New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-29
THOMAS MURPHY.

THE VERDICT OF TnB HONEST PRESS AND OF
IMPARTIAL CIrizENs.
The great event Of the week. and the ono which
perhaps promises az much as anything that has hap
Pened for the publication Of an politics. has been
tor Of CHS port. We have recently expressed our-
selves freely about Tom, but by no means for the
before 1Ss ssn ysnT yhsn his S Mns
TO our readers - strong for tho Andrew johnson
party At the time Of the Philadelphia Convention,
POLITICIAN Of the kind that is noisiost in Conyen-
nons ana also as politician of tho politicians.
epriohed throash Government contracts, possessing
generally beloved capable Of paTtirpaton in D1 ANY
job" and added "thnt by no means sayory
eireads Tero made AGAINST him un er this head
already ana wo called his appointment "a mon
%of one of the most valuable and response
unfit for any trust" We should have liked to use
still 10 but not having proper proofs
In our possession to support it, forIore All the
party papers Kept silent, or approved believing we
suppose, AZ in Buffers case, that thu man would
prove useful" or would mcnd his manners. Mnr-
ply himself never pr tended that he went into
the Custom House in the interest Of the revenue.
he was put there because Senator COnking per-
susded Gen. Grant that he would convert the Gus
House into s3od political an %Sacne would
poses of the Administra alton whom its turn came. lie
has mpudently pretended that he collected revenue
at less cost than MT. GTinnsil having done httie
of Mr.. Columbus DelanO but Mr. Grnnel forced the
Treasury to confess that his showing was allacious
His day Of reckoning has come ut last. Mr.. OlcOtt,
who served with honor and fidelity an agent Of the
War Department during tho war came upon Traces
of frauds Murphys part i'll the supply OF mats Tor
tho troops put detectives on his track got ms nats
examined by competent men in the BUSINESS FOUND
that in every case they fell below tho Government
standard. and were OF the worst qnallty ana gos
proofs of other iniqutles on Tom part wniCI
The War Department to order 2 preliminary inquiry
before q board of civilians III this city. WneieuPon
Tom went to his friend, Mr. Murray, at that time
United States Marshal in this district-ti is MI Muir
ray himself who tells the amazing story in the col
uInns of THE TRlBUNE-aId told him IN tears that
the War Department was after him for bis
and by MurLays advice or Win ns COMMITS M S
case against him. bribed the principal witnesses ss
not to appear, got tn arhhyStanaaG .0b sa.
stolen and old MT S.p kS ys ms
before tho Commission and stood the inyestlga;;
ton; but all he got was verdict OF not proven,
suoh hats as were rejected fell not on him. but on
the contractor. When this story was brought up oy
Mr.. OlcOtt in THE TRIBUNE he had the audacliE 70
reply as men OF ms k an 90 in Which THs
TRIBUNE had once spoken Well Of him, ana manly
by Dragging through many talSehOOds aud evssions'
Of his devotion to the Republican party hs Hu
with Tweed, Connolly Hall, and sWee9ny ne dei
Tended by tho plea that these were az CITIZENS ana
he himself is o Citizen and that all citizens nave
right to combine TO deal in real estate Inc yeract
Of not proven be paradcd as o conclusive vindca.
tom and enjoyed during night 6f on on
tale Of infamy, virtually sossd the Do case e:
dty noT Teq TRnUNE for S dragging this into
the light Of day, the community owes lts nearly
thanks 1t il service of precisely the same hnd'
perhaps Of higher order than that Ihe Times has
rendered in attacking the Ring; for Murphy belongs
we repeat to the class which has furnished weed
II~l a1aoa nfr
without conscience, or honor, or shame. OF decency,
or patriotism fear of God or OF devil or any srong
spring q sotion except love OF money sna %M r 20
same reason that other men PICK looks ana iofge
Dills-to avoid honest labor, fill their bellies with
We hope the Republican press will see to it that the
President gets peace till this particular rascal 10
relegated to private life
TIE y9 q TIE S .1 PARTY ~. PRESS r :,
f''" dtans, a1d Ioag ae srgs" Of 6Ov. GoriOaJ
THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE makes charges
that city wko6 should Immediately arrest tho attention
OF President Grant, although he may he on tour Of
the 1.-THE Of the allegations be Sustained. tho guilty
swnder should 30 re%1vsd ana the
such man In It's confidence or MT Murphy
ssverat charges Mr. Murphy admits; They only 60. how
out case strong enough t. warrant an honest orsins
dignation when such man attempts to play the party
al s sss snS Of the
But The TRrpysE passes beyond the domain Of politics.
and presents an indi9tlpent which affects Mr. Murphys
TO furnish hats and caps for the army and such with
having corrupty and wfully swinded the Government
hats and which went to pieces IN the first storm
This grave scousation is made in weak vsclating
officer authorized by the government to conduct the in
vesgation, and by the aflsyis Of reputable and re-
goods Mr. Murphy was furnishing 70 the Gov
sha Murray We have carefully read the statement Of
Col Henry B. olcott who Investigated the frauds the
and caps, who made an examination Of the goods fur
nshed by Murphy in comparison with the sealed sam
9 Tss ssse sna ,1S . s,Si a's1a"ss %h
s sst' r'' od TO man
divided in New.YorF We have the Grant ConklIns and
Fenton Greeley wings; we have Custom House Repuol
been out Of patience with the chickering's and sputterns
of the factions. Yet such man as Murphy 10 placed
control Of the PARTY snH s1s If
ike this that ConkinK choOses for his represent
ss anG % Who arS
ganers" The day has by when the masses Of the
S s
is alive and sensitive upon this matter, and II be-
hooves Gen. Grant, in the interest Of honesty and de
soOundrels as Murphy THE NEw-YoKk TRIBUNE T. 70
It Is doing gallant service In Battling against the Tam
many corruption 1t handles without gloves the thieves
own party The problem Of reform in the civil service
Is working to solution outside Of legislative, ensSe
ion~that constitutional sovereign country-ls
lashing rsscaty IN high places anu an