Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-04

The speeches OF Joseph Choatc, Evarts, Samuel
Tilden and others, were enthusiastically receiv-
cd, and the meeting separated with great har-
mony. Mr.. Choate's statement that the fight
between the wings of the republican party
wings that heretofore had refused to tiutter, fly
or even to flop together-had removed their diff
ferences, and on Tuesday the lions of the Gus
tom house and the lambs of Horace Greeley
would 90 to bed together, ELECTED uproariOus
cheers long continued.
The address to the people by the citizens
committee OF seventy, which was adopted, states
that there is not in the history of villainy par
alle for the gigantic crime against property,
conSpired by the Tammany ring. 1t was engi
neered on the complete subverSon OF free gov
eminent in the very heart of republicaniSm An
American city, having population of over a
million, was DISTINGUISHED by an open vote of q
legislature, born and nurtured in democracy
and republicanSm, and was handed over To Il
selfappointed OligarChy, to be robbed and plum
dered by them and their cOnlederates, heirs and
assgnees, for six years, and proSpectively for
ever. The new city charter gave a gang of
thieves power to govern this metropolis. 1t
substantially deprived the citizens of self-con-
troll nullitied the right Of suffrage, and nulitied
the principle of representation. 1t authorized
handful OF cunning and reSolute robbers to
levy taxes, create public debt, and incur mu-
nicpal liabilities without limit and without
check, and placed at their disposal the revenues
of great municipality, and the property of all
its citizens.
The two years history of the charter is one of
theft, robbery and forgery, which have stolen
and divided S2OO00,O00 which have run up the
city debt from $3.50 900 in 1869 to S97 900 900
in 1871, and which will be $4,000 900 in Au-
gust, 1872, and which have paid to these robbers
millions of dollars for work never performed
and material never furnished, which created I'M
necessary offices with large salaries and no du-
ties in order to maintain force of rutfianly
supporters and manufacturers of votes; which
used millions of dollars to bride and corrupt
newspapers, the organs of public opinion, in vio-
lation of the laws; which narrowly limited the
public advertising; which camped within the
city reserve army of voters by employing
thousands Of laborers at large pay upon nomi-
nal work, neither necessary nor useful; which
bought legislatures and purchased Judgment
from the courts both civil and criminal.
This Tammany ring and its success are the
marvel Of the worlds politics. Without noise,
without force, and almost without the public
knowledge they have accomplished Il revolution
in the very heart of the American democracy,
and established an oligarchy Of robbers in the
place of a popular representative government.
There is reason to dread that with the electric
righteousness of this easy and profitable viii
lany, it may speed from New York city to the
principal towns of the whole United States, till
the American political system is menaced with
a lingering typhoid fever of SCoundreism that
nldN DUIll uliUUOOu ana virtue all out ct 1t.
Our duty is to Sternly judge and swiftly exc
cute. If we fail TO overthrow the Tammany
rulers and annul their city charter and if we
fail to send them as felons to the state prison.
and to make them disgorge what they have
stolen, will not the capitalists and merchants of
Europe logically conclude that our institutions
are a farce; that the strength of the American
credit is gone, and that it is unsafe to lend and
sell to people whose rulers are thieves and
whose legislators are robbers and raScals? Will
not European funds loaned out here he recalled?
Will not the important negotiations for new
loans be arreSted2 Will not our securities be
returned here to be sold? Will not our orders
for goods be refused2 But in like manner as
the domestic interests of people are proper
toned to its foreign interests-as nine to one
so that the home stake we Americans have in
the overthrow and punishment of the Tammanv
ring is simply that of our national life.
The address recites further manifestations of
the ring by which plumber was secured iuclud-
ing the erecting OF savings banks where the saw
ings of working men and women and of orphans
were used to cash the city's bonds. 1t calls on
all citizens of the state to aid in overthrowing
the robbers, and says il is fearful truth that
the only force which to-day keeps the municipal
machinery of this city in motion and maintains
even the semblance of lawful government, is the
expectation and belief that the whole structure
will be remodelled and new municipality and
a new legislature of Il new and better breed Gre
ated by the people in November. The good men
of all parties should step right out of their party
lines, and coming together should discard all
the issues between democracy and REPUBLICAN,
ism and lock hands in the rescue of our state
and city.
