The sun., 1873-06-20

mon OF SCOundrels pluu-
der the city.
Correspondence orhe Ven rorI Tiuo
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, June lc, 1874 -,
The Rings have found defender at last. Hithrr
to, the men who compose them have preferred
to act, a. regards the public, on the third sic'
is beginning to struggle into the secret tIaces
where the addition and division is earned o.,
they have thought 1t necessary to sccl, a dr.
fender for what can no longer he hiddcn. Aud
whore, will 1t he imagined, the Republican Riug
cast about Tor Journal foolish enough % ESSAY
the defense Of the indcfcnsibie, amt base en- urh
to Justify the wicked for rcwarLy WHY, exa,ilv
in the Place where II would most readily be
found-not among men In their own nariv. bit,
In that worst Of all classes uf tradng politicians
that portion o Of the Dewnctetic nnrty tH"bnS bs,SS
which has sold Itself to the ring was found
one one Tsssldy' who. to his profession Of crimi-
and contrnlline editor Of a small evening parer
entitled The Day. Naturally enough Th, Doy
comes TO the defence Of Tie rings with the most
refreshing air Of impartalty and disintcrcsted,.
ness. In itself the paper Is 40 insignificant an
anair-having little circulation aud less influence
that Its utterances would scarcely be worth
noticing were they not on this occ sion the evi-
the Ring officials have been thrown. As such,
this defence may clai brief examination,
Whatever their past sins have BEEN our i much scns
abused officials" are doing very well now Z;
second, that the Times had better look g III
own local affairs and not throw stones while IL,
byes In glass house. In working out these a..
gumenta through column aud more, after some
lntTOuuNlhTN tuttIlDk your correspondent, Ia
asserts that District Attorney Mann is doing his
duty tn the delight of all good men /; that tho
collector OF delinquent taxes I" is winning golden
opinions from everybody !; that the City Treas
urer is discharging his ofhcial finctions in a
way which " making the city grow richer every
hour he stays in Office, and that, indeed, golden
age OF Official integrity honesty. and ability bas
been inaugurated, such IA the citizens of Fhla-
delphia did not dream could be possible Thus,
pursues Mr. Lewis Cassidy, even II this be no,,
precisely correct the Ttp,es has no reason TO at
tack our officials, for they elected Grant and se-
cured the ptlCrnse of tho RpnIblIcan La
year. Here the Ring speaks. IL Ia just the ar.
gument which IL was perfectly. plain ihev would
use if ever called to account. II proceeds on the
as-umption. which we are begged TO consider to
be true, that the men who did do things u lit
vices on that occasion from motives Of pure
patriotism, from the single disinterested desire
by the Republican party. The mere staicment
of such an assumption is sufficient demunstra-
ton ot It's absurdity The Ring men who for
have dragged the good name Of the PARTY they
assume 70 speak for into the foulest mire tho
men who have lined their pockets with public
ulunder and made the municipal Government a.
nest Of theves-will any one in his sober -en.cs
believe that in all these men did thev were doing
more than struggling for n continuance of Their
own power. with its accomp1nytng opportunths
for robbery There might lie some force IN ne
argument which their mouthpiece makes rr
them. II the Ring men had rxhhl'ed even tho
so absolutely; hut 50 far from this being
the ca-c. they have used every trc-h
lease - power 20 beat down the cnots
and nv years Of corruption aud misguVcrnfncut,
no less than by the new ticket now mnde ~
ev, ~ man on IL being one of the Riuc," haAe
demonstrated that the only phrty In which they
really felt any interest was the party oi seii.
For the work they did they have had their r,-
ward " Is ttme the whole were EAST oui. ~
to the second line OF argument that nee II li.-.
