The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-17
RUPTURE or THE "RIKa."
NJ. I. BRENNAN DECLINES A NOMINATION.
uc DenOuDces His Old Chums and the
Rest Of Mankind.
IL. DC. DC.


DEPARTMENT FINANCE
CoArfRcLLHR's OFFICE Nov. 10, 1906 J
ssssrLxxS-I gratefully acknowledge the receipt OF
sour communication. in which you declare that the
Chances OF the city and county Of New York are safe
under my control, and recommend 10 the community
my denomination and reelection TO the ONCE OF Comp
stroller at the approaching charter elections
Your expressed desire for continuance In charge Of
che city and county finances Is the more complimentary
because Of your large financial Interests which
9mportant to supersede all political considerations
You pay the heaviest taxes you the most directly
ssctnt by municipal sKtravaganoe, corruption or mis-
management and consequently yoar praise, which b
0s~sr lightly bestOwsd, OF the most encouraging
towards which pubic 1c-r receive. and proof
40 O. tho equal appreciation OF the masses Of our fei
Ny reply shall be AZ frank your Communication.
shall cndeavor explain fully and clearly tho
which have Influenced Ia regard tn the denomination
which you cordially solicit 10 accept came into
Office at a tmo when the rule TO condemn all off,
0ias indscrimnaiey. 20 soon ~ person was elected
condemned a. corrupt Tue press prompt 10 accuse
him, was slow TO admit the truth OF his explanations.
Thus every official was 70 ced either 70 yield to the I'M
reasonable and often interruptions demands OF those
who proessed TO control inf emit Journals TO sub
TO the most unjust and insultins partisan and per-
sona attacks, RELYING upon gentlemen like yourselves
for his ultimate vindcation. chose the latter aterna-
1ive, and you know how perasten,Iy and Indignantly
have been assaIed but the testimonial which you have
now so kindly offered me pro es that my course has
not been misjndged.
expected, although have endeavo Ell to display
psrtisanshp In nv appointments retaining the appoint
ses Of predecessor Nr Haws N responsible positions
wherever found them competent. The ccnsures OF the
press have come less ro tho pons bic editors of
huontal journals than from irresponsible subortnates,
disappointed In their hopes Of place or profit, upon
whom tho editors have depended for information to
my proceedings. The oppo ton 81 defeated contract.
ors corrupt PFC atrs and the obbers oi what j. called
sithe corporation rng naturally aniicpa ed and
proud to deserve. Bnt wish to call your part cnar at
senton to the singular fact the Citizens Associa
w " gns
~ whose funds have been invited TO contribute has
hitherto been foremost In assaults upon me- c..,.,
attribute these assaults to tha Sct that the eitzcns
Association Is manag.d by young lawyers who trea me
responsible members as selfish doctors treat wealthy
pauents-ving upon the fees they exiort for dealing
with imagnsry complaints Upon no other theory can
account for thu curious contradictions that the Citi-
xens Associate n, as an organzaton has been persist
entity used against m while many OF the most substan-
tia members of that association have expressed TO me
privately YOU express publ y, the confidence OF
khe moneyed Of tins city in my control OF tie
finances, and the desire OF thes gentlemen that should
be reelected Citizens Association acting Ter the
public good, impartial In lis ,cnsurc and its praise,
equally ready 70 approve those officials who do right
and TO condemn thos who 10 wrong, not governed by
any selfish clique nor ma ntained TO gra'iiy the
greed or 'malice OF professional lbellers would be
heartily welcomed by aiihful public officer, be.
cause II would encourage him wei doing and defend
him from unjust ai,acSa scarcely do you greater
service than To demon raie from my own experience,
ehst the present costly Citizens Association OF this
character and Is there ore, public injury rather than
FOR exempl. the defamation 10 which had been sub
1ectod by the managers OF the tuzens Association hay
lng culmna ed In demand for my removal from office,
proposed TO saedorcrs to select three of the most
Investigation of tho affairs Of my once The
offer was accepted, and the abb st financial
Investigators were chosen, solely by the Asso
hation The gentlemen selected were entirely
unknown 10 me. Every bureau, Office, book, document
kisposa for \ rigid exsmnat,on. They took their own
ee they adopted their own methods OF investigation
and every detail Of my administration was deliberately
ebsir isbors having found hing 10 condnn but every
thing TO approve. they stated 10 me- their evidence
had they detected The corrupt on which the Asocaon
managers had employed item discover Is such gross
Injustice from the who supposed 10 be most
interested In his integrity be Of faithful
public officer Your magnanmous testimonial rebukes
and remedies this msnest uninrness, and Tor that
Another example equally remarkable, you may per-
haps have forgotten Two ago built residence
upon piece OF land previously owned by me, the
Bioomngdalc Rad. The managers OF the items Az
eociaton at announced that had erected "a pa.
