New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-05

iDay and civiy the men TINT have c0mIntteu 'hes9
outraRes against public faith, public property ana
public law should be made responsible. And !, TOT
one, have faith that with all their cunning anu 10
the majesty of the law. In my humble opinion there
IL but one thing necessary to bring these three men
to justice and to rescue the City Of NewYork from
thing 10 the determination the active, earnest united
will of the people of this city to accomplish IT,
Where there is a will there is q way. .,.s
to intelligent public than this cause to-day PLEADS
| at the bar Of public opinion. 1t is not alone inc
Of which this has been .5 6SC1 Gs
berry endanger the public credit and private prop
erty nay, it is netting that is here at stake
issue by these things. If now, at this time, under
the people of New-York City are found wanting
found incapable of redressng these wrongs, 4 they
bled until it oerran the stew" to triumph. then IN
deed will republican government be failure here
is the price of liberty" But, if it be too much to
ask of NewYork citizen to be vigllant. it GER
tainly il not too much to ask that he should once IN
great while show that vigilance, that interest IN
public matters which alone save from HIM ana
his property certain ruin. And now is that time
Now or never will you throw of the yoke which mas
been placed upon your necks. Then fellow citizens
let us be up and dong. The eye OF the cvlZed
world and Of the Republican cause everywhere ID
upon us. Our own safety is at stake. We must not
SPEECH OF ROBERT B. ROOSEVELT.
do not know whether it is exactly possible for
man to be born Democrat, but claim to come as
near it as any The earliest recollection
that have Of public questions. when my arms had
attained little more than seven years pith, was my
upholding stanchly and unswervingly the great
doctrines Of Democracy Since that time have
been Democrat for Democracy is like vaccination.
when it once takes we it lasts lifetime. But as
did not believe disloyatyt to mean Democracy during
the war, l do not believe dishonesty to mean
Democracy now. The very cornerstone OF
our faith is pure, economical admins
traton Of government, and without that
no code of principles can receive the hearty support
Of our party. Our party is the party OF the people,
and the people are always on the side OF what Is
right and true. There may be, and there doubtless
are among both parties good, honorable men, Look
ing around me- l cannot doubt that both sides can
lay equal claim to credit in this particular. But
those who love Democracy, those who have put
their abiding faith in it and built up the hopes OF
the glory of their country on 1t, naturally LOOK upon
il the representation OF whatever Is noDlest ana
best.
AN HONEST DEMOCRAT MORTIFIED.
To us Democrats therefore, comes the charge OF
corruption against rulers with two-fold force
an especial horror TO hear that the chief officers of
a Democratic city, who have been elected by an
overwhelming majority of Democratic votes, some
of whom have been chosen over and over again to
various positions of trust, are venal and corrupt Is
indeed almost incredible And yet what Is the evil
dencef The charges are direct plain and explicit;
misappropriation of vast sums are alleged tune,
place. and circumstance are all stated through the
daily press with the utmost exactness. PRETENDED
purchases which in their very nature impossible,
are proved to have been paid for. The building and
furnishing of our New Court House are made the
prete1t for the payment Of bills which are not
1t is pretended that acres of plastering
haze been done s4 d Gy e' Hs 'aR sfR odnG
have been plastered and carpeted at less expense.
and no sane can put faith in the pretense If it
were made that the work charged for was really
done. However, must do our rulers the credit of
saying that they make no such pretense They
have never denied the payments, they have not even
asserted that the money was earned, while they
have in every one of their lame defenses implicitly
| admitted that the bills were extravagant, II not
Iaey have p sun to ae the the psbnn
ders of Republicans, as if burglar were to excuse
himself by erting that he was assisted by fel
| were brought by political enemies and 30 not en-
titled to an answer, but nowhere has there been
straightforward positive ACKNOWLEDGMENT ue-
| NAL even OF any sort.
UNDOUBTED QUIT OF THE CITY OFFICIALS
| That they are guilty no man who has read the
statements doubts for moment, and no one be-
| lieves that any such sums were actually expended
on the Court House. Nevertheless have been in
formed that this building, instead Of costing $780,
OOO or S5,OOOOO0, as is alleged, the latter being
over 100000 To prove this have been shown
the cures purportng to have been taken from the
| Controllers books, but hope was deceived and
that they exaggerations: But OF the tacts dis
tincty alleged in the public press there can be no
question; it is admitted by default that millions on
millions of the public money have been paid to.
few obscure individuals for which they neither did
| nor could have performed equivalent labor; while
| little printing company OF S2oOU capital has re-
ceiyed 81 500 100 from the county alone Id one year.
Nevertheless, shoe king as are these accusations,
| they are but trivial in comparison with the real
crimes Of the accused. Money Is after all. tlylal
affair: we are a wealthy nation, growing with inn
mense rapidity, rolling up capital and adding to our
resources daily; can endure limitless pecuatons
| in our officials, and still survive; but they have
| stolen from us something dearer and more
sacred than wealth-thcy have stolen our rights,
our liberties, our very national institutions. Such
! wrongs as | have enumerated would never have
been submitted to by the Democratic party had the
ndivuals composing that partynot been hIsf deprived
of the free expression of their WILL These our mas
tcrs have stolen our ballots have fasltied the VIII
| of the people, and have pulled away the very key
| stone of the arch of liberty.
to believe; yet will give you every point OF time
| and circumstance. | will furnish YOU with ev cry
detail and all the minut& Of the mode Of operations,
and, large a. Is tins meeting, were 10 can ny WIZ!
| is now. know whereof l speak. and IN exposing
| these shameless Inquiries rather IN defense OF
Democracy than i'll arraignment of II, rather ex-
| tenuste and set down naught in malice BY COM
| bnation Of certain Democratic and Republican
holders in this city the votes OF the people no
longer express their will. They falsted III three
! different ways, SO that no matter how honest the
| mass of voters might be, the corrupt KING would
| apparently be retained in power. To effect this
three forces brought into play There is the use
of repeaters at the polls the nanpulationof ballots
they deposited. and the false counting OF them
| III making up the canvass. Precisely how these
| schemes managed will explain to you.
| THE MYSTERIES OF REPEATING.
Heretofore there has been registry. of all legal
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