New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-18
THE MURPHY CASE ONCE MORE.

Mr. Thomas Murphy, like Richard Baxters
publisher, comes out with More Last Words.
The present effort is very late, yet it should
have been far later-or far stronger. 1t con-
tains only two things: eyasions of the charges
we have made and proved, and supplement
tary card from two members of the Dix Com
mission, saying over again what they and we
have alike said before.
The main charges against Mr.. Murphy were:
a. That he had been false to Republicanism,
having betrayed us in the Legislature by
votes against the Civil Rights bill, and
against approval of Impartial Suffrage in the
District of COlumbia,-at the polls, by voting
for John II. Hoffman,-in Republican organi-
cations, by defying the State Convention, sup
porting Andrew johnson and the Philade-
pbia Convention, and trying to break up the
organization in this city';-(2) That for all this
he was not without his reward-getting the
patronage of the reOrganized Tax Commission,
and having his friend and counsel. Gen.
Chester A. Arthur, appointed to q ten
thousand dollar TammanY Office; being himself
made Commissioner in the infamous Broadway
Widening job. and a member of the School
Board and holding both these Tammany Offices
till after his appointment to the Collectorshp of
the Port and being admitted to the real
estate specuations of Tweed, Connolly, and
Sweeny;-(3) That he was Shoddy Con-
tractor, who had defrauded the Govern
ment in it's time of greatest peril, and
so enriched himself at the expense of the SOL
diers he robbed that he was able, by various
practices, to cover his work and escape pun
ishment; and az that the effect of his being
at the head of the n. Y. Custom House was
fifty set forth in the sworn testimony OF that
upright Christian merchant and gentleman,
VIM E. Dodge, who said
1.-THE fact that the Administration was represented here
by such venal corrupt machine as the CustomHouse
has taken the heart out Of all the German Republicans
scarcely know intelligent Republican who voted at
the last election in New-York The whole conduct Of
things has been that basis and just long all
oces under the Government are political gifts just 30
long Will we get and worse and 90 to the dogs.
The appointment of Mr. Murphy was considered extra
ordinary know nothing against him, except that be Ia
man without any experience, and actually without
any position here probably the last man that would
nave been thought Of by any merchant Knowing that
Nc Knew nothing about IT, and kept there for Dot
cal purposes the merchants have kept away and felt
II IL would hurt their selfrespeet to meddle with the
matter"
how does Mr.. Murphy, In this fresh "last
word on the subject" meet these broad and
oamnlng chargesf He does not deny, for he
dare not, his vote for Hoffman, his defiance of
.ne state Convention, his support of Andrew
johnson, or any one of the main points in the
ihuictment Tor treachery to Republicanism. He
eoes not deny, for he dare not, the rewards
tor us ueaehery 1.-TWO "Tammany offices"
lor himself; another. worth ten thousand
year, TOT his friend and counsel and admission
70 the real-estate operations OF Tweed, Con-
noiS' and 20. He docs not deny. for no dare
not Tue declaration Of Gen. Meigs thaL Lis