New-York tribune., 1872-05-20
SOMETHING ABOUT RINGS.
A sunRr cATECnIsM FROM TmE WORLD.

''''''' From IN. Wort Of Sofurdqy
II is not the habit of The World to ask
home.reachng questions in the mere wantonness OF an
imaOnatiye curiosity. The TRIBUNE will perceive. and
ne Brookgn Eagle win perceive, that the inter
ormaton not conjecture II is well known 10 readers
of THE TRIBUNE that that journal began lew months
since vigorous and rather violent onslaught on The
Brooklvn Ring smarting with chagrin at having fallen
behind The Times IN eXp9slng me Iscaes gI tle lam
many Ring Of New-YOrk, TnE TRIBUNE tired to recover
its ground in Republican estimation Oy openE its pa
teries the equally corrupt rang oi our sister clty IL
LET sp its sharsccnted active reporters, ana us news
columns and editorial page were largely devoted,
for long time, 10 exposure ana uehuhcla-
dienation has come a sudden and surprising stop!
What il the motyel Quite notorious as THE TRI-
ring is the fact mat The Brooklyn Edgie is the organ
apoofst and defender of that same ring and constantly
dumb as an oyster respecting the frauds and rascaes
OF the corrupt Brooklyn Ring; and by singular cone
Greeley as the Democratic candidate for President at
the very time TIE TRIBUNE withholds ITS lire on the
patent to all readers Of the two papers Ihey pye
strong color Of probability TO certain detailed ana cr-
cumstaual statements made 10 us by persons IN posi-
tion TO know what u going behind the scenes, IN
whose trustwOrthiness ana opportunities we nave goOd
reasons for confidence. To proceed theh WIN our inter-
rOgatories to THE TRIBUNE:
THE TRIBUNE visited Hampstead 10 gather facts TO be
used in further exposure Of the swndes OF the Brooklyn
Rngl Is it true that there had been previously pre-
article against Brooklyn Ring and that this reporter
sent to Hempstead, the location Of the Brookiyp
article j. it true that while this blast against the
Brooklyn Ring was stu IN preparation ana day or Two
after the visit Of TIE TRIBUNE reporter to Hampstead
Mr. Kinsella of The Brooklyn EGge visited TIE TRIBUNE
office and cODsummated an arrangement Is II true, or
is IL not true that the substance OF that arrangement was
that TIE TRIBUNE should stop its exposures Of the
BrooBlyn Ring ON the understanding that The Edqic
would vigorously press Mr.. Greeley upon the Demo
cratic party as its candidate for Presidents Is IL true
that Mr. Kinsea, speaking foT The Eagle for which he
could make binding engagements as It's prOpnelOfl
DrOmsed TO press Mr. Grceleys claims in The Eagle so
long as TIE TRIBUNE discontinued its exposures OF the
swindling rascalities of the Brooklyn Ring These
questions are not asked at random, and should be
clad 10 have them answered We trust the source OF
our Information but quite aside from It's rustworthi-
ness IL is curious circumstance or coincidence hat IE
TRIBUNE has suddenly become dumb ON the Brooklyn
Ring and that The Eagle at the same time manlIests
headlong zeal in pushing Greeley for President How
ever these searching questions may be answered. cerh
il Is that Mr. Greeley is receiving the unanimous sup
mort of every corrupt and scandalous ring IN TINS Se
Wnat remains of the shattered Iammany isng, tn9 H
equally Odous Brooklyn Ring, the Buffalo Klng, ahn n m
me swindng rings in every city In me state arr
and zealous for Greeley, What is tne synPdtneuV
cord 10 borrow one Of Mr. Greeleys own eAprSssIons
which minds all the rings to his candidacy anu cases
a their members 10 shout and throw up ther mats IN
Ii Interest wherever, in any city OF tne STATE you
dnd ring organ, you fnd supporter or MI Greeey-
candidae for whom the honest, thinking mass OF Dem
could no vote than jew cOuld be persuaded
20 OF nork or the Union League Club TO hang upon It's
walls a portrait OF Jefferson DAVIS