New-York tribune., 1870-11-01

forced anon us by one the worst Jeaisnatod
known ID lnS history Of ,TSDa%ss TSSs oy ~ xS an
s has s%ost m ss,.Sncs SS,Ty and power
ye Natsng ma! ad d iSs RepHpf@S ne @ Rts party
late power became sS ePsTSsr NO great issues likely to
s~c and while in caeo o1ne 19nS% in oasce. Hc rep
gee.n avs Governed by the political eheon'''e VI
THOMAS A. LEpwITh'
r.avith cur candidate. on tho contrary
80 hefore YOU he has appeaieo p'''''
me people on every occasion, represen,int,
= s,id integrity. Re entered political INC az wy
early pcriod at the Of "a or 49, He became '"sn
t;nTished for honesty and integrity he incurred ,,o
ofiense of the enef members on S , IT, WAS
then announced to him that Liz pubic oIsf To- % his con-
He came home; he submitted hls e9no, t % for @ an i'm
sfituents He put m nomination lor na,n1 ~.
portant judicial once Iis constituents rallied aronnn
him. and spite of the opposition q ias ,s He dis
charged his duSes faithfully, and l kaow Gr in,og @
position trying more calculated n 70 pe,od scat
upon the bench Of the Police Courts of this city Btns
snished Tor purity integrity and impartaty No man
charged hi with lack OF devotion Nm ,1 ph has ever
charged him with sweryng from the strict he ,ars ., @
public duty. Last Fall Mr. dwith came @gn Of his
course The Ring again announced that the uhe nad
for the plitical determination OF Thomas A. beaw,n
lie TOOK the field almost sineehanded and run wlthou,
an organization TO any great extent He came OUT oi
oas ~ 6nt two wards he was allowed the final count
INT little over loO0 votes he really carried the election
With one voice in casting about for leader possessed OF
integrity and frmness of purpose nave seieGteu tns
this the most important municipal contest which mas
occurred IN this city since its very organization Jap
plause.J - - ...,.,.-,ovs
Having stated thus much, gentlemen, OF thetwo can
ddates for Mayor, will not take up your time by dis
of the relative merits demerits to any great
extent of the other candidates. For the office OF Con-
fr.,ll buua in mi inatio
standing in business and social circles gentleman OF
excellent business principles Of the puIest negr,H g
and gnihed Office will be always ready to allow his iei-
low cit zens TO examine the books OF that Office. lhp
go unanswered for "a hours The nominees gem
tcmen well known. The nominee for County CLERK is
cty-a gentleman esteemed for his high chaIaeter' hs
gentleman of integrity and high standing. The nom
nations for CorOners are OF abundaniy able 10 ds
mated aud who will discharge those duties faithfully II
You shall elect heIn as you undoubtedly viii, together
with the whole ticket put in nomination. lAppause'J
THE Issues INVOLVED.
This is a contest not gentlemen, for men. 1t is con
test for of the greatest possible importance We
into this contest for the purpose or destroy
the power OF that ring which has cursed this city Tor
many years, and which ~ it he allowed to continue VIII
not only destroy the fair fame Of our city, put when
will destroy even republican institutions tappauseJ
You naturally ask yourselves now IL IL that rhg so
posed of members universally unpopular have been
able to seize this City Government to control II ente
able
that ever polluted statute books and that seek In no
Govern GoVeTnment at the national capital. you viii
ask yourselves how it is that ring com,
themselves firmly in power Letne for ew moments
outline the of policy pursued by that combination
let tell You that that organization governed not ny
me-" v cS wbo soSd take the foremost rank in their
Organization, but it is governed ard controlled py
secret society whose members are clecteu lor hle q
society which in former days has been well and md
fayoraply known; society VEL enough fsn IN ,bs s
thorough desecraton OF public liberty, should
receive the universal condemnation OF all honest cluIens
in our midst lAppause1 YOu may not he aware, gen
temcn that the Tammany Society is secret order You
undoubtedly eon"1nd the Ianmany e1ee wv Si necds sne
sary connection with the other The Iamnany society
il secret society," and II owns the building Known AZ
Tammany Hall by this means is enabled to say what
particular committee shall meet IN That building
| IHE RINGS COUP D'ETAT.
On a recent occasion, at time when the Democratic
party revoed against the tyranny OPPRESSION and cor
ruption OF this Ring, and obtained very large majority
General Committee it required the Chairman OF
that Committee whose name is VIM. NJ. Tweed hissesl
them together that he did accordingly issue call The
object of the assemage of that committee was to pass
certain resolutions nsructing our members OF Assembly
Senators TO vote, II their Judgment approved iof
vent the eeHsedaon Of power in this Ring
store to this city the right OF selfgoyernnent A..
When Mr. Tweed catt his eye around and round that
large majority of that Committee opposed to those
measures and were likely to vote in accordance win
He summoned the Police and he professed to believe
When the Committee assembled to discuss their mess
aud proceed in an orderly and quiet manner they found
possession of 800 1000 policemen. Two regi;,
ments of infantry. It was said were held
preventing the members Of that committee from dis
cussing the measures then before the Legislature The
most prominent resolution intended TO be passed was
asking the Legislature to pass law that no man In
the City should hold than one saaried office; and
they prevent the discussion OF resolution which
looked to the confinement Of VIM. NJ Tweed and his fol
prevent the consideration of proposition calculated to
deprive them of of the numerous offices which each
a Of m WaS they sd ths of the
party Mr.. Tweed then at once, having done that and
obtained this power through the Influence Of the sachems
of the Tammany Society who owned the building mot
majority of the members Of the Comnttee he rushed 10
Albany and in a very few days, by means of comlina
ton forced through the LEGISLATURE Charter which
patronage which hands You over, bound hand and foot
70 the tender to. meTes 0 an Ro anos
instantly BY means OF that charter tho City with AL its
heads of the departments without submitting the
appoint them of his mere WIN and caprice. He did
appoint them and instead OF having less number OF
ery. All the old ones were continued ana lot OF new
After this was DONE although we had the right to elect
Controller and Corporation Counsel yet no sooner
o Ioe s for ~ aed % nrncpes false and into
its support by considerations not discussed at the
| ent moment than mr. tweed tHe members OF tIe
Ring set to work and destroyed what few rights
| left TO us by the Charter Itself.
| THE CORPORATION COUNSEL THE CREATURE OF TIE
CONTROLLER.
The most important Offices in this city the Mayor,
Controller, and Corporation Counsel They filed
within three weeks after Charter passed, wldch
| permitted to elect them Provisions smuggled
into the Tax Levy which abolished the privilege the
part OF the people 10 elect Controller and conferred the
power the Mayor OF appointing that officer. Here,
hen you perceive they commenced consolidating all the
I'm Themselves. that they should