New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-30
DAVID B. HILLS RECORD.
HIS CONDUCT AS A SUPPORTER OF TWEED.
VOTING STEADILY FOR THE MEASURES WHICH
ROBBED NEw-YoRK OF MILLIONS OF MONEY.
lnY TELEGRAPH TO Tue TRIBUNE.

soliciting support from machine Democrats throughout
the State, David b. Hin obtained nomination for
Lieutenant Governor in 1892 little attention was PAID
to his record as a public Running for minor
Office and at a time when the voters Influenced by
issues Of different nature he snguarly fortunate
in escaping criticism Now that he Is candidate ior
Governor asking the people TO intrust him Win tue
control OF the and with the appointment
OF bank superintendent prison superintendent raii-
road commissioners, and many other highly important
functonares, the people will naturally want 10 kno"
o. his antecedents Unfortunately for him. he mas
record In public affairs which, when fully set before
the people Of the State will unquesOnaby consgn MN
merited political oblivion II record OF shanet
participation the acts that made the Tweed Legsiat
OF 1871 known the most corrupt legislative oouy
assembled in this country Mr. Hill was member
of that body. representing the County OF Chemung'
Among his Democratic associates william NJ
Tweed. " Mike Norton, Tom " Dreamer, Prince Hal
Genet Jarvis LORD, A. Bloec Banks (the present
Mayor of Albany. Smith 81. Weed, John NJ Whey Jonn
@. Jacobs, "Tim" Campbell, "Dick' Flanagan
Thomas G. Fields, SBny" Htcbmsn Orange ..
winaus. and Overcoat " Murphy. Tweed was then In
zenith OF his power and In that Legislature he passed
the inf schemes which robbed the citizens OF New
of millions Of dollars In that year
the seventeen Democrats and fifteen Repuo
ncsus while the Assembly rshtfully stood sixty-four
Democrats ard sixty fourl Republicans No better OPP
portunty was ever offered to distinguish himself
than was offered David b. Hill in that body IL was In
the power Of Mr. HUI to block all OF the Infamous jobs
and to save the taxpayers millions Of dollars But In all
the history OF that scsndalOus Legislature tho voice OF
David b. Hill was raised In favor OF the people
nor agsinst single or the Tweed measures His
vote was necessary to pass every OF those bills
which have scandalized the state and the Nation ana
he never failed 10 record himself the side with Tweed
Genet, Norton, Campbell and the other members anu
benohciaries OF the Tweed ring.
John Carey a Democrat from New-York City had been
awarded the seat belonging TO II. \. TTornbly' lse-
publican order have the sixty five votes neces'
sary 70 pass his thieving schemes Tweed must Keep
Carey in the seat given him. Ho designated for
Speaker Billy" HltchmaD, who elected with the
aid Of David b. Us Approaching the qualities oil
Mr. Hill, Speaker IitclIman made him member oil the
Committee on Privileges and Elections. and one OF lts
first acts was bring in report declaring Carey en-
titled to Twomby5 seat In order to reach this re-
suit the committee had to throw out the enhe vote or
one election district which they did without any aega-
lion OF fraud one astonishing put forth 10y
Mr. Hill for thus DISTINGUISHING several hundred per-
Sons follows:
The official shows that this district gave
maturity twentg for the Democratic candidate Tor
Governor while SIR. TwOmbly claims To have carried
by twenty majority. difference OF forty four votes
why he 40 far ahead OF tho ko-
publican candidate for Governor.
ON such reasoning Carey kept in his seat and
Tweeds necessary majority assured Mr. Hi WAS also
Amounted second on tho judiciary Committee OF which
made likewise a member OF tho Railroad Committee.
