New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-21

need to refresh their memories. Every ca'ci"
observer of the Influences ut wOIk In the D'lh"
cratic State Convention and in the Na'Ioh"
Convention at Chicago must acknowledge .n"V
Mr. ClcyelauTs nomination was made possible
chiefly by the labars OF Hubert q. Thompson ana
tbc faction which ne controls. Does Mr.. hoihp-
SON rcnrescnt the better element in his party
Last outumn THE TRIBUNE, in the interest OF
GOOD Government and public morals, set on
foot searching inquiry into the methods and
practices which prevailed in the Department oil
Public Works under Mr.. Thompson. 1t was
found that an enormous and unJnSlInaple IN
crease of expenditure bad taken place under ms
administration that the iniquitouS system oi
unbalanced bids. which Governor 1lldcn had
crushed ont of existence on the public works "i
the State. was ilourishng on She public works
of the city; that Commissioner Thompson was
c1pcnding nearly half million dollars year
by n system of 5000 orders, in evasion OF law
and for the benefit of political lavoutos. Ihe
department pay rolls were swcllcd with sine
curi~is and paccmcn; inspectors of public i'm
movements totally unqualified for their duties
were employed coal was purchased OF political
supporters ON 5000 orders at rates 20 per cent
above the market prices; large sums were cN-
pcndcd without any sufficient vouchers to show
for what purpose, and generally the department
was managed rs q great political machine, IN
total disregard of public interests.
when The TmRrNt began to publish these
nds the public was startled. \ Grand jury
and , 1,,,sl,6vn committee brgau iuycsiigH-
dops rho .Iury v,. cnmpo.cd oi as conscr,a-
tive aud cmtion. body Of business men ns
9 q. a. .fI Is d q
marked H., r,trcmo drhbcmtiou Il sat daily
under the ndmooinons of Mr. Tbomp-op's
rolili,.l n.aoriaic and lmtlmr the pfcaonl ns-
uirt Attorney. vino oat appointed los bo,tuot
rl.,,lud rndr. such circumstances the pto.
scntmru could not aud did not ,it in tho diicc.
n.,ol.,.rin
.f,, G.ul 1u1 mnnd Tint ihcc,tl of the
Nrl,,l,u,,J lad ..,.lon nual have been AunVu
-. ,.t. .,,,,. .l.i,,.-,,t 90 anal tiuf h,. mover
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'"H 80 On w. l, ,,n.
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AVERAGED over Is INb,uup year, ana 'H"I |I'N
,,,r, Given nut " lila a .-re1iIl of lass ; that the
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were '""l"'''" J." '' '''
tuai permits were Hi"c '"r Hu'''' "I "' ''' p
'Iitl the vouchers were Hot u".'N"I'h! '''''
law Li. been brought into contempt, ANA the
,.,,r,..r ,r ,le t,1u.ycr- wasted
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even lnuI' severe N''" '"'' VI u" ''"''' ''''
TAc counsel OF the Committee wrote "A report
charging Mr. Thompson with crimes ana u'-
handing his Immediate removal and ndici-
mont. Three members nf the Committee found
cha. l.. ,l,,,... WON, sustained lax fine t,.t-
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"'"N' '""'"' ''' ,.'-G.' 80
separate report 'h WIG -lI' "'''i'''
raisucd for "t'c glos-ost cAir"'"-lncr ana
" for c'"duS II not "h'''H.'N '''H'l'S 'i''
law and for making appointments an" P', "n'
ting assessments for political PURPOSES ana lon
doing many other dishonest an" Nc.o"9
things.
Ii j. Interesting at TINS lImc 10 r''"' >''','
newspaper comments on VIZ mon I'N"" ""
mmi,u1Hon. me Eff""g I">' S'I"'
Inc Ii'''N'l"'n' WHO" '". ,'' '''.' ,.,,,
-, ,.,,,.,t sc,,,,. accn.,ti,p. who
Ia,. been made concerning Commissioner Thompson,
methods. uc stands before the public oday mn
faithful Official Who Las administered bis trust n'nly for
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i'r '"' .''.'', '' '', ~ .,'.' I,. ,
,.l.n evidence and have reached TIE
conclusion that he 4. guilty. That au officer who
has been found guilty of such am Overwhelming series of
irregularities and "K'f~''-' noes -"'n" nr ''l'.'" 'u
a,....i'.,... ,,t., moral .,,,.i, our
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The trr Iort Times concluded a long article
,,p th, snhi.rt Is follows:
Fact. euol,l have been brought ont 70 amp ncrctorl
o. Hubert %. Thompson with m"hI"ency rH'r'> "-'n'e
and corruption second ''} 10 ,.''' oil '''' o. '',
.,, ti. ,,,..,.,, ios,., i'm, tle polite. Of the
JLc Vc.4Ig referred fO the Grand jury pre-