New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21

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PLAIN TALK WITH MAYOR HALL-HE MUST
RESIGN.
MS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RINGS THEfTs-
HOW HR PREVENTED ELECTION FRAUDS.
No. 80 BRoABwAr, NEw-YoRk, Sept. - 1871.
Hon. A. Oakley HALL, Mayor Of ne Csty Of Ner- York.
SIR: You have of late repeatedly expressed
the opinion that It IL tho dssy Of public oce who has
lost the public confidence 10 resign you sincere
this opinion, undertake TO show concusvely that IL
your imperative duty to resign forthwith the high
!. at you were elected 10 administer.
crisis has been reached In lie affairs Of the city Of
grave character. and to ysu than any other
Individual s this calamity 10 be attributed, for without
your active cooperation the wrongs and crimes ad
mittedy committed never could have been perpetrated
your Official acts TO the Office Of Controller
you very conveniently overlook this important fact but
the truth cannos be concealed by merely ignoring IT, and
however dsagreeabls the stuaton, II is must be
cepted by you. It Is known to every that you are
personally implicated In the serious accusations which
have been made to the payment Of fraudulent claims
from the Treasury As to those claims. Judge Barnard,
in the judgment given by him in my suit Friday last.
says:
1T IL charged arainst two Of the defendants. the
Mayor Of NewYork and the CONTROLLER that they had
paid dishonest Claims knowing them to be The Con-
trolIer Of New-York b it's financial oacer. He is in:
al the sa es G
he has under the laws to appeal until
s right and proper b appeal. He has, indeed para
and power and it I, upon him more than
al the Gf ss + the ss
to errsrae or to have ao h taken from the the
liz oes properly and
1t s excuse for the head financial ocer to say that
or perhaps psraonaSs thing possibly may be- but
neverthelessit crime In the payment OF these vari
sss
Of being Hae better lhan htoApey robbery. .'as ~.
hare looked al e voucher: and sa:aed hmss person-
ally hG ne charge made we're correct arg nat he Ger.
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but also az citizen, and he ,eas g1t.ty et Of ne e'n'-
mission Of crime or ne criminal act OF neghgence
Every word Of this applicable to you and
Mr. Tweed it the Controller The statute under
which the caims referred TO audited is section Of
chapter $3.50 Of the Laws Of 1870 This section provides
that:
"All liabilities against the County Of NewYork, IN;
previous the passage Of this shall be audited
BY the Mayor Controsr and present President Of the
Which are found to be due shall b provided for BY
Of bonds Of the County Of New psya-
Shall incds in the ordinance levying The taxes for the
year 1871 amount sufficient to pay said bonds and the
troer to he party or battles entitled to receive the
same upon the certificate OF the officers named herein
Even you must admit that this section imposed duty
ferred TO- cheh not imposed equally upon yonrsU
and Mr. Tceed and therefore your business, and
the business Of MI Tweed, equally with the Controller,
IN the words Of Judge Barnard to have examined the
claims with extreme care, and to have looked at the
vouchers and have satisfied yourself personally that the
charges made correct and that the services
performed Upon your confession, you failed to do
co. and therefore, the words of condemnation by the
learned Judge you failed In your duty, not only to
yourself but also to the czens and were guilty either OF
the commission Of crime or criminal act OF nesl-
gence" There 10 escape for you or for Mr.. Tweed
from this position This the people understand. and are
determined that beth you and Tweed shall bear the
responsibility which attaches to your acts.
further and perhaps serious accusation is made
by the Controller against both you and Tweed those
claims The Controller has sworn In his sdavit in the
suit that before the above statute was passed
appointing the Board Of Audit the Chairman Of Com
mtee Of the Board Of Supervisors had certified to the
claims referred that the charges made were correct
and that the services performed. The Controller
has also sworn the affidavit that he advised
that this certificate by the Chairman of the Committee
Of the Supervisors made the claims fixed liabilities
against the County and that he in law bound to pay
them At the hearing before Judge Barnard 1t was
stated in open court aud not denied by either counsel
OF the counsel Tweed that the Chairman Of the
Committee referred to Toeed and the adviser Of the
Controller rs to the effect OF Tweeds certificate was your
se Now neither you Tweed have met these ACCUSE
tons by the Controller Claims which the Court charac
erzed outrageous and atrocous bearing on the face
of them evidence of being little better than highway
robbery are certified by Tweed being proper la
bities against the County, and this certificate is ap
proved by you'll With you and Tweed. therefore,
rests primarily responsibility in this matter and 30
long as either of you remains In Office the public conf
dence cannot resOred to the administration OF the
government Of either the City County. The want OF
such confidence the part Of the public you urge upon
ofap
trust Now do the public service and take this advice
to yourself and persuade, II you can your friend Tweed
to do likewise In taking this step you need have no FEAR
"a to the Controllers Department for 30 long "a
managed by Mr. Green, honesty and economy will char
acterize Its administration.
That last plan Of yours for your friend Odorman 70
proceedings the part Of the city to recover
the .tolen money will not do. There is sncerty in
IT, OGorman IL 0 particular friend OF both you and
Tweed His fusoe praise Of the latter has been too Of
ten paraded before for either you or MIN now expect
that in our investigation which % seriously anecn ootn
you and Tweed he would secure the public commence
The Of the State the proper ocer TO
prosecute the matter, and before MIN VIII taHe care
that the particulars are laid to how Tweed Ingerso
Garvey woodward and Watson managed to get up this
little bill of upward of eeO0oo against the county now
thew got the Same passed through with your
and the concurrence Of your friend sweeny'
Now let me further ny that your proposed pfocams
ten Offering 900 reward Tor tho missing 'h0
most transparent farce Of all Last year you issued
o6srne reward Of o60o for information
that would lead TO conviction for breach OF tho Eec
lion laws At or about the time you issued this procama
ton you sent from your ooe several thousand dollars
to eminent counsel in this city whose services you 70
cured TO defeat conviction Of parties accused OF crme
under those And 1t il thus you always sc cover
ing what you pretend your anxiety 70 rovoel.
To restore the public confidence and secure faithful
administration Of the Government Of this CITY, 1t duo
iro you to the public thst you ns your re's
nation "a MAYOR 90 that the people may elect your sue