New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-01

Sf,yID. Two Responsible HIlns III WIS w
offered to supply the entire marble for the
building. one for $4,000 and the other for
$4,000. The Court House commissioners
tried TO get the marble thus in open market at
the lowest terms. The Supervisors fought them,
defeated them, and two years ago the CITY had
already paid $4,000 for marble to the super
visor who had taken up his residence at the
Sheffield quarry. and TO his associates. soon
after they sold the quarry for S8OOOOo more. Here
was nice little "plum" of Sl,1OO00O obtained
according to law" and to the science OF HON
manship. Whatever share of it is wanted to help
elect Hoffman we wager will be forthcoming
by the same policy of " Workmanship the con
tract for the iron work was awarded piiVa'eY'
at far higher figures and to less responsible par
ties than could have been secured ilao tiie con
tracts been awarded after due public compcu-
ZION. TO the lowest bidder with responsible
sureties. So of the other contracts.
On the same policy of Workmanship the sum
Of S10s 9Oo 80 was expended in supplying the
armories of our City militia regiments with
black walnut furniture, including such items rs
AZ black walnut chairs at $40 each The further
sum of S99,l5 s. was expended on carpets,
painting. plumbing, and other luxuries OF camp
life. By the same policy of Workmanship ahout
600 per annum are bled from the VEINS OF
the taxpayers by one of IIoifmans principal
adjutants, under pretense of publishing (!) the
Citys advertisements in pretended newspaper
called The Transcript which las virtually no
subscription list and perhaps 1000 gratultous
circulation.
By the same policy OF Workmanship the City
was invited to pay Eighy Thousand Dollars for
the clerical labor OF preparing the Report and
SURVEYS of the Commissioners OF Estimate on
the Opening of Churci-st. The same policy OF
Workmanship, after paying to its Corporation
Counsel for salaries and clerk hire $4,000 a
year. a sum equal to the salary OF President
of the United States, and three times that of
his Cabinet officers. still, in one period OF %
months, pays $A,6l 80 in counsel fees to other
LAWYERS, of whom one alone receives S2l,I27 90,
and another s9,,15. The same policy OF steal
land let steal" causes the Common Council To
pay a noted politician, and supporter OF iioii-
man for Governor. $4,000 a year for the rent
of premises not worth $4,000, and neither fit
nor occupied tor the purposes for which the
CITY is made to hire them.
Need We continue I'D ndusedm the enumcra-
ton of these multiplied schemes Of robbery and
plundcr over which Hoffman aud iloilnanslilp
preside. IL il 10y these, with Hoffman as Lord
OF Misl1Ile that our taxes in New York nave
swcllcd from twelve millions of dollars per an
mum 10 tw(nty-four millions. frccmen OF New
York. do you wan, TO see your canal revenues
parcclcd out among the haIplcs who are now lat
tening on our street contracts DO you want to
invest twenty millions in State Capitol, ate.
the manner in which we are building or Court
House DO you want to buy marble quarilos Tor
81. 10000 which cost iionmans friends $4,000
DO you want Workmanship to double the taxes
of the State OF Ncw-York. rs II has already
done those OF the Cityi Are you eager to
place the appointing and pardonng power OF
the State in the hands Of one whom every
creature OF the rum power. every pandereT To
vice. and every political and professional thief,
+, working for with all his wicked might IL
yon do. elect John T. Hoffman, Ii you do not,
choose John A. Giiswold, and let us have a
pure and honorable administration This Is a
square fight between the honest men and Tie
thieves Upon which side do you stands