. Peckham acted 10 us as 4 buster—promising that be would ob- tain justice for us. At the same time he bad s0ld our cases to the Society lor $1.500; that is, healiowed the judgments on the morgages to be given by default, ana neglected, on account of his fee from the Building Society, to defend the suits that had been brought to foreclose the worteages oo our homes that we had worked hard for at the North Side Rolling Mills. When these poor people saw that theirhomes had been sold, they all went about clzht or ten wonths before the Grand Jury, which found an indictment for swindling awaiust Charles R, Brooks, the Secretary of tne Socicty, aud his lawyer, Gault, and . 1. Peckham. I, Thomas Shannon, o few days after their . arrest, went to the Criminal ~ Court oflice _and demanded to have them urrested. Mr. Doyle, the brother of Austin Doyle, said he did oot know where to find those parties. 1 said that [ coula show them. He then nade out the papers so that I could take them to Mr. Grey, the Clerk jp the court ubove. Mr. Grey sent two of Charley Kern's deputies with me to bave them arreszed. ‘They were arrcsted aud taken to the County Jail, and Brooks gave & straw pond, but he was rearrested aud forced to give good bonds. Peckham was let_go, though he had been in- dicted a8 well as Brooks. The day alter, when T heard that they had not got Peckham in arrest, I went next day to Keru's office, and asked by what right Kern had Jet Peckham go st larze. “Well," says Frank Cunningham, *‘he wasn't arrested; 7 but, when I insisted that [ could prove that he was arrested, Frank Cunningham said that Mr. Kern allowed him to go out in or- der to get bail, and he jumped the town. Iand my relations and Irish friends will look out that they don’t vote for such a man, who is the companion and helper In the escape of men who have so swindled us poor ueogle out of our homes. T110s. SHANNON, 11 Readfleld street; Cty. WHY THE DEMOCRATS SHOULD NOT SUPPORT KERN. To the Democratic voters of Cook County, espe- cially the Irish—In the fall of 1876, the Democ- racy of Cook County, in Convention assembled, placed in nomination for Sheriff Charles Kern, for Corouer Dr.J. L. Quirk, for Recorder of Deeds JohntComiskey. After the Convention bad ratificd these nominations and the candi- dates met, it was agreed by them that none but a strafght ticket should be used upon election- day (victory beingiassured). What, then, was the astonishment'of the Democrats of the County the day after election, to find that Kern was clected, and both Irishmen defeated. How was it done? I can answer. At 4 o'clockon the morning of election, 100,000 straight Repub- licau tickets, with the substitution of Kern's uame in place of Clough's, were distributed throughout the city from Kern's place on La Salle street by men emploved by Kern, and the main dealer in this wholesale slaughter of our ticket received as his reward an appointment a5 Deputy Sheriff, and to-day is ac:ing as such. Do Domocrats not expectng oflice or position desire more proof why they should repudiate Kernat the polls upon Tuésday next? If so, read: In the tall of 1577 the Democracy held a convention st McCormick Hall and placed a cket fo the field for County Treasurer. County c.and County Commissioners, Judsres of Courts, and Clerks of sume. Gen. Hermann Licb wis_unanimously nominated for County Clerk. ‘This oflice is the strongest political povwer in the county, and the Democracy again, after election, had the mortitication of sceing thrown - into the hands of the cuemy, with the assistence of Kern, the stronghold of political vower, and the bread taken trom the families of 120 good and respectable Irishmen who were theu employed in that otlice by Gen. Lieb. Not content with this, Kern s still turther and publishes * his little book,” to be distribnted througnout the land, even, I presume, so far as Alsace and Lorrame, furnishing to the world the damnable falsehood that the Irnsh people of _Cook County furmsh more crimivals than all the other nationalities combined, He prefaces this precious document with these remarks: * Although not required by law to publish this book, yet1 desireto ’'— Irishmen, judge for yourselves what! Did he torget that Sheridan, Sherman, Shields, Cor- voran, Meagher, Muliigan, and thousands of others were Irishmen? Can you forget that when these patriots and warriors were baring their breasts to the enemy’s bullets 1o protect this their adopted country that this vitlifier of the Irish people,, this boiter 3f Democratic nominations, this betrayer of Democratic can- didates, was in this county a standing candidate for vilice, and taking the mooey of the soldiers for those delicacies they could not get when in front