New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-09

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Fernando Wood IL the Mayor elect OF the City
of New-York, having, by the help of his Hard.
Soft aud Liquor Dealers nominations, polled
about one-thrd of the veto of our City. How he
came to be elected, lie explained in good part
BY the following extract from one The At
las) Of the many Sunday papers induced to boil
ster him up in their issues just before the cleo
tom
man once connected in some business
operations with Mr. Wood, who for the last i've orsix
years by all manner of means, has been endeavorng
TO compel Mr.. Wood TO pay him large sum o.
money, for which he has no claim. 10 accomplish
this extortop, be commenced several criminal SUITS
for alleged fraud against Mr.. Wood and every time
the latter is candidate for office this foul slanderer
reyamps and sets on foot those base and unfounded
charges. In order TO put qoiens forever to these
base accusations, we publish the ioiiow'ng state
and Examining Magistrate, ali gentlemen OF unques-
tionable standing, and whose yeracty cannot for
moment he doubted.
hos FsRsnDS WOoD-Deay ST., In the '... o. com
EVIDENCE WAS ADDUcvD IMPLIcArISe Yous NfKGRrrr IN
THF SLIGHTEST 1s Dsssrs "yfy, 1HI TyiLLMApoE
Late Re ,order Of he City Of New York
s, Mr. % Ssss as e ~ ts:.
dsas pendspey matter referred . above I'D
my own that Mr. Tslm.dsss expressions correct in
relation thereto ''s"' A oAKEY HALL.
Late Assistant District. Attorney Of this County
vine sssin.i FeTs5do Wood was folly Investigated before
ur; and hearing the evidence addaced before raE
N.~. York. Oct o. 1884"
1.-THE above is the result and the end of all those
hat trupn mad nm VnnA
purely for political or eectioneerng purposes The
three gentle men who have made the above statements
are Wings, opposed in politics 10 Mr. Wood, and one
of them, Mr.. Hail. is on the opposition ticket to Mr..
Wood in the present canvass, for the office OF Dis
trict-Atorney. They cannot have any political par
TALLY toward the Democratic candidate for Mayor;
and, in obedience to party dictaton they will prooa-
bly contribute their votes to his defeat and certainly
their evidence il sufficient to convince any honest and
unprejudced mind of the fasehood Of all these charges
50 theoretically circulated to prevent tho election Of
a sterling Democrat, and an honest and capable
10 preside the destnes of this great City for the
next two years.
sit now remains to be seen If the industrious cir
culation of the base calumnes, will prevent the noble
hearted and fearless Democratic masses Of this City,
who are ready to appreciate and reward merit,
from triumphsntly electing man every way worthy
OF their suffrages.'
In an election when almost every local can
didate sold his colleagues and all together sold
the Wing ticket generally, we ought not, perhaps.
to be surprised az the above certificate per Oak
ey. (The Tallmsdge certificate certainly does
not surprise u.s. Mr.. Hall has an excuse to give,
which we dare say is pretty good, but he must
make it to this community which he has 90 pow
erfully aided to wound and disgrace-we can't
Barney's is more cautious, but not whit less
discreditable BY singular coincidence, il some
how happens that Oakley has obtained magni-
fcent extra vote in several Of Woods strongholds
"a great deal heavier than his position on the
Runsellers' ticket sufices to account for. II is
rather funny that the charges against Wood were
"trumped up for electoneering purposes" while
these certificates were nothing of the sort
merely the disinterested and generous testimo-
mails of members Of an antagonist party "ons
"of them, Mr.. Hall, on the opposition to Mr..
Wood in the present Canvass" Ny eyes Just
look at the vote for Oakley in the Ist, With, and
other Wood strongholds.
We bitterly feel that we did less than our
whole duty with regard to Wood in the recent can
7ass. We ought to have published all the afida-
Wits with regard to his dealings with Marvine--
published them frankly and fesrlessly, as The
Courier and Enquirer did. Had we not been
poorer than usual this fall we should have
done it; but the excuse IL insufficient. Had all
the Press Of this City done its duty in the prem
Uses as faithfully as The Sun and The Courier and
Enquirer did, Wood could not have been elected,
even with the aid of the certificate and cash of
Messrs. EDgs, Duke & Co. And now, If Wood
really prosecutes his suit against The SUN and his
threatened suit against The Courier, tits Che simple
duty of our citizens, in whose behalf their expo
sitions were made, to step forward and sustain by
subscription the entire burden of the defense.
The Editors who assumed serious responsible
ty and braved risks and expense, will Of course
ask nothing of the kind; but they ought not to be
left to shoulder the whole load. Why should
they' TWAS every honest mans interest and
business to see that such facts with reference to
an aspiIant to such responsible post were made
public, and all should be glad to share the cost.
This was in no manner the special duty or bust
ness Of the Messrs. Beachs or Col. Webb, and
why should they defrsy all the costs