New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-11

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Concerning this iegel activity of Mr. Eill, the
same article. Of The Post" says:
ono Of he Awards vas FOR sll4l5 10 James 4.
Locke. whose whole estate worth mat
snouaf- H. l5-5 Governor Tilden's camel commits
sion exposed ratUre OF these claims. Locke
testified tna- he first learned from the lawyers
ssid t6e seestio oaS OF he eomission in
what manner; and by whom; was this quesliiofI
a lisa" re7iied l. 1cke YOU got your 1nforrra ton
g. some wa y got ii from them" replied t9e
g.i.iess. -
'The New YoIl. Times" OF octobe: thus dis
cBsses tbc relations existing between Tweed
End Assemblyr1sn David 3. Hill Il says;
Assembly man David 3. .Bal vo.ed 1or IweeP's
infamous per cent. tag lew steal IL The legs
;'f s % 1 Sc Sia rom
Sose vote Tweed paid or promised 1o1 go %s fo
his ~, Soe iY ~ seo % te eheng zssefniyans
Gazette fhe bregioSs sunlfnG. and puitTle $1,000
OF his stolen money into that concern, me Lag az
Tweed rirs fcc rs own PURPOSES and Of course
ADDED it 10 The deDt Of the city. -
Even when public clainor was fhshy rousea
against Tweed. Ny. Hill stil avoided any I'M
pleasant reference 20 the man who SUI owned
200 shares CT stock IN his paper. He sneered at
the charges Of fraud. charges soon after proven
Il don't propose to allow the issue OF this
campaign to be oyershadowed ny partisan
claims of The opposition over the alleged dis
eoTeries Of fraud in the municipal soVernnaert
OF NeN-YoT.l.' lie declared at ,.HQrseheads,
October 81, 1871. ir' speech recalling certain
Of his utterances during ths present cam
paign Subsequently "The Times printed
q fac-simile Of the transfer 81 the 200 shares III
Hills Elmira paper, signed ny Tweed and by
sinl When he had this damning document back
In ms safe M I'm at last joined in the pursuit
OF Tweed who had lost all power TO reward his
friends or punish his enemies.
The familiar title Of peanut politician mas
pursued Hill through a long career. On OCTOBER
L. 1885. the Elmira correspondent of The
NeE-York Times" set forth in the columns of
his paper the following picture Of Mr.. Hill and
TIE rural simpl;cities Of Chemung County cleo
lions IA the days when he,resided in Elpira. lie
wrote:
Mr.. KIN always eleetioa-daE carried a bundle
~ ballots in one coat pocket and wad Of 81 ana
fSion 81 being one of The mos peTsa4ive. takers
and successful procurers Of votes in the county OF
enough 10 keep him AT his window he has been re
psodly beard 70 shout hS ora9T Tsr 70 RS
Charley. go and get and SO 6caliing the man by
was always obcyed. The man was hshed out from
re coal yard or the liquor salo9n plseeq b baS osl
rnil he was abreast the windo", There ne en-
cOUntered Mr.. Hill. received from him ballot ano
luly deposited IL in the box II the whole proceed
ing. up this point had given mutual satlsfactlo
money from him from another heeler on the
manure heap. or from a third at the settling place
on the corner.
TInrs connection with the aqueduct scandal
has long been cited as one-lof the most repre-
hensible things laid at his door. Said The
Commercial Advertiser of this city in 1894 re-
earding il:
When Mr. Cleveland resigned the Governorshp
J. 1855. he began al TO lay his pipes for re-
election. lie saw good way to improve his
opgtr1rti1e new se1educf for NeWIYork City.
Millions 10 be in the Work, and ne knew
i'.e patronage meant good deal
u known integrity and more t;.srordlnary ability.
E9in NJ SQUIRE VINO vas . eohSae Wari an
Mr Hal saw n Squire the means TO control
Iim. the article continues. placed himself in
communication with Squire. and the latter
worked hard for Hiil's -rs-election; and later
frankly confessed 10 the Governor that to be
appointed Commissioner of Public Works he
had signed pledge 10 condpot the Office under
the direction OF Maurice B~Flynn. we'll known
contractor Of the city. The article goes on TO
say:
The Governor, knowing, Ct the existence OF the
tte.tt pesan 10 osai aIu uchSl WIZ In i iesd16
reorganizing The Aqueduct Commission and prac-
s SoJs o I %ho RIe0 s9u t
duct contractor and then Chairman OF the Demo
cratic State Committee and William L. Muller,
ii did not take them long 10 have bin passed
which authorized the appointment OF three new
year each. and removal of the Mayor and Con-
rho riot chickens in the shameless record of the
Governor relating 10 the aqueduct scandal The
bids for the work OF constructing large section
Of tie aquedpct Now comes the scandalous and
n bid Which was @ RgRe9 than the a lowest s
end Of oT We I Mr. M ths Went to
he members OF tie commission at the instance OF
the Governor and asked them to accept, the bid Of
Messrs- oBrien & Clark as personal favor to the
The commissioners were very polite men; they all
fhern voted to accept the bid. OBrien was the
chairman OF the Democratic State Committee.
Now in open defiance OF the law. O Brien & Clark
scla ont their contract and cleared $4,000 on H.
The same article IN The Commercial Adver- !
tiser" tells OF those two notes one for $4,000
and the other for $1,000 which. according 10 :he
testimony OF Mayor Grace before the Irassett
committee. Governor Bil had discounted for his
political campaign. +atE
did ne say whether ne aanted II 1.-THE money!
for the campaign expenses Of The Democratic
State Committee or Cor his own personal ex-
penses? 2" Mayor Grace was asked
No" he said. they were notes Of the Gov
put out for his personal campaign" was
.hc reply.
Yet Hill afterwsrd gave out this explanatory
statement
Near the close o. the campaign CT 1855 the |
Democratic State Committee was short of funds
and appealed 10 aid them. ! consented 10
lend them my credit IS ESs> committees
used The avails in the legitimate expenses Of the
campaign"
There could have hes> 10 legitimate expenses
toward defraying which t!4!s money could have
gone" says The COMMERCIAL Advertiser" and
Il ADDS;
The 0,otys-,or -h,s stansa ec-,,,lc.i ~ ,,s,ir