Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-20

NEW York, June 16, 1917
PoLITICAL-THE RING Robbers n, nv n -,,S
TI0N AGAINST CRIIE-rAMMANY IN w. ~ :
troll OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TRoUBLES-BUSTNEss
POLITICAL.

rpo1 AGAIN-TEAiPERANCE
TRoUBLES-BUSINEss.
POLITICAL.
The event of the week was the r rec
zion NJ ridden and Hendricks by the lam
moi, society and the Manhattan cluo'
There are always wheels within wheels'
and in this there were great many
wheels inside of each other, The sPinTge
was originally intended by the anti !llaen
democracy of this city as the beginning
of n movement to put Hendricks on the
track three years from now. Originally
it was intended to leave Tiden out OF the
the excuse being that it was
merely IL goodbye to Hendricks who was
an ronte for Europe. But Uncle Sammy
is altogether too astute for anythlngoi Inls
kind, and he quietly notified the managers
that thew had better invite him or there
would be trouble. He had no idea OF per-
hitting Hendricks to get that per cent on
him. What was intended to be demon
stration in favor of Hendricks was con,
verified into demonstration IN favor OF
Tilden. Then came the usual light be-
tween the local politicians. John kelly,
the head of Tammany, was bound that
Morrisev, his ancient enemy, should not
have an opportunity to air HIMSELF ana
he so manipulated the demonstration as to
be everywhere recognized as the central
figure, even though to do it he had 10
liopize Tilden, whom he hates most cor
dially. But he cut the comb OF Morrlsey
most effectually. The speeches OF slip
perry Sam make amusing reading. In the
crowd who stood close beside him While
he was deuouncing fraud in politics, were
Pelton who engineered the attempt to buy
II Republican elector in Oregon, Tweed S
district attorney and two of his deputies,
a score of Tweed's best-known officials,
men who grew rich out of his stealings
by Tilden's help, and every political shy
ster and adventurer in the city. And to
such crowd, the shameless man who
stands first on the list of political corrup-
tionists, who spent five millions of stolen
money in an attempt to buy himself into
the presidency, spoke gravely of the ter
rible frauds that had kept him out OF the
presidency! 1t was the checklist per
Torrance that New York ever saw. Ill
den still intends to be candidate in
1880.
THE RING ROBBERS.
The ring robbers will all get out with
most of their plumber, except Tweed. The
district attorney read his confession and
has decided that there is not enough in 1t
torelease him, and so Tweed stays to chafe
his soul out, in duress. Sweeney gets
through by restoring about one-twenieth
of his stealings, and Connolly ditto. 1t is
rumored that proposition from Oakley
Hall is on the way to this country, which
will be of course accepted, and he will
come back. Oakley played it very smart
on the city, and got away as well as those
who went sooner, and he will come back
covered with glory. Tweed says he has
been used very unfairly. He claims that
it was understood that when he made IL
confession he was to be released, which
was true, only his confession was no con-
ftssion. The sly old rat only told on
llosc who were past saving, and with
whom he had bone to pick, but the real
odlprits who could be serviceable to the
Toss hereafter, he did not say word
about. And so district attorney Fairchild
refuses 10 let him 90 till he tells the whole
story. 1t is amusing to hear men talk Of
the cruelty of keeping Tweed in prison
as though he were Il martyr suffering fol
righteousness sake, instead of being the
most gigantic robber of modern times
AnG Tweed himself thinks he is being
pereculed. He hasn't the faintest idei
thai he has done anything wrong.
PROTECTION AGAINST CRIME.
There isn't the slightest protection
against crime in the city. If II man charg
ed with crime is arrested, he has no diff
Guilty in making his escape, if he ha
money enough. Within Il week four mel
charged with grave crimes and under ar
rest, deliberately walked off, one out o
Ludlow street iail, one out of the Tomb
police court and two out of the court house
In each case the officers in charge of tn
prisoners were conveniently blind, or con
veniently out of the way, and all the pris
oners had to do was to walk out and g
away. Now all this means
TANIMANY is IN CONTROL AGAIN.
The spirit of reform which shook til
city has spent its course, popular fceln
has in measure subsidized, vigilance is rt
taxed and the democracy have come t
the front again. The old Tweed william
are filling the offices, Boss Kelly and hi
gang have control, and such operations Il
permitting the escape of criminals VIII
can pay for it, are no longer punishable
Unless the advancing tide is checked b
some demonstration of strength on TIL
part of the republicans supported by tn
decent portion of the Democracy, the cit
will be in the control of the Tammanyite
as completely us it was under Tweed
within II year, the republicans who al
growing about small matters in the Pres
dents policy ought to stay here u Will
and see the practical workings of demot
racy where it has unlimited sway. 1t
alike everywhere. Wherever it gets pow
er corruption runs riot, and fraud rule
supreme. Tammany is poison whic
abides wherever there is democrat
majority. The struggle now is not s
much as to "policies us it is whethe
The respectable portion of the populatio
or the lower elements shall have contro
, In democratic New York we are very S,
curely in the hands of the lower elements
and the police columns of the newspaper
, show the effects thereof much more than
can.
TEMPERANCE.
The Murphy movement which has swel
the southern tier of counties in the stat
, like whirlwind, is being inaugurated
, this city. The temperance bodies undo
the skiiIful leadership of young Tying, ar
others equally Jealous, have perfected
consolidation, and will make movemel
along the whole line. Licenses have bee
granted as freely as ever, for the provisic
in tho excise law which prohibitt
licenses to all except innkeepers, VIII
l kept three beds for the accommodation
the public, was very easily eyAded. III
rum mills each put up three hunks in the
rear rooms, and unblushingly swore TIL
q they were innkeepers, and got their
censes. The hunks were found convenie
: as they could be used to lay out the mo
respectable Of their customers when the
get too heavy a cargo on. Practically the
> is no regulation or check upon rum -sellil
in this city-it is all free ms air. Ever
body sells who chooses, Sundays and wee
h days, it is all one. The temperance bodi
q are determined to put some impedime
in their way and to do it now. They i
= tend to hold series of monster meeting
q to awaken the public conscience, and tn
4 to commence legal proceedings vigorousl
q They will organize in every ward, ha
g VIGILANCE committees. the best counsel