The New York herald., 1874-09-18

all his lie my Intimate friend. / shared fully in
the convictions which he expressed with almost
unequalled briiancy and vlgor in the Epenisg Post
ana the Pldfndedtes. 1 was an earnest supporter
OF those great leaders OF the democracy o this
State, Silas Wright, Samuel Young and Michael
! Hoffman. Those convictions are unchanged. Yet
have never knowingly voted for any democrat
| VINO failed to sustain his country In the war for
the Union or who has been In the least connected
with pubic robbery. AS was elected TO my pres
enl term OF ONCE by ctizens OF all parties, large
majority OF whom are republicans, have endeav-
ored in my appointments TO oftce. while never In
tentlonaily appointing bad man. 10 be falr and
THEREFORE / APPOINTED CROKER PoR YOU
and other men on various recommendations. III
nave laied to give ge neral satisfaction the fault
has Deen IN my head and not In my heart. This Is
views. Democrat as i am, cannot see that there
IS any more virtue IN The socalled Tammany Or
ganlzation now than there has been at any tune
within the last, say twenty years. Fortunately It's
power Tor evil is less because Ii has but slight
control over our local government, II our people
are wise 1t VIII never-whie under its present con-
troll, at leaSt-have any more.
THE TAMMANY MACHINERY.
DO not know enough about the Tammany ma
chInery to be able TO say whether 1t is true as Is
alleged, that 1t consists
In REALITY ONLY OF MoRRIssEY AND YOURSELF.
Intelligent men appear, however, to agree IN
the opinion that you two control II absolutely. L
suppose the bulk o. its members consist OF Office
holders or seekers who are held by fear, iavor or
expectation, reinforced by a few respectable men
oil strong political sympathies.
1t certainty must be SAD to old fashioned demo-
Gratis to see their great party IN this great city
controlled by you and Morrissey. II IS not neces-
OF an interview with you pretentlously pardoed a
day or two since in one OF the daily papers, you
speak OF efforts to reduce the democratic party to
''THE LEVEL OF A BACCHANALIAN PEsTHoUsE."
Except public oficer have little Information
in respect to aces OF that character but II seems
TO me that If lnere be any that your words describe
exactly, MOrrssey's gambling houses must be
among them. III reported that you are ashamed
OF his association, or rather, presume, you dread
that his reputation may be injurious TO your own
schemes. Yet Mormssey is commonly understood
to contribute TO the partnership much greater
amount both OF money and brains. The amount
ne Is reported 10 have gained this summer IN sara
toga IN his gambling house and at the racecOurse
| Is almost fabulous. 1t was doubtless large and
gives confidence among eager classes to the belief
/ that your partnership Will have abundant
AS TO the shame or the association, how ever,
| apprehend that Morrissey, alter he reads thus
letter viii be OF the opinion that 1t should be on
his part, even he does not instantaneousiy dis
solve the partnership. ! express this oelieI be-
cause am going not only to charge but to prove,
beyond any possibility OF doubt, that
YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST CONsUMMATE HYPo
critics
that the people OF this city have had in their
midst When was young man l frequently
cal cooperation OF two eminent statesmen a
coalition between 'the Puritan ana the black. eg."
All the parties 10 that controversy are dead, but
! IN the present decadence OF public virtue any
/ OF them would be hailed as a paragon. hat eX-
presslon was the mere outburst OF political de-
bate, and did no Injury to the OBJECTS OF 1t. But
the combination between you and Morrlssey to
rule TINS city with absolute power wlli be SO
( and lacts. to be the alliance OF gambler and
a hypocrte that every reader Will perceive
! at once its danger and Its disgrace to city.
Yet knowing, as you do, what you and Morrissey
are, In the Interview nave referred TO above you
stated, with an audaclty born OF low beginning,
raised to undue elevation, that yours and Morris.
sey's is 1.-The only reform party IN existence mere
to-day" This statement In reference to Nor s-
! sey and you Will sufficiently introduce the expo
! sure am about to make OF the means to which
you have resorted in aid OF your schemes to obtain
! political power.