of the enemy? No, no, vou caunot, you will not, forget it. - Did he during his first year in oflice appoint & single representative [rish- man to a position? No. But in the last six months some twenty. For what! To again catch the votes of the peopie that placed hin where he s, and who, please God, will not in the coming elec- tion be caught with gudgeon bait. ntlemen, it you swallow the bait don’t call yourselves Irishmen. You know vou cannot, vou will not, and when upon clection day the tinal vote will have been counted he will know you did not. Never in my life have I voted fora Republican, neither for a Bolter, ana while upon election day I shall at the polls repudiate Kern, I shall, as always bitherto, vote and support every Democrat upon the tieket. Iam satistied you will do the same, and when the vote shall be counted and the result an- nounced uext Tuesday, it will be tound a fact that the Irish voters of Cook County have vindi- cated thewsclves, and returned this fammous caterer to his restaurant, there to meditate upon the fate of one who cried criminal against 20,000 Irish voters of Cook Couuty. Respect- fully, - D. A. Strrr. WILSON AND JITOPKINS. To the voters of the Second, Third, and Fourth Wards, and the Towns of Hyae Park aud Lake: Solomon Hovkins and Benjamin M. Wilson being candidates for the Legistature from the Second Senatorial District, we, theundersizned, believing that they will make faithful and able Representatives, carnestly urze upon the voters in that District to give them their vigor- ous und eutire support. Charles P, Kellogg, C. M. Henderson, ) Elbridge G. Keith, Norman Williams, Augnstns 1. Eddy, E. G. Mason, Daniel L. Shorey, Philo Otis, William C. Grant, C. M. Hardy, W il Swift, William 11, King, Kirk Hawes, Arthur J, Caton, George Schnelder, Muntington W. Jackson, Williand R. Page, Georze L. Otis, E. B. Talcott, 1. F. Eames, Martin Andrews, lugt T. Birch, Marcus A. Farwell, Johu L. Thompson, John B. Chaflee, Leander D. Coudee, Frank Drake, Clarence I. Peck, Sam Engel, Edward P, iall, IL F. Inlings, Edward Walker, I 8. Vail, Lestie Carter. L. 1. Stocker, Willium H. Harper, John Caliahan, Richsra Gregz, Rockfeller, . tileason, Q. Grant, | Langbein, William C. Phitlips, Norman 'F. Gussette, James P. Root, Geoge M. Bogue, R. W. Ricaby. Horatfo L. Wait, Duniel X. Bush, George Bads, Albert Veed Johu B. Drake, A. I Champlin, Guorg ). C. Chase, John Crerar, E. M. Jarrett, William A. Baker, Potter, Wheeler, J Woods, T. S. Shetli Aitd many ot! Murry Ny George C. Camj L. A7 Smali, R. Beester, » FRANK RIDDLE. The Hon. Frank Riddle addressed a large number of voters at Highland Park last even- ing. After referrine to the interest excited by a general clection, and its importauce, iie said that political life, to maintain its vitality, must ‘be ever active. A State whose pulse was en- feebled, either by indifference or inactivity, was doowed to revolution, anarchy, and death. He then discussed the Issucs to be determined at the coming election. Aside from the ascendency of the *‘Solid South” to power in the Govern- went, there were the financial and Iabor prob- lems. He adverted to the mischief done by the “flatists,” who were misied by not understand- ing the elementary principles of money anid values. They do Dot remember thac all ex- changes are inade, both in theory and i fact, upon the basis of equvi- alents,—that ove thing of value is given for another thing of equal value. A mere promise to pay value is not the value, any inore than the shadow of a thing is the thing itself. As faith was lost in the ultimate redemption of a promise to pay, just so much” would it be ts- credited and depreciated in value: and it made no difference whether the promise was made by an individual or a government. Gold and silver were values. No law could take aught away from thew or add anything to them. Ii¢ opened out the theories of the tiatists, and showed the inevitable " result,—panic 'and ruin to vich and poor, "to the laborcr and the capitalist. Money was not . scarce, though the means and the values with whicl to buy it might be. The true cause of the *““hard times * was the obligations with which men had burdened themselves in thetr wild zeal to grow rich in a day, when prices were hign, and av an extravigancly fictitious value. sound aod stable currency was of the first impurtance to hitm who e: ‘d his bread with the sweat of his brow, for he was the most affected by sudden fluctuations in values. He believed an era of more enduring vrosgemy was at hand. After telling what the Republican party had done siuc {t has had control of the gaverbment, Le sk if there was anything in the ‘records of the' Demovratic party which offered any sreater safety or_prosperity to national afairs, or any brialiter hopes to the employment of labor and capitat. 