Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-02
Nrw Yonx, Oct. 20, 1871

Boss" Of the Republican end Democratic
Ring" Of Tammany thieves. But tue y
IsuAl aim OF tho Associated Press reports o
4 to make little party capital against the d
Democracy, and ii Is therefore necessary 70 Il
Jet the public right on some matters con .
pse,sd with the recently discovered, though
long suspected, frauds in this city. Radical
newspapers and Radical stump orators are
always careful to suppress information tend |
ing to convict their partizans and their party
OF dishonesty, and to prominently set forth
the dishonesty Of their opponents. The
facts are, that che Republican party made
the frauds possible and its leaders partici-
pAted in tasm. The Democratic party re-
psAled the legislation which made frauds
possible; discovered and exposed the swind |
lers, and is now using ell its power to make
them disgorso their ill-gOtten wealth, and
send them to the penitentiAry. II Republi-
can newspapers aud Republican speakers
would tell the truth about the matter they
would say that the mOns,rouS six million
frauds in respect to the new Court House
aud lts trading frms Of lugersOll 4 Co.,
Keyssr, aud others, we're only possible
through the scheme fabricated by RepuJ-
licaH State Legislature, which years ago
fastened upon this Democratic county a
legislative body called supervisors, oue-haif
permanently Republican and the other halt
Democratic; that the leaders OF these two
parties ia that board, ceasiuE 10 criticise or
resist the acts OF one another, combined on
the bssis of plumber for their own pecuniary
bsnfI; that Mr.. Tweed IN the transaction
represented the Democrats aud other names
such o. Hank Smith, Ton Murphy, Ben
Mannisrre, Tom Stuart, Hugh Hastings
aud many others which will be made public
in good time. ~ pifed Republicans, the latter
undertaking to manipulate the Republican
Legislature Ia Albany, whose Intelligent
rticipalion vas vital 20 the success OF the
plan: that for every dollar OF tSxstion wrun 2
out of this city from 1860 to 1870 Repub'
hcau Legislature gave specific wsrrautj thai
Republican Assemblvmen aud Senators
authorized the issue Of every city or county
bond (if IL did not so authorize, the bond Is
fraud and valuelss in the hands of the
holder out upon the market by Tweed OF
Connolly, that Notwithstanding this Board
OF Supervisors was the Astounding source OIL
municipal aud county corruption no aepub
loan proposed TO purify or destroy II; tina
tho power welded by the leaders 10 10,
board Of both political parties enabled then
20 usurp the machinery OF city nomination,
on each side, 10 full view OF Repu bicat
State government; that as soon ss the Dem
ocralie party IN 1870 for the frst time in
twenty.three years) had full power in all IN,
branches Of she State Of New y ors an e6or
was made inside that organization IN thi,
city 10 eject Mr.. Tweed and MS Republican
allies from city and county power; ,ha, the
"YounR Democracy submitted at Alban,
draft Of new charter calculated 20 &C
complish this result; that the "riug" (th,
name was ret spilled g. this conspiracy o
Democrats and lIepublicans) prepared
another charter designed to perpetuate ~
pouer.that sssyy Republican in me Assembi,
bu, one united lcih NJ Ticsed 70 defeat III,
reforming Democracy and sustain the
ring" that nearly every exponent Of public
opinion iu this State or city acquiesced ia
tit did not applaud the result, which was q
defeat of the "YOunR Democracy
II was Democrat who frat exposed the
frauds Of the "Riug" and 20 flled the news
papers with evidence Of it that the
thieves procured the stealing aud
burning Of the vouchers. II vs'
Democratic State Convention which
drove the Tsmmsny delegation in disgrace
from It's doors-noi because the delegation
WA dishonest, but because IL WAS the re
preventative Of the dishonest gang VIII
ruled TammAuy Hall Il was Rspubli
can State Convention, to it. eternal disgrso'
be il said, that drove the honest and reguIGi
delegation Of Horace Greeley out OF IT'S nal
and admitted the theiVing oustom-house
rang Of Tom Murphy.
The prosecution and arrest Of Tweed
ought TO satisfy everybody that this motto
rious thief has no influence in the Demo
cratic party OF the State. The lying pre-
.sncs of Republican journals and stump
apsAkers that no controlled the Rocheste
Convention. is now exploded. they have
satd that he dictated the State ticket
Rp,itis nv the authority Of our candidate TO
At,ornsv. GENERAL, thai he has been thu
suddsni, brought to shame and griei.
"a a Democratic Judge who put an an
iunetion on their stealing, and put n
honest Democrat ANDREW II. 0reen)
the Comptrollsrs office in place OF 10
,hisf Connolly. II was the Demoera'l
Governor and the Democratic At'orne.
General tina, let slip the sleush hounds
;n,t,os bv which Tweed has been hunte
down. il was the Chairman OF the Dem
cratic State Committee that ferreted out q
evidence and made the affidavit 1t IS th
eminent Democratic lawyer OF u
State Charles O'Connor) that has una"
taken 10 maung. the prosecution, OF Whi'
nobod f., can douot tbs good faith or the u
compromising vigol. is the mosI dish
gni.bsd Republican lawyer IN the CT
iJohn Grshaml who Is the counsel to d
tend Tweed.
Anvbody who non pretends that Twe'
control. the Democratic party OF the Stat
deserves, a strait-jackei and acsIi IN o iun
tic asylum. The Democratic party cou
easily have protected him from this disgrN
and arrest, which the Democratic Govern
melted, the Democratic Auorney-geneI
set in motion, the Chairman of the Dem
cratic State Committee supplied with e.
denoe. aud the FIRST Of our Democratic la
yers has brought about
Bat. say the Radicals, "Tweed viii
elected 10 the State senate Very like
expect he will. His district
made up Of the lowest, most
graded aud ignorant Of our pop
la,on-,he South street hives
there Tweed controls the ballot box
with his expert inspectors Who can chan
your vote before your eyes without y'
discovering it, and make you vote
Tweed anyhow. Republican inspect'
can and do perform the same trick. But
he shall he declared elected il will be
shame aud disgrace If the senate e.
permits him q seat.
The Democratic party has ever been
party Of honesty and economy. Il '
hunt down It's dishonss. officials, recov
II possible, their stolen money, and pun
them to the extent Of the law.
Will Grants Radical party do As niue
We shall see.
j was most agreeably surprised, tod
20 receive a call from Hon. P. l.. Ca
who arrived from Europe yesterday, v