New-York tribune., 1872-03-11
POLITICAL MISCELLANY.
TMEED,S Journal.

THE CASE OF THE ALBANY JOURNAL NM NM
THE TWEED CHARTER--sUPPORTING M MIWEhD
AND GRANT-How MR.. TWEED s.irn, ,,,nrn '''N
THE COLUMNS OF A REPUBLICAN rHi En-
The Utica Observer takes up the much argued
point of The Albany Journals completely with Tweed
in the massage of the last charter and makes the follow
inc crcunsantia allegation which II offers TO prove.
Noting The Journals general denial Of the charge as
originally made The Observer says:
7 The Jonrnars comments the Tweed charter
fso called, could not have failed to meet that
rentemans approval. The instrument In
troduced into the Assembly Monday even
ing, March o. 1870 on the very next day, while
both parties were in doubt about supporting It, The
Albany Erening Journal put forth o leading editorial
article WHEREOF the following paragraphs are fair quo
t & TIE H'S"y r., Ernir' ~ Jo'yna, % T,.tSy MsrA 70 1870
10 se sseS asl evening Mr. trsr rom the Conmie on Cit
by The Charter
ss Of the Journal BY ,oie Substantially The feeling
c % The PROPOSE ChsrT 7ecssd' confined to the CITY
Spp S SV T new S @ @ the e I 0S ~: :0qo @
sa ,d ens a at least Gsaos It's tic to the its friends
THIS gives Boac .9itlr Democratic bat that is mat
90 district be % as to give them representation the Board OF any
visions incorporated in the instrument We haye alad
snc that eoo Sa S Is S Sn m.r well M Gaesoned bat
~ & SSN oeN may become monk y" m sah stt os anu r. % m
gSSed to 'h Republicans in the Legislature its enactment may be
Here lisa stron Endorsement of the charter
not the means OF getting better election law. but
its merits II is Just such an indorsenont Tweed
wanted ana needed, and could have Afforded to pay
ior II was followed up by paragraphs and articles Of
which the following are samples:
Fre~ 4Ic .ipdHg Ero1'fo Journal. ,t7ra l. 1870.
n''ee unt Noay Hye opportunity ~ be to the
ron aSe mag Fe.sS J5oTai %g1, s. 1870
~, ~, Sel snsi hs CLs more obstinate than We expect
,he Lg@surr vii then be to business Of general i'm
fr.a ne AIdfy Ere'.isq Jo,rnaI Ap-ls 1870
he rev aT and the ano1ded charter passed last evening
ws eon, , the people Of tie whole upon passage
II m Journals comments on the Charter of the
instrument Before tie Cict Mogul OF T,mmary could
Young DcmUcray. The J0Nrnai belittled them also 1t
was f~ccds habit n Ccnorucc The Young Democracy as
s,IlA,.s a1d "eoreneads." The Jo',,7iat attacked
ileT rs soalpers" and cl.icdtlrcd them Huckle-
~ t,eLer' Bear in alnd that samuel J. Tden was
"r'' the irtmeiN and Supporters Of the Youu- Democ
&c t"a'tor ana then eonSlOer the following comments
FN Inc ~ Eroing rorrrol Wednesday, Marcn ls7u
1hE HUCKIEBERRY CHARTER.
% iof members wee 10 gather in caucus under the buckle
Ms car mt & G.f 70 Do do &C. n . eondr 4s q 'hs MO5Esy
ns ars b. ng con64ent of
nj & 20 3 y. i e0 ls% l s.' 10 @ whatever TO the
rusacss s1n We Lave complex, irresponsible Ring
Sa' Sh, M ,,r eis cadca far worse aa
ehsrs sb,s I IT g & them i tIe ,s new ss'r m ana NE
" d 'Heb 1secio,s ,,l,,, ,so r, NJ ,o1- .,
NS-frf 5 or' exception regard Tie HHckleoeny Charter
The stan winch Tweed calls wit followed this disn-
sehu'ts statement IN plentiful Hoods. We have only
fro rs, .ir'ony Frcri.1 Journal Msro 10 1910
Corr 5 & a5S @ !li s & % G A 5c ,s s % s. % Nyn' Mhs e1
fcre Be elOaA the metropolis pge admits Of
F,,,, ~, lesng Tr..isg 5.-.sI !e.eA j, !9,o
Hse.lQ M m .! ,he MorfSy car'r TA,"Oud probably Tut
-. I'm a. 4l,aI, E,7ip J'' mai Tsre4 20
VI ~ - Tor leer Nd betoa, - select job Mcssey 'nd
-rg61 fsniiir o ibe Ring.