1ft he nation was on the road to finan- cial and commercial _prosperity, any disturbance of the system by which we were reaching that cnd would be suicidal. - If the positions assum- ed by the Republicans in 136i were . just, an abandonment of them to-day was worse than mockery. National unity zave the party birth, and its mission would continue so loug as the claim of State rights found a place in Awmerican pulitics. In conclusion he urged his hearers to stand by toe old party, saviug alike the supre- ments, and the prosperity and integrity of the natfon with all its blessings. A TALK ABOYT JUDGE BRADWELL To the Editor of The Tribune. Cnrcago, Nov. 2.—Judge Bradwell 1s anxious to represent the Second District ‘in the dext Legislature. At all events, he haa covered the trees ‘and fences of the South Side with his cards and posters, and is endeavoring, by hold- ing meetings on Third and Fourth avenues, to establish himself as the candidate of certain colored voters of the district, who have been in- duced by him to desert the nominees of the Re- publican party. ‘The Judge has not hesitated heretofore, in running for the Lemslature, ana {or other offices, to avail himseif of the nomi- nating conventions of the Republican party; and we venture to say that if he were still ro- siding on the West Side, and not on the South Side, where he has comparatively few triends, hie would nut have discovered himself, at least betore the nominating * convention, to be an jodependent. The Judge is independ- ent, not from choice, but from necessity; his so-called “ call ”” was got up by bim after’it be- came apparent that hie could not get the vomi- nation of the Republicau Convention, aud it is not g0 much a call of certain citizens uoon the Judge to represent them in the Legzislature as a call of the Judgre upon those citizens to assist him into the Levislature. He pressed his own ca;nldidncy long before any person had sizned the call. Judee Bradwell has a personal end in_ view in presenting himself as a candidate for the Leg- islature. Bis desire, whether nowminated or not, is easily explained. The Chicago Legal News, which is edited by the Judge's wife, Mrs. Myra Bradwell, has heretofore been the subject” of considerable legislation in this State; and the Legislature of 1374, tn which the Judge saf, passcd a law which has practically made it the most profitable vehicle of legal ‘adverusing in Chicago. Now, as to the present aim of the Judge. The new Appellate Courts of this State are not courts of last re . and should not be. Re- ports of their decisions are _consequently of lit- tle value, and almost unsalable, aod the enter- prise of pudlishing them would be = profitless one, unless the State should insome form grant d to the reporter. In view of these facts, the following extracts from tie pages of the Chicago Legal News will indicate why the Judge is an independent candidate for the Lex- islature: APPELLATE COURT REPORTS. 1 am now preparing for publication the first vol- ume of a series of Keports of the opiniona of the Appellate Courts of (llinols. The first volume will contain the cases of the October term, 1877, and the Apnl term, 1878, of the First District, ana cases from other districts. I shall be obliged to attorneys having certifed capies of opinions of the Coart in the Second, ‘Ihird, and Fonrth Districts, if they will forward them to me for insertion in the Reports. together with a copy of r briefs, a¢ic & my purpose to give the authorities cited by counsel when they can be obtained. Jaxes ‘B. BRADWELL. Cuicaco, June, 1878, . (Editorial, Oct. 12). The law relating to the Appellate ana Supreme Courts should be 50 chansed that the Apnellate Court should not be rezarded simply 23 a half-way station on the road to the Supreme Court, bat it adjudications should be made final in cases where the Constitution will allow it to be done, 50 8s to save the expense and delay of trying a case in two Appellate Courts, before o judgment can be ob- tained which shail be final. [Another important reason to Judee Brad- well’s mind why they should be made final is that otherwise Judge Bradwell’s reports will be worthless. ] Judge Bradwell is 2 candidate for the Legigla- ture in the Second District, composed of the Sec- ond, Third, and Fourth Wards, the Towns of Hyde Park and Lake. ‘The Republican vote and the Democratic vote of the district are such that the Judze cannot possibly be elected without defeating either Mr. Hopkins or Mr. Wilson, either of which events, under the circumstances, would be a certainty. MaNY REPUBLICANS, AT HEADQUARTERS. ‘The Republican Cn:llnnign