New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-24
THE CANAL FRA UDS.
TIE PRESS sIrsTAlNs TIE GOVERNOR.
A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT.
from TIE Ner YORK Conn creiai hdrT:iser tRep1

canas nave long hcen na leaders Of that party in Che
pubiishes black list which contains the names Of Jar
Wis Lord, Henry D. Deii5on, Jane y Bsiien Wi.ia1
sSinner and calls upon honest voters to- marx me men
known and detected members OF lh9 Cina kGs
and partial exception OF Belden, who was one
Of the most active Greeley men IN t aM
a"ng been recognized as leader OF tho Liberals Tue
Canal Board for the last five years tStn me exoopti1a
State officers list Of rotten contracts TIE IiB,
which was he'd ny George ~ :n wnrn
iegisIatlve enactment that tho State must pay the
actual cost. whatever 1t might be-
Froa me \. L. Evening nGI uad)
The most Obtuse or careless reader or lHE
TRIBUYRs broadside OF exposures OF swindlnS Cano
contracts can hardly fail to be struck with the table,
which show. In detail, how much more eaen lavoroH
the Canal s got g e sUHes SPEAK for
The method Of the swndls Is SO snNT shows for
instance how Mr. James sherr up his contract
from SIS sl22oOo how Mr 6awa1 ron var ,1 oo 70
o and $1,000 70 respeS s sS g:t fGw
Charles p ssp ne and how Mr Bslcber rased
Contract Of tho value $1,000 to $4,000 the ratio OF
increase II win be sSen was IN tSs ashest tunes OF
EtGeny will be in vain for Senator Lord and his
allies 10 try 10 stop the development OF the VEIN OF ras
ealiIea which she Governor has been boring for with
such TeS may anage w 10 tSs Cspa
not of leadership n II. by their maiaaret taccS pu.
tf1avr
raptoa that has pervaded large portion OF the STATE
reading its denoTslz oa among the politicians OF
both parties, aud controlling to large Degree the
Etaie Conventions.
A CURIOUS AND SUGGESTIVE EXHIBIT.
from me Troy Iimes (RpJ
Gov Tilden informs us that the people OF
ht Sto have Maid in direct taxes within tho past Ave
wears the sum OF $47SsIS y Tor the lnante
nance OF me Sans ana s c' anTIps the SINE period.
amounted sl5c5s36i rs, have been mainly swaHoWed
| up in the vortex. Where has tue money gomez Jus'
ia OF interesting inquiries pre-
sented for pubic consideration some hintS tehalng
The Cuyernor who, 1t seems, has been directing MS
sfenfioa ~ The subject recently. and TIE NEW
eStenang The investigation to specific 1t has
| long known that certain lew persons en1oyeua
row Some ssHnitc information concerning them and
their operations. The exhibit is curious and suggest
I've '1'' TIE swrDLERs NAMED.
Fren m: Utca Herald (RPl
| Gov Tilden nowhere names the men Who
! swndled the state. He knew ttem, hut had not the
COURAGE to record their names. He leftt to the news
papers 10 the the clothes tit 1t has boon
| promptly done. TIE TRIBUNE seems to have been
| favored with private counsel BY the Governor, Tor
simultaneously with the publication OF ms messaeo u
publishes several of the contracts In full, from winch
| the above summary Is taken HIRE appear u, name:
Contract No as given in GOV. Tdeu's table, was held
by Henry d. Dsnison Of Beden d. Co. Syracuse ana
was for the enlargement OF the Fro Canal from PORT
! Schuyler 10 the lOwor Mohawk aqueduct No 2
SS 9Asseiblsman Willard Johnson Of OswegO,
one OF saTeWdest mem6ers or TIE Canat1NnS Nun
| he q
| same and was obtained In the same way NaMpe T.
| whlch republish. IS IN the hands OF Henry D.
of canal contract 10 member or tue rug by iuil
examination the OF TINS contract 1t Is right at
oUr doors some readers Will be in crested IN
examining the WORK OF this enlarge nent Inc owners
OF Nos 6. and are not YET EXPOSED 40
contract for rebuilding IiRh Dam, ia Owego Evcr
Nc 10 George Lc,a sS o. a. G gm and te
the LEGISLATURE bys Mr.. George D. Loid himself
Iutr
WIN THE CHARGES MUSE BE MET.
