New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-09

charge n his duties. II the State of New-York had
occasion TO send ship and cargo to sea valued az
$4,000 S5.0000O0 it is scarcely to be supposed
that they would appoint a Board OF Commission
CTS" to dictate how she should be navigated. Ihey
would rather select careful and experiences COM
mander, with second and third officers OF Ike ju-
dicous seleotivn, and confde tue precious venture
TO their trained and habituaed skill NOW 10 ouilu
Capitol well is a more arduous and difficult piece
of work than TO sa,i any ship in the world Aud the
pnblic may be we'll assured that never Will
straightforward administration of their public
works or an unembarrassod and economical execu-
ton of fine and oredtabe gns DO secured to thor
service until some such course rs that recommended
by Gov Dix be steadily faithfully. and intelligenuy
carried out. Yours ARTHUR ViLhAN'
Nee- York, jan. ~ 1875 .ftJ.la .AN
SPEAKER MCGUIRE AND THE CANAL RING
tn the BdUor Of The Trfotne
SIR To ono who sincerely desires reform
and has hailed the success the Democratic party as
being step in tho RICH. direction the prospect at Al
bany In the organization or tho Assembly Is not assur
ing The thieves and bad men are always wen organ
,,ed and never better than now. nor In larger numbers
They OIL the Hobbies OF the hotels and the Capitol ana
are to be found in the Governors parlors even
year ago the whole force OF tue Canal Ring ana lob
byists brought to bear upon the AttorneyGenera
to induce him appoint S. H. Hammond as his Deputy
Office which he had filled for several years, during
which he the plant tool OF the most demorallzlng
aud dangerous organization in the State To the credit
OF the Attorney General he disregarded the loud voice
OF the many and appointed as Deputy man not tainted
by the support OF thieves To-day the same powerful
Canal Ring ever vigiant and selfish. knowing theif
nan-they in their choice OF too-demand OF
Speaker Mcclure the appointment OF the man whom an
honest Attorney wonld not make his Deputy
such was his general reputation-tO the Ohaimanshp
OF the important Committee In the Assembly VIZ
| that OF Ways and Means.
This is not all. To the Canal Ring the Charmanship
OF the Canal Committee Is great prize, and they VIII
leave no stone unturned secure 1t. What are they
doing I'm this GireciIoni The head OF the hrm or Den
nison Belden Co.. leading canal contractors. Is James
J. Beden who hos made millions out Of the canals and
who was beaten in the City Of Syracuse year ago, by
reaaou OF his notorious reputation as contractor and
lobbyist when candidate for Mayor while all the rest OF
the Republican ticket Was elected he running 200 be-
! hind his ticket HIS relative. Alanson 5. Page OF
! Oswego. ia In the Assembly, To MIN ne
| has lent large sums OF money. Page ID also
under large obligations to another Canal Ring man
Deos DeMof Of Oswego, sometimes contractor, awaNs
banker for the Ring. These two men. Beiden ana De
nous support OF The contracting interest OF the otate
supported by the entire lobby This Will not 40 Inc
Speaker cannot appoint either hammond or rage WIN
out destroying his reputation ana Jurng tnat oi
| his parry whose only hope Is in reforming abuses.
| Ne,o- York. Jan. 8. 1875 W. b A.