TAMMANY CORRUPTION.
NEW YORK'S BLIGHT. MOST LAWLESS CITY ON EARTH. By Cable.—Press As»ociati(m.-<3opyrigtf London, August 16. The Times' New York correjpradenb states that General Bingham, ex-Com-missioner of the New York police, declares in the forthcoming issue of Hampton's Magazine, that the power of Tammany Hall rests on its ability to control the police and affirm!,' that 2000 members of the force are unscrupulous grafters, whose hands are always open for easy money. The amount'annually paid by criminals and dishonest politicians for protection and for votes and immunity from arrests is' £20,000,000. General Bingham considers on the basis of acluaf experience, that New York is the most lawless city On earth.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 176, 18 August 1909, Page 2
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110TAMMANY CORRUPTION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 176, 18 August 1909, Page 2
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