New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-01
THE OU1RREE At dLB1NY.

A foolish concern at Chicago, WIllcl uOeS lts
worst to disgrace the name of Tribune, thus
airs its maligniy and mendacity:
"Diyido and conquer is the policy OF tho fammany-
Erie thieves toward the press Of New York city for
Inidable rebellion against the cOrruptions OF Tammany
has broken out theI Democratic party, and for the
first time m many years. there is an opportunity of &C
complaining reform with an assured prospect of sue
cess One would think that THE TRIBUNE which has
pretended follow honesty tor living, would rush TO
embrace this opportunity OF overhrowng its seeming
enemy in its stronghold. But, IN reality THE NEW
Yong TRIBUNE has for a long time slept in
tho same trundebed with the TammaBy gang,
and. shared their spells and corporation al
vertispg, to the great profit CT the publish
ing department while tina editorial department ventilated
its virtue very guarded exposures Of the very small de-
fects Of the City government. Great villains keep their
small vices show to hide their larger ones; and the
New.York City Ring could well afond to keep editor
to abuse the peccadilOes cared nothing about as the
most efectua mode Of concealng the greater transac
tons in which 1t virtually interested But now, as
heretofore when really formidable effort is being made
TO overthrow the ascendency corrupt Democratic lead
ers and their equally corrupt Republican accompces
m NewYork THE is found the side Of its al
hes and employers. 1t is by this dividing and neuraz
ing the power Of the press that the Tammany thieves
rule the city"
Comments BY The Tribune.
That there is no ggain of truth in the above,
our readers cannot fail to know. The anti
Ring Democrats profess to desire the abolition
| of the Board of Supervisors and thls-though
| il will eject some Republicans from office, and
replace them bylDemocrats-has had aud still
| has our hearty support. SO with regard to the
| calls of Messrs. Norton, Genet & Co. for infOr-
nation as to the tmultiform swinales of the
| Ring-Fifth Avenue pavement, &c, &c. Time
| and again have we urged the Republican mi
nority in our Legislature to vote steadily
aud sOlidly for every anti-Ring prOpO-
! sition that has yet been made, and
for those which we trust are to be made. We
| can imagine no issue made or to be made on
which The TRIBUNE is not in hearty accord
with all who shall attempt to expose the cor
ruptions and break the power of the Tam
many Ring, no matter to which party they be-
long or by what motives they are impelled.
And, so far from having shared their spoils
and Corporation Advertising we have for
years declined that advertising. though ap-
pointed to publish it by Mayor 0pdyke, and
still on the list of Corporation papers, so far as
we know In short, we have improved every
opportunity to expose and unhOrse corrupt
democratic leaders, and their equally corrupt
Republican accOnlplces," to the extent of our
power
What, then. is the pretext for the above
attack upon us 7
| We can imagine none, unless it be our hesl-
tation to indorse and commend those Demo
Gratis who are i'll hot pursuit of the scalps OF
Sweeny, Tweed g. Coz with fair prospects OF
success. We are with them i'll the hunt; we
may be afterward but that is a question OF
the future. 1t was very trite truth, even
before Burke uttered it, that Confidence is a
plant Of slow growth !" and here are men who
have risen TO power and cmnence by stuiing
ballot-boxes and every form of political
iniquity, who are now leaders in the crusade
against official corruption We hope Their
] pspentaaca u sincere and their reformation