Committee met at 11 o’clock yesterday forning at tneir headquar- ters, Nos. 107 and 109 Lake street, N. T. Gas- settein the chair. ; Arthur Dixon reported from the First Ward that they were keeping a sharp watch on all sus- pected parties. Mr. Batz, of the 8econd Ward, reported that in one case there were fifteen persous regis- tered at a number which proved to be 2 vacant lot. The Sixth Ward reported that there wouid be trouble there, and that preparations should be made to prevent all trouble by anticipating’ ail fraudulent schemes. “The Seventh and Eighth Wards reported a similar state of affairs. Alr. Burke, from the Ninth Ward, stzted that the repeaters in his ward were too higa-toned to register from vacaat lots, and claimed to reside in'the churches, Allof the wards have reportsto make of gangs of thugsand repeaters who have had their names placed on the list. ‘There will be some hard work for the United States Marshals and SBupervisors. ‘The country towns reported that the Repub- lican party would bave 3,500 majority outside of the city A very dangerous and inflammatory campaien docuwent, printed in the Hebrew lanruage, was presented to the Committee aud referred toa committee for translation. Mr. A. C. Potter, from the Town of Lake, was added to the Campaign Committee, in place of Rudoloh Beister. The Committec then adjourned, The Campaizn Committee of the Seventh Senatorial District met at headquarters yester- day alternoon at 2 o’clock. C. K. Banniscer oe- cupied the chair. Mr. Kingsley, from Barrington, reported that his town was decidedly Republican, but that it was necessary to work hard to bring out the votes. Mr. Hansen, of Bremen, reported large and entbusiastic meetings, and prowised a good majority. Caluaiet complained that there was no Ger- man among the judges of that town, but it was tog late to make any changes. Cicero and Eik Grove reported large meet- ings and sure Republican wains. Palatine reported that Cuarley Kern had been spendiug money freely in that place, but that he could not pull down the Republican majority by a single vote. ' i Mr. Bilfelat stated that the Democrats tried ;c»lh%ld 4 Inceting at Thoruton but had utterly ailed. On motion, the Exccative Committee was in- structed to see that all the candidates paid their assessments. . After various matters of routine had been dis- cussed and decided upon, the Committee ad- Jjourned. ADEMOCRAT TALRK MAN, To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmicago, Nov. 2.—Be rood enougn to permit me, throuizh the medium of your journal, to ask the editor of the Chicago Zimes some questious pertinent to the oceasion. Will W. F. Storey, editor of the Chicazo Times, please explain how it was that, after abusing Charles B. Farwell in a woss villainous manner for many Years, the Times suddenly flopped over and beld him up as a paragon of verfection when he was Republican caudidate four years ago against J. V. Lemoyne, Demo- cratic candidate for Conprress? Is this purity ¢ Will W. F. Storey, editor of the Cllcago Zimes, explain how it was that, after abusing H. B. Miller for vears, his paper flopped over and sun})uncd bim for County Treasurer, and said Miller used his influence torent said Sturey’s building to the county at double the amount safer buildings could be had for? Is this puri Will W. I Storey please explaio what_ con nection there is between his avony for Kern’s stceess as electiou-day approaches and the ori- gin of the rumor that " heis tosharein Kern's ill-gotten gains that were squeezed out of the unfortunate criminals whose skin is stuck to their bones from uuderfecding. I would mildly sugeest to W. F. Storey,—the flopoer,—that be- fore e Chicagro Timesassumes the right ro dic- 1ate what is pure, it should wash itsclf from the infamy it stagzers under; und to the ancient editor of that notorious shect, that it his sins were written on his forehead it would need an expansion of ifs surface to more than double the size of Cook Couunty. I shall watcl with anxiety for an answer to these questions iu the Chicago Times. Respect~ fully yours, A Desocnar. PETER M. HANSBROUGIIL. To the Editor of The Tribune. Crircaco, Nov. 2.