New-York tribune., 1873-02-04


v and ~ the bonleyards suppressing Mr.. Green and
pcwoyne Messrs Stebbns Russell. and Blatchford The
oee OF chamberlain granted 20 John Bradley Tne
nsDertment OF Poce was granted for from five to eight
Years no Henry smith. b. Manerre, Judge Bosworth
anu anu "Is Eciss cbarties Docks aud Buildings were
granted to others. BY an amendinent pasSeu, 81,
We're brought into the same category. such eoncen n
traton OF powers over this city was nv, t ~
any set of men or any party us was 'Hu' '0''0u ~
Ring - ,os,rrox
Tho true character OF fraudulent measure was at
once fully exposed The issue was made by Messrs'
Schultz. Bailey varnum, Greeley, ana Others ana Dy
the Union League Club. All the features OF the ac.
were pointed out in their resolutions and demonstrated
against They were discussed condemned, ana de-
nounoed in my speech published az TN Inc rnnSo Past
and TuR TRIBUNE. 1t would seem incredl1e that snen
a violation OF the rights OF the people, anu Oh az nus
ideas on ooyernment II these extraordinary grants
had been TO the best men In tho community, ooud 20
passed No such thing would have been even exeasa
bie unless for short time as temporary iS eic1a'o M
ship in a public extremity 1t was aaopteu as a.
permanent measure; and the % grant ns,,o,oS ~Ss .
who in nttle more than year SIIer-
wards hunted from human society as ven a. iro, f
oioe-some OF whom in exile ana others oI
whom arraigned by the slate Al anu
nal actions The air was full Of rofS h Sere stV
and honor of Il million Of people had Deen u'lusu az
brbes 1t was saa aors hSs and Xssemby
men had been bought with money TO vote Tor ms in
iquy year later y %aS Ss siatEa pay m as HV derived nom
oN Known member Of the lobby that the price paid
six leading Republican Senators was 70 % eaG 81 the
session. and 5000 for similar services the next year
Soon after thus revelation, while ne revolt OF 49DVO
Democrats I'm this city taking it5 representative
character from the Ring, the Republicans OF the e-
rior were regectng five Of these SIX Senators as ther
contribution with many other similar characters To the
Reform Legislature. Those hYe senators now slt IN
the ghest seats of the Grant Republican Sanhedrm at
Albany. The Times has for long whHe ueeh 10 sun
a mouse " about them
now THE TIMEs TURNED TRAITOR.
There have been two great battles against the Ring
The first in Albany in April 1870 That was to pre-
vent the Ring" while only objects OF Suspicion from
being enhroned in absolute dominion the people OF
this city The loss Of that battle made no change pos
sble until the Senate could be changed Ihs election
for Senators did not come until November 1871. Ihen
was the second great bdtemade necessary b the 1858
of the first Who responsible for that disastrous
day. when the beginning Of the crime, afterwrd dseoy-
cred shrouded in darkness and their larger eeveop
Mr. Hewitt Did their respectfully cover the Rings
rascaty," The Times charges The Times ltse snail
On April 1870 the day after the passage of the act
granting NewYork City 10 the Ring me itmes IN an
article headed Municipal Reform" hailed tlis meas,
ure as a reform; derIde1 the Union League Club and
Mr. Greeley with their entre laoS Of influence IA that
50 pronounced expression against the charter ha,
not been needed by at least one Republican SENATOR
shall be put IN operation by Mayor Hall with tia, rsrl the
general wh ch have % We e1 Iu' our
eIens viii have Cont yesterdays WORK IN The Legislature as
most important snd sa,s.Aq."
GA the sth 1t declared:
Senator Tweed fair way 70 Distinguish himself as Re.
iorer that be h pal tue people Of Manhattan island under great
on the iith it published Mayor Halls instrument,
dated 9th, making the appointments 10 All tue nu-
eIpa 6lISaD, Olnce f pob. Works w ~ Tsssd DParnen.