THE Newly DIX TRIBUNE has entered IN
earnest Oh against the Canal Rug devotes
more tnan page OF is Stature lays issue to detllied
statement OF exorbitant contracts, and 1t prom
ises TO follow up these revelations. Iuo Governors
THe TIBrSg's specific exposures furnish the evidence
on the accused memjers OF at corrupt capaI are
man Le condemned till he has been heard III his ~n de-
Tense We should deserve aud PROBABLY encounler tno
contempt OF our readers and OF tue general puOc we
made any effort 10 ssppress ths 1lcts because thrce
out OF the plicaIed parties are Democrats Qles
tIous of corruption are hoS 10 po ueateI WIZ paI.
san bias The exposures which mast follow these al
ready made will widen the circle aud bring other names
under suspicion The contractors 4 not DC allowed to
remain silent II they can snow that tney nave not
alen for money receivedthat they nave not acted
in corrupt collision with public olcers-it will be- well
tctlcs OF the Tanmany Ring. TDey assert tlit
nothing new Ia the Governors MESSAGE Or HE
record in the Auditors eco Tor Tdat Is riyo
ence Of inc state Let tnen be met and dsproyed OF
tue lly paroles win IND themselves sliding down
yertcal wall 10 their inevitable DOOM
WORTHY OF CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.
From The Egga0 Courier tDaa.J
The full text of Gov. 1liden's message on
reform was printed IN Ire SoartSr ot Sdnnay
morning. aud We produce from The NEW DIRK TRIBUNE
contraots a summary Of which embodied in the
communication Of the Governor TO the Legislature lac
recommendations MADE by tue Governor are deserving
OF careful consideration by the Legislature. Como
methods must be devised by which tue moneys when
the canals from tos and those which arc raised
by taxation shall be devoted 10 the purpose for which
they contributed. II the canals aud the commerce
be maintained there must be greater economy more
strict Accountability ana more diTect responslo1ty
proposcd reduction OF tos which Is essential TO tue
carving trade OF the State can be- and ought 10 be
n1ors than made good by the cutting down OF
arapt expenditures AMI the prevention OF the inroads
made upon the treasury under the present system of
letiug contracts which are never fulhed and paying
on contracts which were never made
jaws XVI ~ L9 HsEG, s SoMrL 1k11
First, as to the members OF the Ring, TIE
TRIBUNE with great confidence; asserts thai evidently
lowing namos: JARVIS Lord, Henry D. DenisOn. Jas
J. Belden, Willard JonnsOn. George D. Lord NJ L.
we are prepared present TO but the contracts
involve some If not all of these names AS to the ex-
tent Of Senator Lords connection with these matters,
we not prepared TO make any avowai az present.
His We have observed correctly does no. Go
from some reserved records upon whicn THE TRIBUNE
R Rises It's 1t notorious however that Senator
has been generally regarded as the leader OF the
Canal Ring Justly uDjustly he has that reputation.
and If he expects enjoy the respect and confidence OF
this community after tIe revelations which appear in
our columns today he will have 10 snow that nc Is
and party TO any 81 those transactions.
Mr. George ID. Lord Is directly involved through MS
weknown Black Rick HarDor contract. which we have
bcfO given IN columns. We have as-
suurd 10 den0unce thess TRANSACTIONS they speak for
Themselves and clear presentation OF them Is much
einccut than columns OF d1nunciation would be-
Internationally State has been derduded 10 the
tent If millions and II would be strange indeed If there
TO break up the operations OF the Ring and
recover 0! tie money It's members have wrong
III appropriated.
P0LIIICAL COMPLEXION OF TIE RING.
From me albany Journal (Hepl
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