New-York tribune., 1871-09-13

SLINDER.
If The y. y. I|Mcs knew anything about the
meaning AID force of language, or about the
responsibility of bearing false witness, or
about the details of Republican local politics
w,ic', it attempts to discuss it would be suf-
fcicntly ashamed of the pitablc exhibition it
Yesterday made to keep silent concern
ing tho Republican organization OF TINS
City for a tyelvemOnth. Fighting the battles
of Thomas Murphy 81 Co., its Gus om-H0usc
patrons, against the Regular Republican Com
mittce, it lately said No less than fifty
"of yo,.r nc-hundred-and-;Fty- MEM
"bcrs are to-day holding offices under
"Tamnamy, from which (&ith three cAccp-
tons) they can be inst;.ntaEcOu.ly re-
"moved, or are receiving for themselves or
:" their in mediate relatives the drippnEs OF
"Tammany." We met this with a demand
for the names. What is the anSwrr2
First, a confession of previous blundcrs as
to some names, and ignorance about others.
Next a complaint about the difficulty of find
ing the facts it has alleged. Then fifty
seven names are scrapcd up. Some Of them
are those of men not OH the Committee, others
of men not in Office, though so set down,
others of good Republicans not even accused
O1 nOIliHS OHtc uIc'liy VI lIliIlN'tiJ bli'NI
Tammany, others OF men said to be in sOlIc
way related to somebody who Is! Here is
sample Of part OF this maundcring hc.plcssly
pucrile tattlc:
JAMES LLE-Dcuics that lie hollis a'y oii"c or draws
any money rom city Governments We feel shr' there
Is duiIbc somewhere. He i, and always las been the
devoted hcnchnan Of Police Commissioner Smith. and
resigned position the Custom House for that rcison
ANDREW ". LEGLLIT-ls SAID Il hold place, out We
hope 1t is not true.
THOMAS MULLIGAS-Dcncs that he ever "perfOrmed
any Labor received any pay therefor from any per-
persons either directly or indirectly connected
with any Of the City County departments" We feel
sure Mr. Mnllg,n gets pay from Tammany in some way
JAMES McIokEN SAYS: 81 never holi any position
under Tamuany" Nevertheless. unless ar" greatly
mdnforncd. hc is Tester OF Ols or something OF that
charac er under the shal who Is appointed by
Tlmmany.
WnIrtu T. NASH -T'rcthcr at IIei lth Board
JonH NJ MYERs-Farhrr-n- law TO Hanna, the Presi-
dent.
ANprrw RIF,KIrY-His son Clerk Of Civil Court.
THOMAS ". Low Els also hrt vcd TO have n l"c..
HrGn Manufacturers thdt re holds any Office what
ever If hc ut get IainiualJ pay, lie do nt+ct what
BESJAMIy T. MAyIrGRI-poce Commissioner. recently
changed, and Dr Excl, oh Io.ce surgeon elected III Ills
JANIS t. ,srrr-Prntor to Health D%avd-'t' rrrrorts
show he has 1t pace aisO 10 snare III salary ol
JoiiS DrkL-C"ntractor under Board OF Education
ClllflI he gets t,EttaCl> us low hH'"l'
JOiH ttNY-lontractor under Iamlnany.
W. II thairhan OF Executive 'oinihlttee Netc-
rnnry surgeon to Fire Department.
GTO VI. MIrCILIL-sch oltcaehcr; promised promo
IAvrs Cowrr-Is sold 70 ha We Il place.
'Rop" MtkE>lIS said 10 he al "i'c ~ The ASNocia'
tion but Ii, cots hot appear "n pno3ird '!H'
But We should weary the patience Of or
readers 10y further extracts Of such bar-room
tattlc and disappointed placc-huntcrs scandal,
gravcly set forth n proof" OF wantonly
calumnious charge for which there is no
proof. The list sets out with fabIl-
cation even more silly than it is Grim
inal in charging that an issue OF
TIE TnIHUNE which did not even
mention Police Commissioner Sm,h, dcnoTnced
him as the ally of Tammany; it continues
With an equally bald fa!S,hcod about Mr. Marx
Lanigan, and throughout, Wh'rr'cr II ventures
to depart from lis parade OF hcarsay anu
gucsscs into the region OF positive htatemehls'
il deals with such facts as we chance TO De
most familiar with so rcckleSSy rs 10 sho"
that no statement il makes can deserve any
scIlous consideration. merely because IL Make'
il. We are sorry for this; since HS
,ori,;o.. might, perhaps. have enabled me
T.ncs % render some valuable service In tnc
u, .,,ca,ion of the party. But such stun as IL
hrs presented for proof OF lts caluhihRu'
charges is seen at a glance To De laISo III ''
many things that there Is no necessary p''-
sumption of lis truth III any.
Can't The Times, il 1t wants ~ ha'c any
further discussion of this matter, cnP.o.
somebody WHO knows something aoou.
WHY moi fry Dccoy Bliss, i'll lie Is saiu 10
be tricky. to be- sure but then he Is hot " iooi'