Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-04


Our readers doubtless understand that
the figures published by the N. Y. lm'e'
revealing the enormities of Tammany corrup-
ton, have reference mainly to the finances oil
the County of New York. But the same
ring controls the g ernment oil the C"y Vi
New York and the government OF the Nafe
of New York. OF course no one supposeS
that these men confne their plunderlngs 10
lint one of the rich fields over which they
have unlimited range The Times distinct
" asserts. as of its own knowledge, that
even oreater frauds have been perpetrated
upon the City Treasury than upon thai
of the county, and that they are " absolute
" UNPARALLELED in the history Of govern
ments the world over We hope in time
the public will have the figures when Will
s,fstsntiate the assertion. The Troy Times
has been looking up State finances, and 1t
finds bv comparison of the official accounts
of receipts and expenditures, which 1t g''es
IN extended tables, that the Tammany demo-
cratic rule is costing the people of the State Oh
New York from three to four millions Oh u'i-
lors more than the same service cost when the
Republican party controlled the state. The ilss-
ures show that the expenditures oil the o'A''
government have constantly increased since
the accession of the democracy to power
while the revenues of the state, from o'her
sources than taxation, have constantly "e-
creased. Plainly the men who have pun
dered the city are plucking the State
Other papers, since i: has become pam
that the n. Y. Times has got the Tammany
chieltains upon the hip, are ADDING 'n'"
contributions to the stock of public know
LEDGE Thus the Tribune gives the following 4;
The fraudulent operations Of the IanIsny
RING continued down to very receh' ~ ~
Ahon, tvo months sgo business man on al
street presented bill at the Controne' I'M M
for work done in the new Court House Inc
amount claimed was SlO,OOO, but whenever III
claimant visited the Court House ana uenianueu
navment he was informed that there Wac no
money and the bill could not be paid: heaIy
recurring money. he again snd again visited M tne
Controller's office and stated his need. lie was
at last told that if he presented OH ior soI'-
O0O he would be paid This he did, anu re-
ceiyed SG4 900 $4,000 he retained, ana the
remainder he handed over to the members oil tne
Ring in the Controllers office. The compete
exposure Of this monstrous swndle Is e1pec'eu
10 result from the agitation now gong on IN
Wall street. M
In connection with the charges against Mr.
James II. Ingersoll for furnishing the ne" Court
House. the senior partner of large furnishing
house. recently walked through the building anu
decided that for $500, 000 he would furnish the
building from garrett to cellar, in style twice
as sumptuous as that in which 1t has been dohe'
and make fortune on the contract. Mr In
qersoll is not now at his country house, but re-
mains in the city at his residence on fiith
avenue.
Inquiries are making concerning the whereA-
bouts Of much Of the furniture which iound us
way out Of the Court House. One explanation
Of the absence of the large quantity Of furniture
said to have been purchased IS the laV'sh
amount found in the little political cluorooms
about the city. 1t is also reported that quite
lately several cart-losds Of furniture were taken
from the Court House, and found their way TO
certain Adermen's residences.