The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-01
THE GERM.iN RING.

The Counter part Among the German ID mo-
Gratis OF the ~wreny Ring -Magnu- Grass,
Coroner Schirmer. md J John J. rerdma n
Forming n Greedy Triumyirate.
The German Democratic Vigilance Comm ittce
OF New YORK have published a pamphlet in which
they make some interesting disclosures concerning
tile German politicians OF this city. They say In
substance, 1t is not generally known that we have a
German Ring in New York which is fully as greedy
as that which is headed by Peter b. sweery ana
William M. Tweed, and more dangerous because SO
little known.
Magnus Gross, John J. Freedman, and Coroner
schirmer control 1t. They play into the hands OF
the sweeny Ring, and are we'll paid for their work
hagnus Gross Ia q member OF the Board OF Educa.
tion, and has been promised 4 Police Commissio Toner.
ship. He Ii chief editor Of the New York S,dai,
Zdfun0. Or schirmer and Freedman the pamphlet
says:
Dr sSshirmer with the aid Of the sweeny Ring has
that he live on his fat II be can hold on 10 Ms on
= couple OF years longer He :, an ieuoramus and does
70. DO nc Is. however, al bon rfrdn, and gives good
Du the most brilliant career was made by J. j. Freed
beer ssooS IN FSty ago proprietor OF poor lager
superior Court with salary Of tiOo Tie Sa made nd ' me
6y nnurinG industry what he lacks in learning and may
IN une become a good Judge, He thinks already a
the man who negicctS to do him homage "'1 WV W
o. the email fr1, the pamphlet has this to observe
While the tTiumviratc Thus have feahercd their nests
they nave not ioEouen their adhercnts nut procured
Tor LAG mott serN Of them very good POSITIONS Thus
one Ju Jus Hennet, Of the Nineteenth WArd was IN
MaFnus GIohs made CLERK IN the hoard OF Educntion
one Tautphoeus, OF the Fourteenth Ward Clerk in tbc
IounN CltrkI oIncci lsar of the Seventeenth Ward
ulcik IN tnn lay tpimissioncrs office; BERGMAN ~
TIE Tenth Wardf and RoehleT OF the Nineiernth W.
Clerks IN the REGISTERS ONCE, dc. &c. 'N'
This trumvirate obtains control of the Democrat,
Union General Committee by preparing prutcd
lsts oi Tie delegates TO the Committee from tho
various wards, and giving notice unly 10 their avn
uarl-nns OF the tine when the election Is to be held
lie pamphlet closes with these wurds
~, Al ths might 0. patiently submitted In II Messrs
MaghNt Gross and Freedman would use thor sr"nt
,nnhtnce Tor Tie promotion OF the hest uerccia Of bis
Guy. INT Instead OF this what must I'VE
ven oy Mhphus Gross ifom Albany. |, NOT every one
Mthout exception written In the interest the sween
iNeeu hllg = Does lie not take N ne TO CLOAK ana
nusn w VIC ",s oi lhat swndling arm Does he not
Iluiculc lhc elotls OF q Norton. u Dreamer tenrt
ana DINERS TO bring on better state IA the adninsT
ton OF ths ety2 Does he not even charge these men
Mlh impure motives And Is not his whole aim Viii
the help Of Sweeny and Tweed 10 nronote hil r,m
EtNh!.e lhuretts, and TO enrich himself and hts
Ilenus Nv tue expense or the German interest What
ean oe done TO stop tins netarous course We answer
thke NE control OF German politics out OF the hands
under them nom doing further Injustice Lei ali
hohoet 1eI an Democrats unite and form Rreat dem
ocIatc noni whose TASK II must be 10 susain those
teat principles TO which the party owes lis TtIenrth
10 csternnale corruption wherever Il found ana 10
eject honest men TO all public Offices Let those Ger
these hungry leechos, ""A'