New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-09

ton should cease really before r bad been begun.
these men are completely broken. Their prestige 10
gOne their power Is gone, and their property ID ia
danger. Tho city itself is being slowly emancr
pated There is freer talk the streets against inc
Ring. Men are declaring themselves VINO had oeco
thought to be its alos or who bad preserved "'so
neutroliiv. There are sigDs Of a growing boldncss
on the ,art OF the newspapers, and even the clergy
are taking il mp. II was refreshing yesterday u"i'
Ing to hear pnelly young minister class the Cahai
Ring wi.b the Cr6lit Mobor and the Salary CIIp'
and talk frankly about stealing by contract. Ch-
fortunately there were no Christian C@nai |o'-
tractors present. People arc beginning 20 say ""
from the Ring. The story is Heating about 'o"h
thai check for handsome sum reeenty SEM DS 'io
head of the Syracuse Ring to prominent clergy
man was promptly and politely returned. People
are rot only declining to receive ei'ts nom
the Ring but they are refusing to JON III
them with the Ring Ofale there las been move
rncnt to connect with the Syracuse University
somewhat q Canal Ring Institutional medical cor
Iece the staff for which, il is said c2uld be lJuh III
the able physicians Of The city. All thai was neoHed
WAS certain sum Of money to endow two OF three
prufessorslips. and this was to be iufnishtd J""S
by TIE chief Of thc Ring and prominent bd.'n,SS
man. Just at this critical moment came the ex'
plosion and the merchant declined TO go mo rms
benevolent partnership with such partner. Con
scoupntlv Syracuse University loses Medical Col
lece-aud rs far rs k0ow that il the inst sin III
This matter for which Gov. 1ildcn and TIE IidbrN.-
must answer.
Under ali this. Of course the Ring does not rest
easy. They arc hurt and angry and a2grleVei. IAoy
think that the fact of their having 1amileS Shouu
protect them from wanton attacks. lhey Joke III
rather fierce way about the Ring some OF Them
:. tfeapC hgF
down TO the use Of the lachrymal glands, and
90 about with tears in their eyes An
ex-canal official ciicd hike baby the other nisht in
tho Delayan House, without any previous notice,
aud without apparent proyGration. They are al
badly frightened and badly broken, and IKE All
men suddenly shon Of strength they try alternately
the games of buster and beg. They threaten men
with exposures of family affairs If their lnilence
against them s not Wi hdTaWn or they protest that
they performed their contracts honestly ana t""t
this crusade is persecution. A leading Christian
| Canal Contractor vowed loudly on the street the
| other day. that he could and would send to the
Pcniteutiary a man who was circulating the call Tor
the citizens meeting; afterward he apol0gized an
cclly These aIe their alternate spasms OF defense,
either open attempts at coercion, or indirect appeals
| 10 pity
Nothing however, gals these men so much as the
| t1ar OF losing IltlT ElEDtttil SiiiiS l." i""' ''
game after winning so long is reverse enough; to
lose the winnings too, is maddening Loss OF social
poson could be borne as well the forfeiture OF the
general awe bnt part with his property is the one
thing thai will rend the soul of the Christian Canal
| Contractor. Surely here is cause enough for the
anxious days and slceples3 nights which are the
| latest inheritance Of the Canal Ring. Their good
nalnc. such rs 1t was gone forever; their social
foohold fast slipping from under them their prop
crty in imminent danger. TO be lcf5 stripped and
naked on the world after lie which has made them
many enemies and few friends this is punishment
| indeed. d. i'