Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-10-20
From the foiede fjlsas.

seen much Nv politics, but never In my life
did ever sec convenshuu so beautifully
managed eE the tho late Democratic Con-
venshuh at Rochester, Moo York. IwuE
there by speehel inyitashcn NV my old
friend, DENNIS 0'sHAUonNEssr, NV the 9th
Ward, Moo York, VINO, seuco left the
Harp Nv Erin 'sloon, hes improved wonder
fully In worldly pint NV view. He wuz
then hod-csrrler by profession and re-
peotcr by pratice. He attracted the atten-
ton nv Mr. TWEED by his zeal 10 votin auo
his bravery In knockin down opposishen
voters, and wuz NV course rewarded. He Is
now Assistant Inspectoruv MuslSet Triggers
nv tho Ninth Regimental Armosy, ct
salary nv $500 per month, skool Inspector
in the Sixth Ward at salary uv S4OO per
month, and Thirty-Second Assistant Law
Adviserto the commission for condemnin pri.
vste property, for streets and slcli, Mt salary
uv $4,000 per year, besides wlch he hez
tenth interest In the contract for llecpin the
glass In repair Nv the two back windcrs Nv
two Armories, out nv wich he made
$4,000 in the hrst six months.
BE wuz to hev he'd the coutracl for the two
tront windcrs in addition, but the raid the
people made onto the Ring busted that. He
hes, however, invested largely In city lots,
ano wears kid gloves, and diamond cz big
ea peach stone. DENNIS sedfth ef the
internal Amerlkens and Germans kin be beat
down, and the control NV Moo York left With
the lrish, where IL belongs, he will be iolera
bly, well fl In year or two.
DENNIS bein Nv CONSCIENCE In the party
Wus, nv course, IN the private couusels nv the
msnaRers nv the State Convensbuu. He aud
TWEED, swEENY, CONNOLLY, Mayor HALL,
KETsEB, GARV1N and the entire convocashcu
wux at Rochester, though nobody knowed it.
They went in speshel private car, and he'd
private rooms at tho Osborne House, with q
telegraph wire runnin directly TO the Hall
into wich the Conyenshun wuz held. Itwuz
the most impressive scene ever wituesst;
ono wich these old eyes will probably never
look onto agin. Their in an esy chair sot One
man directin the delibrashens NV convcn-
ahun Nv the great stats NV Moo York-one
brain tDinkin for a thousand-oue hand
Euidin o thousand. He directed the Con.
veHshen to cheer when SEYMoUR's namr
,wuS announst Cz delegate, and they cheered
.-he directed ON to reject the Tammany dele.
gashen fiom the city, and they wu2 rejected
'-he directed EN- to do eVrything ths,
wus done and they did It.
my great Sir" sed !, IN astonisHment a,
ths power he welded, "wby don't VOC gc
ever to the Hall and direct the Copycn.
shun :"
"Ny gentle sir" retorted he, with bland
smile, cz he dictated message directIb u1
the CoIvenshun to cheer when the rejection
uvthe Tanmany delegates wuz announced
"my dear sir, l AM THERE! There's ,
hundred nv my throats shoutin this mini,
--there's hundred OF my hats a goin M 10
the ceilin this mlnit--there's two hundred ne
uy hands clappin vociferously at this
minit. There's great many OF me in that
hail."
After the adjournment uy tho Conyenshuu
Tor dinner, the Chairman nv the COMMITTEES
Oh Resolooshens came into the room iosuS(
mit the resoloosheDs they he'd prepared, thai
they mite be ehoor they wood meet Mr.
TwEED's ideas. The great man read EN-
ttteutiyely and handed nv em back.
'"They won't do" sed he, sentcntiousIy.
YIN wat respteck are they faulty?" asked
the Chairman, obsequiousIy.
.4"Woodent 1t be we'll enough ."sed Twcro
With smile still more bland Than the first
~woodent 1t be well enough TO put in n reso'
tooehen denouncin corrupshen, in reneral
terms, Nv course, specifyin partikelerIy
however the especial corrupshen Nv tb9
Neaen s1 1Guus1~fauItta. ucdIrtjl .''
