Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1871-11-09

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one brain thinkin for a thousand-one
hand guidin thousand. He directed
the Conyenshun to cheer when Seymour's
name wuz announst az delegate, and
they cheered-he directed EN- to reject
the Tammany delegashun from the city.
and they wuz rejected-he directed em to
do everything that wuz done and they did
it.
"My great sir" sed I, in astonishment
| at the power he welded, "why don't you
90 over to the hall and direct the Conven-
shun 2'
'My gentle sir,' retorted he, with a
bland smile, ez he dictated a messenger
directin Nv the COnvenshun to cheer when
the rejection of the Tammany delegates
wuz announsted, "my dear sir, ] AM
THERE There's a hundred Nv mny
throats shoutin this minit-there's a
hundred Nv nay hats going up to the
ceiling this minit-there's two hundred
Nv my hands clappin vociferously at this
mint. There's e great many of me in
that hall"
After the adjournment Nv the Conven-
shun for dinner, the Chairman Nv the
Committee on Resolooshens came into the
room to submit the resolooshens they he'd
prepared, that they mite be shoore they
wood meet Mr.. Tweed's ideas. The great
man read EN- attentively and handed Nv
em back.
"They won't do" sed he sententious-
ly.
ain what respeck are they faulty!" ask
ed the Chairman, obsequiously.
"Woodent it be well enough" sed Mr..
Tweed, with smile still more bland than
the first, woodent it be well enough to
put in resolooshen denouncin the cor
rupshen, in general terms, Nv coorse,
specifyin partikerlerly, however, the es-
pecial corrupshun Nv the Nashnel Gov
ernment, and that Nv States which is
under Radikal control?"
The sublimity Nv sich sejestion comm
from Tweed struck the Chairman all Nv q
heap.
Certainly I will, eff 700 wish it," sed
he, but sposed-that is, my idee wuz-
in general way, 700 know, that the lea t
sed about corrupshen, in view uv-well,
am jist now holdin a place witch pays
somethin like ten thou-but never mind,
it shel be DONE"
'Then agin," sed Tweed, smilin still
blander and with the faintest sejestion ov
a wink in his left eye, 81 wood sejest that
you pledge the Democratic party to be a
honest and economical expeuditoor Nv the
public funds !"
The Chairman turned pale with sur
prise, but he coincided. Everybody COIN
cides with Tweed.
"And while 700 are at it," continued
the great chieftain with smile, the bland
mis- Nv wich can't be described, ''yoo he'd
better put in resolooshen denouncin the
proAigacy Nv the management Nv matters
in Moo York City, but maxim it, mind
700, ez the legitimate result Nv Radical
legislashen four yeers ago. Draw up this
resolooshen so as to make it plain that it's
me yoor drivin at, without exactly namin
me-"
"Why, what she'll we"
"Don't 90 on, my FRIEND" sed Tweed,
smilin smile wich for blandnis excel!ed
the most delishus Joon morning, Its
mutch better to hev the corrupshen de-
nounst by us than by the enemy, partike-
lerly ez we know more definitely about it.
And wood sejest that 700 hev resoloo-
shen, boldly challengin comparison be-
tween the Republican and Democratic ad-
ministrations Nv the State and City Gov
ernments, and there he smiled with a
blandnis wich wuz heavenly, ez he finger
ed most gigantic diamond on the little
finger of his left hand, and slipped glass
NV champagne) any little thing wich 700
kin throw in ez to the necessity Nv a re-
turn to the simplicity Nv our Puritan
fathers wood be WELL"
The Chairman wuz too affected to say a
word, but he made the necessary notes,
and castin one look Nv astonishment at
the greatness Nv his cheef, who sat there
smilin blandly, retired from the presence.
But the great mans work wuz not yet
done. He promptly telegraph every prom
inent Democratic editor and politishun in
the State to denounce him in the bitterest
terms. and then tellin the Convention
who to nominate and wat else to do, went
home.
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