The New York herald., 1871-10-28
WHAT THE PEOPLE WERE
SAYING.
The question was. "what is he going TO do

The question was. "whai is he going TO do
about itfr
Everybody knew that the Boss" was nabned,
and THAI it was all up with him. There was no use
trying to dodge the point any longer. The chlel
was cornered and had TO submit. HIS regal
sway was ended, and the leader OF all the
"b'hoys" was baed into liberty. This extraor-
dinary event created Of course, extraordinary Cos
sip. Around the public oflces politicians and
hapgeTson OF all sorts and sizes dis
cussed the topic; barrooms were lively with
II; IN fact high and low, people OF
all positions had something TO say about It, Very
few Indifferent. Those who were not for the
Boss were against him; those who were no, against
him went IN for him with viii.
HERALD reporter made fyine visits 10 many
parts OF the city during the afternoon and evening"
. hearing what was said There were very many
rough things said, indeed; but there not want
ing men who. in spite OF all the committees, de-
tended the great Seventh warder. 1t was not
easy TO 1nd q man in the seventh
ward who would say the Boss was a thief
or 'serye MIN righLn il was as much as
BROKEN NOSE
for tie man who would indicate anything larcenous
to Mr.. Tweed. Down In w all street though and IN
most OF the large mercantile houses Mr.. Tweed's
''iar namen was roughly handled. Nothing IN the
| way OF words WAS too bad Tor him. Now that he
and his administration OF Tammany affairs pitched
into with a quiet presumption OF his evn
| deeds made the hearer believe the Boss was
really gully. That's the question-is be or
is he not ruDtyf What the people said
about u must be given against the Boss. No
one said be was innocent. The prevailing
sentiment was that ne stole the mIons the minor.
| ity said even II he did maker the money, whnt
thenY IL was rather funny 10 see the 'hedgingr Of
TuuAn xffc .lg fyn
graDd array Of suave sayings in his behalf Every
body knows them. The city has been ringing with
them since the mudde began. But. gracious TO
hear the other side How arc the mighty iallcn
II rs an awful thing 10 fai from 80 high place u
seems very rough, indeed to hear Sing Sing men.
toned very rougD TO imagine al the consequent
incoDvenences 10 man like Dr. Tweed. Yet the
truth Is that seven so bad as that was said
But then intermediate hypotheses were also ad-
vaDced. You can't deal with kings as you
would with small fry, and man who has millions
OF dollars IL entitled 10 great consideration
Granted that the Boss did throw In few millions or
so 10 his OVID bank account-wnat tbenf WHAT is
million 10 the Bossf Psnaw Why its no more
thaD twenty-five cent stamp from workinpman:
and who on earth would think OF charging a man
VIII fraud for sake OF a "qusrtcr r' wouId II moi
be the pleasan,est way TO
MAKE THE nUDDLE CLEAR
py easy HeaDsf suppose the Boss says Now
here, BOYS, what arc yon atf know what yon
want. Them few millions ID The Broadway Bank
you're after, amt IT. See mere, damn H. take EN-
and don't bother more. Shall we call II
square and start afresb ~ Another HYPOTHESIS was
that, do tbeE best tney can't prove It, Another
still that " the Boss disgorgcs, then Charles 0Conor
Immediately retwes ami the whole hing ends
Another still that anyhow after election the
Injunction VIII lJe out and the Boss
accusers win .teei satisfied having
Kept MIN ou, Of the Scnatorshp. In fact,
al soris OF ohds and ends OF speculation
were rile, and every possible Interpretation put
upon the bajnP Of the Boss. Very many people
fc, assured that Mr. Tweed would buy up the
whole crowd lnat ne would, when the excitement
relaNes, fall back le old tactics, and, believing
that every man has his pltce, Tx u for all the oppo
sition, and thue once mere aAcend the throne 10
tnie AZ oil Old. Other people: thopgn, thought that
fhp Boss ought 10 be "iyIhhed.r but these were
ultra "cusses,n who, Az every one Knows, ought 70
be sirucg up themselves
The HERALD reporter was AZ xi0us 10 IND man
VINO held 4 slneoure bGt could pot get BIN; but he
succeeded in meeting IN the new Court Hot.se man
whose mead WAS Knocked on by Green. Thk Young
gentleman was iinmaculatcly made up, and lel MS
shirt diamond ann shining hat. and grand clothes
lie looked niue sal, apd was not really Jolly III