—1 think that the people of Chicawo have long since come to the conclusion that anything printed in the Chicago Times is unworthy of belief. the measure of truth being as two grains of wheat in two bushels of chafl. Nevertheless, a5 mv character has been aspersed by that disreputable sheet, and recornizing the fact that there are some idiots who may believe the aspersion, and some prejudiced indtviduals who may make capital ont of them, it is only natural that I should seek an opportunity of r- futing the slander. Permit me, then, to” do so through your paper. In connection with a pretended report of the actaal proceedings at the meeting of Democrats TO THE TIMES of the Seventeenth Ward on Thi last, the Zines states that T was qgtielbe person in the audience with being aui T3 man and an upostate. Reputuble meg wpg o present agree with me in denying that g "6 cliarze was made, and the gentienan o S resented THE TRIBUNE, as well gg 2 ; the repit sentative of the uter-Uceun, failed to heg, ' aremark. Evenif it were nade, I qoe 36 SeCuSSHIOn g be damaably false, and ',;.’:,"x the invention of the coemy. 1 am neilh:(“nn Orangeman nor an apostaté, The true inwardness of the cap anti-Kern meeting has not yet beey nady lie. It s brietly this: Whien it oGP0 cars of the Kern men that an oposition h itz was 0 be held, they -canlved to pank 12t atall bazards. Accordlingly the Cougty marshaled (n strong force early in ghe Ly k8 in- the neizhborliood. of the plase of mrer! The Superutendvat of the new County g% House, the Warden of the Gonnty " HocolF County Commissioners and ex-County Cun?lm' siouers, mewmbers of the County Ring daonti: aroundthe saloons, where ti i mers with ‘“‘tighting whis ture of gy " and 1ntg them that, if Lliey succeaued i breaking up s £ meetwg and ornamenting tue s the leaders of the opposition, ot | way kick up a devil of 1 row, they should warded with all the ** lush " they wanteq Thig ws & powertul Incentive to the bummers, sy they 100k possession of the hall wizh the resy, as giready made knows. y Chat bioodshed did mot ensue w. 5 fonlt of Mr. Kern's hirslines, for shey il® reudy to g0 to anylengths to’ carry out i programme. But it was prevented by mem:lf headed Democrats who were opposed to Re and who saw that arzument with such g cmn of rutlians would only give them 2 chanee.to precivitate a row. not true that Johy some of be re. “AL few words wore. Itis McCallrey callea me a ruflian. Free s cech, even frec thousht, are evidently u..oflulmix:“m' Mr. Kern, and 1 verily believe that the elfect of his attempt to smother them in the Suventcenty and other wards must tend to intensify and n_xl:xke tmore mufir, instead of lessen, the oppo- sition among the intelligeat Irisn-Amerie of tnis city towards him. g Peter M. Ravserovcn, CLEARY AND MULLOY. ‘The Campaign Committce a few days ago lsg before the people the record of Cleary and Mulloy. In the document was mention of the fact that these gentlemen had conspired mith Bexton, the Court-House contractor, priratel aud without the knowledge of the Cfluuly’ Board, and awarded him a ** contract " for§y per 1,000 “extra” on the 12,000,000 brick be was to lay. Siuce then a reporter of - this Daper has been secking to find out something abopt: this orivate ‘“ contract ” which has cost the people about $40,000. The records of the Boarg fail to show that sucha “contract " exists, 3 while it is well known that Sexton hasa doe. ment that be draws his “‘extras® on, he py persistently refased to - Ict any one sce ft oty after election, test it should injure Cleary anj Mulloy’s chances for re-election. Buc the faty ia the case are known, and are, that, in 1877, tnese gentlemen, as members of the Cog. mittee on Public Buldings and Pubiic Servies, Drivately entered iuto au_agreement with Set ton to pay him the $8 * extra,” and that, trs to their sgreement made in & back room -1 without any authority,—the Board alone beirg empowered to iet contracts,—they nave voted for his ** extras * every time be has presenteds bill. Sexton refuses to let the so-cailed “con tract be seen. and for no other reason thinty protect Cleary and Mulloy, for, like Kem, I they are not re-elected. he fears that his dest ings with the county will nmot be profitable. After election, be says, he will show the document, but uatil then he ciaims it as his private property, vetthe Board have voted him allhe has claimed, and have been content to rely on his word i the matter of the justios of his claim. It louks very scaly that he shoald- desire to suporess the record of these men, and that be does suppress it on this subject can cer- agreement, as before stated. in a back room, and the first the Board Knew of it wis sevend: months afterward, when Sexton presented his little bill for ** extras * and the agreement upon which it was based. No one has seen that agreement since, asd Sexton, to screen Ctearly and Malloy, now re- fuses to show it until after election, ‘The wlole thing is & brazen, bare-faced steal, and noone knows it petter than these men, who have, no doubt, advised the suppression of . the ducu-" meunt. Men who blush at their own record are not the men to be re-clected to such responsible positions as they aspire to, and the people will so determine Tuesday. The agreement