Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
APast Record Against Kew Promises

MR GREEN Is QUITE FREE IN PRosus-
AVA ing the great things ne viii do for the city if
the people will once more intrust him with the
Chief Executive cffiee of the city Would It not be
better for him if he could refer to what he did for
the city during the six years that he was Mayor
from 1872 to 1878. 1t may be well TO refresh the
public mind as to the record which Mr.. Green made
1t was record OF which he viii scarcely boast and
there are sound reasons for his Silence in regard
to it.
His administration had become so scandaIous that
in February, 1874 the Grand Jury among other
references to it in its report, said
The action of the City Trustees az night session
about the time of the State Fair in the month Of
Septs mbsr 1872, whilst under suspension OF rules,
IN repeating the ordinance PROHIBITING gambling,
II not illegal, was an outrage sgsinst the peace Of
the city"
Trustees
The contracts for sprinkling the streets, grading
,he plaza, and many other transactions that have
been brought to our notice, show eoneusiyely thai
the Interests OF the city were but secondary"
ms report attracted much attention at the time.
Inc trustees were imprudent enough 70 question
the truth OF the report and the right Of the Grand
Jury to publish it. One Of them brought al action
OF libel against the members OF the Grand Jury.
Upon the trial OF the cause, which occupied several
days, about the middle OF April 1874, &r Green was
witness, and Obliged TO submit to the hurili-
atlng confession on the stand that he had in his
oIiee OF Mayor sold large lot Of old iron portions
OF the old Water Works machinery TO one of his
co-Irustees at private sale. Section 2S OF the
City Charter provides that ii any Trustee shall in
any manner, either directly or indirectly be inter
ts ed IA any contract with the he shall be guilty
oil nnsdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fac not exceeding $500" 1t
was claimed that this act, both on the part of the
seller and the huyer, was violation Of the law:
but Mr.. Green SAID on the stand rs witness that
he did not construe it that way
Among other defenses pleaded by the Grand Jury
Ia their defense to the action Tor libel the following
appears:
That on the 18th day of September. 1872 and
Tor some time previous thereto, there vas an ordi-
nance Of the city Of Sacramento prohibiting gam
bling within the limits 9f said eitr ard which said
ordinance provided for the arrest and punishment Of
all persons violating the same that On the said last
named day the public authorities Of said
city, in the performance of their
duty under said ordinance, arrested
large number OF persons for the violation Of said
ordinance, and caused them to give hail for their
appearance before the Police Count Of said city
when their cases should be set f9l hearing ard trial.
and which said causes would have 5e1n tried on or
about the 10th day OF September, 1879 had it not
been that the plaintiff in this case from corrupt,
unworthy and scsndalous motives, at = meeting OF
the Board OF Trustees called suddenly after the ar
rest OF said gamblers, and in the night Of septen
Der l9tb 1872 by his vote caused the repeal OF said
ordinance, and the consequent release and discharge
CT said gamblers With ut trial o. hearing"
After all this excuses and explanations which
cOuiO De nIaQe uau BGtu lslu b6iOre Ine
jury, special question upon this issue submit
ted to them, as follows
Did the plaintiff corrup.ly uaworthily or scan
dalously vote for repeal Of the ordinance concern
ing gambling, as charged in the answer?"
To which the jury in their verdict responded,
YES" unanimously.
The proof in the case showed that Green and the
Plaintiff voted for the repeal and the other Trustee
voted against it.
This famous trial resulted in a verdict for the
Grand Jury upon all the issues, and the plaintiff
took nothing by his action except the privilege OF
paying cool bill OF S446 1t had q further effect
1t caused the Trustees to step down and out when
their several terms EXPIRED and seek in retirement
only three years since Mr. Green's term expired. It
is altogether too for him TO venture 20 submit
his record to the scrutiny of the people. His ad-
mnistration was distinguished ior nothing but
looseness and Indifference to the public interests
During it there occurred in the Office for the coec-
ton of the city revenues the heavy Crowe defaca-
tion which could not have occurred had there been
a vgilant and dsinterest,d supervision on
the part of the Mayor. Mr.. Green has in other
ways demonstrated his untitness for public trust,
Us something over thousand cf depostors in the
Odd Fellows Savings and Conn ercal Bank have
sorrowful occasion 10 know As one of the directors
of that institution, he contributed full share to
bringing it into an insoiveut condition by borrow
then assisting in putting its gs1ets-his own debts
to the bank ineluded-into the hands Of as
sgnee, under the pretense Of an equal dstrb ltlon
OF what was left TO the despoeJ creditors.
None but ring, having uitefior ObJects in view,
would ever have thought Of attempting to force
such character upon the people Of this city as tie
chief executive head. Inrs III y.