The New York herald., 1871-09-19
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
PARKS.

Mr. sweeny in Demand and n Crowd Of Iu.
reviewers ON Huud-What il Ttouxht Of
''ihe Muddlc' in That Quarter-"Thc Outs
and the Eus.',
There was quite q large assemblage abont the
headquarters OF the Department OF Pubic Parks OH
Broadway all day yesterday, drawn thlther more
through curiosity than anything else. Everybody
on hand wanted to see Mr.. Sweeny. where was
he? Was he in town. Did anybody knowp where
can | fnd hun Do you know him bY sightg
Please point INN out to me when he comes along
/ only want to see him Il moment; am sure he
would be glad TO see me II he knew were here2
were questions that were propounded 10 the bcwil-
dcred CLERKS al day long. Poor Barker was III
agony from nine O'CLOCK IN the morning til dusk.
Every caller knew Barker, but every caller didn't
know Sweeny; ana tnat's just
wnE THE RUB CAME IN.
IL was all very wen to know Barker for Barker IL
a courteous gentleman, who always tries TO do his
best by everybody but who. like most every man in
this world who tries to please verybody-no mat
ter how obliging he may be.-ls never aOle TO
SATISFY ALL MANKIND
at the same timc so Barker had hard time OF IL.
lie knew nothing about Mr.. Sweeny. He had an
idea he was in town and that he would drop into
his office some time during the day; but when p
ah wheny-thats what was the matter. The
questions lnat , were put ITO to him puzzled E1as.
made him feel rs though he was not as young
man as he thought he was or at least ought to be-
SO the result was the same with al applicants for
an interview with Mr. Sweeny, anu the result OF this
| was that Mr.. Sweeny was nowhere to lie seen: oe-
| body who wanted TO see him he would never have
got hone to supper in fortnight. HERALD re-
how better posted than other people lie quietly
blded his time while the crowd were lounging
sors OF aVo ana cares aua gts and
what not-al that they knew was that "the
Squire" was always opcn-nanded In giving when lett
to himself, and he soon came across the object vi
his search But VI what use was 1t The prospect
OF an interview was dashed at once. Mr. Sweeny,
IL turned out, had Deen WORKING haru all the morn
ing perfeoling some new improvements for the city
parks, and closetcd with the men who are making
entire forenoon IN his little olce, next 10 Judge
Hlton's ''unDeAnownst" as an lrish.nan would
say. TO anybody outside of doors. AS he came out
he looked fresh and smiling and IN no way put out
by the huDbub that was being made just across the
Park about Mr. Connolly's
STICKING IN OFFICE.
81 have nothing to say about the city affairs, said
he, cOurteously, as he passed hurrlcdly OUT 'when
have Will cheerfuly tell you all nave TO say"
In another moment he was on his way on an in
specting tour through the Central Park.
persed They hah not seen "the Squire' go our, and
SO they fingered. in ,he % vain hope OF buton-,ona ,,
cussing the events Oi the day..
"why" said a prominent Twenty first ward poll
o talk aDoHt this Connolly fuss j am as slrong for
LefOrm Us the neXt man, but am a democrat, and
don't want 10 he walked over DY any caplrup
games OF politicians who are not democrats"
"What do you meanr' SAID another.
'Just this. great cry has been raised about re-
form. In that the people, regardless OF all party s
interested, democrats rs well as republicans. But
what do we see now ~
"What?'
"Why simply thls:-A lot OF fellows get together
and say, in elect, We are the outs but we must
! be the 'ins.' Wen 90 IN on reform ana well
| break the ranks Oi the ins and make them the
| outs The game IL simple. We've
| GOT CONNOLLY ALL RIGHT.
|
! Now there's Shcrin O'Bren; he and Connolly Will
make up and bury the hatchet and then Wen have
| new ring OF oar own"
"IIave Connolly and OI}rien settled matters Z" eX
claimed one OF lhe crowd
$50 understand" was rhe reply
"Then the people must submit 10 tneT."
"Iliat's their game.N
"And because they settle their quarres to make
O ring OF their own the people must mind tAer Dusi
ncss.n
THAT'S the idea"
'Wel If that's So" exclaimed n well known poll
tican Ol the Eighteenth ward, IL want none Of the
new REFORM IA rather any day take Swecny and
Tweed than Connolly and O'Brien. II tney rail SO
against Connolly, why don't they 70 for D Briel, this
gang Of
FELLOWS WHO WANT TO GET CoNTaoL2
He isn't so invnerab'c he wasn't brought up In his
young days so well and SO automatically as TO salts
1y tnat British organ In Park row a few years a rO"
what do you think Will be the upsh0t OF he row
other
IL think that no matter how much money IS on
the side, tho side that has the most brains Will
win III the end.'
"And when side has the most brains 2"
'Well, 1t lsnt Connolly'S.n
This was the l,st OF the general conversation In
the crowd, and the discussions were Kept up Till
alter dusk, when II dispersed.