The eublimity Nv sich g seiestion con;r,
from TWEED struck the chairman ali nv =
heap. "'' Wv .
Certainly, I will, efyoo wish it.n sod hs
out sposrd-that Is, my idea wuz--In =
general way, 700 know, that the least sod
about eorrupshen, 10 view uy-welI T oTn
tiit now holding place wich paws sn,hin
done" - 'O'' oe
49," Then aglp," sed TWEED, suilin sill,
blander and with the faintest S, iestioD nv a
wink In his left eye, II would seisst thotron
pledge the Democratic party TO honest and
economical expcnditoor nv the public funds !
The Chsirman turned pale with surprise
bat be coincided. Everybody comedies with
sand while 700 are at it." continued the
great ehieftain with smile. the baIldnis nv
Wicn can't be describ cd, ''you he'd het,er
put II resoloosheu deLoun. 10 the prf liU-
acy Nv the management Nv matters In Moo
York City, but mskin II. mind Ioo. ez tho
legitimate result nv RIoillsl leeisiashen four
Yeere a@o. Draw up this resolooshen 30 e.
10 make It pain that its me yocr drlyin AZ
without exactly namin me-"
.'Why, wat soel VIC"
~Dop't 90 on, my friend" sei TWEED
snihn smile wich for blandnis excelled
the most delIsbus, Joon morning, "its
Uncb setter 10 hev the corruushep
oenoanM by us than by the cuemy
partikelerly tz We know more aeilnItey
ebout Il. And would sfiest that VOC h,y
seaoloosheD, boldly challeneiu a compar-
Sson between tne Republ kin and D mocratic
edntots rstoOs Nv the Safe and Ctty pOy-
eInmsnts, aud .(iere he SMILED with
biapdOis wien wuZ eavenly, ez ne fupercd
. most gigantic GIan oDd 90 the little fluger
OF his IefI hsnd and slipped a glass uy cham
paRsel any little thing wien 700 kin throw
70 % TO the necessity uy return TO the sim
plLc1ty Nv our Puritan fathers, wood be well. ~
Toe Chairman wuZ too Effected TO say a
WoIs, but he made the necessary notes and
cAstin one look Nv astonishment at hcgreat.
nose uv ais cheef, who sat there smilin bland.
", retired from the presence.
but the great mans work wuz not vet
done. He promptly telegraph every proini- |
nent Democratic editor and politisDn in the |
state TO denouuce bin In the oitterest terms
aud then Z lin the Convention who to nom
inate and wat else TO do, went home.
Ihere Is greatDess and n grandeur In this /
49, NASd Stih ullJ hQIllfe, 6Ome Z
men Woed be so pufied W with che possess /
hon Nv the twenty-five millions wich he hez !
made, ez to insist upon an endoi semcnt bV
Lhe party through when he made II, but moi |
20 Wttp TWEED. There aiut no vanity about
him. 80 long ez he hcz the control uy the
party, he don't care cent whether he Is
Duolleiy IecoRnizcd or not Ez he
'emsrRt to me "ef the way to nov
'ontmuashen ia power Is in deDun.
iaAbSn Nv me, very good, denOunce me.
Am etand IL. uint the first man who.
o Ket on, -htz trampled OYER the dead body
~ bis own rtpnlasnen. pd Just cz soon
"a, The wires Dthlnd the curtain cz TO ma
hpalAte toe puppets in front NV ii. | aint
Roiu TO let personal vanity stand in the way
" the grand success Pnl hopin for next
ear. Pm raiher heavy load for the party
0 carry jest now, and Pm gOin tv relieve en-,
-till Alter The Presiucnshl eleeshun."
Then eaW wat motive wuz -actooatin the
ImGItktn NAPOLEON, and wuz agin lost Ia
'oDdtr. Wneeyer tue Democratic nominee ,
She will simply be ashadder. NV Wich I weED ,
III ee the substance. TWEED will he the
over 1ehind the rnOa xDinn l.