The records OF the Legislature show that in all Of tho
raceous obs put through those two committees Mr.
m I'm every acted with Fields and the other Tweed
thieves some ~ whom like Fields, ended their lives IN
exile In fact. the principal part OF the work OF the
Judiciary Committee fell HILL who reported most OF
the bills 10 the Assembly one Of the first Of these was
70 authorize ;hc Monroe County Clerk 10 appoint five
extra deputies bill which Governor Hoffman promptly
vetoed "a wholly wrong. unnecessary aud uncied Tor
L. Bradford Prince, n Republican, early introduced n
resolution deplorng the passage OF 80 mnay special acts
concerning the government OF cities and calling upon
the judiciary Committee 10 rcTort as far "a possible
general awfor tho incorporation ~ te leaving To them
measure OF home rule Mr. lill signed the report on
this resolution declaring that it imprncticahe To re-
mort any such bill and New York city must ncces-
sally be eogcrued by special acts from The Railroad
Committee OF his early reports was IN favor of the
notorious Viaduct Railway Company. This bill incor
narrated william ". Tweed. Peter u. Sweeney. Richard
connolly A. Oakcy Hall and many others, among whom,
wcre few respectable pctsOns.as the New-iOrA Railway
COMPANY giving them entire power to build railroads of
any Kind In any and all parts of tho metropolis not even
excluding public parks. But the most Infamous part
OF the measure that which authorized the city Of
New York to subcribc for Sj0OOOOO OF the stock for
which Tweed and his pals" then In control fthe city,
were authorized 10 Issue bonds. David H. Hll reported
In favor Of and voted for that infamous Teasuo The
bUI To widen aud straigtcn BrOadway legnAL.ng the
war, OF the Board Of street Openings. which l. estimated
to have tho basis Of steal oil millions OF dollars
WA. supported By David j. llill
The tax levy bill tie Incarnation Of Tweehs thovcry.
and other such measures impcri!led bJ the
resignation OF tho prize lighter ." Jim " IRVING who
WA one OF Twecds members and lIrs associates.
irving introduced "A striking" measure ITO repeal
the charter Of the Delaware aud Hudson Canal
Company. smith N. Weed interested in the stabil
fty Of that comrany and naturally resented Iryngs
"A
mora scnses tuan one aud lac dealt Weed a
terrific blow in tho face. The result was
that Irving had to resign. and this
left Tweed one vote short OF tho number necessary to
PASS his bills. II trying emergency for Tweed
and IL was known that large had been offered atty
U.pnlll, an who would desert his party Al last one
WA found In Orange r. Winans member
from Chautauqua. Tho price was said to have
been 100000. Winans brizenly went over 10 tho
Democrats though ho died atcrwnrd many thought,
from remorse David H. I'M stood up aud aud voted for
the tax levy and all tho other Tweed iniquiucs
and to-day with unparalleled audaclty. asks
the people TO make him Governor. though his
one vote would have defeated Tweed. The Water Metre
bin and tho TO authorize Tweed to eIpend
sl5OOOOOO annually in increasing the water
supply supported By David ID. HILL
lie also gave tho sary vote TO
pass the bill authorizing Tweed aud Hall publish.
whItcver newspaper, they might OBSTINATE. mo pro
they might III TO authorize al prices liked by them
selves Something Ike "a million dollars paid out
for advertising under that law and there
orc like claims for large still pending against the
city. Cautiously enough. bill was Struggled through
tho last legislature legazing OF these old claims
held by a prominent Den Ocrdc supporter OF lii and
tbough Governors attention called
10 the matter. be signed the measure |
The bill extend the official term OF Twoeds board of
guuerysOrs was passed by the aid Of Hls yOei lis
the one authorizing Tweed and mis- follow |
members OF the Board OF street Open |
hgs TO close any street In the city that they |
might deem beet and to open onos wherever they
might so decide. Tweed Commissioner OF Public |
Works was also authorized In another BILL for which
IIil voted, TO build now aqucducis. viaducts. |
reservoirs, etc, and TO purchase whatever |
land be might deem necessary for the |
cty's water supply. without limit to cost Another
alous bill for which Hi voted authorized the ring
Ia buy such land as might deem best for parks
and 10 improve hose already purchased. For all these
andc schemes Tweed asempO"ercd 10 issue the bonds
of the city aud it under such laws that the ring