Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-05-09
NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW YORK,
Nav 3. 1890.


DEAR REGIsTER-New York is
booming again with the exposures
recently made by the Fassett COM
mittee in regard TO this city's govern
ment. One Patrick McCann, Rich
ard Crokers brother-in-law, has given
such damaging testimony against
Boss Croker and our brilliant young
Mayor, Hugh j. Grant, that even
Tammanv, probably the strongest
and most powerful political organiza-
ton on earth, is becoming slightly de-
moralized. He. Mccain, swears un-
der oath that in 1884 Croker came to
him with $3.50. 900 TO find Il RESPONSE
BILE man TO hold that amount, the
big ldermanic corruption fund of that
wear. Also that Grant had contribu-
ted $50. 900 of the amount, and that
Grant had also at different times
given Cookers daughter, Flossie,
S25, 900 in envelopes as presents. 1t
was argued that this was taken from
Sheriff fees during Grants term in
that Office and turned over TO the
organization, meaning Tammany.
They also tried to prove that Croker
was compelled to go to Europe, not
on account of sickness, but for fear
of the above exposures. Mccain is
also sure that money has been Of
fered Mrs. Croker and their family
physician to also leave the country,
i'm fear of charges they might have to
answer. On the witness stand last
Saturday Mayor Grant denied all OF
McCann's charges as matchmaking
lies and that he was only trying TO
ruin Croker and himself because he,
Mccain, was not given the manage
ment of the restaurant in Central
Park. Grant admits, though, having
given Flossie Croker $4,000 i'll two
envelopes, but only as presents for
herself, as she was his God-child and
as the Cookers were rather poor he
wished TO help them little. All OF
the other charges he emphatically
denies as lies. Croker has cabled
over a complete denial of all Nc
CAMS charges and here the matter
rests for the present. OF course in all
this there are some facts and it
greatly lessons Grants chances for re-
election and hurts Tammany-still
McCann is man that few would be-
lieve under oath and the Fassett COM
mittee are lot of Republican sharks
from Albany bent on electing Re-
publican Mayor here this fall, but
which they will not do.
The old Mosaic law of life for u
life holds good no longer in New
York State. At Albany last Thurs
dav the Assembly voted to abolish
the death penalty and thereby sets a
premium upon bloodshed and makes
murder less dangerous crime than
some styles of robbery. As usual
there was Doodle behind the bill, this
time the Westinghouse Electric Com
pany having the honor CD OF being the
parties whose money did it. The vote
was 15 to 29, which showed how well
the work was done. kemmler was
not executed last week, as at the last
moment it was ordered that he should
be produced in June for the Supreme
Court TO pass upon his case as to
whether the new law was constitu
tional or not This is now unneces-
sary, and the brutal murderers
awaiting the death sentence at Sing
Sing are as safe as though they had
only stolen pocket-boo Money
laughs a, law in this country in
nearly every big case and very
small amount will save a murderers
lite. But it can be said that this law
is in direct opposition TO the public's
wishes and the will of the press.
New York at last has ballot-re-
form law, and it is spoken of by those
that know as IL most excellent one.
1t gives the voter the utmost secrecy
and excludes all bosses and "heelers"
from the polls. The expenses for a
peoples ticket is borne by the State
and in all respects the law is looked
upon as model one, but will have TO
be tested before all can be known
about it. Still this does not reflect
extra credit upon the Republicans at
Albany or upon Gov. Hill for signing
it. The former bills, and also this
one, they framed as they thought in
opposition to his wishes, and thought
OF course he would refuse to sign it.
This last one they only made when
forced to do so by public opinion:
Gov. Hill refused to sign several OF
the bills, thinking the Republicans
would stop at that, but as this one
was in accordance with his wishes
and opinion was so high against him
he was virtually forced to sign.
The international copyright law,
most excellent measure, was defeated
in the House at Washington last Fri
day by a majority of eight. This
gives a new life to book stealing and
leaves foreign authors without any
protection here. Our scholarly WIN.
l.. Wilson was warm supporter OF
the bill, but had not the time TO speak
for it.
would like to correct two of my
dates in last weeks letter. The I'M
yelling at Richmond occurs on the
10th, inst, the parade in New York
on the 30th. | had then as occurring
on the Both, and 3lst, respectively
Il. b. j.