New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-30

ewes open. The Tweed Chaitcr was ''eo'o"'
" opposed by such Republicans as Horace
Greeley and such Democrats rs Samuci %
Tilden. going together to Albany and casting
their arguments before the swine OF Mr..
Twecd's committee. Mr. Tweed's election law
WAS passed over one that had been carefully
examined and approved by leading Republic
cans of this city. The law whch created the
Board of Special Audit has been, perhaps
moro fully understood since its passage than
before, but its enormity stands out in every
line. Tho Charter, with is accompanying acta,
was designed to put this great city, Douhd
hand and foot, at the mercy OF the cut-throats
of Tammany Hall.
What could have induced Republican Sena-
tors to enslavo themselves to a corrupt and
vulgar Ring to which they were politically
opposed TO that question there can he but
one satisfactory answer. If there il any single
idea that is firmly grounded in the honest be-
lief Of the decent public, it is that many II
not all, of these Republican Senators were
paid large sums for their votes. Men OF high
political and social standing have not hest
tated to make this charge. Mr.. Iiden, in his
speech at Cooper Institute in 1871, said that
| the Tweed Ring passed these laws by taking
ga million of dollars, stolen from the tax
"payers, and buying in the shambles ma
jority IN the two Houses of the Legislature !;
and he added, "When / spoke against this
| d" Charter before Committee of the Senate,
| " Mr.. Tweed sitting in the chair, i already
"kncw that not more than one vote OF the
Democrats and not more than one vote OF the
Republicans would lie cast against it, Over
| his own signature Mr.. Tildcn has made
tho deliberate statement that while one
of the corrupt means OF pass
ing the Charter WAS a division of offices, the
other "was the buying of the Republican SEN
" ators and Assemblymcn with money" There
are even more definite charges. Judge Noah
Davis stated as the information impaired to
| him by prominent lobbyist-and when lob
| byists do break silence in such matters they
usually speak the truth-tllat six Republican
| Senators received $4,000 for the Charter,
s., 900 for the Election law and Section
| Four of the Tax Levy, and 5000 for similar
| services the following year. These details have
been Incorporated into the traditions of the
people. There is probably not single voter
| in either party, who has examined the SUBJECT
| who sincerely doubts their truth Responsible
newspapers as well rs responsible men did not
hesitate then to spread broadcast unqualified
charges of corruption, and the very organs
which are now defending the last OF these six
men who still remains III public life, were as
| bold and uncomprOmising as any. Whether
these six were bought at higher price than
| the rest, or whether they were bought because
| the others would follow wherever they might
| lead, has ceased to be a matter of consequence.
| Eleven out of the twelve have left the Legis-
| lature forever.
Who were the six men that sold the great
metropolis into slavery and put the price OF
her chains in their pockets Their names are
as well known as if they had signed receipts
| for the money, but we have only to do with
one. All of them have been sent into private
| Iife-but one. All of them are despised and
spurncd by the people-but one. That one,
! William b. WOodin, has succeeded not only
in maintaining himself in place, but has risen
| from the front rank of Republican Senators to
the undisputcd place of leader. Tweed is IN
Jail WOOdin leads the party which demands
| that the work OF furnishing thieves be taken
away from Samuel j. Tilden and John Bigelow,
and intrusted to them!
The question. is plain and direct. Mr..
Woodin is a candidate for reelection Is he to
he reelected Is not the taker as bad rs the
theft VIII the people of the XANth Dis
trict put it on record that jobbery and cOrrup-
ton are passports to the favor of an cnlight-
ened constituency WIN they vote for a man
| the coat on whose back to-day may have been
bought with the stolen money OF the City oil
| New York