New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-22
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no st porjod the City Government was defended
ay The Times as pleasantE as II Is now 10 use ma
~ H. J World SH, TRIBUNE, Express, Commercial.
~ e. &c fwhO also performed Corporation pubhca-
times boldly criticise the municipal doin gs The
7ies was conspicuous for its silence at one time ana its
Daring the summer OF 1870 the city authorities with
drew advertising from TIE Times. Immediately It's tone
toward them changed. The men whom 10 had eXtOlled
and the municipal system il had rejOced over only few
d9v since some editorial or Minor Topic or anonymous
communication has appeared, heaping charge upon
charge. and piiug Cpthet upon epthet touching NUM-
cipal officials and at times descending to personalities
C,0ner T-vlpr Asfor Roberts Ec when il ALLEGED
were in With the Ring" Like an angry husband in
d.vorco suit seeking yenecsnce upon vile whom
cess parry his The Times has not scruped to
employ i lis hunt much key-hOe evidence, many dis1p
pointed claimants and several dishonest servants me
knew that the officials had newspaper at their
back; and The latter knew that attempt to answer
malicious newspaper IN its own columns was ike enid
shting beohlyefor every bee that was Killed the
very promised honey would supply hundred fresh
discharged FROM the Controllers Office for dishonesty
AVID who, claiming sttCrward TO have key
hole Information 10 sell, politely shown
the door, and mentally kicked ont by at least
three several officials. He f0und however, ready pur
chase money In The Times Office and from that tainted
comes the publication Of immense claims which
The Times says lave been divided between the Mayor
snd the COnroer 1t IS enough for the friends OF these
gentlemen To know that they cannot pay any claims
Supervisors Boards Of audit aud that they
mover have paid claims without such statutory audit
aud that both Of them DENY the charges Of The Times OF
FriSy i'm tie Language Of the old answer in chancery
aud say they false in substance as they are scan
There was however one claim never audited nor paid
81 which me Times is more deeply interested than it is
alleged frauds against the city. JUST before its AZ
tcks begun presented claim for the sum OF Sl3 64 &c.
4ined Up To- tbs timc the Mayor bad only been gen
erahzed upon in its columns But IN perhaps mpol-
soual responsibility of directing the Counsel TO the Cor
3r9ton to reopen OF apGai me lHdgne1j immediately
pretor OF The Times equally long an intimate associate
bearers; he who had been once regarded as a valued
correspondent Of the paper; be- who had penned at the
request OF its editors through long series OF years lit
c.aT criticisms and editorial paragraphs; he, who had
received pleasant and often ndeseTyed praise in its col
praised Mayor began, after his legal act TO grow daily
into monster. Each days editorial added something
his hideous proportions. He became after his legal
Interference, man of low associations; his humOr
nov puere; ms wit was now Feeble; his was now
Alslegant and ungIammatical, and even the dramatic
fooely prased in he Tines We're ralod over in 6Per
furnish sparkle for The Tess Tdicule Of the ndivd-
Ill wlO filed the Office.
The animus being now exposed, what other than a
Joke the suggestion THE TRIBUNE who has
10 auinuj that city officials should bring libel suit
rgea let them be put into the forfa Of aidayits ana
presented to any criminal magistrate. But even with
out exposure OF the anin the officials are not to be
CIught the trap OF aiding The Times to make sensa-
1oa in orderto sell itsGopes TO The public IN Ike man
it has ied TO sell It's public virtue to the CITY
authorities, with subJrned statements against them
sen us suDsciaDeis 'ity Ro resortinS 70
fbis age cannot i've oOWn attaeks MIoIt ,esoi ls "
Ie musty weapon Of libel suit are too enekeAhealed
Et LEI us add important postscript 10 audited
claims. audit system is bad one II has always
1,csu forced from Albany upon the local authorities
7lt George Jones The Times is responsible for The
operation OF this bad system The Legislature OF 1903
IN passed tax-eyy one section of which directed the
controller 10 settle claims, and 1t was before Gov Fe-
ton for action He 0isapproyed OF the section; 30 dd
qle Controller. The clause had been inserted by the
power Of lobby iObbery. GOV. FentOn, however agreed
father than thai important measure should III ana
,f1uc as The LEGISLATURE had adjourned, 10 sign the
z3x-evy provided the Controller would pledge himself
l 20 exercise the oaimse element power The pledge
-.ss cheerfuIy given But The Times had claim
which could come the section, and Mr. Jones con-
s.njiug that the pledge illegal, success ally INVOKED
p mandmus power OF the court upon the eter OF the
Etute ia favor Of his claim, and thereby gave pre-
.opt TO- aud respOnslby invited, score OF claimants
hungry as himself. His action has cost the city hand
rss Thousands Of dollars; and Jdet % ms 0@n SGs
ID 1rted Mr. Jones becomes himself lat raider on the
tub,ic treasury, .tchOR he frequently den0uHeeS|
after these eXpostions our cOtemporaries can under
how The Times out of joint and so understand
iI. viii the OF true public spli ana not OF
81, malicious assumption. by Tepublish1g our article
And above all dare me Times copy and answer II or
sid al, as usual, copy without answering 1t.