New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-10
STATE RIGHTS IN The STATE PRISON.

STATE RIGHTS IN HE STATE PRISON
| The zeal with which Mr. Booth and
others impress the superior virtue Of the
Northern Demo crazy. renders it some
what painful duty 70 inform the Southern
people that these models are not AZ repre-
scented and possibly believed By then
allies among Us. We have shown that the
city Of New York. No long under Demo.
cratic administration. was subject to a
greater per capita debt. and 70 heavier
percentage Of taxation than New Orleans.
We now proceed 20 explain how this
favored city has been subjected 70 this
heavy obligation 1t is 70 be done by
showing systematic political corruption
perpetrased for years by Northern Dem
ocratic administration Of the city. This
will be seen from the records OF justice.
and not only surpasses anything dreamed
OF in the flush times OF rsscality here.
but We verify believe exceeds in villainy.
amount and audacity any fraud ever COM
United under our Ovn or any other gov
! eminent.
We speak, Of course, Of the ring rascal
| ity Of ". N. Tweed. This organized
robbery. which was arrested by the Grim.
inal conviction and imprisonment Of its
| leader. Tweed. and the dispersion Of his
gang or band, has by no means passed
from public memory. On the contrary. q
suit has been brought TO subject certain
property Of the ring thieves 70 response.
bility tor their robbery. and from some
cause !. II. lngersoll and 4. J. Garyey
have been induced to testify exactly as to
the mannes and extent in which these in
famous practices were perpstrsted. We
have never seen facts and circumstances
put together more conclusiveiy by any
felon who turned witness for the prosecu.
ton Though Tweed commanded these
witnesses to destroy all record evidence Of
their connection with the frauds, no one
can read fheis testimony without entire
conviction that all they say is true.
In the gear 1861. John T. Hoffman
tDemocrat} was mayor Of the city Of New
York, Richard B. Connolly controller and
Peter j. Sweeney chamberlain. There
was board for auditing claims against
the county. o! which W. NJ. Tweed was
president. All these officials were Dem.
ocrats Of the Tammany style. They were
friends Of the South and State rights
statesmen. as Tweed subscribed himself
when in prison. Elevated then to politi. |
cal position by the vote Of their party,
these unconscionable knaveS prepared |
plan by which they succeeded in plumber. !
ing their constituents Of all those millions !
which the people are now seeking to make
them disgorge. The process. Us explained !
by lngersoll and Gasyey. was simple and !
effectual. When Hoffman was mayor,
1866 Z. the ring arranged that in his ab.
sencc from the city Conan (Democrat),
president Of the board of Democratic
aldermen. should sign such warrants and
ordinances as required official sanction.
On September 2. 1868. the Democratic
met at Albany and nominated.
through the Influence Of TaMmany Hall,
John T. Hoffman for Governor.
At this time the ring was organized. 1t
directed certain employees and contractors
for work done or supplies furnished the
city, to SO raise the amount OF their bills
that forty-fye per cent Of the sum would
pay the bill, while the remaining tifty-fiye
per cent you'd be divided thus: Tweed
was 70 get twenty-five. Connolly twenty,
and Sweeney ten per cent, leaving forty.
i've cent fos the claimant" As many of
.hese bills were purely fictitious. the
claimant received forty-ive per cent Of
lie sum stolen in such cases for
nothing. lie was. in fact. stealing on
1t il testified. moreover.
hat these contractors. Ingersoll and Gar.
,ey, were required to do work and furnish
to the ring and ''their friends"
o the amount Of two hundred thousand
dollars, all Of which was charged to and
,aid for blythe people:
4 tabular statement OF the mode in |
which these Democratic patriots disposed
# one hundred and four dollars will be
for illustration:
or the claimant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SIS %
here would be allowed TO Tweed being
his twenty five per cent on the princi.
PAL OILY i" |
here would be allowed 20 Peter E. Sween.
ey ten per cent on principal and inte.-
. :................... ............... Hos
here would b. allowed to Connolly twenty
per cent on principal and int rest., 1900
here would be allowed to Watson five per
cent on principal and interest. 80
here would be allowed to Woodward five
per cent on principal and intere.t...... $50
Making .'............... ......... $!Ds 90 I !
IN some cases the ring thieves received ,