The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-29
JOHN MORRISSEY SPEAKS.
THE CRGsUS or THE rOUNG DEMO
CRACY ON TIE SITUATION,

MIR. O'nnli.
A SrN reporter interviewed the Hon. John
Morrisscy Yesterday afternoon as folows:
BEroRrrR-Arc you with Tweed iu This eighty
Ma MoRRissEY-l am not.
REroBrER--Aro you with o'Dficn'
Mn. MoREissEY-.I am with Mr.. O'Bricn and the
people.
EErorrrn- Did You read the account Of tho inter
view with Mr.. Tweed in 1nE Sun Ills morning.
Nm. MoEnissiV-I dil.
MorBrssEY CHARGES TWEED WIN TRHts0y.
TErorrrn-Huye you sought to create the i'm
prcssicn tlai III. Tweed sold tie party ou to tie
Republicans?
Nm Monufsrrr--I charge him directly with do
Ing so.
REroErIn--w What evidence have you that Tweed
sold out the par'vi
Mn. MoHnrsi RI have evidence that men whom
MIR. Tweed could control offered to buy men to vote
against the city bills.
HrronrIr-Do you know TIE narcs Of any men
whom the friends OF Tweed offered 10 buy'
VINO DID TUE DIRTY WORK.
Mn MoHgissLY-aleck Ficar, who voted for the
city hnls vos Inducing OTHER people to vote Against
th,m. Md oil OF iir. TWccds agents-Jones.
Barber, and Oh lis rcolo who had charge Of Tweed
Co.'S log Iatve busincss-did their best TO defeat
those bills
ErroErru- Did you attend any Of tie caucuses OF
the Young Democracy before tnc defeat Of these
lilsf
Mn. MoRRrssrY-Idl'
REroRrEn-Was Tweed there
Mn. MoRnIssrr-iic vas no..
REroETIR-Dd Tweed agree to support tho bills
Nm. MORRssET-He did. in conjunction with tile
other four senators-Gonet, Norton, Bradley. and
Creancr.
WE MADE CONCESSIONS
to them IN the charter for the purtse Of having har
mony aud securing their votes to pass the bills. In
fact the charter VAS Mr.. Tweed's charter; for the
clause in relation TO the Supervisors altered 50
as TO conform TO his views.
RTronrrE-llave you any evidence that Tweed
ana Henry Smith were working together In this
thingS
Mr. NoRRissEY-No more than eould lo seen on
the surface aud In the general APPEARANCE of tlinss
We became satisfied the night before the vote was
taken that the bills were beaten, and that
TWEED WAS AT rue BOTTOM
OF their defeat, although he pretended to be working
for item.
RrronrTR-Hns Tweed offered to bet you and
Mr.. o'Brien from 1900 10 s2a0C0 that you and
oBrion would be outside OF tho TamnaDy Commit.
tee within thirty daysf
Nh MoRRssEY-I have not spoken to Mr.. Tweed
within thirty dag, and am not member Of the
Tnmhnany Committee. am member " the Tam
many Society.
ELroRTER-Did Tweed el,ct O'Bricn Sheriff?
Nj. MopussIr-He never gave him dollar to-
Wsrd any election expenses.
REroHTEE-Thou do you not cons der Mr.. O Bri,n
ungratefu! toward Ml. Tweed;
Mn. MonmssEY-Ile Is not considered 30 among
lis friends.
REr0Ri rR-Do sou snuw any hing about the call
for the meeting Of the Tammaay General Commit
teof
Mr. MoREIssEY-Ido.
RrroRTER-N oro there any names forged TO that
callf
MR MoRRIssEY-Therc we're some names signed
To that call by the representatives OF ho parties cou
ccrncd. For example; some authorized pcr.on
81 ned the call Tor Nessrs. Eor,"n, Genet, AMI
Dreamer, who were IT Albany. But there were 10
lrroRrrP-Tlayc auy rcn. to your knowic &c,
Mr.. MOEIIsslI-Nut that l know Ot. M Tweed
nan THOUSAND DOLLAR BILLS
enough there to make p@uric scratch ont their nance
and vote or Lis sme of TIC ou-e; Oat aon't .t-
RrrobrEH-rid Tweed ever offer you or O'BIlon
any positions Of INV money TO stop this hghi
NH. NOnRssfY-lc never offered me any.
tire house, or who T. IN It's lgLt, fIum lie day 1t
Col u.enCed up 10 u Is lay.