was privately made, has been Kept private, and the private wrrangements, if aoy, made under it are not kuown. But that the arrangements bave been satisfactory to Cleary and Muiloy seem evident, for the reason that they bave voted always for the * extras,” and thisin the fsce of tne fact that the supp ressed, illegal, aud {rand- ulent so-called contract to which their names are attached is not a matter of record with the Gounty Clerk. HE BLUFFED THE CROWD. Last evening a mecting io the interest of Kern was held in the saloon of Fish Miller, opposite Lincoln Park. There were seventy-five or eighty persons present. It was addressed by Hans Haerting, Mr. Anderson, law. partoer of Juessen, the attorney of Kern, and others, who worked up considerable beery enthusiasm. About the time that Anderson had reached his climax, Michaelis, of the Freie Presse, who is supporting Hoffmau, happened into_the meeting, and after Anderson bad subsided he asked permission to make a little proposition to test the faith of the advocates of Kern in his election. He $50 about him that he could spare in 8 good cause, he suid, and he was willing to vak his opinion to that amount that® Hoflman would beat Kern by mere than 3,00 ms Jority. Nobody had faith cnough in Kern to accept the offer. Michaclis then ofer- ed to support his-confidence in the triumph of HofIman in broken doses of §5 each avaigst teo Kernites present. After o long pause oneof Kern's Bailiffs ventured to cover the first io- stallment'of $5. After a while Hans Haerting worked his courage up to the amount of 33 Juessen’s partner’s courage, like that mn B:: s Acres’, vozed out at his dngers and toes, failed to come to time. The crowd, seeing the lack of faith in their leaders and blowers, be came demoralized, und, as the eflervescence ol the beer subsided, they stuni out and bid themselves. Michaelis was oolized to carry off $40, which he was unable to invest. Lis profits, therefore, will be_only $10_on the whote crowd o1 Kernites, several of whom, having now lust ull hopes of his el 50 as to be on the winning side. 5 A DISGUSTED DEMOCURAT. To the Editor of The Tribune. CnicaGo, Nov. 2.—When election-day 9 proaches it scems customary for pouuc_nl organi to matign the character of the men nominated b the vpposing party. By some, this may be com- sidered an excellent way of testing a candidate’s ability aud integrity: but when ;.fmssly malk- cious assanlts, without any reasonavle founds- tion whatever, continue to be made,—such 3% those in the Chicagw Zimes against John fltal!; man,—it s time tor the intellizent publict condeinn the autbors aud publishers to Kl;) oblivion. 1f Maj. Hoffmann failed toact CU‘:: orably during his first year as West-Towe GO lector, why did the péople re-clect him, FE) 5,000 majoriy ¢ ‘The voters of the West Sice possessed suflicient intelligence to judee o themselves whether Maj. {loffman wis 8 O candidate for re-election or not, and do n::’ thank the Chicazo Temes for its indirect assan on their decision. Belog u Democrat, my i clination at the commencement of the cAmps was naturally in_ favor of Kern's re-electivl but, upon reading the continued infamodd Times against Maj. Hollmann and iv (nvnr;g Kern, I decided to cast my vote for Maj. Lol may for Shenil, Yours truly, - 1NDEFENDENT DENOCRAT Pro T8 ELEVENTI WARD MASS-MEETING: A largely-attended meeting of the citizens Oglesby would speak had attracted an unsuahy- great turnout of the voters of the ward, the ball was very soon filled full. Mr.J: Briges occupied the chair. | - After the customary preliminaries, Gen. Loz introduced, and was met with a most hat he was physically in a bid u;m.\duuzu2 just been disconrsing ar Braidwood, o0 in Wil “County. However, he_quickly armes himself upto the speaking piteh. The K preseuted to-day, he o momentous ever presented in anv c:unpfln “The.financial question’ was one that gbsor! the attention of ull citizens of the Republlc |8 nad been claimed by tne Democrats umlt e contraction uf the currency was respousiole f7 the train of financial evils which culmipater i the panic of 1878 But, instead of betog F trhicted, the currency fiom to 1555 trad reality been Jargely increased, and up 1o "oy there had been no contraction. Tie Mo or Greeobatk party were clamoring for tm""" lition ot National Banks. Thespeaker o thut sueh o course would be ruiuous, v fliled the byy. & and in a genery) fEX tainly do them no good. ‘Lbey entered into the - tion. will vote for Hoffwa charges, which I_kuow to be false, made by the the Eleventh Ward was held last eveniaf %, Martine’s IIall ou Ada strect. TL® apnounees; meut_tbat Gen. Johu A. Logzan and Senatf, Bearty: welcome. Tne General began bis® remarks bY sawl, were the most: