, 1873-12-19
POT CALLING KETTLE BLACK.

POT CALLING KETTLE BLACK.
We reprint from the Siaats-zeil.ng Of yeetor-
day leply to m article III THE TRIBUNE Of Tuos-
day, in which tho casos OF Fischer and sAlomon
were recalled. Wo accept Mr.. ucsipgs stato-
ments in regard to those gentlemen for what
thcy are worth, Of which every ono may Judge
for himself, aud have no disposition to either
Contradict or verify tho1. But A1r. Hcsing,
without charging that THE TRIBUNE Ind auy
actual knowledge Of lohcs in tho City Treas
ury before thu election, intimatos that wo had
reason to suspect tho real condition Of things.
This is not true. Tho only intimation VIC
had came from tho columns Of the Staats- Zcit4ng.
Tho charges made BY that journal were vague
aud Indefinite, and bore tho marks Of personal
venom aud political malico. Our anawor
waa tho repeated ASSURANCE that Afr.
Gage would give h1r. ueaing, or any
other person, every facility for counting
tic money, aa we beloved ho would. and wo
urged Mr. HeBing to 60 to the City Treasuror's
Office and count the funds. Had he or any QUO
the privilege, NC should have declined to sup
port hr. Gage. II alr. Hosing's suspicious wore
wo!l-founded, his neglect to do tlia WAS doro-
LECTION Of his duty az citizen, journalist, aud
quasi public character. We did insist. howeyer,
that the Fiunuco Committee Of the Council
should do what hIr. Hosing had neglected to do,
and when they made their report certifying tn
the correctness OF Mr. Cages accounts, ne had
what seemed to us good reason for discroditing
tho statements malo by the laats-Zeitunq.
AlIidnvits arc not so cheap in this Office AZ they
soom to bo iu some places Wo affirm. however,
that we neither knew nor suspected that there
WAS anything wrong In tho rroasurer's Office be-
fore tue election, nor for = considerable tmo
thereafter. No form OF swearing supported by
tho Zeitt.ng, can mako this statement more em-
phatio.
There ia ono point in this controversy which
we arc anxious to havo Mr. Hesing meot
in the same way that h1r. Gage has mot his
defacation. Mr. Hesing Inns drawn out Of the
City Troasury ss5,8 for which ho has given
no adequate compensation; which ho laid de-
intended to return. Ho induced the State Leg
islaturo aome years ago to pass Inv authorlz-
inE him to do this. and We defy the combined
statutos of all the States in the Union to pro-
duco specimen Of legalizcd fraud that will
overtop,:. Tho Law is as follows:
The proceedings, notices, and ordinances Of said
city and the departments thereof ahall 10 published In
tho Newspaper printed in the 0crman language having
the largest duty circulation In said city ho Saats-
ZtfHtg1 ~ fully they now required to be pub
shod III tho corporation newspaper, Prootded that in
no judicial other ,oetein9 suN the publication
sArh German be called into qutstioH. either a.
to 'hs faet n it, publication, to III easrtesns.s
thereof.
1t will be seen that tho law acknowledges that
tile publication in tho German language is Of no
value to the city, md tlat 1t was passed simply
and solely to onablo Mr.. Hoaing 10 got hold Of
certain amount OF public money each year. 1t
mattors not, under this Inv, whether hlr. Hcsing
prints tho Official notices correctly or not, nor
w1e1he'' he prints them al all, ho ia entitled to
receive tho same amount as tho corporation
newspaper. This has hitherto been about
$4,000 u year. and haa aggregated over S85, 900;
what 1t will be In future, and Of how much
money MIR. Uosing may atin dofraud tho people
Va SAGAStt ~ u NV EoebluaG " Hhys 11uk M8
havo said befote, and we repeat now, that Mr.
David A. aago whom a1r. Hcsing is bounding
With hypooritieal fury, Las never been guilty of
60 deliberate IN effort to poEBesa himsof Of
other peoples money ~ this, though TO is guilty
In the eyes Of the law. whllo Mr.. Hesing is not.
Mr. Gage, culpable as lie is (aud we shall not
shield him from any Of tho consequences Of his
acts>, nus nover lobbiod with the Legislature to
rob the people for his own benefit. Though i,o
has used city money oonddod to him. 1t hns
been with tho intention Of returning It; aul,
now that he cannot do this, lo has turned over
all tho property ho has in tho world to mako
| good tho deficiency. alr. Heslng, on tho other
! hand, has used Ills political l,4tiuon CO to hayo
t fraud leyalizod which puta $4,000 Ut tho poo
! plos taxos into his pockets, or tho treasury Of
Ills newspaper, evory year. aud las not now. and
noyor Lad, auy intention of paying 1t back. Mr.
Gpgo il culprit In tho eyss Of tho law, but 1t s
| scaudalous aud Indecent that man OF ueasng's
roIutions to the public should throw stones at
| linn.
Thomas Carlyle, who has heea so long silent,