Year: 1872

IcOPAc hhsA tnC


Notwithstanding the CONSERVATION of the Hobo.
ken Ring at the Heralds erpcSe OF their schemes
of public punder, they seem still determined to
make q desperate struggle for their existence in
the ensuing election. The public already know
what dflcult task it was to hurl the Jersey
City thieves from their seats Of power; and the
labor necessary for the overthrow of the Hopoken
Ring cannot be less severe. The men who are
interested In the giving out OF contracts have
taken lesson from the Jersey City convicts
and so conduct their schemes as, II DOS
sible to avoid detection. They already contemplate
the carrying on OF new jobs with extravagant ex.
penditures and for this purpose 1t will be necessary
for them to control the next Legislature. They
recognize this necessity and are accordingly pre-.
pairing to accomplish this object. The people have
already learned how the last Assemblyman from
Hoboken had an act passed authorizing the pay.
ment OF all the money claimed by the men who
improved" streets and "workedn for the city
and most of this money would now be paid had not
the Supreme Court interfered to prevent the


ROBBERY OF THE CITY.


In despite OF this and with the glarinp fact
staring them in the face that the city cannot raise
money enough to pay her debts the Ring it is said
intend to improve(1 the public square at Garden
street This is to be done chiefly at the expense Of
those living on the square An act authorizing this
nagrant wrong was passed at the instigation OF
Ring politicians were doubled; the Land and I'm
prOvcment Company were not to pay taxes TOR the
immense property they hold in Weehawken. All
this done by act OF the Legislature at the nst-
CATION OF the Ring The overburdened taxpayers
recently took initiatory measures to send an hon
est representative to Trenton When the primary
elections were called, about


ONE HUNDRED REPEATERS


TO s be sersey 1 % Vote e.
was foiled In the Third and Fourth wards, where
delegates were chosen who pledged themselves not
TO support the corrupt candidate. In the First
ward only one delegate was In favor Of him. Thus
he obtained only four delegates out OF twelve. The
people were assured that some man would he se-
lected who would not be bought or sold. Hereupon
the buying OF delegates commenced. The police
force was made machine by the Ring. The unin-
huentia policemen were to be dogged i'm their
movements, and on trumped-up charges efforts
were 10 be made to have them driven from the
delegates who should vote for the Ring Assembly
man. The result was that eight del legates voted
for him. One OF the incorruptble delegates came
that he had been offered s75 for his vote When
the plundered property owners heard OF the action
taken by the Convention they Immediately organ
ized to defeat him. They are now ready to confer
with the republicans, and II the republicans remain
uninnuenced by the democratic Ring, it is thought
that some gentleman can be named whose


CHARACTER AND REPUTATION


will be sufficiently powerful to conquer all the Ring
and corporation influence. Mr.. John Lee and DR..
these gentlemen, II nominated, will be certainly
elected The republicans and the honest tax
payers have therefore chance which they cannot
afford to l0se The election OF their man In No
vember VIII save the city from loss OF millions OF
dollars, because the questions OF riparian rights,
the taxation OF the property OF the Land and In
provement Company, the fraudulent expenditures
OF the Ring, the salaries Of officials and other ques-
ti0ns OF great moment to come before the
Legislature next Winter. There are many men on
whom the republicans and reform democrats can
unite. The respectable citizens will support them
although the men who fatten on public money may
bitterly oppose them, and endeayOr TO cast rtdicue
upon the movement. Seldom, If ever, has the
election fan Assemblyman In Hoboken, been preg
honest taxpayers taken such interest in an election
If the people ail to conquer the Ring and its paid
myrmidons II can well be said that the rulers shall
be " corrupt az tpe people that make the