Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-08-16
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Inc OemoeTatac party IN New Aofk
city for some yeas past has been %
strong. numerically speaking. that they
could wrangle and fsht each other to the
extent Of Thousands without affecting the
general result. The party management
has been controlled BY q ring, known as
the Tammany Ring" Tammauy has a
reputation. though not of the most envi-
able kind, in every State in the Union,
and in every civilized country in the
world. Democratic rings in other States.
in other cities, in other counties, inclu.
ding Juniata, have been formed. with
Tammany for their great model. The
chiefs of Democracy everywhere have
been fashioning their rings after Tam
many. for its manipulations were Of the
most subtitle kind and Democracy gen.
orally having no clearly defined priuci-
Piles that recommended themselves to the
people. they were compelled to resort to
cunning work to maintain their party.
But Tammany has blundered fearfully,
and revealed in its blunderiug work its
character. Not only New York city
and State. but the whole country stands
amazed at its course. 1t told the coun-
try plainly, in July last. when it attempt
ed 10 suppress a peaceable procession.
that for power it would not hesitate to
overthrow the fundamental principles of
the government. If the great majority
of the people Of the city had not pro.
tested as one man, free government would
be numbered among the things of the
past in New York. That was a rebuke
to Tammany. Its fellow rings in this
State should be rebuked and shot dead
with ballots next October. That is the
kind of lead to administer.
1t is believed that Tammany will not
interfere on the 25th of this month to pre-
vent the Italians of New York city from
celebrating the entrance of Victor Eman-
uel into Rome.
The people of the city and the coun-
try had not more than recovered from
The surprise and indignation at the inva-
sion of their public rights, when they are
by the New York Times and
Harper's Weekly, of the most stupendous
public rlunder perpetrated by Tammany
Increasing the public debt of New York
.ity within two years to fifty millions.
be following, which covers but small
portion of the plundcr. has been COM
,iled from the Times:
Supplies to the new court house, receiv-
ID within the period of two years amount
ID to nearly SIX million dollars. In one
month a single carpenter bill footed up
1869, 9,OQ0-the same party receiving
arge amounts every month in the year
BESIDES. he bill for chairs reached
chairs being charged to
he armory expenses Of the MALTA. The
money paid or alleged to be paid for car
'ets for the court house and armories
would have purchashed l22222 square
'ards at 81 80 per yard and, if of the
isual width, this carpet would cover
1886 feet, or about seventy miles. or
early fom New York to Philadelphia
whereas there are ouly three floors occu.
ied-or a total OF 5000 square yards
n all-aud not the halt of that covered
With carpets. The same as to the chairs.
Allowing five dollars for each, the cum
aid would have bought 34.145 chairs,
,hich, allowing two and half feet to
ach, placed in row would have stretch.
d to distance of seventeen miles. For
sbinet work and furniture for the court
ouse and county offices the sum of 50,
l7,469 10 was drawn from the treasury
utside of the amounts above stated, or
nough, allowing $4,000 to house. to
Irnish three hundred mansions on Fifth |
venue; or put into two parlor snits at
$50 each. and three bed room suits at
200 each, would b supplied every
ouse on both sides OF Broadway from
,e Battery to the fartbermott end, with
nough still left to furnish in the same
ay every house on Third avenue from
,e Bowery to Seventieth street on both
des. Among the boldest villainies is
,e item for ireproofs for the court house
the amount expended being eight hun
red Thousand dollars, or enough for all
ie court houses in the commonwealth
These are not random statements that
,e Times make. They were produced |.
ON the books of the controller of the
ty. Theee revelations have seriously
ightened Tammany. 1t would do any
ling to prevent the publication of these
amaging truths. 1t could not bully
ther the TINES from writing or Harper
ON publishing pictures illustrating the
lundering operations. but it attempts to
ribe them. Harper, it is said, was of.
red large sum to cease his picture
lustrations and the Times was offered
million of dollars to cease its attacks
pom the Tammany Ring and its rlunder-
g operations. But character and hon
able reputation was more desirable to
'ese Journals than money They spurn.
| the offers. and by their honorable
'urse virtually said that
He who steals my purse steals trash, tits
something. nothing.
was mine, It's his, and has been slaves TO
thousands,
ut he who 6lches from me nv good name
obs me of tha. VT ich iGt enriches him,