Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-18

The success of the warfare upon the New
York ring has thus far been greater than most
people had hoped. Judge Barnard, in extend
ing his injunction, did not scruple TO use Ian
guage impartng his conviction that Connolly at
least was guilty not only of technical breach
of official duty, but Of gross moral delinquency
not only of conduct which magistrate sworn
TO administer the laws must restrain, but of cor
ruption, which every good man must hate and
denounce. Judge Barnard's knowledge of these
matters has not all been judicously acquired in
the courseof the proceedings just ended. He
has been on intimate terms with the city
officials, so intimate as TO be charged with being
their confederate, and, it is to be presumed
had, before the proceedings before him were in
stituted, as every man of ordinary intelligence
and information could not help having, a very
definite personal opinion in regard to the man
ner in which the city government was conduct
ed. He has not been credited with a very nice
sense Of uprightness or propriety, but the out
burst of public Indignation may have given in
creased vigor to his perceptions. Help in a
warfare against fraud and corruption could not
have been expected from that quarter 1t is an
agreeable surprise TO find Judge Barnard
among the prophets--not that he is supposed to
share in any degree the general indignation
against the thieves, but his detection shows how
weak their cause is, and how hopeless it ap-
pears TO their intelligent friends.
There is some appearance of a willingness on
the part of the assailants of the ring to allow
Mayor Hall to compromise by the sacrifice of
Connolly and Tweed. His own eagerness to do
this is apparent; but it seems at this distance
most unWise and wrong thing in those who have
already accomplished so much, to make any
kind Of terms with the enemy What the pub
lie demands, and what alone will satisfy the
claims ofjustiee and sound policy. is defeat
and disgrace of the whole gang. II NAV be
true, as Judge Barrett is said to have admitted
in his argument for the injunction, that Mayor
Hall has not shared in the plumber of the city
that he has received no pecuniary advantage
except the legitimate salary of his Office: but
he has been the mouthpiece and counsellor of
the ring, if not its leader. His apologies and
defences ofthe ring have been most disingenuous.
1t would be too absurd 10 command belief any,
where, to say that the mayor knew nothing of
the frauds that were going on, and if he were
content that his associates should take all the
pecuniary profits of their rascality while he
was paid in the qualification Of his ambition or
in some other way, how is he any better than
they, or any more entitled to amnesty? He has
spoken frequently while the rest have mainly
kept silent, but, Judging by his utterances, he
is the most offensive aud dangerous rascal of
them all Such lippant cyncism as his has
been rarely seen.
The injunction paralyzes some departments of
the city government and something mpet eoo,,
be done to relieve tie deadlock. Just what GOV,
be done is not so apparent. The Investigation
intotheconmoer's accounts is still going on. and
must continue for some time before it can OK.
hanst the subject. The assalants of the ring
become every day more confident and aggressive
and the ring itself is terrified and demorazed
Delay will operate in their favor by allowing
the exposure Of their misdeeds to become an OLE
story, and the Indignation which it excites t.
eyaporate The attack should be kept up witt
all possible vigor until the whole fabric of ras
CAVITY is Frustrated and an honest government
sOuht upon Its ruins. There can be no hope ofany
permanent and substantial reform if any of the
present ring are allowed to retain any mower
influence or confidence