, 1877-04-18
No Contracts Awarded Without
"SeeinE" l,crioInt, and
Through Him tho
Combination.
Eight Commissioners Always
"to Be Had for One Hum.
dred Dollars Each.
Commissioners Holden, McCaffrcy, and
Carroll, Of the Present Board,
Under Indictment.
Thsy Are Charged with Doftauding Cook
County Of $4,000 in Gro
ceriea, Etc.
VIII tho .Law-Makers Relieve Dis.
! trsaaed People

VIII tho :Law-Makers nelieve Dis
trssHed Peopls7
Tho Legislature IL struggling with Two or mora
bills seeking to Ieg.tlato tho present County Ring
ont Of o1cc and TINS relieve Cook County Of An In
cubuA under which It has suffered for tho past three
years. Bomo OF tho Cook County delegation, pre-
sumably In the pay Of Tho Hing, favor Any bill for
tho purpose, provided they can attach rdcrs which
will only porpetuate. instead Of aboltsh. tho In
iquity. On thcte fsco these riders donot appear 10
be Objectionable, and 1fo we'll calculated to do.
cetvo tho country members, who have not yet been
called upon 10 1Rht organized unscsupulous corr
ruptton within their own baillwicks. Tho paid
otbyists and attorneys Of tho Ring arc endeavos-
Ing to obtain sympathy for their clients by do
nouncing The newspaper attacks upon thcm A. out
fagrous libels, for which there Is not ahsdov Of
foundation. How untrue tholr rrctenslona aro IL
1as!1y established. Z
1 About year ngo tho Grand Jury, under tho
leadership Of Wilbur y. storuy, tho editor Of the
Timer, devoted no little attention to investigating
tho allegations cusrcnt throuuhont the length and
breadth Of the coauty, charging tho County Com.
missionors with corruption, bribory, aud uatfea.
sanec In ONCE. Hr. Storey, on Aps1l TO- presonlsd
atHo.eolumn report to ills Honor Judge Moore, at
thst to presiding In ths Criminal Court reeitlng
the difficulties under which the jury laborrd In On
deayorng to obtain Information, and bringing In
''moral Indictment :" by Implication, affirming tbe
charges then current against the County Duard. 1u
report Will be found peculiarly Interesting:
For several years, Eulnofs of n,tBmanagomcnt
public car. Again anu again have Grand juries IT,
tempted investigation; hut, % far a. this Jury
learn, the majority of the Grand Jus!es ot iato
Commissioners, and hence their labor has been to
concrai rather than expose The PRACTICES Of thelr
hs esss
list in the existence u gixantie system Of traul-
sn, nsnt = aoi s* dsp.
unblush!ns perjury, they wurs nnabte to present
experience Of this Grand Jnsy. Everywhere iadi-
cAtonBuf
RANK CORRUPTION
hhvn bean discovered but covered by a layer Of
evasion, subtcrfuge,, aud downright perjury,
which, owing to their limited time. ths Jury hayo
@ o tsst I bos hsy Fave bssan
tcd on BY t!1cr sacceksors until, IL possible, tho
eaosn.oas deposits q county and other local car.
Is beneath. The specimens thus obtained demon.
county management arc supported ported upon M st1asum m
of taAeality and corruption whoa extent IL be.
Tho Testimony sAows that II IL the common psac-
hco to let eontfhc!, not to tho lowest and most
sponsibe bidders, bnt to sucsl compsttoIs "a hare
which bat the entrance 70 tho rooms Of tbs county
OFFICIALS. Nos merely Is It tls case that cbcapiess
and responsibility are not made essentials in the
letting OF contracts, but, a. has appeared to tho
Jury 10 evidence, the performances of the work
when contracted for, often-pe!haps generally
y doubly sw,ndls4, II ID iha prices lald, and
t.) In the quality Ut liz work.
CT rkhIoLAT AND JOSEPH HOGAN
have A!vded lle departments controlled by the
Colnty CominlasioneEs,. and 10 these departments
M ,aeh of them tsspes!sely tslgns snprcms. Acres.
,nIy toada leading TO tho favor OF the County
Hoard. Every uan who travels along tLosc ronles
!. foscea to pay heavy toll e, sho right Of ras-
,r how reasonable tho terms which hs psolors, he
cannot paaa without an agreement with onU or
thc othss Of theSe tnen 70 pay them heavily for
TIC position thus occupied uy theto two croa.
tures ls not merely 'csndaloaS in itaclf. bat 1t
Ills Impossible to believe lhal a County Doatl,
s!aS'e nopsns IL psst t .hess two msa 't to sand ~.
where they DO, without knowing shelr character
saos' s ss s.sxa:ss
OF ! most malignant typo. ,This canuot but 10
huorn to tho County Commissioner; and know.
ins Ill., 81 I'd It'll ps.,a,t.inx hm to sulain hs
INFAMOUS AND kxToRrtoNATn
dtgs. >, ;hs n.o hs s
not tn fact tho partners 81 ths sna rcrlolat III lii
wheso ho Is. fofea ~ affirmative eoncluslon ~ 10
their completely. No v!rtuoua woman krepa about
nsT pmSs Mao e into ihs market sna opsnl e,.
ruler permits bis autsroons to be guarded by pro.
fesalonal ths1es who rob al who approach film In
sloner4 would lcrn,t their as.ion IL be controlled
ThR: t. hss arsss y
y allowed With entire impun!ty U thrust hls M.
efcau and rapacous hands into thu pockets of each
man who approaches the uoard, II nut usrely d
moat seandaluus !mpntatiou upon the moral char.
setes u tho cuMmssioness. but Il ~ costly proc:
TIC soast IL ts iii. which tuy ssndus sH toT thss iii
services and ths L hlsled, in turu, from ths
1--WE III. n y
submit 70 the conclusion that he Commands tue
TO psH or THIEVES.
Tbs contsaet, for the pi!!ax nna foundations o
@ higher bidder at IN sdvaace Of nearly SEQ, 600
Thers can he 10 gsound whatever for the prctens,
that this was done ta The Interests OF lhe public
Tho only Logical eaplanstson I. that the Commss
ss VII III. 81 :daeaa @ basisn spoa T. T.
sad e., 5{ oas y ot
y Hospltal sxhtb!! still uors dsyraAt di.fsxart
Of economy .nd decent respect fot The op!ufonl
Thousands OF dollars IN advance .! agarts oacrst
e'A't sa sHt': 's'gssssS ssea Asa sas"Rs e.
becu given the eatits contract, hu suGlc
tho greater PORTION Of It 10 tle very Myl
who had undee6iddcn AIm. III lha 1cttu;
County Hospital aud lasane Asylum. ons bldle
offered TO furnish lhu roda vt 10 cents per foot
sap!e price, but 10 charge extra Tor The work 9
erection. So TAR rrs possibility Il concerned
the!u WAS perhaps 10 chuice; but tbs County Boar
deliberately rejected lhs cheaper bid, aod gave III
oEk 10 ons Kelly. st ~ additional cost Of aeveEu
shouaand dollars. Akin 10
THIS sCAaDALopS METHOD
9f les1lng contracts 10 tbs a1l!AsagAnce d!splaye
In Tho payment of e1ata4. William Galdle, IN oil
and Well.kaoNn citizen. sweA1s that In r1fsss IN
lne l1ke fSu. ouo more WA paid On account of th
County tlo,lthl .han should haye been Aitct il
seSttyaxs r. 'es llo,ptii VA put IT thete VA.
work Va. done by itsnay, who 4 Otherwise pal
for rlpEEEtntEHdiuL iiIlanItsl hrd IL