The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-18

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passage OF rigorous eiecslon lao which should cor
re. these ssanse abuses ~ the cay ssns.sf Ma.
making false re1istrason ana other offences felony.
and ,nis and me charter passed .oss.hs - asst
and Vas signed by Governor Holman ne nsht
before tue passage of the charter, Mr. kenncdv taking
Every rcpubncan bu, one voted ior The charter rae
idea win the citizens Of Ncw York seemed 20 te that
every enor, va. MADE 70 secure me passage Of
tho latter The main idoa OF The charscr--an unci-
vidcd responsibility good Tue great defect
In allowing tho Mayor fer terms
OF Office exceeding his own. Mr. Kennedy Reiterated
associates, and expressed DOUBTS OF the rsi.bsy Of
tho alleged disclosures. whom the intsrviev Closed
ExsrKAkka nfrcnnAx
! Ex-spcaker Hickman. who arrived this evening.
says that regard TO the Tweed charter VI 1870 he
voted with bis party and no. TO DO 20 would leave
grounds FOR suspicion. He lurther that The said
charter was advocated by Horace Greeley and bv the
leading republican papers Of Tho city Of New York.
Nr Greeley also remarked IA his hearing that ~
Tweed would give New York CITY good election lac,
that they could pass their charter and that he would
thought there could be no truth IN the charge ina, be
received money rom Tweed because he VAS siwsys
only member in the New York delegation who voted
against The passage OF the Jill was Colonel Michael Z
Murphy
All that ex-senator Winslow has 10 say 10 rcfercncs
as they relate TO HIM are Wholly and aolu,sy false
SENATOR wooDiS's pEvxscK
Senator Woodin's speech VA defence OF himself
against The charges In the alleged confession Of T~eed
was all the talk this evening He simply rose 10 .
question Of privilege II was listened 10 with great a..
tention, and Johu Morrissey remarked when he nm
ished, 1.-THE man who made a speech like that must
have acted square" Alter . lew minutes pause Mr..
MIR. PREsIpEsr--I regret very much on account OF
the public business that ieci called upon nay CON-
pocd, TO rise to question OF privilege. II IA duo to
myself Il is due to the body OF which am member.
II is quo to the immediate constituency which rep
resent Is also duo tho people Of the state THIS
is the eighth year that have occupied place this
body Oi course have not escaped criticism, nor
acted wisely but nevertheless conscentiousy. News
papers have occasionally criticised mo. sostmes very
severely but until to-day have nevor read IN The pub
lie prints direct charge OF Official corruption have
/ been ADVISED, nay, threatened within the last Two
weeks tina. something would appear N tho public
| that unless ! should desist from certain
course OF action | should bite the dust and
| as watcr upon ducks back. But tar my rsla
TONS 10 you arc concerned do not view my present
York World OF to.day's ISSUE extract from art-
Gle coming from Their corresponden! =. Albany.
| any moro than shall read
measure the support OF several inuenta republican
Tweed considered to DO state senator William b. Woodin
sus Stat. % . sas
.s s.
was ii. ,Tsssa. anssf.;sadss Win w,a.ss \ q: time
|
from sii''i 1"f e
whose need not rsad-ior their iahasnss tho
s.a parties sss
nad 1 for s'Sis " ms and
| road 10 another place.
Among the various to whom he paid money for
s. 81 s n:
sa 4e,s ne gave y . Mr. ns' ~, sa.e Ss
charter Of 1870 with the that the money
sitsrward came back to him iron, his hank where th.
sy ysd ~ w. S S
he Mr. Hastings chocks for smaller
/ A LITTLE PERSONAL HISTORY.
! NY appearance IN the senate OF the State Of New
York was in 1870 Almost total stranger TO every
| member OF that body, came here without protence
without ostentation and conducted myself hum
BILE member OF that body during the nrst second
the Legislature OF 1870 was tho Tweed charter, 80
called, IN itself a harmless measure, and
only made infamous by the pcrndy OF the Of.
ncials whose duty It was to administer It.
remember that its passage IN the Assembly was by an
out Of thirty-two the Senate. The presumption Is
TINT no unfair means were used In tho passage Of such
law, or II there were, that the entire Legislature IN
both branches involved.
ny ryeiec,los IN 1871 wns by nm increasSa'msJorisy
During tho canvass, however, there were vague and
underlined runors of bribery and corruption, too
Indefinite however, to work any harm 10 my rcputa-
tion. Ny third canvass holly contested. Rumors
OF my personal nnltness and charges u official
| ruption made pointed Enthusiastically TO me that
was put to such defence as one make pot-
cal CANVASS l made broad public denial OF all tho
charges direct and by nsnuaton that against me-
and that denial was published throughout the State,
and though Il was true Holy Writ in
every word. in every sentence, YET the
pubic mind was In that impressibc state and cond-
ton that 1t was ready 10 believe evil rather than good
OF public men, and almost suffered ceieat in district
where the people that had been ready TO fight
against tho world in defence Of my reputation as AN
| honest man. camc near beng defeated. II was
renewed IN my fourth canvass with equal bterncsss
| but, thank God, without success ] do not blanc
thA s,nlt Mn fSuls hasa .nop
educated TO believe evil rather than good OF their pubc
servants, and perhaps, there some Tor that
education.
Nor havc complained CT the public press, except
In special cases think the intention Of the press Is
generally 10 protect the public against corrupt officials
but they also make mistakes, and sometimes good
men, honest, well meaning men, arc brought under
| the blow Of newspaper criticism censurc,
aud some OF them driven into retirement by means
tboreo, cruelty and unjustly, too IRON which lney
never arc permitted TO emerge. Now, near the closo
Of my eighth year IN the Senate, where have abored
arduously, and US said little while ago, conscen-
tiousy, though not always wisely am tho subject Of
THE COLOSSUS IN vILLaxY.
This time am Confronted " the paper Is to be bo-
lcved, with what purporls to 10 confession OF u
male factor-a man who has been by consent
styled tho colossus in yany--a man who stands re.
corded upon your own record having testified, under
the solcmnity OF an oath. In the presence OF his God
that he never Paid nor offered to pay. either directly
or indirectly, penny 10 any member OF tho Icgisla
ture to secure the passage OF any law need not read
It, refer the Senate TO the Senate documents of the
| his crime, was detected. arrested, prosecuted
convicted aud incarcerated and from that
incarcera, ion he escaped He fees from the custody
| of tho law and from punishment the duration or
limit Of which was only bounded by the allotted time
OF his earthly existence His fight to the islands OF
tho and thence to foreign lands but corroboratcd
the charges made against him. Captured at last ana
returned To his PRISON home. with future before him
that promised nothing but naeinitc Imprisonment
and separation from family aud fricnds--that is tho
man whose testimony Is invoked convict
QUO OF your members Of Official corruption.
whom he has exonera,od so far AS unqualified dccla
ration under oath could oxoncrate aud every
Der OF the Sc or 1870 from such charge Long
continued and expensive litigation had made II I'M
possible for hun To mako restitution He painted for
personal freedom las the hart pants Tor the water
brook" He desired liberty more than lie desired
anything else In this world. ana he began to mako
overturcs to Mr. O'Conor and Others, and Ito offered
restitution according TO his ability. But moro was