Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03

political party, il sn pure, Sn patriotic.
50 devoted to tho highest good Of t'.c
na, ion. that it would be safe 70 eutrust
it with the un. estrictcl management Of
public finances for any great length Of
time
We publish below u fair statement Of
the frauds as given Wy the y. Y. M1c.
p"n<1eM:
The New York 7ttn,cs, Of July goth. ISL.
without any mincing Of words. brand, Mayor
Nall and Controller Connolly, Of the City Of
New York, as thieves anl rwirders," and
challenges them To II suit for libel, declaring it
readiness to lnrot thvln i'll court Of justice
and prove the truth OF the charge. It pres
ents the bills aid by warrcnts signed by these
official 70! keeping ten city e,mories in repair
Tor the period ofnine months as follows:
\. j. Garvey, for plasttring Sle1 $3.50. .24
JOHN -. keyscr, Tor plumbing li2.329.7I
!. II. lngcrsoll, for thairs l.O,ToQ. go
Y. :. Miller, t,r carpenter work 3I,O6l.3l
Totul S94l ,5i3. Sc
; The Swiudling and stealing. us stated by the
Times. consists in paying over these large
amounts to outside parties for work done ON ac-
count Of the city, aud then receiving back no
! inconsdernble portion Of it. which WAS diyid-
cd 'brtwren Tweed, Swecny, Hall, and Con-
molly" "The two last" being "sgners Of the
warrants, are the chief thieves" "This We
say, was robbery, and for committing it Hall
andhis colleagues are thieves. Is that clear
enough for them to understand"
Giving other and still more terrible evidence
to the same effect, the Times on the 22l Of
July adds q series Of accounts for furniture Of
the new Court House, and repairs done to the
! :ame building, during the years 1869 and 1870,
yet not covering the whole Of either year. which
in the aggregate amount to $5,G63, ,G46.S3 For
the payment Of these accounts warrants were
drawn by Mayor Hall and Controller Connolly,
and indorsed by one J. II. Ingorsoll, who, ac-
corjing to the 1imcs, acted the agent Of
these swirding transactions. On the oath of
July the Times adds q second series Of counts,
chiefly for plastcring and repairs done to tho
new Court House during the same pcrio j.,
which were paid by warrants drawn by the
same of1iciuls, and which amount to S2.s1O,-
46j. .06. Thcse enormous sums were, with Il
few minor exceptions, expended in furnishing
and repairing the new Court House during IL
period Of less than two whole years. Such is
the exhibit of facts prescn ted with detailed mi
nutcncss by the Iimcs to substantatt its de-
claration that Mayor Hall and Controller Con-
n nolly arc "thicves and swindlers." The whole
matter is put down in black and white, with n
distinct and positive specification Of items
and with the assurance given to the Same sort
arc yet to come.
Mayor Hall and Controller Connolly will
show their scIt-appreciation and pluck by Civ
ing the Times chance to meet them in q court
of law. They are public men in the City of
New York, holding high official positions; and
they certainly owe it to themselves, as well as
to the credit Of the city, not to deal leniently
| with this bold and defiant accuser, who cvicn-
ty courts the privilege Of being sued. They
nrc recognized us prominent members Of the
Ta,nmany Ring, the great hcad-ccnter Of the
Democratic party in the State Of New York ;
and, unless they fully vinaicate themselves,
not by newspaper discussion, but b. the al-
judication Of law, Tammany ousht to loss no
time in excluding them from its communion.
As for the Times all will at once ernclu''c
that it is either guilty Of tho grosscst injustice
to Mayor Hall and Controller Connolly for
which it ought to be severely punished in
pccunia:y demagvs, or entitled to tho hearty
thanks Of the people, for hunting up and OK
! Dosing q most outrageous fraud. Journalism,
when it becomes slanderous, should be lved to
its sharpest responsibility; yct: *hcn it speaks
the truth for the projections and benefit Of the
public, it should y, warmly commended. That
New York City has been te.liLly s" ;,.'!ra J."
officials is q very general IMPRESSION ami il
the Times, having tho legal opportunity to do
so, shall establish thi: charge in respect to two
Of these officials, then the people will know by
the vc,l dict Of n jury whcio ut least n part OF
the money has gone. 1t strikes US that the
public interests would be served hy definite
information on tlis poiEt.