Tie attention. since 1t j. a mere begging "f ue
question. To any one who has the succe.s
the Republican party NJ heart. who desires to
see the principles on which II IL founded coi-
ttnue to he the active elements ui oar national
life, II cannot he a matter OF indifercire that,
there exists In this, the second city ~ TIC
I Union. combination Of corrupt Officials WHO
are carrying on their disreputablc practice u..
der the banner Of Republ clnism, bringing II
into the same disrepute which the Ttntuahy
! organization brought on the Democratic tar,y,
| and threatening IL with - disyrdceful all over.
| throw rs that suffered.
A few words VIII toe appropriate here concern
ing Mr.. Lewis Cassidy, or rather of that elctne't
| OF politics which he very fairly repre.'lt.
! have said before that the Republican iuu hire
initiated the tactics Of its dcfunct Denio ratio
| brother In New York. In allying To itsci -urr
| men among the minority a. might he ~ iul -
} w. Ia IT. practical operation II Is the fnh' hs \
/ gang OF burglars breaking int y safe iouid
secure ~ c1nl,lyance "i tns p1nteWt,u "a ,,.
dlnal priu iples on which republican in-titu'in's
have rested. and must rcst for all time tha.,
! while the majority rules, the minnrltN 81. III st
! as the restraining inducncc to keen II Itiin
| the bound Of law and honesty and clr.H tie
! abuse of power. We see ia this city. 'l tho
-autary influence which the Reform h.s r'A-
tiun have exercised On our politics. huv lifWt r
ful for good even fraction y = min''fr en-
. Ice, provided II Toe Nigilaut and hnnc-t nd 10
requires no argument 10 prove that our at.
] House row Ring only attained to the ai. Ilute
! control ~ Affairs which they now cui". Wff1
! they had found enough mon, aud uir 90" The
! Democratic minority, who. for the sHN - =
! share In the common pluuuor, would r.r..rt %
/ hctrny the party which acted ms q ci. 'k ~
z them. Whether Mr.. Lowi. Cassidy D.. .ur -
these men. whether he osfcn-ihly acted NJ A
DcmorrHtic leader while rally in league VIA
| the dishonest gang Ot pseudo " pun. .'-, D. 4
! own record shall he the Judge. lie r. i'a
! respectable ngure-hcad OF the Dem -rs'
] party in the Fourth " ard, which b. run i, f.a
| well-knuwn Alderman MrMhleu and ufr .
| Attorney Mann; he has for years dDf,ut,d
/ prosecuted 10y an agree mcnt notorious 2. V,ry
! one, the pair procured the passage Of law
| some years ago, whereby deputy District 80
turncy was To- be- appointed 10y the Court. Wlih
/ the understanding that " nm was to Doe h.ri,
aud cassidy his deputy, hUt the Hrran W no
fell through because the Judge who had t.c aHr
puintiurni was too honest to counteulu. o. lIs
| scheme. Lastly, Mr.. Lewis Cassidy ], &! bead
aud front Uf the commission for ere .iIue ils
new munich buildings a commission VLi,I
! nncuntrul liable powers, authorized t. spend no .-
! lions and to collect the taxes to pa, tuU 90 ~
| ptrcWytuN mnndamu-, los law viii va3
| rushed through the Legislature without Ic.Is
| printed. To any resident of PhilA!ol...l o.
| would hc unnecessary To- rive the cVld .t..p II
thi~ lcmo cratic leaders league with The .uu.-
! Itdh KING; n has been IN .uifr4fcI du.l. 10 f.I
| many WAYS for any ono To- have the .. ..f,-t
! doubts about II. Mr. Cassidy, In the ,uuu y
opinion OF all, b. Just a. much part au trrrl
ne HdU ,'HltS t. the dcfcpro of that J. 10. aul
I pipes -w""tN ut the golden age az uG. .l Iu-
/ ttgTtN Mhl'h II has lndugurhtcd.
| - Lows &. Cassidy, whose character 81 . r'y
/ revealed Dos tc 4i.., is tnc .p.,iN f.c.l ..I .,-
] rOt..t. a tlr uuf..rtu, I.f.I.. t...I.t ft