New-York tribune., 1866-05-03
CITY sWINDLEs.

The Daay Ne,cs of this City announces Benjamin
Wood asits Editor and Proprietor That same b. Wood
is member of our State Senate from the district
which includes the proposed New Broadway, 10
construct which load of several millions Of
dollars IVES TO have been sadded on our City.
by virtue OF an item foisted into the City Tax Levy.
The Netcs denouncing that swindle we yentured
to ask what Mr.. Editor-Senator Wood did in tho
Senate to expose and defeat it. He as fol-
lows:
1.-The editor Of The say response TO the above
that he would call upon fHg TRIBUNE TO point out single IN
stance wherein did his opposition to the inqa
from the Leae What influence could rest 10 bis recorded
and they became laws finally cny because tie Republican
members Of the Legislature with whom he TEIBuss Is IN
full political communon) voted for them and foisiet
were s. to q Republicans and political continuation
these swindng operations could be overcome These na5an
aud dishonest measures are The work Of EepoScan eEs
counabe He limited his abors in the Legislature
to the advancement Of the Interests OF p, constituents soa
outrageous and Oppressive eglslsor was
legislation against which his opposition s on rccorn-n'
claims exemption rothe nfamy that ne passag,
of these dishonest acts Upon tls suhct o. record ~ ma
challenge comparison, on The part OF hL IROh oet"cen
his record and that Of rn IRBUsEs political
whom he believes TO be perisc honorable man ns editor
Of The Nr willing to be Judged by the course OF that geh
tlcman
InE TRIBUNE, in its great oucry (Which is perfectly
no bill passed by the Legislature has become aw without u,
signature Of Gov. Fenton. 1Hs TRIBUNE and Coz
Fenton community Of pocs fellowship aud perhaps
TIE TRIBUNE would like TO testify against the latter but
TaBrsE has set the example OF asking questions
And again Gov Fcnton has no. yet signed the City Tax
Lew which contains many swiDdling additions Wal IHy
RBUSE join US in urging him not to do SOL IHh Ikisus
has also failed express any opinion another piece OF
Iegation known the Piers and wharyes bi and also
STYLED by city contemporary The TEIBsB bl although
we know nothing concerning this latter title and make No
charges. What has it 20 say about thatt
The TRIBUNE asked TIE Ns,os very simple ques-
ton: "Air Wood, what did you do, as Senator, TO
expose and defeat the New-Broadway AID kindred
frauds'" They were fully and seasonsbly exposed
in The TRIBUyE; we saw not whisper Of opposition
to them in The Neus II Mr.. Wood did anything to
defeat them, he eQgld easily spccify IT, be does not,
because he did nothing and now he seeks to heap
reproach on the country members who finding these
clauses in the bill Is reported and being assured By
the City delegation that they were right them pass
Some members doubtless. were bribed, especially
those serving on important committees bat the great
majority voted honestly. Had our City had Sen.
ator-barely ons--ready to expose the New broadway
swinde and move to strike it OUT and ask the Yeas
and Nays, it would not have been passed. Il did pass
because Democratic representatives were in league
with the punderers, and hoped to fill their pockets at
the same time that they exposeithe Republican party
to odum.
The Ners asks if We will join in urging the Gov
erlior to veto the Tax Levy. Most certainly not
With all its rascaties and robberes that bill contains
some excellent provisions. forced into i, by main
strength OF the instance Of the Citizens Association
which make it desirable, in our judgment, that it
should be signed. What the Governor may do with
il, we do not know; but we believe its restraining
clauses worth great deal TO our taxpayers, aud we
trust that the New-Broalvay swindle may DO arrested
by the Courts
AS TO the bill which provides for the construction
of decent conmodous, crelitabe Piers and Wharyes
to replace the wretchai hieous, filthy, ramshseklo
concerns that now disgrace City, we believe L
most excellent measure, aud never saw any one who
knew anything OF the matter who diSsentcd from this
opinion. But il is no more TRIBUNE bill' than
any other good bill is, that one Of the fifteen or
twenty stockholders in The TRIBUNE is also stock.
holder in the company that proposes to construct Piers
and Wharves As be has never influenced us IN
any manner to favor that project we do not see ex'
actly on what ground we can intermeddle with hs
business outside OF Tng TRIBUNE. Can The Nsr'
make eny suggestion on this head