WHEN AND WHY the FIGHT BEGAN.
REORGANIZATION did tic felt Nc-iuf
Mr. NORM, sLY-lt las been opened about riNty
days.
REroRTrn- How dd the fight bcyinf What
Mn. MoRRlss ~ Opposition to SWecuy's first
charter, which Wa tuilaDr ccd ny Aleck fCr about
sixty dnys 40 ard atira ua- intended 10 central. ~
all municipal power IA Tweed ard swoouy
REroRrEE- How N,uli the ll.-lgo ct thlt char
ter awe Affected the Wo,kms Dcmvcr. q Of NeN
sin MorII.sEY-It would have given Tweed and
| swoony "nso.ute loNrr 90 nominate ""om hoy
pleased Q Get whom they llcasro, ANA defeat whom
ihey pleased, e, they would have had c,ut.ni OF tic
I IsuNa-scrs and ,Asy,o'or- ol Eceu.n. through the
call out the fr,t DNi.iun Of he .,t.tc Militia, and
a-o tie Fire pcp.itmcni, and make u en- nc; az on
GERS N eeciut dals. iatrrhy iguurls III, rights of
tie IcOge TO lac iltl vote cOaut,d tor those tor
| whom they cast tIcp. and 80 decrVug the III OF
the people At large, anu cloctng Toe pes Of tho Ring
REPorTEn-IIaye you real Tvccd's proposed ncv
| c grtcr synopsis VI vi c'l vs. Iulli~'rl IN TuE
| stS Ibis m.ornhIs, and Il F., What do you think
| UiUf
ANALYSIS 81 swEEN,'s cuARrrn.
Mn MoER'ssEN-ln one portion OF it they propose
10 iolt-lae iOlty one Democrats out ollcc VINO
| have teen cir hsi dwOl king 'riouds Tor years.
toDcr 10 the Board ol htCruou d 4 sisiant Alder
men Bu, tH'I Sor lEl,,s to le-l'.nIe GU their
oilce I'll bis term eNfhc.. That allows hlM to
ArroiNT ALL TIE SLw MEN
! under that cnarter.-thc men bcrs OF an the now
Commission. 20 would ali hold oacc for I've ytar-
| Tlry a-p Nlomt" IN tat clUrt.r ihcir pcu,cs
.
! allow them 10 stand, q. ,ug two Republicans aud
! two Democrats 81, Office In the Police Commiss ION
In this new 81 after, Il a. expiration OF c-ht ears
the power OF al t'pucut rtN,tt, toiAe Manor who,
ever be should Do at That time. Meanwhile all these
Re- uunc4ns remain l. titcc. Tie sun OF 4 il To
io lislatc Democrats cut Of oMce and Aoop kcpuuli.
| cans n onCc,
Another poin, is, that tley do rot Iroucsc In that
charter to abolish Gre Ruad a. SL t,S soc q. tuat
! y one OF INe'W' iWuule Institutions. lie Is
! rc-id,Gt VI that B'a,d, and
AL INT RonuEaigs
| that have been committed IN TINS city lave been
! committed 10 tLat Board 1hcy are responsible Tor
! The New Court Ii use ana tie New York Printing
| COmluuy jOlr. Mr. Tweed don't want any OF n &
| Commissions broken W, as he has made
FIVE MILLIONS or poLLABs
| out Of them h. tie ust three ~ four years Sooner
tlnu have them broken Up, DC Will .t.l Every Demo,
crtt IN IIc Legislature TO the Rttubncin m'rty and
| make any combinations the Hol uLIicaus want "a
| promote his tU.l-lutcrC-t.
| TuE NETTING OF THE rNMNANY COMMITTEE.
| REPORTER Are You going 10 put Tweed out Of
| The ramnanI General committee, or tic Chairman
| chip, tu-nlghtf
| Ml. MoHRi.sEI-l am not a member of the Tam
| many G1uorn Committee; but IL has never beer
a fttF .f.,..t r.t. Lon.