Year: 1874

This has nothing to do with the large amounts
OF fees you received from private parties.


EXMAYoR HALLS PAYMENTS.


The payment to you Of $1S,2IO 81, part of the
above amount Of $s6,7e5 %, was in one respect
precise moment A. Oakley Hall became District
Attorney. You claimed shat the fees had been
YET Mr.. Hail, as appears by the g papers, paid to
you out OF his own pocket, the sum OF $18.2lO "a,
one OF the most marvellous acts OF kindness
on record. BY This cOntrlvance, MIR. Hail took pro-
ceedlngs for the repayment OF the money to him,
instead OF leaving you 80 seek payment yourself.
The Court of Appeals decided that the amount
should be repaid to him. Every right minded man
yields. with respect to the decision OF that Court
b1! think The people Of this city would nave been
had not been really IN favor of the payment.


THE ANTI-RING DEMOCRACY.


our local politics that has heretofore been mys-
terry. In 1868 you were nominated Tor Mayor by
form and accepted the nomination, but a few days
before the election withdrew was sick ana went
to Europe. You could not run. You were in the
power OF Tweed and Watson. They were doubt
less wiling that you should get all the money you
could, but not that you should interfere with
against Hail. who mad done you such marvellous
kindness. have shown that YOU have defrauded
the public treasury, detained the character Of
the city, nbelled our citizens OF your own race and
sunk yourself to the lowest depths of disgrace. In
what respect are you better than Garvey or lnger-
SOIL? They made out bills Tor services performed
or articles not furnished. SO did you. They made
out bills Or large quantities in excess of services
performed or articles furnished. So did you
They made out bills Tor services performed or
articles furnished at prices largely in excess Of
the proper ones. So did you. II you say that
visOrS, so were theirs In one respect however,
you were far greater criminal. You were the
trust, and bound beside the oath to your bills by
the constitutional oath OF office.


KELLY WORSE THAN TWEED.


think that you were worse than Tweed, except
that he was larger operator. The public knew
that Tweed was bold. reckless man, making no
were always avowng your honesty and wrapped
yourself in the mantle OF riety. Men who go about
with the prefix of "honest" to their names are
often rogues.


HONEST sILAs WRIGHT.


John Van Buren,, In o puoic speech referring to
political opponent whose name had that handle,
made 1t subject OF ridicule "Who" said he,
sever heard men speak OF honest Silas Wright or
in the crowd, with keen sense OF tie ludicrous,
said, slowly. cor honest --S' naming former
Mayor OF this city, who stood beside the orator.
The meeting was convused with laughter. But
you need have no apprehension that your fellow
citizens Will indulge in merriment over your dis
Keeling OIL depression might well attend the
addition OF another to the long list OF corrupt pub
Mc S oflicers e Yet you WIN have little sympathy
man assumes superiority and assails with abuse
all who dare to differ from him And there IS
always feeling OF relief when the mask Is pulled
from the face OF hypocrlte.


l make this publication with no pleasure.
Greatly as you have wronged me, can sincerely
onences have proved against you; but when l
was informed Of them my duty to my fellow cti.
zens demanded that should make them known
The danger that this city would be committed to
the absolute control OF you ana MOrrissey was
fearful to contemplate. That danger is at an end,
The stain upon your character which these de.
velOpments Will leave Will be SO dark that the
effect Will not be without benefit to others. II
will be a terrible warning, and it may aid to i'm
press on those whose characters are now being
formed the wisdom OF the sound old adage thar
'honesty is the best pOlicy.n


w. +. HAVEMEYER