Deputy Controller Green is ready to pay the
city judges at the rate of $4,000 per year,
which is the salary fixed by the legislature,
but they demand a salary of $4,000 a year,
which sum was subsequently fixed by the
naI L..aY l.,
moyalS OF snecurists from the courts and con-
troler's office
Two thousand aqueduct laborers were paid
yesterday, also the police, and $4,000 was
placed to the credit of the park department
Judge Barnard to-day stated in court, that he
was determined to stop imprisonment for debt
or as witnesses, and that he had no doubt the
murdererS of Nathan and Rogers would have
been discovered but for the fear, on the part of
some one who has seen them, of indefinite i'm
prisonment
Judge Cardozo to-day vacated an injunction,
granted by him yesterday, against the Mercan-
tile fire insurance company, and DISCHARGED the
receiver, it proving that the company's cash as
sets, above the capital of 100000, are $92, 1876,
and that, after paying all claims, seventy-fve
per cent of the capital will be intact even after
reinsurance. The board of fire underwriters to-
day protested against CardOzo's action of yester-
day, as an outrage, and declared that the COM
ing 10 modification Of the laws, rendering
such proceedings impossible hereafter The
superintendent of the insurance department
has, at the request of the Continental insurance
company, Investigated its affairs, and finds its
capital unmpaired, and that it holds a large
surplus above all claims for losses by
the Chicago fire and otherwise, including an
ample reinsurance fund. The superintendent
also certifeS that the voluntary additional
half million Of capital of the company Is more
than doubly subscribed. He is now examining
other insurance companies.
IT has been decided that if Alexis arrives by
Tuesday, parade will be held Wednesday; il
he lands before Tuesday, he goes incOgnito to
Washington until the election is over
A writ of error has been granted by Judge In
graham in the case of Rosenzweig, providing for
a review of the case before the appellate court,
The process is returnabe at the next supreme
court, general term.
Seventeen indictments were found against the
forger Miner.
Judge Barnard has decided that the county
medical society had no right to eXpel DR.. Rup-
paler upon the charge made by DR.. Sayre, IN
connection with a surgical operation, and grant
ed an injunction restraining further proceedings
agains. him.
The North Hudson railroad company obtain
ed an injunction against the Hoboken common
council, tOrbdding further interference with the
track, and ordering that the rails torn up be re-
laid.
In speech last night at the reform meeting,
Samuel Tilden, chairman of the democratic
state committee, stated that he had been ap-
preached by Tammany officials, and brides of
office and other considerations offered to him to
secede from The reform party, but heScorned all
such proposals, and would support the citizens
in this great struggle for municipal reloIm with
his last breath.
Judge Barnard to-day modified the induction
so as to prevent an issue without the endorse
ment OF the deputy controller of the fifteen mill
lions of bonds negotiated by August Belmont.
lie also granted mandamus compelling the
bureau OF elections to provide boxes to receive
votes Tor assistant aldermen.
The superintendent Of police has ordered the
whole police force to be on duty on election day,
to maintain order. Under the regulations each
candidate is allowed to have a friend present to
see iair play in the count The committee of
seventy have arranged to have Judge Learned,
of the supreme court, sit the whole day, indie.
pendent of the usual occupants of the bench, TO
protect honest voters in their rights.
Mayor Halls chief clerk, in a letter TO the
press, promises, on the part of the mayor. a
prompt investigation OF all complaints made by
citizens against inspectors or other poll officers.
Judge Barnard has issued an order compelling
the placing OF boxes ut the polls for the recep-
ton Of votes for assistant aldermen. An order
is also granted for the mayor to show cause. on
Monday, why he shall not remove the present
inspectors OF election and appoint Others in con-
formity with law. About 1000 Young men have