Year: 1873

arising plurality OF heads of departments and
their independeoce OF each other The talk very
general about holding public meeting OF citizens and
nn ..n S the of each 70 rsss
then the politicians may creep in and control many Of
make separate nominations but rather to select the best
men from the nominees of the regular political
parties parties and and when no good men can be found
didates in the field. But any method that will
honest men In their places will receive my support
We are getting In just bad condition as Newfork was
started which is the biggest swindle that ever Was
started that IT was nothing but theyng enterprise
bring over Tweed and his gang to be directors in the
Bridge Company that they were only brought over 10
And that s lust what they did There never were
greater scoundrels than our Ring masters And then
they had in New-York, and the Dstuct-Attorney TO


q. Haven't you got a sngle Judge in Brooklyn upon
whom you can depends A. scarcely think we have
They are s @ xeG up IN some way T h1 1e ns ana


@. You are indeed in q bad way thenf A; ~ we Ger
elements, but, II newspapers like THE TRIBUNE will keep
hsmmerinR away at the thieves and exposing them
to public think we shall get the best of them in
the end.


COL EDWARD b. LANSING.


In Col. E. B. Lansing, real estate broker,
Of Nos 1863 and 40 Montague-st the reporter found
wide-awake, intelligent young man. who entertained
very decided views upon the situation in Brooklyn and
equally frank and emphatic way of expressing them





pecuations OF which there has been yet only par
tlal exposure, ramed through all the departments
OF the City Government and that other prominent
banking institutions beside the Trust Company will be
found TO be involved in difficulty with regard TO them
do not mean to that these institutions have been
rendered insecure but that they committed the
mistakes TO use mild term IN their dealings with the
Ring men that the Trust Company committed. AS 70
the effect produced by these exposures, and the
ones which, trust is to follow them it will be ult-
matey of the highest benefit 20 the City OF Brooklyn
1t will bring the public mnd to basis of rock bottom.



whole matter, and the banking institutions have shown
clean hands. or those that cannot show clean hands
hdence will be restored and people will have strong
security for the future in the mpossbiity of repeating
the frauds The reputation and the real estate prop
erty of Brooklyn have undoubtedly suffered largely
from the depredaons OF its corrupt ofcals and the
increased taxation consequent thereon Let the severest
punishment that the laws nfict be visited upon the
heads OF these pundefers OF the city treasury regard
less OF their social position or previous standing III he
community public ro6ber is In my my opinion, Gddn & the
With reference to the steps to be taken by our citizens
the % eSs G think tseTe M rS1 oIs91 10 Se
to attend, and that they should demand OF the law
ofiSia implicated In these thes, Without fear or favor
partay As TO the political effect OF the exposures
practices s that had their cir origin in the Demo
cratic party. and that the lesser thieves
York aud just beginning TO be detected III my
gnent the leaders OF the Committee Of One Hundred
the Republican leaders now in power have simply made
themselves allies OF the Democratic Ring for purposes OF
rising of the strong business men of the city emphat
eay outside of political organizations who by peaceful
revolution against party machinery, will take the work
the local canvass this Fall into their own hands and
business men known and tried FOR their honesty and
integrity. The success OF such movement would, IN
my opinion, be overw whelming. dictated II will be by
the stern and enthusiastic determination Of the masses
OF the people to put an end TO Ring RUE ana lne cen
trazation OF power in the hands OF mere politicians


Z. 7. BACKHOUsE.


F.. T. BackhOuse President of the Kings COun
E'ire Insurance ia
Of the Committee Of Fifty which has done pretty much
all that done by any association toward ferret
ing the misdeeds of the Ring He visited at his
Office in Pine-st. Broadway, where he briefly ex
pressed his views the present situation of affairs in
Brooklyn He said that the recent developments, with
those that had gone before had produced earnest
feeling among all classes Of citizens with whom he ad
come contact, aud it the prevailing opinion that
people. TO rid the city OF the corrupt oncials
who now manage ITS affairs An independent move.
ment TO that end would undoubtedly be act on foot
at a proper time before the November election, and he
had little doubt of its triumph He Thought ~ ought
should endeavOr TO bring t under their guidance As
member of the Committee of Fifty. he did not think
but their past and the they had met
ferref:Dg the frauds of the Ring, ne thought
qualified them TO give advice to the people as TO the
time and manner OF initiating the movement IL was
should be taken this Fai to send honest and trust
worthy men 10 the Legislature The regular political
parties could not be depended on 10 make any nOmna
lions which 1t would be safe for true reormers to IN
dOrSe.


GEO. B. FARRINGTON.
Mr.. Harrington, member OF the firm OF
harrington Bro of No SO Broadway with his part
ners large propery-owner in Brooklyn and like Mr..
Hunter is a worthy member OF the Committee of One
Hundred. His views of the situation of Brooklyn and
the necessity Of prompt and independent action on the
part Of its citizens irrespective of party politics.
similar to those OF all the other residents of that city
who were called upon by the reporter


He said he did not think the OF the people OF
Brooklyn confidence the leaders Of either Of the
listing political parties The voters of Brooklyn had NTH
ero shown unusual degree OF independence in politics.


think. said he, that 1t ia now favorable time TO get
up citizens movement entirely independent OF former
political affiliations. l suspect that the Ring Is com
posed of leading members OF both parties so that the
success of either party, constituted would be
equally in the interest OF the Ring The Brooklyn King
had been even more cunning than the hew-l0rk Rlng
In shaping legislation in such way that they could
carry out schemes for punderlng the City Treas
ury under the forms OF law, and often with inpunlty


COnpdp1TTVE VTFW or ASSESSMENTS