New-York tribune., 1870-11-03
THE CASE OF MIR. JOHN GLENNoN.

=
SIR imagine that you consider there is
something not quito right in tho matter OF Mr. John
Glennon and his friends the Hon. Michael Norton ana
Others Now ask you look at the facts in the case,
and there is single thing to which proper ehcep-
ton can be takon. Mr. Norton keeps lvery-staDe,
which he perfect right TO do. He requires pook
keeper and Glennon acts in that capacity to which
I am sure you cannot object. Mr. Glennon. having
income secured him. keeps the books with
out pay Is there any wrong in thaJf Suppose that
were competent bookkeeper and could be ndorseu oy
Judge on the bench man who would tell the tru'h
and therefore presumably would not defacste, wouu
YOU not glad to employ me upon tho same easy tersf
Why Mr. Gcnnon works cheaply, s, strictly speaking
his business and yours mDe But, looking closely
into IT, We find a motive which does honor to human
nature 1t IL of the nobest feelings which
ectuate" etc. you remember the quotation TO the hohor
able Michael he indebted for par. m U
peases Were IL not for his honorable iriena no nhsn
perhaps even now be welding the some
part OF ones time Now. Mr: Glennon chooses TO WORK
Without pay for Mr. Norton that honorable gentleman
Mr. GlennoG mud any one willing to give nun shny
without service, he has right to accept ,e h h
and II he has right to accept one such place no o
right TO accept two or o dozen To be sure i5 not
every DAY that one find County Clerk ana BosfG M
Song potbipg' whether the finding OF such generous
individuals owing 10 lnck or merit on MS par Is oi
rTudge him his advantage when you how nicely the
whole affair works. Mr. Norton gets his books Kept Tor
nothing and Mr. Glennon has plenty OF money without
being obliged TO waste his time In the CITY han or
to risk health and lose comfort by PADDING apou' ~ an
sorts Of weather as O policeman. The two paGues
solely concerned havo abundant reason To be sasncd
and who else shall complaint . - ,-.,
But there was implied suggestion, by some mperai
pent LAWYER that Mr. Glennon "a not known py tnat
name when his double salary comes to be paid The
Attorney, however declared and was sustained
by the Judge, that this matter was irrelevant S We
dare to dispute tho opinion Of Blunt bacfed up Dy COX
Rut supposjug fact to be as inslnuated WHAT then
MT Clennon is not the first man to whom money has
been paid under a de plume Didn't Dckeis ,, s1no
times sign papers as Bozf Thackery IA jeans Glow
plush and our venerated Mayor as Yoreki There Is
sueh virtue as Modesty and II one may Judge Iroin
eli ght induction this Is one of Mr. Gennons T
f7cs have looked in vain IN the Drect9Iy Ior nis
name "Inspector of Lights and Cas- or some eIse
as he was: Clerk in the oce OF the County Clerk water
noccwan iiyery-sable bOokkeeper and secrettTY Oh
EEom 9inb as he is his name appears to be unknown
to Mr. Trow and lis canvassers Bnt merit came,
eIways be hidden by modesty and the theTto uknow
name of John Gennon appears in pilnt anu nis en @
tar FOR truthfulness indOrsed by PonceJuSce Wy
Mav he bear his honors meekly not thlhE hlHseLi
now a neg above Tweed, Hail. Fisk, HOLMAN ana Com
ho" POo eDN' ii. A. G..
| pany.