New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-08

and finally produced The papers signed
by Carnochan and the books kept ~
| bis cOnicdcratcs, proving absolutely ms
| corruption DR.. Carnochan was removed ana
| q Republican was appointed by The Democratic
| Governor in his place. We charged similar
| abuses upon ten or n dozen of the llarbOr-
Masters of this port saying that by collision
with tow-boatmen they made it impossible Tor
shippers to obtain Wharfage without bribery
of the Harbor Masters. When the Committee
authorized to investigate these charges came
to town it spreN copy of TIE TRIBUNE
| before it, called the persons therein namcn as
Witnesses and established everything we had
| said, and framed bill to correct the abuse
| and remove the corrupt men who prohtcu
| by it,
Looking along these same wharyes, where
CarnOchan and Lcet and the HarbOr- Masters
defraudcd the merchants, we saw how our
seamen were maltreatcd in boarding houses,
and we denounced by name score or two OF
the ruffan landlords. Thereupon the Sea
mems Friend Society was encouraged 10 act.
An old law Of the State which these men had de-
fed was enforced many Of the keepers were COM
PEELED to take out licenses and tbirty-twO others
were indicted. We had previously exposed the
class of thieves known as Immigrant Robbers"
who pillaged in spite of the police. Since that
time four Of the worst of these fellows have
been sent TO State Prison for the full term or
the law. The majority Of the unconvicted
rogucs have gone into business with notori-
Gus person named Elias, who practices chiefly
on fellow knaves and fools, but whose latest
attempt at fraud, exposure has already frus-
tratcd
Several months ago, we exposed the sale by
two Medical Colleges Of Philadelphia OF bogus
diplomas, and named Drs. Buchanan and
Payne as the culprits. Well, Committee OF
the Pennsylvania Legislature found what we
had published was true, and the Legislature
itself has revoked The charters Of the dis
reputable Colleges.
A fortnight ago we denounced the South
Improvement Company as corrupt monopoly,
designed to seize control Of the oil-reiinlng
tradc-the fifth in importance of the Industries
of the country. We sent 4 correspondent 70
the oil regions of Pennsylvania, and exposed
the whole conspiracy, naming the persons who
had organized it. Since that time the Penn
sylvania Legislature has revoked the charter
of the Company, and Congress is investigating
the subject.
We began months AGO N exposure Or the
abuses which have cropt into the system OF
References and Rcccycr'hip~, which we be-
leye to be necessary if not wise schemes FOR
facilitating the administration Of justice. The
articles which we published named names
every time, and our facts were from the court
records. They may have been REPUTABLE, but
they never were answered by any Of the per
sons charged with encouraging the abuse.
They had their effect and the abuses were
in large measure corrected; Indifferent lawyers
were deprived Of monopoly OF the business,
and litigants were given choice Of referees.
But as further result OF these articles, the
Bar Association of this city was inspired to
prefer charges against three Of the Judges Of
the State Courts, and the nyestigat0n is just
now concluding The proof has not been
made public i'll full, and the result Of the IN
vcStigation, of course, Is not known.
What The TRIBUNE has done in the expo
sure of the Tammany and Erie Rings ha5 been
in common with other papers 1t has not in
dul5cd III invectivc as freely as others, but 1t !
has been at least rs fruitful in facts It |
has nothing TO regret, looking carefully back !
over its files, in It's course IN these matters |
and after fully canvassing the whole subject |
it feels all the stronger in Its resolve 70 strike |
at abuses hereafter wherever it finds them,
irrespective of persons, classes Or parties.