The New York herald., 1870-12-31
Osr Next Democratic Candidate for Gsv$
eruor-OsBrieu Versus Tweod. x

ernor-OsBrieu Versus Tweed. =
Our brilliant contemporary, the Sun, has
declared itself in favor of the nomination or
didate for Governor OF this State. And, nomi-
nations being in order, we propose to name our
present worthy and modest Sheriff, James
o Brien, for the same distinction. We will
proceed to give our reasons for thus presenting
the name Of Mr.. O'Brien before the democracy
for the honor Of the gubernatoral nomination..
Let us first review the charity record of the
tive gentlemen. What do we 6nd2 Against
Mr. Tweed's fifty thousand reasons why he
should be the democratic candidate for Gov
ernor there are sixty thousand reasons
counted in dollars and cents-why OBrien
should. Therefore the Sheriff sees the Boss dfty
thousand and goes ten thousand better. Against
Tweed's three or four uptown churches Q'Brien
can put up half dozen Lackawanna coal
yards. Thus, while Tweed's church charity Is
calculated to send unbelievers to the ''other
place." O'Briens charity will warm them whom
they get there. Moreover, and above all,
Jimmy O'Brlen don't drink a drop OF
any sdrt Of intoxicating liquor, and never has
since the day ne was born, while Tweedie
took to it as duck does to water before he
could chalk "Big Six" on Seventh ward
board fence; and, what is more unfortunate, AZ
he grew older he never abated the quantity Of
his libations jot, but improved the quality
thereof immensely-all the way from rife
whiskey to the smooothess Of Burgundies, the
oillest of cognacs and the most exhilarating
and sparkling of champagnes. Furthermore,
Jimmy O'Brien never In his life smoked q
cigar or took q chew Of tobacco. Tweedi6
does both, the only interval between his periods
Of smoking being when he takes =. big cigar out
of his mouth TO ''bless" some pertinacious Office
beggar. Therefore, as regards the moral
virtues, it may be said that Jimmy O'Brien has
them all, while TWeedie is beset with several
Of the common vices. AS for personal popu-
larity, O'Brlen is as popular in every ward in
the city Of New York as Daniel O'Connell was
in the city Of Dublin, while Tweedie's popu-
larity Is fast narrowing down to the confines Of
the old Seventh ward. This Is the natural
result of his ''close corporation" charity policy,
which does not look beyond the purlieus of a
single ward out of the twenty-five wards in the
city. 1t is true Tweedie's notions about
religious matters are not so very narrow. In
this respect he has been as liberal a giver as
he has been liberal taker; in other words,
he is as much to be admired for the liberal
way he gives for religious purposes as for the
liberal way he takes for personal objects. He
endows red-hot Presbyterian church with
as much JUNCTION as he does true Catholic
one. In this he keenly recognizes the impor-
tance of making his election sure hereafter, as
1t is for him to make his election sure in this
land of heavy taxation. On the other hand,
Jimmy O'Brien is satisfied with one Church
and one religion. He thinks that's enough
for one man in these sinful times, unless he be
Mormon. And as for personal anecdotes
about liberality, Jimmy can give Tweedie a
pile and beat him all hollow. He has been
known to give hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars in single evening to an un-
fortunate and INDECENT gatherer of chips. He
has even been known to offer to lease lumber.
yard and circular saw mill for an evening"
entertainment with his friends. Can Tweedie
say the same, or any of his friends Fay the
same for him? We guess not. On Tie sco-a
of politics CON Tweedia show a halter record
than Jimmy? Not by long shot. While
Tweedie has confined himself to the narrow
and proscriptive limits of Old Tammany Jimmy
has gene through Tammany and is able to
show a full hand of the rough and tumble d.
mocracy on new deal for the spoils.
To sum up all, the weight Of reasoning
philanthropic, moral, religious and political
is against the Suns candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for Governor, William NJ.
Tweed, and decisvely in favor of Sheriff
James OBrien, the most modest aud most
popular democrat in New York.
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