The New York herald., 1871-09-13
THE IIyS AND TEE OU1'S.
Democracy and Its OXaclss i'm
the City.
What is thought Of the Tammany Troubles and
the Chances Of the sor sheads-0re Of tho
Bhoys Gives Hi, Opinion.

1.-THE dlvil's in the wind, an bedad tits irightfu
| noise he's MAXIM"
This sage observation welled up from lhrobbing
Hlbernan- Tammany breast, and broke on the AIR
from lugubrious lips The speaker was conten-
plating the product Of an abortion committed ON
the body Of decent, respectable tree which looked
sIcky and anxious for DEATH seeming to long for
relief from Its snrubbery and park7 existence. The
observant Hibcrnian mad been watching tile crowds
come and go from the marble tomb OF the ring ana
was an eager listener to remarks OF the passers-
by
"An'is slippery Dick go.n' for to go at las;r'
he questioned, as few compatrots, fresh from the
scene OF the excitement gathered around him.
"Bedad," he continued, "l thought he'd a lease Of
1t. But II DICK Is goin' to DC hung
WHO IS TO HANG WILD HIxi
That's what want to know"
HERALD reporter hearing these remarks con.
ceived the idea that there was something going on
unIel meath the political surface which II would
be interesting to the readers Of the journal he had
the honor to represent TO know. And obcying his
insincts-in5tinct is often better guide than ac-
quired wlsd0m-he Immediately set about ascer.
tanning what the Tammanv opposition were doing.
His informanfs were innumerable ana very often
their information was unintelgiblc. The views OF
the persons consulted were, however, sufficiently
interesting to be recorded. indicating, as they did
burning desire upon the part OF great many ward
managers to KICK the present leaders Of the demo-
cratic crowd sKy-high. The explanation Of tho
crisis is however. well explained by one OF theIn:-
"Twced, the Boss, the man who runs dc mashnc,'
Senator. &C., holds the balance Of power. lie knew
ali along that
THE PRESENT GANG COULDN'T STAND,
and prepared himself accordingly. lie Kept aloof
from tangng 'iliaDces, and Connolly kept away
from MIN. Twced's men couldn't get any PAY from
Connolly; Connoly's men couldn't get any work
from Tweed; that's what's the matter, young 'un.
They couldn't work they couldn't, an Of course
when the Boss cut loose from Connolly why Con-
molly went to the dogs Now see whar we are.
Why nowhar Busted be - The whole thing
~ mixed, and fuddled and nummcxed, and no man
knows where he was where nc IL or where he wants
The speaker drove home this nail In the political
coffin OF the FOUNDERS he abhorred with
NATIVE OATH OF GREAT FORE
and vim and ciinchcd II on the other "a. % ms
wn hs weight saceSo Sc Teas @ a
lie looked as II he would like TO murder somcD0dy,
the opposite side Of the political question. no matter
who no matter what.
'see neren continued THIS oracle; "tnnss I % are
Is laying low ana won't stir pegs he sees the ngnt
Isn't his'n an' he watches his opportunity. DICK
iIal-wei Hall what are ye srinning q! y-iai Hall
is 0. X. Hall Is glvin' the lear ITS l Who's gon
To run the dimnicratic macnine tniS i1i' Ah"'S
wha; want to know.
JIMMY O'BRIEN IS RUNNING
for senator In the seventh dislrct, ana oY -
he'll git In thar II he Keeps on; ne
doesn't want to git into the light; he doesn't
How about the Young Democracy The green
Young nm Tue Young Democracy amt much.
Who's in il anyhow / say, who's In II Tommy
rnd vIth ~ cot no strength. Blumenthal who knows
ntmS iiatch. Barrett. john McCoolf Young felIow.
RS too thin. Things are going 70 smash tell you.
but these are gong TO make the bust. Everybody
knows that these men have no support outside OF
tnat given by their personal friends and custom
House Tom Murphy Tue row Is not i0r the ltepub-
cans, but what ken they dor The dimmocrats VIII
close ranks after this row, and then where wlll be
the Young Democracy? The danger 10 Tammany
hes In the fact that the bloody public Is excited
and ready to hang somebody; II
WONT STAND NONSENSE:
tue paaver that went down last year wont 90
down now, am somebody's bound to get hurt tell
ye. As iur the Young Democracy, young feIler,
don't you bother yerself bout them; II you don't
they w0Rs amount to anything"
SO saying the reporters informant-wh0 was
dressed In that peculiar style aected by car thieves.
Assistant Aldermen, court Officers and runners Tor
Shertf7s deputies--swaggered away, his motion In
walking being an imitation OF
A sNIPE ON THE VINO.
The reporter vainly sought for several hours to
flnd some one more capable OF giving him better
idea OF the condition Of political matters In this
city especially as to the designs Of the Young De-
mocracy, but could not do 30. and had TO return
and report progress