New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-31
TAMMANY'S TRIBULATION.

PTrBIIC SENTIMENT on TAAiMANY FRAUDS
rprrryc AMONG TIE UNITED sTATEs COURT
OFFICIALs-TAMyANY ABLE TO RIDE TIE
sroRu-TFFECT or THE EXPOSURE ON
SAVINGS BANK STOCK.
I'm the United States buildings on Chambers
At. last week, the recent exposures OF the New
Conr,-uouse and the ArmorY swindlcs were very
generally discussed. All considered these exposures
"a substantially true, but in relation TO their
effect upon Timmany and It's leaders two different opn
ions were expressed. IL urged that Tammany is so
strongly and centrally organized and its Slchcms are
men Of such executive ability and cOnsummate
cunning that they will be enabled in the present
pressing emergency to bring to bear for the attain
uent of their ends everything and any thing that ingenu
y can devise rascality execute 20 carry themselves
and their adherents riumphanty through the storm OF
public indignation that has burst upon them, and,
in the end succeed in deylsing eiectual means
for suhlecting the city to o still more dis
graceful and plundcring rule. In speaking upon this
point, man, apparently well informed concerning the
characteristics Of the people, said substantially as FOL
lows "The great majority Of the citizens Of New-YorS
are like children. For time they viii DO terribly eN
cited and indignant exposed swindllng
TRANSACTIONS etc. and then forget all about the excite
ment and its In running after some new thiDg
strange and startling Tweed understands THIS pecui-
arity OF the people, and 1t viii be remarkable II, WIN
some whistle he does not soon divert their atteh
ton the matters of grave importance upon which
Il is now concentrated"
said another Our people are 80 absorbed in the head
long race for riches that they cannot devote much time
even TO the swindling transactions Of Tlmmany The
swindlcs WILL therefore, be sharply talked about for
brief period, and then be forgotten"
1t was urged on the other hand, that Tmmany is not
80 strongly and centrally organized has been. The
disputes and differences of opinion between Hall and
Hoffman and between Tweed and 5weeny, have weak
ened, if not destroyed, it's unity; therefore
its power is broken, and 1t must 80 down
before the force Of public opinion, which
Is now too thoroughly aroused not to push
strongly and steadily to the political annhation Of
the rulers who long controlled and d5graced
every branch Of the City Government, pundercd the
taxpayers, and surrendered to mob.
In regard to the secret meetings, held with guarded
doors of Hall and Connolly with Garyey, Ingersoll and
other contractors who furnished tho New Courthouse
and did tho plumbing work in the armories the opinion
seems to be that. in order to themselves these
contractors will, II put upon the witness stand
unhesitatingly tell precisely what they received for
chairs carpets judges seats plumbing, &c few re-
garded Mayor Halls card not much as defense, or
an attempt at one as feeer OF public opinion concern
ing the question he raises as TO whether tho Old or the
New Board OF Supervisors approved the accounts.
one man, looking at the exposures from financial
standpoint said: "The middle and the poorer classes
have to great extent deposited their money in the
savings banks OF this city. and these banks
have invested this money in city and county
bonds Since these exposures the bonds
have so greatly decreased in value that they cannot DO
sold to any intelligent business man. The middle and
the poorer classes discovered this become alarmed
about safety Of their deposits and are contemplating
a heavy run the banks"