, 1870-09-23
'weed,:: Hoffman,; sweenev,>
Connolly, ct al. -
:Ihe Republican Wing. Of .Tammsuy..-
Their spoils. - 80
A'osition of Factions ii, the
State,

! 49," WA - oo1n JUL LII DOTH cases
neat'5 Inc whole press eets its primo subsidy
nun tue Ting; in both cases ayarico and IL
cec'!oas plotllgzcy animate the rolit1ca
faction of Paris is only another sort
OF Young Democracy with It's orca1,s
OF personality aud its inability either to rei
nppeimost, Of, getting there, to be better tSSr,
tle oldef and more compact ring it disp|aces.
Ser = VoIa ,hese e 11semo1aneea the facts that both
Ge!tc cities, that the densc faulSoures aud
the "siums' furnish the electors in lot}, thaf
tae mtadle class in 10th is aupiuo aud
ava.:.at to commercial luaf, and that The
morality Of the two IL cot by nearly the cams
~ MJqes ta oo,gt 1a en,ne with gin and milk
grudge New York what her REPRESENTATIVES,
newspaper, tic Herald, has 50 often argued.
l4at ene Il truly the American Paris, That
tle Il not already where Paris lies, at the faet
o. nilfsry Justice, is due only to the FACT
as snsf , .atIe ~ no Prussia on this continent;
yet nef municipal ring has long meditatsd 4
coup VI aIc NapofcoDic sort upon tie grcat
hat1on behind it, to setze tho Executive 3;nv.
efnnent Of the United States and make
Iammsny favorite President.
Nasm~s1 1as 1.ss1 nSp 1Es REPUBLICAN ~ ApHERESTs.
draw. III the State Of Ns1. York; the issues
werc districts; the Democratic Stnte leaders
lager, Richmond, Cassidy and Tie Test
1ookeo wy, contempt upon euch ruf1ians as
Brennan. Tweed. and Doole, end no Repub-
lican aeigned to be suspected Of sharing INV
feeling but horror for them. At the srost
Republican rising Of the State, led by SeTarl
and tue forming element, tho A'bany Regency
was ove1hroW',. aud tue city Of Man York re-
ward tEuisers and pipe-1arers soon grew weary
OF dictation FROM Albany. aud they deyeloped
some politicians Of sufficient force to over
,n;'is+ nMa the . old Fc3sra Democracy in their
Sandtrs, and Ike Fowler being chased to
tie wall by new names. all of Iiternia,i tlayor.
The New York city Democracy was tempo |
rarilY considered to bc band OF ipnora,t
na raile's hardly within TIE pale Of either party.
OF these lawless Celts have grown 10 ba men
OF wealth, political achievement. bp1dness and
enic11'flsa VI organization. and they ara not
only the recognized leaders Of the Democratic
Is paf.x IN New Ne York State, but they hold high
Their tantling. Hoffman, il. tho nromisinf.
DemosFatic candidate for the Prcsidoncy in
1ei2: they had enough forco to bring tie
Aationsl Democratic Convention to New York
cry ln 1o6S' II short: 1ammany Hall is now
second rs political Organization only In tho
Republican Executive tioyern1,ent At Wash.
!l'ston. 1t Las ut it, feet tho richest cit,, IN
!he comment to ralae i campaign purse frnm I
II Aas !asa hand upon o,le OF tic thres great
is','ass nelweel' ,he Atlantic and mississippi:
I :,
tie State. and, whereaa, it, old davr II
vas l.early imnossihle to elect q (:oyernnr or
United States Senator from New York civ
nov 10th c,'didates for Governor live there
a.u INC snat o. political rover Is Albany ia No
1qnScr. When we consider that Tan,m,av 4.
i1aA Is really only two men and prac;icajly :
s'l'iy one VIC may arrreciate the aoartui ccr;-
Ifaiszst!on "h1ch a National Democratic VIC :
10Y Monld work out. This state Of things ~
Of Ta1nmany over lie Kepntlinn 9
paf1l, aEa to se!ilslncss, jea1o,1sies, and trea
sens III tue H'publican ranks. 1t the close |
Di I; 1ns "ar when tho Greeley wing finally ,ut !.
.an .ait M1aa n,n, VIE to TIE right ABOUT. Weed him
House .parlora we're found to 10 in pntllet;c :
proximity to The City Hall and fa1r d.
'ide las been going Oh between tic Tam
manS ac.S and tie Republican camp ever since =
''v vboliS irse o. t{s Republican factions
viii. Iamn,any. THIS !t a!iiaree ce'''''is is Il
aaguanlu,ous and convenient rat,rS
hon necessary to Taumany Mail II
na on tue Eeputllcar State Committee there
osbefs 5s ,een wi, sl'n af. nos deasrsd from little
; A2as places that is, has friends, under
mltll. Though 1scput lcan. owes his official
y nstencc TO Iammany, with ST., 500 4 rear:
republican Masonry, was stockhri,lcr in
no Oh the biggest machines coneoctei lv
ammapy, and associated in it viii, T,yn.i
'aIpar.l, aud the rest. viz, the Now Yuri
rinting Company. III
It Mas this cry, that Republicans rot farors at
III offices from Tamma,iy, which was ono of Of,
70 causes Of Indignation Of the .sYonng ra
'tmocfacy As wrote you from Long a.,
ranch, Senator Fentou was mt too tia,id TO u!