! THE HONESTY OF KELLY.
| In your letter TO me you discourse of honesty,
]
| you were purist. 1t would be well IL, even now.
/ you were really in favor OF honest elections; but
/ when did you become sop Upon your first election
J to congress, II | remember correctly, you were
returned over Mike Walsh by less than a dozen
majority. and IN your election Sheriff
/ YOU were returned over Judge Connolly by
small majority. In eacn case there were loud
cuarges that you mad oeen counted In by fraud.
! l 90 not say that such charges were truly made /
only refer 10 them showing your reputation.
Instead oil dealing with elections held so long ago
propose to snow that yonr action now Is incon-
sstent with your PROFESSIONS.
The first OBJECT Of the ombnaton controlled by
you and Morrssey being to obtain political power,
to you TO procure the appointment OF your tools as
Inspectors OF elections.
Here let me observe tnaJ nothing can be more
absurd than your impudent claim tnat you and
Morrlssey nave an absolute right to name one-naf
that one-nall Shall be OF each OF the two political
parties but 1t does not give TO your nor any other
political firm or clique the right TO name any. 1t
makes 1t the duty OF the Police Commissioners to
appoint all OF them. The late Board unwsey
ceded TO your demand, and thence came all their
| THE GARDNER.CHARIICK IMBRoGMo.
Some OF the inspectors you have appointed were
men of notoreusiy baa Character, and the Board
compelled bY their duty to remove them.
one OF your inspectors was a man named John
sheridan who was appointed for the Twenty third
Election district OF the Eighteenth Assembly dis
trict. The day before the election two af1idavits
were presented to the commissioners OF POce
showing that Sheridan had avowed his par;icipa-
ton In previous election frauds and declared that
ba nnId dram .lnt nf ha rnp
sloners to remove such man is clear. In your
letter to me you attempt to impugn the afidavlts
formed from trustworthy sources that Sheridan
! was the friend OF your Leutenant, Croker, whom
l appointed on your accommodation as Marshal,
and his associate in dishonesty and violence at
primary and general elections.
! DETECTIVES AFFIDAVIT.
] Besides the aftdavits on which the Commission
| ers acted have the affidavit OF detective that
he has seen sheridan travelling from poll to poll
election days III the company OF gang OF re-
peaters, ana that MS reputation is bad also the
afiidavlt OF gentleman who served with Sher.
he was removed. He states that the conduct OF
Sheridan an inspector was improper and dis
/ honest; that he proposed that the maker OF the
afTidavit should allow him TO cheat in favor OF
your man Croker as candidate for Coroner
and be would cheat in favor OF another candidate
1or his associate, and that the maker
OF the AFFIDAVIT threatened sheridan with ar
rest and went to the Bureau OF Elections
and represented that he was improper man
Tor inspector. More than that, have an alldavit
showing that one Pickwell was arrested for as
1 SaultlkG q man III RAILROAD car ana TODOlnR MIN
OF his watch lor which offence he was indicted /;
that Sheridan was with Pickwel. and that the
same Croker Sou had appointed as Marshal be-
came one OF the bondsmen the arrest. 1t must
be plain to any one VINO reads this statement that
sheridan was not man who should have been
allowed to remain q day In Office alter his charac-
ter became known. The Police Commissioners re.
moved him. but acting under the advice oil cOun-
sci that they had power to do So they omitted to
give hm notice that they were about TO remove
him. For that omission you worked incessantly
until you procured the Indictment OF two OF the
Commissioners.
THE PURITY OF ELECTIONS.
Before ] discuss the proceedings upon That in
dctment wish to state that this man sheridan is
olleted upon the pubic treasury as an employe In
the Sixth District Court, and while you are pratIng
in letters and interviews OF the purity Of elections
| and honest government he, corrupt as he Is, Is
an oficer Of court TO secure success Ia your
| prosecution OF two OF the Police Commissioners,
lor omlttlng, under legal advice mere lormality
in the performance OF an Imperative pubic duty,
vnud daeu. m haya ba Distr