The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-05
THE TAMMANY FRAUDS.
Citizens Meeting at Cooper In.
stllute.
Strong Talk and Vigorous Measures.
A NOnspartisan Movement.
Trouble Ahead for the Pirates.

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The meeting of the citizens, in relation
to the alleged frauds Of the city finances,
held tonight at Cooper Institute, wat
largely attended and much enthusiasm
shown by the audience when the city
officials were denounced by the various
speakers. Among the prominent citizens
present were Noah Dawson, W. NJ. Evarts
Henry Clews, Isaac Barly, L. b. Chitten.
den, Moses Grinnel, l.. Lockwood, ]. L.
shult2, Marshall and others.
On motion the chair was taken by ex.
Mayor Hovemeyer, who said the meeting
was non.partisan In Its COmposition-tho
objects ot all parties alike were equally
Interested In having an efficient and eco.
nomiCal administration OF the city gov.
ernment: He said the charges of corrup.
tion and extravaganza preferred against t
the city authorities had not been satislac.
torily answered. He condemned the re-.
cent charter under which the city had be.
come an OligarChy. Abuses existed which
required a remedy, and he asked, in con.
cluslon, what are you going to do about
~ The public had been aroused.
Judge Emott was the next speaker, and
alluded in strong terms to the manner In
which, ho charged, tho money of the peO.
pie had been squandered. Tho amount
OF power concentrated In the hands of the
city government was, he claimed, unpre.
cedented.
A series Of twelve resolutions were
adopted, which declare the city and cOun.
ty debt more than doubled within the last
two and half years, being now $ll9,.
100000, or over $03,000,0O6 more than
when Mayor Hall was inaugurated, while
there Is reason 10 believe that many mil.
lions more will be paid out on the float.
ing and contingent claims, unless tho
present officials arc removed or their pro.
ceedings arrested The manner in which
the parties implicated have met the eX.
pOsure Of their fraudulent practices
their cOntemptuous denial Of the right Of
any power to lntGrlere-their nippant
evasiOns and studied conCealment of
large portion of the public accounts and
their attempts to garble and confuse the
rCsidue-Ore characterized as n confession
OF guilt, and, coupled with tho facts and
figures already disclosed, furnish ground
to believe that the same men who sQuan.
dered for the State hundreds of thousands
of the Taxpayers money are still engaged
In similar frauds and speculations.
The fourth resolution names William
NJ. Tweed nRichard b. Connolly and A.
Oaky Hall as officers at the bar Of public
opinion, and declares that unless they can
meet tho charges by other evidence and
on other gIounds than have yet been fur.
nlshed In their behalf to tho credit of the
City Of New York and It's material inter.
ests, It's citizens will demand that they
quit or bo deprived of tho offices which
they have dsgraced and tho power
which they are abusing.
The filth resolution demands full and
detailed exhibit OF the public receipts and |
expenditures for the past two and half |
years, what has become of tho money, to
whom paid and upon what consideration
and what pretence In every sense, while
the sixth asserts the rights of tho citizens
to know, and their determination Is to
ascertain who arc and have been on the
pay rolls OF the city government, and
what pay they received and what service
they rendered and TO what extent any ol
the members Of the present city govern.
ment commenced In real partnership or
under iicticious names In the plunder Of
tho public treasury.
The seventh resolution demands that
legal remedies be resorted 10 10 recover
the stolen money; that the law should be
altered to affect this II necessary. The
eighth appeals to the next Legislature to
repeal the present city charter, and give
New York the form OF government do.
sired and approved by the wisest and best
citizens The citizens arc urged 10 unite
at the next election upon municipal 70.
form candidate, making that the control.
ling issue. The citizens throughout the
State arc being entreated 10 Join In tho
effort.
The thanks Of the Committee were OK.
tended TO the Times and other newspapers
which contributed 10 enlighten the public
mind upon the state Of affairs of the city,
and the appointment recommended of an
Executive Committee Of seventy, whose
duty 1t shall be TO carry on and into prac.
tlcal effect tho most judicious and vigor.
Gus measures, securing tho reforms which
the public interests 80 imperatively do.
mand.
Mr.. Owald 0llendorler was the next
speaker. He said he participated In the
public sentiment that dictates the pro.
prlety Of strict examination into the pres.
ont condition Of the city finances and OK.
penses Of the past.
Edward Salmon, ex.ltepubllcan Gov.
ernor Of Wisconsin, followed, and com.
mented upon the apathy of the citizens
that hitherto prevailed with regard 10
public officials, was vital TO the life of
principles. In the present
crisis every good citizen had a duty 10
discharge, and he hoped they would not
prove recreant.
Robt Roosevelt, Congressman, said he
had always been Democrat. Demo.
cracy was the real Republican party, the
party of the poor against the rich. lie
would rather speak TO an unbroken party
Of Democrats than 10 a mixed assembly
most Republican, as at present. II was
time the Republican members Of the old
Board of Supervisors were partly respOn.
sible for the frauds committed, but that
formed no excuse for the Democrats. 1t
was not alone the peoples money that
had been taken, but they were also de.
prlved Of liberty by frauds practlSed at
elections.
Edward Plerpoint, ex.Unlted States
District Attorney, followed In a speech In
which he said the people should appeal to
the Governor for redress, and that failing
they should resort 10 other means The
American people were tenacious of their
rights, and II necessary would shed their
blood for them. Mr.. Plerpoint defended
The Judiciary of the city of New York