ae IL Mr; Fisk's drag-ur- fisk, the Noah Ill
lere IS a general level:ing Of distinctions 10
tnolg the Now York politicians. Tnmn,onr ~.
not 70 be the pirate il was. but il reeognizod -,
beiiigcrens. Alr. Gladstone might Saw Of vi
William Tweed has male party" ca
WHAT IS TAatsIASY HAIL? aff
spent part Of this week iu endeayoring TO NJ
nj ont the meaning Of Tammany Hail. and s;-
lese Wero no end OF ,uformauts, for Your -: -:
elt!c politieisn loyes to do little treachery nj
nG lnsh1certE 1 The more abtect he is, tho 10
rerhaps the following conversation will fes
lEe yoh tho nearest idea OF what ycry old
nd sl!rewd politician OF Tammany said to me-. pl
g hela ~ Office, until receatiy, under the til
x ~ eGaxesnmont' but gayo i up from lass pn
,ue, u1scontent' ana desire to DO rclievod pls
Fom M the misery OF such company: 20
cfnition:" - 'a an
IT is IN organization Of tho of1ice-loldcrs
1,;n'' tho ti.y OF New York; and tho building bc
gal possession OF acomu,ittec Of these Office be
oders. They arc, therefore, the owners. oa
f1iglt Of possession, of the shell as well as
How many persons constitute the di,ta- on
m rs o. Il the city, Its oifi:es, and its public cst
:. might 10 answered, three: but, prscti- col
N.Y. there IL but ono man-Willam II off
weed He is man Of scarcely any eluca- H.
on, h:tle past the meridian Of life, but en- ]
WED with 4 powerful constitution, and Eli
mest unElyalled executive abilities. H. m
q do ANYTHING Which is resolved uron; bur. !
'lng to some logical defect in his brain. he il
naetimGs fa:'s to sec the relation between gc1
use ana eflecs' and l,e goes to reter D, an
,of counsel a. iet though swoensy has
Institutes him the master. Sweeney is, rim
ereforc. the confidential counsellor aud ira
nior partner Of the dictator, and to1
csc tTo have use!, with success ~ :.
'n.'olly- Connolly, was long tho Chief or aye
nicer Of the mslcontept Democratic mil. !ne !ta
ians against Tweed, and Tweed takes him ~! ~
10 Lis confidence and rewards him for tha iii
rice ri 9 OF selling out the other factions. dic'
n, Sweeney lis scientific navigator, and Con- ary
lly ia the traitor Of Tweed among tia mn. tnts
'eers OF his crew. These persons. their 1nu am,
;atnIes. retafuers relatives and connections. sam
q az the great offices Of New York Tweed 9TH
le; and big office is Commissioner Of Puhiic Cor
nrks, TIE most powerful offco held in any it !
3t.e!n city; for everything that is hriit ~. Der
lred, opened, or in any manner devised anil as
oerinteu1ed Of 4 material nature, cones ah. C
ntelv unf!e1 this Commissionership. Con. Cor
" IS Comptroller Of the city Of New York. lte
an thc the mone!s raid ont by the civ Tie
fst receive Lis certiacation- This enables vict
n TO bleed the public creditors. t1ve
Q salaries. tho bills for printinr. At, i,;i1s "a
cd by the city to anyone Whtterar. ara Ian
der the at solute direction Of these men Il
Q THUS keep in chick any opposition to IT, a y
Her extrised by them from, ,a,vbolv dome n1ar
si1ess with New York, OF f1uding a pl.ce ;n mer
Sweeney. not having thes sardlhood .n1 81
tHcify cf Tweed, nor the pawnbroker's IN eion
lations Of Connolly, is ut present cnscoaced side
'he Iicb, put ornamental position OF presi- and
It Of the Boarl Of Park Commissioners. Int part
Llothsta iu-law hold other powerful Offices lie
: more eonspicuous sort: among these Con,
.d!ev. livery stable keeper, is City Cnnm- n
hin ana Custodian, uithou. paying iuterest Geo
the immense revenues Of tho city. This Cent
ney 1s generally nsed by Connolly ID ador
: in lie accounts he has refused thor
certain pretexts 10 cash, and thus, you ST
. there are threo separate e1ieas in ayory. chap
y fuess Transaction before the city of New hanG
=: Fnsl, Tweed may neSotiate the job With
glsa out the contract, or appoint to an 10
e for q large share of the contract on ton
" price second, the creditor or Office Geo,
4el, Mnen oe comes before Connolly, the | ineta
apt1onef, may 20 compelled to submit to and
snst uemenaous shaSe before LII bill is difIel
leuf aau. tn1u, tue money Which the | preEf
ntrokes, Connolly, advances upon the | are 8
en goods Of the creditor, comes out OF the men
treasury. which Sweeney q brother-iu-law ! politj
[e, paying no interest. Thcs7 are thc AMI !
9 great offices: The dictator Of all con ferer