New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-16

apt to regard them such. And they get out an
Injunction to protect these best Interests
NR. TWEED IN THE HEARTS OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
PEOPLE.
In the seventh section this complainant has sworn
positively in regard to certain corrupt associations az he
represents Them this city; and he says OF thcm-the
most prominent of which are The Nco- York Transcript
Association the Ncw-York Printing Company, and the
Manufacturing stationers Companythat these officials
principally Interested in Them among the rest VIM.
NJ. Tweed. That is charge. in view OF the present,
az criminal conduct But, II seems the gentleman 1nn
think this OF any consequence That charge mas Men
fy the sworn aidavits Of the officers OF these com
rsnics. to he untrue; and does the Srnuen mn
Of Criminal conduct against Win. NJ. Tweed, who has
S,ow ny 70 Years aG9ua an TO-DAY is of no
consequence warn him TO correct that VIEW anu ,o
imcmt warn them to beware what charges they swear
against Vim. NJ. Tweed and inform tRem lat t th
nrc not prepared to maintain them, think they WIN
find 1t hcttcr for them not to nave maao ~
character well the rights of property Iney s %c
nd William NJ Tweed tine last man to submit 10 any tht
wrong ~ this They pride themselves very mueh onu'
they got certain figures right They Ign b hgS Of
jeced the whole multiplication table info t rne %suse
their complaint and then sworn 1t was a uue ~ tho
the multiplication table 3ane ont riSnt Wen. 't t
rhr mann with stealing ali the money it amounted to
when added up. it would be very different thing
THE TWO PER CENT ACT
The great point which the plaintiff makes on the TWO
Per Cent act interest on the City and County
dchs and the principal OF such debts falling due are to
he by Board OF Apportonment and to be
paid out OF the Such is the language OF the sec
ond OF that statute your Honor S w a turn S 10
words interest bonds and stocks OF SAID City and
SS%a TR from tsxation The third section
bonds to he paid to the bonds falling que oey from the
revenue revenue and assessment bonds Who made ,sie
that rr sn, s Of Wish Was it % OGa weed or not
And yet The gentleman las just now discovered that MI
Tweed does not know what he Is about! People gen
what ne wants get through the legislature He s
gentleman Of talent and OF genius, who has devoted his
lie principally legislation, and it was by his own sauc
ton that this act passed; and now the gentleman
thinks he block the wheel: OF government Of inns inns
~ 4 band of Cataline cCnspirators. without
Scntcm"n n' Of this city who has enjoyed its honOrs
respected and educated child 90, or ths oy. an an
spcctrd because adopted who has enjoyed high hon
os, leads and ask him i he could find no better
the credit that city which has showered its holors
him They exu as th EN- 11 e
ing has commenced II this is political acton rhtr
TlT Il @ p S for T h attempt bring Politics
into count of justice; but Your Honor VIII irlhtinn n
saline John Foley the office which he had been elected
hut temporarily deprived gave IT TO nm because Iney
tam no doubt that those same judges VIII deny HIN
his demand now, because it Is as clearly wrong
ARGUMENT OF EX-JUDGE GEO. C. BARRETT.
Honor please, III Closing tnS ulscuSsloH
pose to treat the solely in its legal aspect and to
speak simply as lawyer addressing this Court could
not If | would rival the oratorical splendors of my
learned friends Beautifully indeed Sir, have they COW
cred their clients with the flowers OF thicr rhetoric and
honor them for for what Gus ON more beautiful than
that Of the decoration of graves lGreat applause ana
FIRST Let me address myself to the true facts Of this
case Board Supervisors interose an answer 10 inns
bill of complaint, i'll which they admit all the avcrmcns
OF the complaint with the single exception OF tne iscs
fhntn
bonds. Aud that there may be no as
to re proof OF What Assert a n 1' ep s v
Of these defendants which suSantiae the facts OF TINS
complaint Argument after that will be useless. shall
prove it by the facts and by reading facts doA AS
ns sa or s any on its members have ever
raising. threatening to raise, by tax, etc. any
snS nmCHn sGa i Ss 5 1GG Snd
board Arpotionment and that they deny that they
be paid claims against tho city for ANY sum 80 SCI
ana dy Sh ao%ne s that ssd
any of Its members threaten 10 perform n any
Now your Honor VIII observe there is not one word
denied any thing said in the first ten sections of
plant They admit every act Of fraud charged-and more
The Board OF Supervisors come in and confess the JuTs
dctOn Of the GOu and pray your Htn 9 If f rn
purpose of stopping litigation or gratifying the tsans
or the tSs Besr nor II
counsel any possible objection TO eIJOlne tht
in good faith 2 nsu Sa u Il H5'
that the Board Of Supervisors Oh their own answer ADM
every single which creates equity In our BILL and
they ask you give us the Injunction which we pray
ADMISSIONS THE MAYOR
Now does the Mayor deny any OF the equities OF our
bi Docs he deny the charges OF fraud stated in the
first ten sections Of complaint which have shown
you be relevant and which he as lawyer must have
known were relevant and must have known would have
hearing true upon the construction to he put upon
this Per Cent act He admits the charges Of fraud
and @ 81 % fsa gs% the hs
that lie is legally advised by counsel Che who counsel
hnsClD and beieves that the allegations contained IN
the complaint between foos 81 and 49, and foOs 81 and
96-land if you will notice those foos they are the par
Irrelevant to this cause Of action and, therefore,
omits to conrOyert them charge Of fraud made, as
m1nity and an offccr Of the law the highest executive
officer OF the city, is brought into court to answerit He
of the advice of counsel he oms TO controvert them
Well they were irrelevant. is that proper posi-
Relevant irrelevant, will never omit to contrOver
them he dare TO eC.ToysTt them admit, 7, sssm.
Sir that the Mayor can guard the public treasury when
Gentlemen who last addressed you, has managed
wthsandng his occupation professional NOTWITHSTANDING
ms his ability to sign 5000 warrants the difficulties
frGm s SaGs S the S PDG' .
but the trouble about that was that the
claims Of the pana all Sa tS BE %
hOucst men with Just claims who won't increase them
pa he When an honest man With his just
we do not hear anything about ministerial acts The
watchdogs then ready to guard the treasury; but
when Keyser aud Ingersol and Carney, and
men OF that class, come, we are told that the
duty to perform than TO simply stamp his name
place i'm office a stamping machine If that is all the
Mayor is for but let me little further He admits
thai he audited Sc 81 Of these Ubiquitous bills but
he saws be did municipality He did by the force OF
legislative enactment and he could not help himself he
adms that the bills fraudulent but the Legislature
blame permitting the fraudulent bills TO be paid
Let us look at the Legislature under which this
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