ON tLc day wien the Iol,c bill and the Young
Demo rcy Charter bca.on in the Assembly there
WA 0nloral.ccd excitement In Albany. An unwilling
from -; va. 1t became evident that he had zone
back " 'r BIS promise. He wanted somebody 10 aroiO-
g2e lOr 'S .cnchme in tue Assembly. He found rhat
soneo0ir al TIE person OF JoiIli editor. Read tbs
hol The 4narg Erc,iag Jgs,Hll Msrea p, 1870
hope H. Iss5c, c-snet s bs srs Ir, and the rocS
ls.,' lsc a5sesy i,tss'SS is.-',t 1t,rca . Io%
~ sscly TIE le TIA. they 20 0gsr TO EaIe possible
ios & II s TcS W rs F H'0D Ho~ % '''
We nave made it evident noW-AaVe we not q-that |
7ac Journal supported Twced's Charter heartily and
unqul li'~y. ana that II opposed tie Young pemocra
lot uS lro"ccc 70 business.
Caaier for me Albany ecninJ JonrnGf was submitted
M sf fo ta h pIc'S SdGT eaTy td f ase * f6st n5
ground, bu! on subsequent reflection he concluded 10
lei Il pass He was not at that lime, noninaly, the
responsible editor bat he nevertheless exercised super
and p3r1gIarhs beaIing f,oGdby on Tweeds Charter.
ter. for The Al60ny Ercing j0ssab submitted 10
Nr. Iwrpd himself at his IN the Delavan House.
The evidence this pCut - rCunstaDtial, but con-
elusive. Tweed made known tho contents of the aTti
Gle TO several OF his friends heiOre the day OF
lfs appearance. Q appeared in the afteTnOJn) 2. One
II Ne editors OF The JCUrni In consultation with
Tweed IN his tie DAY If he appearance OF the
article. . Tweed told his friends on that day that he
hal 5Ii1n ed " for The JO,UVafs support.
V Al nearly all the sdl !uent articles the
Charter rIch passed; ell nearly all the articles, para
graphs sn ,qubs on the Charter OF the fouus Denoc-
racy Thcn defeated, gppe rng IN Tho EreniHG JOvr
TGi TtIe submitted 70 NJ Tweed. Competent wlt-
bc produced wno viii testify tnt from DAY TO
DAY thCy obtained knOw!adge oI The Journals aru-
ces crOu Nr. Twceds own lips 0T from the lips ot his
most iNt'Ufte friends. Tweol would say i'll the fore
"f}e JciTHOt this Afternoon Wiz have an article
embracing such and such points Ana When The jour
HGi ~ ."G the artcl- yOGU DC found Just a. he had
predicted. rIis happened over and over aSaiii-nOt
One vice or thrice but very many times.
VI Tweed sent q messenger to he JO0rnpt Office on
IcVe 70 get IL proofs of articles bearing on
ni. Cha~f-.. 81 re than once tls messenger saw Mr..
Geor,t M in thc edit oria rO)nt whittier he went,
sni 70 ,, 0awsou's) Presence he rado known the OBJ
Ject Gi r u. 81.
Th.s - Yue We are prepared to sustain 1t
Kansas
Tnf RECENT REPUBLICAN COSFENTION-HOW
TI,s GRANT INIOr'EuEHt WAS BEOUGHr