New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-05

sS.lsy By tbsirsv,,ahtssons Of qa.tNvJYJ-s Time;
There were the figures and the names procured anu
taken from the official accounts when nau Ior yeais
been carefully and illegally withheld from pupnc
inspection.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS STOLEN.
And what did these figures showf That with tne
connivance assistance and probable partc1pauon Oh
the men who for the past few years have been anu
are ct the head of the City Government, and VINO
should have been it's guardians, this city and county
and it's tax payers had been most shamefuiIy ae-
frauded of many millions of dollars, and that conse
quently the city Indebtedness had been most oso
mously increased The specific evidence OF th1ee
accounts thus made public relates " iro
new CourtHouse and to the armorles anu W III ar
rooms Every item bears upon tae lnce ;Ucompatbie
with honesty. 1t appears that nearly JHTaersoli g.
have been paid to four persons or tirms-ngefSoli
Co., Garvey, Keyser d Co.. and ). w. l oarnats
1859 and 1870 for furniture carpenter WORK. carpets
renairs' mastering. painting, and plumbing, and
awnings, for these public buildings and offices -,
You have oil seen the items and the comments 81
the press upon them, and every intellgent man,
believe is satisfied that one-fourth OF one-1lth par
of that money would fully cover its real ana honest
cost Them SsdM svo %e Ccnoer since these
deyelopments that the bonded indebtedness OF tnlS
city has since the lst day of January IsO oeeh n
creased over sixty millions OF dollars or wnae thSt
sixty millions are charged on the bookswe 40 not YET
fraud and corruntion has not been confined to the
new Court House, and that in keeping WIN IL, 1oIy
or fifty millions out of the sixty have been stolen
from the citizens and taxpayers Public conscience
was shocked, as it well might be- by these develop
ments, and an immediate publication OF the eAPeh
lures so long withheld was demanded by an indlg-
nant people
LANE AND DiPoTENT DEFENSE OF TIE ACCUSED
OFFICIALS.
Day after day, by name, these public ofhcers
were directly charged with participation IN
these astounding and apparent frauds. And
what has been their answer to this Be-
we're accusationi First, We were told by an
official communication from the Mayor that The
Times was acting from improper motives, ana IFS
accusations should not therefore be credited. and
that at all events the present city ofclals were not
responsible for the payments OF these perhaps ex-
visors" had allowed them, and could have passed
them over the Mayors veto had he vetoed them.
Oil what lame and impotent reply! The motlve
of The Times any else in bringing these frauds 10
light, and holding them up to public view and seorn:
certainly could in no manner decrease the guilt OF
the perpetrators of them. And as to the scapegoat
Tweed, the present President of the Department of
Public Works, the great manager and king OF the
Ring the President and the soul OF that old Board
of Supervisors ~ Is it an excuse for withholding
veto to dishonest and corrupt legislative act that
it may be passed over that yetof Would not one
single honest veto of one OF these fTaudulent ana
enormously extravagant bills, communicated by the
Mayor in a public message, have then drawn public
attention upon these frauds and discovered and pre-
vented them
the Mayor and Controller by their signature to the
warrants for them Suppose they had withheld their
signature on the ground of fraud, and had set up
that e the of
rupt auditing board or officer. The Mayor and the
Controller well knew that i'll many different ways
the public treasury from the nefarous dongs of this
"Old Board" and their acquiescence in these appar
ent frauds together with the pains which they have
lead to the conclusion that they have connived at
and probably participated in them. Next came the
role of contemptuous silence and amiable con-
which the increasing public wrath was to be met:
Only think of it They proposed to play the part OF
injured innocence!
POPULAR UPRISING.
Party fealty too, has repeatedly been called upon
to protect and shield these men in their present con-
dition, and to turn aside the public hue and cry.
This was political fight said in an editorial
ascribed to the Mayor. No, Mr. Mayor. This was
not political fight at all. 1t was and is simply
question of honesty-a pursuit of men after money
stolen from them, and pursuit OF thieves! lhat
will prove vain subterfuge Mr.. Mayor The Demo-
cratic PARTY cannot allow itself to be saddled with
the defense of such iniquities 1t is too heavy load
for any party to carry. Look around you, Sirl Do
you not see the honest and upright men IN y1nf
party arragned against these fraudsI Yes, MT;
President, the Democratic party OF TINS city ana
State, so long under the guidance and control of
Connection with them, and emancipate itself from
their doings and Frauds or must ANONYMOUSLY fal
and perish with them. And this that party knows
and understands. Already we have seen one most
important and influential portion OF the Democratic
party rise up in honest indignation against these
their accustomed leaders
The German Democrats have risen az one man, and
have manfully demanded that their party shall be
delivered from this incubus Of fraud and corruption
AS German by birth, though not member OF the
Democratic party feel great pleasure and salsfac-
nroyerbial honesty of the Germans is not myth
here, and has survived the baneful influences
TO which il has for years been here subjected.
Ave, my felow-ctizens, you can count upon the
German citizens of New-YOrk without regard to
their party ties and predictions; they are honest
and earnest in their opposition to this foul conspiracy
against the public treasury and the public veal.
Democrats OF Republicans this point all Germans
of New-York united. 1t s one of the great evils
and misfo1tunes Of our public life now that party
spirit is carried far beyond its legitimate and proper
Influence. Honest and honorable men often shrink
from the performance of their duties as citizens for
if we would save the Republic. We must remember
that party is only means not an end. We must
cease to be the tools of our party, and resolved
to put our country above our party.
But let us return to the defense put forth by the
accused officials. The important additional fact
became soon known, that between the Old and the
troler and the President of the Old Board of Super
yisOrs as an auditing Board had themselves audited
over $6,cOO,OOO Of accounts mainly for the new
directly the responsibility of paying them. The
clouds we're thickening; shred by shred the mask
was being torn from off the face Of these ugly trans
true character. A rebuke had come from the Cham
Der of Commerce, in answer to an appeal to stand
in the breach the clamOr for the publication OF the
hidden accounts grew stronger every day. and so
finally the Aldermen and the Supervisors are called
together, and the Mayor submits to them fer nspec
ton and investigation the accounts. His messages
accompanying these accounts are remarkable docu-
ments.
PRECIOUS TRIUMvIRATE.'