New-York tribune., 1873-02-04

elections nugatory and even refusing to the
Reform Mayor Havemeyer any power over the govern
ment he Is set 10 reform. And declare that in all
the long datrbes Of Tae Tines far they relate to
me- my plans designs, purposes acts In respect to
Mayor Havemeyer there not word OF truth Having
resolved depict the Mephstophees, whose inhu-
ence over Mayor Havemeyer TO alarm the Repubi-
cans into taking from him the legitimate powers OF his
Illustrative of stheOry In its latest article, it says
"Mr Tilden having very carefully held aloof from the
contest aud systematically thrown cold water upon III
until be it was practically over. he went
about declaring that Thc Times would be beaten that Mr.
Tweed carried too many guns for us. The truth is
declared" aud never said such thing OF any
thing similar to any human being Nor da SYSTEM Sn tbe
contest How early took part Ia II VIII De usguss.u
extract from me q" dine toward" the Greeley statue
L. equally unf0unded. was never asked ont once anu
made subscription on the spot without hes''"uoh'
THE ALLEGATIONS CITED.
Having now disposed Of these preliminary matters,
proceed to reply to the substantial allegations contained
in the numerous articles OF The Times. They are EN-
bodied IN the following specimen extracts;
NJ Tfsn e1 40 psy g ts Be ss sS o. s Ss,s s' ever fought
with egnf eoTgton IN this country The el Depgsue e, @ b 81
tyr wien tines seemed as III, journal would sI ss over
ton had Of or an act Of a'
isOn-the aleeai ehiefs u iae OeIoeI,e'@ ~ ,,.
They enounoe longer dsBseees to deoOune Then
EssS' S'ss e. .5 ss. che E r S .' d %a 'SG SG very
give II and he other leaders hsea % ran 9o@ ne S n
nrT pt % ror Tasry ps@ty mus inevitably 50 under
Sh nuy loose te ve nick Of time to save h own
TePOtauob." -, . q, a, p.
Jus, a, present 4 /, sonpsrstTsly comfortable thing for
BIZ nsS d, sosSS e. 1Ss 15S % a SS s. RnS 1 ras f
Mf Tdeu. oopp not particular, Mr. rden' and was
"'-'S M. Tden dd s9ueS ~ pre9, NJ, r,1., 3,
however. With NJ HeSt mat 70 "t i"u'H
due tie credit OF proving ohssges vsgu7y z3 maze
Rat ,A Va, tim. We be- leave to remind the. OospOken de-
eng 50 stae Tweed or C9nnoy meant 20 I'd
H. ~ s soEsr Of tie eraoorsS psrtJ oce and oaaov
men. % sn ] s0 Of HoSsy and place was held QUITO who would
sappo s those who opposed then had 70 bear eating s0@
% l'ge's Tas r w. 0Conor ur. H1oh Seemed Cover
n those sys respectable gentlemen leading the Democratic party
-e ~: ' a s in b sace and believing them thorough
svnde enture utter wc against 1ni ~ s1 % @
esais Mr 1Iau 81. 0COaO ana others Ike them appeared the
F''''' o. i-'---' re TINES. u, Elder SoIaic.
Of iSS Trs no. au Jes later that ar Iien say eang
Do co be Induced to III ager utter word 'S'n' Tweed
Sir. Ta5en saat,0erd aad Tsqtt e.,
b. id appcsr snvhere public generally in position Which
p.s oyss ,as.f Convention IN Rochester September 40
Feaeyr questioned the e th.t Mr. Tdea al ths time @ his heart
ramnany gang but he tock care neSe' to say So
v, to our me- 1nI thea dd h, best to keep up appear
@ @ s s 5ssh G fas% SoSl When %a9's & asS sS
plotting DO yoa injury he generally becomes yo9, sessI
s9d asI.s, y'9 @ % % % s0S bs feSs ar. sssds Complaining
Of lhs ga,sciiy Of the Republicans"
ORIGIN OF THE DOUBLE RING.
The lA0 It's OrlElu IN tue DOtTu VI o.