PARKS Peer B. sweny T5onas G tieis Herr hoai gsPa G
Mathew r Brennan Chsmberlan John Brdley and 50
Greeley and Mr. IiIden. II commented a remark in
Mayor Halls newspaper making the appointments, IN IN
which he said he would have been politically JUSTIFIED IN
comforting them all on Democrats; ana repne1 tnaJ
the Republicans rather useful TO tue authors OF the
new charter In the recent contest tat put LOT the nc
nuhicaps the Young Democracy might to-day be at the
ton of the tree that mayor Han aud hs assoclates
viii doubtless show proper appreciation OF the assist
ance rendered them by the Republicans when the enemy
were crying war 20 the kniIe ana tne khlie 10 tne
bit" On the 18th said AS whole. the appointment
of the heads of various departments OF the CITY Gov
ernmeut which been announced Dy the Mayor arc
far a6EEe % se sySSsT " We feel inclined to be thankful
il not entirely satisfied with the result lt also asserted
that tho charter and election law could net nave been
islature hence the credit Is much theirs as IL Is
The "Rng" having posse es5iOn of the TammanY soci-
ety. which Mr Tden al not set his foot during their
ticket on which they placed the names OF persons whom
they hated, and few OF their own votes to ex-
Times under flaming notice headed "NOw Is the rri-
nmph Of Tweed SAtsd SSross oSsF m M e9
faction" on May Il, u had oommendatOfy nolce Oi
Peter b. s~Sen% % PTcJ9s Pr ond add sf u he viii e
faithful his word the meeting yesterday Afforded
fresh guaranty
The 9th OF May was day destined 10 0e famous in our
municipal annals Some mysterious aud insensble inAu-
ence seemed TO debtate the OF The Times In its
utterance that morning II spoke feebly Of reforms
made possible by the recent legislation at Albany" Was
the atmosphere dark and murkY with what was going on
an the New Court House at the same moment There
the single meeting OF tbe Board Of Special Audit was
being held Hall and Tweed and Connolly were making
nercey ten per cent In value was realized by the city
Tweed got "a per cent and his agent Woodward, seven
naries not vet named the forms Of legal proof 80 went
to the mechanics who furnished the BILL but their share
March 80 $1,000 to Albany and again April H. si0
OOO making $4,000 Ingers0 also had 10 send t5O0G Key
their quotas; and then they had 10 do work on city
country houses and make furniture and TO
services-out third AS the time advanced, the
percentages of theft mixed In tho bills grew Moderate
In 1869 they reach G per cent in 1870 and later IS per
cent. The aggregate Of fraudulent bills, after April s.
1870 was the rest OF that year about s225o and
lions fraudulent bills the booty grasped on tho
9th Of April 1870 ntGee1 @ n, millions Of
enabled the Ring 20 cover UP what had been already
stolen. and to 20 forward larger soale and COM
init these enormous robberies.
The Times in error IN saying that It's daily, nees;
SAINT attacks Tammany began IN the summer OF 50
There ia word OF that kind ia its editorials In all
that Summer Uutl Sept. 20 II kept stll as mouse
"a it says Mr Tden did Then first touched tho sub
eot incidentally TO an article the Democratic State
Convention held the nex' day. The stiffness OF Mr..
rden left ringing ~ the care OF te people ns n &
Times left echoing the public It's boast that the
credit OF the Ring" supremacy belonged as much TO
the Republicans as 10 the Tweed Democracy" Three
days later 1t began series of elaborate attacks not
really upon tho Ring. but upon thoir foe Mr. Ten. 1t
accused him OF going Rochester to preside
Tweeds Conyenton" and 1t has repeated the statement
many times lately The truth Is he did not presdei aud
it was not Tweed's Convention
MUNICIPAL ISSUES AT CONVENTIONS.
It was my official duty to move the appointment OF
the temporary Chairman and 1t customary 10 pre-
cede the by address upon National State
politics. That did The Convention body of
honorable and respected gentlemen. except few men,
bers OF the Ring who got IN delegates by means
OF the power and prestige The Times had helped them
acquire and in whom 1t had expressed its confidence
pal Offices had not even the benent ,s hrst begl-
ming OF retraoton. That happened after had gone TO