New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-20

loan. sometimes TO their Legitimate customers,
but as rule IL s put Into the hands OF the Leaders I
put up,h the People swindled, and gentlemen who, TO
all outward appearance have no visible means OIL sup
VI" Isaac Badean when Tax Collector put the public
money vs. into banks and neither he the city received
cent for its by the banks. his answer to the Com
have said 10 friend that They" the banks, sometimes
make u trliling present, rs Chrlstnas BOX fOOr
innocent chld This little story may do for youths but
the odd foges' who compose the COMMITTEES Of Fifty
did not believe 1t. They examined into the effars OF
the Tax Collectors Office and reported that tho Tax COL
lector was by law and oath, bound to into the
Treasury daily all moneys that he received ana t9h,
wrongfuly and designedly keep monthly balance
standing to his credit in bank subject to his draft OF
over 100000. Aud also did the Committee OF FiIty
report that during the time that Isaac Badean had
this s5OOOoO of the peoples money for his own specai
usaOr somebody elses-the Board OF Supervisors al-
thorzed the issuing OF bonds to an amount OF ABOUT
s6OOOOowhich bonds sold in the market Tor DIS
count off their true value, In order to raise oy 10 pay
necessary expenses. WHAT do you think OF tha JOhh
Halseyhonest John Halseyi do not mean to be sar-
castle, for you are an honest noble man. ana sreYo
that and your peers some or wnOm nave haineu,
do not and feel how like tho cats paw the mohseys
have used you. The Committee OF fty trled 70 hsYe
the Grand Jury ndict Isaac Badeau III ne was not as
honest be was chidishly foolish TOT allowing one or
moro banks to millions OF the public money without
paying arhing for its other than few Christmas
presentssuch perhaps, as tin WHISTLE toy drum' or
II is in s1ch cases that our respectable, bestknown
and wealthy citizens VINO act Officers and Directors
OF banks and moneyed institutions dlsrespect ana ds
honor their duties and thus help seoundres to plumber
Directors do know ought TO know, when the Public
Money in their is being used improperly John
Hasey you and l. and others OF our acquaintance are
growing Old and like the leaves and flowers that greet
us on either hand will fall aud fade from sight, but let
ua leave behind US, they do, trunk wherein other
leaves and flowers shall grow and sned their fragrance
Let count treasures and decide which OF
them wish TO will to posterity-hOuses, lands,
dollars and cents free, honest government In the
hands OF noble and Trustworthy men and women. Our
grand and beautiful country being destroyed by the
devil, Greed-NatiOnal State and Municipal Govern
uents being sapped 10 their foundations by people
like unto tho late Cakes Ames. Office IL the fulcrum, and
she Public Money lever by which threatened
with destruction, and 4" Woe Is me" will be the moan
and lamentauOn Of the children OF those who commit
these assaults Liberty ana Public Virue-for God Is
Just
by THE TRIBUSE OF to-day that Winchester Brit
ton has caused the arrest OF A. Spague, late treasurer
Of Brooklyn Is TINS haste the evidence OF Refrigerated
Virtue the part OF the DstrictAttorney. superln-
duced by a European Tour the past summer II Mr.:
BrittOn is In good health and means business lou
have Isaac Badeau indicted, tried and convicted as
the Committee OF Fifty have long asked MIN TO DO
When that ia done, then let hun ask the Committee OF
FIFTY appoint "a Committee to look into the pigeon
holes Of his Office for indictments found by Grand JuTes,
etc. before and mis- OF office begun, against
gentlemen" now wide-mOuthed with horror at the
crimes OF ROdinan and Sprague.
Brooklyn, Sept 16, 1873.