That body created by act passed in 1851 n con-
necton with the charter Of that year The act provided
that only persons should be voted for by each elector
and twelve should be chosen. In other words, the
nominees Of the Republican and Democratic party
the term was extended to six years. SO we
had q body composed of six Repubhcans ana
You control the primaries Of both OF the great Ma
Ional ana Nat S an fs1eS easv ,ob certainly The in
oiyidual man has h,tle enough OF IhnoenGe ,e %nen
two parties some p1ssiOhlM Oi con'e[.ihhK @ th , 1nS
minority INTO majority. Ibls scheme tOOK away
TO DO as badly as possible by removing all restraints II
is only just say that the Democracy are not response
equal division Of official emolnments more important
than the administration OF oeiaI trusts OF s 91e 9s
members the Democracy had OF 80 senators IL ha
19 Ss a n1 never S 5 had majority in the Senate in the
Assembly only and had the Governor only once up
so 1863 The Republicans had the legislative power OF
the state in all that period, as they and Their Hhlg
predecessors had possessed it for the previous ten years
tween the six Republican and the six Democratic super
II soon became ring between the Kelugioan
majority in Albany and the halfandhaII eugerEIsors
and few Democratie officials OF thls ciy d9e vSIy G
definition a Ring is that t enciIces enough NM
ental men in the organization OF eacu PaLy 10
the action OF both party machines men VINO IN puoc,
parties while they secretly JOIN their hands IN schees
Tor personal power and profit The Republican partners
tutons as the Board of Supervisors and could abolish
them at will Ihey could e1ngSh 90 CnfeS s s6G
functions and responsibilities ana nearly always couio
G hS in some city Offices the r
the supposed pTeju0ices OF local democratic nyolly,
were under the necessity OF submitting TO Whatever
teTms the Albany legislators imposed; and, length,
they found by experience-what they had not ln-
ielect to foresee-that all real power was In Albany
qhey began to 20 there in person to share it, The lucra
tive city offices, subordinate appointments when each
head OF department could create at pleasure Win sa
aries his discretion distributed among the friends OF
t6e legislators eohsc tr tbeT sbordnates raised BY
Jobs under the departments ana sometimes taken IRON
inaaeDce which fed Ostered and controlled all legisla
lion. Every year the system grew worse as govern
corrup, The executive departments gradually swal
lowed up all local powers and themselves were mere
were dependent. The Mayor and Common Council
ceased TO have much legal authority ana lost an PIaG
ca influence There nobody 70 represent the people
of the city-there discussionthere was no puo
ecsd in tbe Secrecy of The departments commissions
and upon In the ooDies at Albany DO
betweensappeared on the statute after every
In this manner all institutions OF az
tsxaton all appropriations for money Tor our mihon o.
people formed For many years there was no t G
when vote at city election would, In any pfac'cai 10
gree OF manner affect the City Government
POWER AND PLUEDER coNcIDENr.
The Ring" became completely organized and ma
tured on Jan l. 1862 when A. Oakley Hall became Mayor
Mr. Connolly was Controller two years earlier III
power had already become great; but was as nothing
compared with what it had acquired on April 1870 by
an act which a legislative grant Of the ofhces
giving the powers Of local government 70 ndyiduas
the "Ring" for long periods, and releasing them from
ali accountability II their names had been mentioned
as grantees in the bill. Its duration was through 1862
1870 aud 1871 its overthrow at the election OF Noven
ber when lost most OF the Senators and Assepbymel
from this city and shaken in its hold on
the legislative power Of the State 1t will be noticed
that the first date In the list OF county warrants
bearing indications Of fraud, published by Th,
Times in the last Of July, 1S7l-is Jan II, 1862 VI
the Sl 25OOQO embraced in these accounts, t6OOOOC
were 1869; $4,000 in 1870 before April o. $ ESQ
In 1870 after that date and In 1871 The thorough
Investigation made by Mr. TaiDtOr. at my instance
shows the aggregate vastly larger but does not much
alter the proportions except in 1871 The periods OF
power and punder are cOincident In time and magni-
tude Even before the Ring" came into organized e1.
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