The sun., 1871-12-21
GRANTS WASHINGTON RING
sURIHER PARTICULARS or TTs UN-
EQU1LLED FR1 UDS

TnLtug I,saous from Boss 1weed-tsrant
sells sandstone to the Government by the
Pound Cutting down James BROOKS
Much ID ouey ~ all the Ring have Grabbed.
Corrcsron of rac sun
WAsnrNorYv DC. l0.-Our District Ring Is
,uu pul.m, on ike a mad bull, tearing up tte
earn fl. every direction, bidding denaroe, ana
,norunl and believing through its numerous paid
organs, At all VINO vonturs to oppose or critcise It's
rechlc-s extrayaganco aud lie al acts.
But one explanation can be given for the boidncss
of,fesc men in defiance OF law aud disregard Of the
riga.s Of the gcouic. The IS, that tnoy know tbat
ueIr conduct meets with tia approval OF tho Prosi
deut wiO.o creatures they are. Indeed, II they had
received no private endorsement from that fuucton.
,r, the reference TO them IN his annual nessaqe, In
which no not only Endorses but passes high tuo
tum upuu their iufamous operations, would DO su-
ncent To satisfy these bold adventurers that no mat.
Yer what thct may DO Grant will stand by them.
Hence. be- "a w.u as they, should be held directly
responsible before tho word for the ou'ragcs per.
per1e up5n thc taSrid len poopc OF this District
undcr tuo name Of improvements.
It's use to attempt to disguise tic fact that the
utto miniature monopoly, misnamed Territorial
Government 'or the District OF Columbia. is Ring.
conc, etcd for organized robbery that is run and
controlled mainly By stockholders in the Seneca
Stone ard Metropolitan Paving Companies, and that
te leader Of tlat Ring is Ulysses Grant.
A glance at tie names Of the men whom Grant
has ,ol,ctcJ to con rose his Board OF Public Works
a sun.cnt TO satisfy the most iucrodulous OF this
net the appointment Of Alexander H. shepherd,
A Mu'ct. and :. +. Brown that board is
enough 90 damn the President, and Should convince
every man amillar with our alAirs that Ulysses s.
Grant Is q corrupt man.
II, vas toll Of the improorcty of those appoint
,r,pt. ,rI cautioned ag4lnst making them: but he
tre.ici the advice Of s best friends with contempt
,nlal,d himself with Ring as corrupt as Tam.
uany. lie na. made Li. bed with tAom, let him take
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