lAtai mansion the banks OF the Hudson The press
described the DIMENSIONS rchness and grandeur Of this
lnaEnary pala and the extent and magnihcence Of
tts grounda These premises stated, the inference
Vas freely drawn that pundered tho CITY treasury,
end grown wealthy upon tn spells Of the ring" You
haseless generally credited aud everywhere repeated
There stood . simple two story clap boarded house,
% the corner OF l06th street, an unanswerabe
bat UNDECIDED refutaon ~ all this SANDER. Any prs-
dent citizen could have bull, such residence did
cost not eedinx Sll,0Oo and any taxpayer could
for himself how de ttue was Of arstocratc pre-
ssuslons but the SANDER still survives.
But while the managers OF the Citizens Association
nave thus maigned and misrcpresented me- when have
thoy sustained me In nay struggles with the real cor
Rupiionistsr Mover Thee have been silent, or
Asrae,ng, while have ba,tled almost single handed,
che stance and advice of their Honors Mayors
Opdyke and Hoffman, and by yoar private praises,
Aainst the hundreds OF abbers who havs sought de
Dists the treasury and increase xes soon after
came into once tho Common council passed ordi.
authorizing the issue 81 notes for the fractional
0arts OF dollar. 70 amount exceeding 50 o00
and the Comptroller was directed TO procure plates,
paper aud the machinery for manufacturing this city
5monsyn refused TO carry thus resolution into effect
asd In a communication 10 tho Common Council dis
sncty pointed out tho lesaity Of tho proposed sne.
public credit TIE project was killed; The press and
prominent gentlemen iiko yours Ives endorsed my
lion but the Citizens As citation did nothing aud
nothing in approval NJ my course. thus leaving 10
infer, subsequently provsi that had Incurred
the condemnation Of tho Association managers. The
same existed regard to the riot claims
when, astor having saved tie city over 500 900, by
not 10 the Iea., assisted BY the Citizens Asociaon bu,
Certain con,rsesus baldwin Jsycox, wcrs bidders
Tor the new rservoir The contract awarded 20
scssrs Fsirchild Wa ker a Co, who did tho work.
paned amendment 10 the levy providing for an
arbitration OF their claim learned OF the pro-
seedng until judgment was obtained aga nst the city,
smeustins III, maiely to about $4,000. made IN.
Auises which sasirned that tina contractors hal
ndsS reaoss ed the .her Counsel 20 he corpors
aon To take an appeal. He declined 10 do 80 insisting
shas the rights Of the contractors had become
Aired. then employed private counsel 70 set
ssde the procscdnga The motion was dsspe-
sasly resisted q every stage. until the finally
reached the Court Of Appeals wbere was ,rump
sustained the entre proceedn aside and the money
eavsd Did the tixens Association lend any assis-
lance or applaud my efforts this Determined legal
straggles You are aware that 10 did not
city gas company having had . valuable gas con.
tract for eighteen year, foe lighting large part
ssy from which they had derived valuable pront hav-
M made thor terms nnaiy discovered that their
profits falling on Ia consequence Of the pressure
u the war and secured the passage of . resolution
through tho Common Council authorizing them tar.
inmate their contract aud virtually 20 make one
A their own terms THIS resolution passed BY both
6oards Of the Common Council on the day without
esssnce Investigation or dsiay and was the very day
fs passaae apr by the late Mayor refused 70 re-
so~uss ths scliop, and insisted that u was not only void
beeauss violated the law but because u was breach
~ public trust on the part Of the pubic authorities
Nas thus eGecluAy ed Did receive any sssisAuce
or support In thus opposing this scheme Of powerful